Bognot Lodge Mt Pinatubo Guesthouse

The guesthouse itself is very beautiful, very well maintained, great common area. The rooms are simple, 100% clean, did not see a single insect anywhere. The host Alvin is friendly and warm and absolutely helpful in organizing a tour to Mt. Pinatubo at very short notice. He keeps you up to date regarding the tour via WhatsApp. He is always available before and during the stay and responds promptly to questions. No matter how early you leave for Mt. Pinatubo, you will receive a breakfast in the guesthouse. Also a packed lunch for the tour (both very good). In the evening you can also eat in the guesthouse if you wish, simple and very good. The tour to Pinatubo is an absolute highlight and Alvin's guesthouse is the perfect starting point for it.

We set out with a goal of hiking Mt Pinatuba and luckily we found Alvin and Angie! All we had to do was show up the night before and Alvin and his team took care of the rest. We arrived around 6 PM and had a good night rest for our 5AM breakfast. By 0530 we were all loaded into 4x4 vehicles and headed out for our Mt Pinatuba accent. The drive was fun and provided excellent views of the mountains. It was 1.5 hrs in the 4x4 up to the trail head where we dismounted and walked the 7km with our guide leading the way to the top. We ate a delicious meal at the top and began heading down after taking time to enjoy the view and take plenty of pictures. We crossed a stream multiple times along the way up and relished the beautiful scenery the entire way up and down the mountain. The accommodations, food, service and tour were all fantastic. We highly recommend!

Fantastic service from Alvin for my pinatubo trip after solo day trip from Manila is too expensive. Alvin gave me public transport directions to the amazing lodge. Is green shady oasis with lights, wifi, a/c, flushing toilets and comfy beds in otherwise dusty rural village. Staff member Vincen ad great English and personally looked after me! Next day I was then able to join and share costs with arriving day trippers for the Jeep tour and the mountain trek that was much more pretty than I expected. Thanks Alvin for helping me tick pinatubo off my volcano visit list,

Best way to see Mt. Pinatubo. They are very helpful to make sure there’s a jeep tour available for seeing the beautiful area. A fun and nice trip. The lodge area was super cozy and the room was also all right. A bit old style and could use a little bit of a fresh up. Lots of ants in the bathrooms and there was no bar/restaurant connneted. Breakfast was a bit simple

Climbing Mt Pinatubo was effectively two adventures for the price of one – firstly the 4x4 ride and secondly the hike itself. The ride is great fun – proper off-roading, prepare to be bounced around as you traverse the river bed and boulders on the way to the start of the hike. Curiously, my wife normally suffers from motion sickness on winding roads or most boat rides, but didn’t struggle with this. The hike is on a well-defined track, taking you up to the crater lake. It was an early start, so we missed the worst of the heat and you can buy drinks and snacks at the top if you want to travel light. There are also (basic) toilets near the lake, but we didn’t use them. Because we wanted to do it in a day, we rented a hire car, so as to avoid the uncertainty/hassle of public transport. We stayed at Alvin and Angie’s Guesthouse the night before, started early ~6am and the ride + hike were pretty quick, we ended up with an afternoon spare. so were able to cram in some Manilla sightseeing as a bonus. If you use Google maps, it’s definitely worth using the toll roads, they save hours. I'd advise bringing extra food as breakfast was small for hiking!

idéal to make the Pinatubo moutarin the follingue day The hotel is simple and pleasant with a nice garden., owners very welcoming and nice, u can book tickets for t Pinatubo for the Following day, which include jeep for 1 hour, guide to Pinatubo stater lak, break fat, they will pick you up around 5 am price is around 2550 pesos each

We did the Pinatubo Tour, no overnight stay. All was very well organized and super friendly. One can also book directly at the barangay tourist office, I did not choose that and compare prices because Alvin seemed very professional and being the most convenient option. And that’s what we got. Can recommend.

Огромное спасибо Alvin за организацию тура в сердце вулкана Пинатубо! Увлекательное приключение, сначала на джипах (просто удивительно, насколько они проходимы и крепки! Мастерство водителя, с коим он преодолевал все преграды на пути, тоже поражает!), затем около 7км пешком по удивительным вулканическим ландшафтам. Несмотря на протяжённость, подъем не сложный, справится любой человек с минимальной физической подготовкой. Крутых подъёмов нет, периодически приходится форсировать небольшие неглубокие речки. Маршрут проходит по руку реки, собирающейся из вод, стекаюших со склонов вулкана. Вокруг потрясающие неземные пейзажи из вулканических бомб, шлака, пепла, небольших речек (от прозрачных до кирпично-красного цвета) и ответных скал, местами покрытых бурной тропической растительностью. Но вся усталость моментально улетучивается, когда ты попадаешь в сердце вулкана- его двухкилометровый кратер. Он образовался в 1991году в ходе сильнейшего землетрясения 20 века, вулкан стал ниже на 300 метров, мощнейший взрыв уничтожил вершину вулкана. Впоследствии в кратере образовалось озеро. Глядя на отвесные стены кратера, поражаешься силе природы, способной разрушить, извергнуть и раскидать такой объем горной породы на десятки километров вокруг! В тишине, созерцая прекрасное голубое озеро, таящее в себе вулканическую активность, обрамленное отвесными скалами кратера, заряжаешься энергией природы нашей удивительной планеты!