Old Daet Cathedral

Daet is the provincial capital of Camarines Norte. It is a large town, with a beach popular with surfers.

Understand

Daet has a population of over 100,000 people

Get in

By bus

  • Daet Central Terminal. Daet's transportation hub, with two terminals, one for jeepneys, UV Express and multicabs, at a pentagon-shaped structure with small shops, and the other for buses, at a rectangle-shaped shed with ticketing offices for Philtranco and DLTB. (updated Oct 2020)
  • DLTBCo., depot/booking office: Maharlika Highway, Camambugan (In front of the Superlines terminal). (updated Oct 2020)
  • Philtranco, terminal: Martinez St, Poblacion (Near Mabini Colleges, turn left at the second side street on the road to the town of Mercedes). Operates limited-stop services from Manila to Daet. All buses with A/C. (updated Oct 2020)
  • Superlines/Daet Auto Express, terminal: Maharlika Highway, Camambugan. Runs Manila to Daet with one bus every hour, with layover at Lucena. Buses either luxury A/C (Daet Auto Express only), A/C or ordinary. (updated Oct 2020)

By car

Daet is a 6- to 7-hour drive from Manila, along the Maharlika Highway (Route 1/AH26)

By UV Express

UV Express depart from the Westbound Van Terminal in Naga to Daet Central Terminal between 5AM and 5PM daily. The trip takes two hours, and costs ₱120.

By plane

  • Bagasbas Airport (Daet Airport, DTE  IATA), Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Bagasbas. Has a single 1,150 m (3,770 ft) runway, but has no scheduled flights. (updated Oct 2020)

The nearest airport with scheduled passenger flights is at Naga (WNP IATA)

Get around

See

Old Daet Cathedral
  • 🌍 Old Daet Cathedral (John the Baptist Church, also known as the Parroquia de San Juan Bautista i). Masses M-F 6AM, noon, 5:15PM; Sa 6AM, 5:15PM; Su 5AM, 6:30AM, 8AM, 9:30AM, 3PM (Children's Mass), 4:30PM, 6PM, 7:15PM. Built by the Franciscan friars in 1611, it is one of the oldest churches in Camarines Norte. (updated May 2017)
Rizal monument
  • 🌍 First monument for José Rizal. The Rizal Monument in Daet was the first monument built to honor José Rizal, and is the oldest surviving such monument in the Philippines. It was designed by Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz with the help of Ildefonso Alegre of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and through the financial contributions of the locals of Camarines Norte. The three-tiered stone pylon with its square base supporting a triangle in two stages was the first monument and memorial marker in memory of the Philippines' National Hero. (updated May 2017)
  • 🌍 Saint John the Baptist Church (Parroquia de San Juan Bautista). Roman Catholic church built in 1611. (updated Mar 2021)
  • 🌍 Daet Heritage Center and Museum. (updated Mar 2021)
  • Provincial Capitol
  • Old Daet Municipal Building
  • Daet Elevated Town Plaza
  • Daet Municipal Building
  • Pineapple Fountain

Do

  • Bagasbas Beach. good for surfing (updated Jul 2016)

Buy

  • BDO Bank, Justo Lukbun Street. 24 hour ATM. Mastercard / Visa card ATM. (updated Jul 2016)
  • LCC Market Plus Supermarket, J Lukbun Street. 8AM-8PM. (updated Jul 2016)
  • PNB Bank, Pimental Avenue. 24-hour ATM. visa card atm. (updated Jul 2016)
  • SM Hypermarket, Vinzons Avenue. 8AM-8PM. (updated Jul 2016)
  • Central Plaza Mall & Central Department store, Vinzons Avenue. 10AM-7PM. It has an HP supermarket. (updated Oct 2016)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • Hotel Dolor, Vinzons Avenue, ☏ +63 54 7212167. Check-in: noon, check-out: noon. Fan single/double rooms with own bathroom. Cable TV cost ₱50. from ₱300. (updated Jul 2016)
  • Wiltan Hotel, Vinzons Avenue, ☏ +63 54 7212525. Check-out: noon. Fan single/double with own bathroom. a.c. single/double with own bathroom all rooms have cable TV. ₱275/375/550/650. (updated Sep 2016)
  • Sampaguita Tourist Inn, J Pimentel Avenue, ☏ +63 54 5712646. Check-out: noon. Fan/AC single/double rooms with own bathroom. ₱300/475. (updated Sep 2016)
  • Mines Hotel, Vinzons Avenue, ☏ +63 54 5712734. Fan room with bathroom. from ₱300. (updated Oct 2016)
  • Bagasbas Lighthouse Hotel Resort, Bagasbas Beach, Daet, ☏ +63 54 441 5855. Catherine Restaurant, poolside bar, skimboarding, outdoor pool, garden. 8-person dormitory rooms for ₱550 per person (4 bunk beds, air-conditioned). (updated May 2017)
  • Hebris Penthaus, Bagasbas Road, Purok 3, Barangay Borabod, Daet, ☏ +63 54 721 2373. Hebris is 1½ km to the town of Daet and 2½ km to the Bagasbas Beach. (updated May 2017)
  • Francesco's Inn and Restaurant, Corner Dimasalang and Suzara Streets, Daet. Along residential areas. Quite accessible with trikes and jeepneys. 5 to 10 min walk to nearest fast food restaurants (updated May 2017)

Connect

Go next

Routes through Daet
Lucena ← Talisay ←  W  E  → Basud → Naga


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