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FUN MAP OF THE PHILPPINES
There are 7, 107 islands of fun to choose from! 🙂
DAVAO 2013 ITINERARY & EXPENSES
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| DAY 1: EDEN NATURE PARK TORIL-DIGOS CITY (Oct 10, 2013) | ||
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TIME |
DETAILS |
EXPENSES |
| 5:00 AM-6:00 AM | Home to MRT |
38.00 |
| 6:00 AM-6:30 AM | MRT-Edsa Taft |
15.00 |
| 6:30 AM-7:00 AM | MRT-NAIA 2 |
100.00 |
| 8:10 AM-8:50 AM | Boarding Time NAIA Terminal 2 via PAL (RT tickets) |
Php 2700.00 |
| 8:50 AM-11:00 AM | Departure | |
| 11:00 AM-11:20 PM | Arrival at Francisco Banghoy Int’l Airport | |
| Get map | ||
| 11:20 PM-12:10 PM | Bought Congee (airport area) while waiting for Jheng |
50.00 |
| 12:10 PM-12:40 PM | Arrival of Jheng | |
| 12:40 PM-1:30 PM | Taxi going to Toril (Php 300.00/2 persons) |
150.00 |
| 1:30 PM-2:00 PM | Pedicab Toril to Eden Nature Park |
100.00 + 20.00 tip |
| 2:00 PM-3:50 PM | Checking out their café and playground |
Free |
Shuttle tour + snacks
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320.00 |
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| 3:50 PM-4:10 PM | Skycycle Ride and obstacle track |
200.00 |
| 4:10 PM-5:00 PM | Church and Fishing Village (stayed for phone charging) |
Free |
| 5:00 PM-5:30 PM | Eden Nature Park to Main Highway |
50.00 |
| Bought mickey mouse plant (bundle) |
50.00 |
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| 5:30 PM-7:00 PM | Ride bus going to General Santos (off to Digos City) |
58.00 |
| 7:00 PM | Arrived in Digos City | |
| 7:00 PM | Tricycle going to Crisbelle Hotel |
10.00 |
| 7:10 PM-8:00 PM | Check-in Crisbelle Hotel meeting up with Leah Mae (1100/2; room is for 3 persons; no available rooms for 2) |
550 |
| 8:00 PM-9:00 PM | Dinner (treat from Mojar family) | Free |
| 9:00 PM | Wash-up/Sleep | |
| TOTAL EXPENSES | LESS: RT plane tickets |
Php 1,661 |
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DAVAO ADVENTURE 2013| DAY 2: DAVAO DEL SUR: Camp Sabros, Kublai Art Garden, Passig Islet (Oct 11, 2013) | ||
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TIME |
DETAILS |
EXPENSES |
| 7:26 AM-7:50 AM | Complimentary Breakfast |
Free |
| 7:50 AM | Gown check but still close (fare) |
10.00 |
| 9:00 AM-9:10 AM | Gown check at Enhance Salon (fare) |
10.00 |
| 9:10 AM-9:15 AM | Fare going to habalhabal terminal going to Kapatagan |
10.00 |
| 9:15 AM-10:40 AM | Habalhabal departure to Kapatagan (Php 920 Camp Sabros, Kublai art garden, passig islet package deal for 2) |
460.00 |
| 10:40 AM-10:48 AM | Arrival at Kapatagan | |
| 10:48 AM-11:50 AM | All zipline and cable rides
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550.00 |
| 11:50 AM-12:10 AM | Lunch: Pancit Bihon (Php 80.00 for 2) and liempo + rice (Php 90.00 for the driver) Php 170.00/2 |
85.00 |
| 12:10 AM-12:18 AM | Off to Kubllai Art Garden | |
| 12:18 AM-1:11 PM | Arrival at Kubllai Art Garden |
Free |
| 1:11 PM-1:54 PM | Off to Passig Islet (rough road/shortcut) | |
| 1:54 PM-2:31 PM | Stop-over to a house ask for free pomelo |
Free |
| 2:31 PM-2:35 PM | Arrival at Sta. Cruz (motorcycle parking) |
20.00 |
| 2:35 PM-2:45 PM | Boat rental/ travel time |
160.00 |
| 2:45 PM | Passig Islet (10 minutes boat ride) | |
| Entrance fee |
5.00 |
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| 2:51 PM | Sea urchin (trying it for the very first time) |
10.00 |
| 3:15 PM | Heavy raining | |
| 4:00 PM-4:10 PM | Pictorial and islet walking | |
| 4:10 PM-5:30 PM | Back to Port | |
| 5:30 PM | Super headache/dead tired/hot-cold-rain exposure/no dinner/only bioflu (from Leah Mae) | |
| Hotel |
550.00 |
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| TOTAL EXPENSES | INCIDENTALS:
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Php 1,943 |
| DAY 3: DIGOS CITY (Oct 12, 2013 Wedding) | ||||
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TIME |
DETAILS |
EXPENSES |
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| 7:00 AM | Complimentary breakfast |
Free |
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| 9:00 AM | Bath | |||
| 10:00 AM | Hair & make-up |
Free |
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| 12:00 NN | Lunch (295/good for 2) |
150.00 |
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| 2:00 PM | Wedding ceremonies | |||
| 4:20 PM | Wedding Reception/Dinner | |||
| 6:00 PM | Rest + cake eating + HOTEL |
550 |
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| TOTAL EXPENSES |
Php 700.00 |
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 DAY 4: DAVAO: Phil. Eagle Center, Malagos Garden, Japanese Tunnel and Jack Ridge (Oct 13, 2013) |
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TIME |
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| 7:00 AM-9:00 AM | Cotton candy outside the church |
Php 20.00 |
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| Complimentary breakfast |
Free |
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| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | Travel back to Davao City (tricycle to Digos terminal) |
10.00 |
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| Bus |
95.00 |
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| 10:30 AM-11:00 AM | Davao City Bus Terminal | |||
| SM City Davao and leave bag at package counter |
8.00 |
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| 11:00 AM-12:00 NN | Jollibee + lotto |
85.00 + 40.00 |
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| 12:00 NN-1:00 PM | SM City Davao going to Ulas (Davao-Bukidnon Road) |
10.00 |
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| Jeepney going to Calinan |
30.00 |
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| 1:00 PM-1:10 PM | Calinan to Phil. Eagle Center |
10.00 |
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| 1:10 PM-2:15 PM | Phil. Eagle Center (entrance fee: 50.00 + 5.00) |
55.00 |
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| Bought bag (180) and balabal (170) + keychain (100) |
450.00 |
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| 2:15 PM-2:20 PM | Going to Malagos Garden habalhabal |
10.00 |
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| 2:20 PM-4:20 PM | Malagos Garden (entrance) + ice candy |
100.00 +10.00 |
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| 4:20 PM-4:28 PM | Malagos Garden to L3 vans (Calinan-SM Davao route) |
10.00 |
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| 4:28 PM-5:15 PM | L3 vans drop-off Pangi crossing |
38.00 |
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| 5:15 PM-5:23 PM | Dropped and ride habalhabal |
10.00 |
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| 5:23 PM-5:40 PM | Japanese Tunnel tour |
50.00 |
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| 5:40 PM-5:45 PM | Ocular at the pool | |||
| 5:45 PM | Going to Jack Ridge (taxi 130.00) |
75.00 |
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| 5:58 PM-7:00 PM | Arrival at Jack Ridge and view-and-dine (with service charge) |
300.00 |
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| 7:00 PM-7:00 PM | Habalhabal |
15.00 |
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| 7:10 PM | Jeep to SM |
8.00 |
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| 7:30 PM | Pasalubong Kultura |
875.00 |
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| 8:40 PM-9:00 PM | Bus going to landmark |
15.00 |
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| 9:00 PM | Tricycle (couch surfing) |
25.00 |
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| 10:00 PM | Wash-up/sleep | |||
| TOTAL EXPENSES | INCIDENTALS:
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Php 2,436 |
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| DAY 5: Crocodile Park, Butterfly House, Tribu K’ Mindanawan & GAP Farm (Oct 14, 2013) | ||||||
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TIME |
DETAILS |
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| 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
free |
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| 8:50 AM-10:08 AM | Home to Crocodile Park |
free |
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| Crocodile Park + Butterfly House + Tribu K’ Mindanawan Entrance Fee |
Php 200.00 |
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| 10:08 AM-10:39 AM | Tribu K’ Mindanawan | |||||
| 10:39 AM-11:14 AM | Butterfly House | |||||
| 11:14 AM-11:30 AM | Off to Gap Farm | |||||
| Taxi (80.00) |
40.00 |
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| 11:30 AM-11:48 AM | Arrival at GAP Farming Resort | |||||
| 11:48 AM-12:18 PM | Cave and roam around |
10.00 |
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| 12:18 PM-12:46 PM | Lunch + royal softdrink |
100.00 |
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| 12:46 PM-1:20 PM | Back home (jeepney hitch + bus) |
Free + 15.00 |
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| 1:20 PM | Rest/wash-up/airport (thanks to Mrs. Herdie for welcoming us into her lovely home) |
Free |
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| 3:00 PM | Airport terminal fee |
200.00 |
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| Pasalubong |
250.00 |
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| 5:10 PM-7:00 PM | Departure to Manila | |||||
| 7:00 PM-7:15 PM | Arrival | |||||
| 7:15 PM-7:30 PM | Bus to MRT |
12.00 |
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| 7:30 PM-8:00 PM | MRT |
15.00 |
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| 8:00 PM-9:00 PM | TriNoma fx |
45.00 |
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| 9:00 PM | Home | |||||
| TOTAL EXPENSES | Incidentals:
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Php 887 |
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| Expenses w/o incidentals | 1,661 | 1,870 | 750 | 1,111 | 637 | Php 6,029 |
| Incidentals | 73 | 1325 | 250 | Php 1,648 | ||
| EXPENSES | 1,661 | 1,943 | 750 | 2,436 | 887 |
Php 7,677 |
Philippine Travelog List
7,107 island is a though number to count and I guess to fulfill my dreams and the challenge of exploring all of it, let me try to at least touchdown on each of the listed provinces of the Philippines.
LUZON
Abra
Albay: Legazpi, Daraga
Albay: Rapu-Rapu Islands
Albay: remainder
Apayao
Aurora
Baguio
Bataan
Batanes
Batangas: Nasugbu, Calatagan
Batangas: San Juan (Laiya)
Batangas: Taal Volcano
Batangas: remainder
Bulacan: remainder
Cagayan: Tuguegarao
Cagayan: Babuyan Islands
Cagayan: remainder
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur: Metro Naga
Camarines Sur: Caramoan Peninsula
Camarines Sur: remainder
Catanduanes
Cavite: Corregidor
Cavite: Ternate, Maragondon
Cavite: remainder
Ifugao: remainder
Ilocos Norte: Laoag, Paoay
Ilocos Norte: Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos
Ilocos Norte: remainder
Ilocos Sur: Vigan
Ilocos Sur: remainder
Isabela
Kalinga
La Union
Laguna: eastern
Marinduque
Masbate: Masbate Island
Masbate: Ticao Island
Masbate: Burias Island
Mt. Province: remainder
Occidental Mindoro: Lubang Island
Occidental Mindoro: remainder
Oriental Mindoro: remainder
Pangasinan: Dagupan, Lingayen area
Pangasinan: Alaminos, Hundred Islands
Pangasinan: western
Pangasinan: remainder
Quezon: Lucena, Lucban, Mt. Banahaw area
Quezon: Bondoc Peninsula
Quezon: Polillo Islands
Quezon: Alabat Island
Quirino
Romblon: Sibuyan Island, Romblon Island
Romblon: Tablas Island
Sorsogon
PALAWAN
Palawan: El Nido, Linapacan
Palawan: Cuyo Islands, Cagayancillo
Palawan: Tubbataha Reef
Palawan: Balabac Islands
Palawan: Dumaran Island
Palawan: northern remainder
Palawan: southern remainder
VISAYAS
Antique: mainland
Antique: Semirara Islands
Biliran
Capiz
Cebu: Bantayan Islands, Malapascua
Cebu: Camotes Islands
Cebu: remainder
Eastern Samar: mainland
Eastern Samar: Homonhon Island
Guimaras
Iloilo: Iloilo City
Iloilo: remainder
Leyte: Tacloban
Leyte: Ormoc
Leyte: remainder
Negros Occidental: Bacolod
Negros Occidental: remainder
Negros Oriental: Dumaguete
Negros Oriental: remainder
Northern Samar
Siquijor
Southern Leyte: mainland
Southern Leyte: Panaon Island
Western Samar
MINDANAO
Agusan del Norte: Butuan
Agusan del Norte: remainder
Agusan del Sur
Basilan
Bukidnon
Compostela Valley
Cotabato City
Davao City: Mt. Apo
Davao del Norte: mainland
Davao del Sur: mainland
Davao del Sur: Sarangani Islands
Davao Oriental
Dinagat Islands
Lanao del Norte: Iligan
Lanao del Norte: remainder
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental: remainder
North Cotabato
Sarangani: eastern
Sarangani: western
Shariff Kabunsuan
South Cotabato: General Santos
South Cotabato: remainder
Sultan Kudarat
Sulu
Surigao del Norte: mainland
Surigao del Norte: Siargao, Bucas Grande Island
Surigao del Sur
Tawi-Tawi: main islands
Tawi-Tawi: Mapun, Turtle Islands
Zamboanga City: downtown
Zamboanga City: remainder
Zamboanga del Norte: Dipolog, Dapitan
Zamboanga del Norte: eastern remainder
Zamboanga del Norte: western remainder
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
List of the Top Zip lines in the Philippines and Growing…
Violet is a girl who wish to try anything and everything under the sun. Adventure is her game and extreme is her last name. One day, she just realized she wanted to jump, let go and simply fly.
Dreaming of completing the list or so to get the at least 15 on my updated list (Mar. 19, 2013).
List via http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2010 & wikipedia (updated by violetxplorer)
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Zipline
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Location
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Length
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Prominent views
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Details
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Zipzone, Dahilayan Adventure Pk.
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Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
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840m
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Bukidnon mountains
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Longest zipline in Asia; P300
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820/400 /
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Outland Adventure
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Talomo, Davao City
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720/ 1,000
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Davao City
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P300
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Misibis Bay
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Cagraray Island, Albay
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600
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Cagraray Island
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Group rates
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Zip City
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Brgy. Langub, Davao City
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310
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360-degree view of Davao City
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P300
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Tagaytay City
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250
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Taal Volcano
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P200
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Brgy. Calawis, Antipolo City
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200
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Antipolo woodlands
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Group rates
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Skyrider, Eden Mountain Resort
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Eden Mountain Resort, Davao City
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200
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Eden Resort and Davao City
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P200
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Rocket Zipline
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Corregidor Island, Manila Bay
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200
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Corregidor and Manila Bay
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P200
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Doce Pares Mountain Training Park
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Cebu City
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180
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Cebu City
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P50/2 rides
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Zamboanga del Sur Canopy Walk and Zip-line
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Dao, Zamboanga del Sur
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156
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Views of the town and environs
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P100
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Treetop Adventure
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Subic, Zambales
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130
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Subic forests
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P200
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Lignon Hill
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Legaspi, Albay
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100
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Mayon Volcano
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P200
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| Sabang Zipline | Sabang, Palawan | 800 | Sabang Beach | 550 |
| Tree Top Adventure Zipline | Baguio City | 60 | Camp John Hay | 300 |
| Pugad Pugo Adventure Zipline | Pugo La Union | 100/ 150/ 380 | 400/250 package 800 | |
| Balungao Zipline | Balungao, Pangasinan, | 600 | Balungao Hot and Cold Springs Resort | 300 |
| Hacienda de Naga Zipline | Naga City | 400/200/100 | Hacienda de Naga | 300/200/ 100 |
| Misibis Bay Zipline | Balungao, Pangasinan, | Misibis Resort |
| Agas-agas Bridge Zipline | Sogod, Southern Leyte | 200 | Agas-Agas Bridge Adventure | 280 |
| Leyte Park Hotel Zipline | Tacloban City | 200 | Leyte Park Hotel | 100 |
| Lake Sebu Seven Falls Zipline | Lake Sebu, South Cotabato | 810 | 300 | |
| Sky-Line Zipline | Tangub City | 1,250 | Hoyohoy Highland Stone Chapel Adventure Park | ~400 |
| Boracay Zipline | Malay Aklan | 300 | Fairways and Blue Water | 700 |
| The Rush Zipline | Tierra Alta in Palinpinon, Valencia, Negros Oriental | 600 | 250 pesos |
| Fastbreak Zipline Adventure | Bayugan City | 400 |
| Papa Kids Marina Zip Line | Lagoon Liloan Cebu Island | 800 | lagoon of Liloan | 450 |
5/15 zip lines! 10 more to go in fulfilling my zip line dreams…
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao Ziplines
A zip-line or also known as zip wire, aerial runway, aerial and ropeslide, consists of a pulley suspended on a cable. It is designed to propel and accelerate by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable. It’s one of the extreme adventures in the Philippines to-date.
Violet is a girl who wish to try anything and everything under the sun. Adventure is her game and extreme is her last name. One day, she just realized she wanted to jump, let go and simply fly. Here are the list of zip lines I did tried:
Luzon Zipline
La Mesa Ecopark Zip-line in Quezon City (2009 and 2011)
It was my very first attempt, has a length of 110 m. I was thinking that if the cable will snap I will fall into the water, and would still be alive, so I must try it. It was short 10 seconds ride and I feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins. It cost two hundred (200) pesos back-and-forth ride
Soar in Loreland Antipolo (2010)
This zip line is way much longer than what I’ve tried in Ecopark. They’re equiiped with pulleys and lots of knots going on.
We have to climbed stairs (into the soar tower) and there’s not much for an orientation, just sit and relax.
The flight is exciting because if the cables will snap, you might be kissing the dirt of the dry land. LOL! Then, I saw plenty of trees around the area and some of my friends who are still in the pool, even though I am spinning (as I was seated in the straps).
The worst part of the adrenaline ride is the walk back to where we came from. It was only a single-ride zip which cost one hundred fifty (150) pesos and which means I have to carry myself back on the slope, but by foot this time. I have good shots here photographed by Marvin. Please excuse the fats and bellies (what do you expect? I was tied up)!
Ugong Rock Adventure Zip-line @ Tagbinet, Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Nov. 2012)
Here is a shot of my travel buddy -Ate Fishy as she descend into the rice fields. She has this fear heights but when she became my friend (2010), and convinced her to do zip line (which she does in 2011) in La Mesa Ecopark,she would dare to go for lots of zip lines now.
This was a side trip for our Puerto Princesa Underground River tour, together with my other travel buddies, JC, Divina and Badet. But before you go down this zipline, you have to work your way up to the ugong caves (spelunking), first.
Ugong Rock is a 75-foot limestone formation in the midst of farmlands in Barangay Tagabinet. “Ugong” stands for the reverberating sound from the rocks (similar to a bell) when you hit or pounded with the knuckles.
We did all squeeze into a small opening. The cost of the spelunking (or caving) is two hundred fifty (250) pesos.
We all had a successful flight. I wish to post the beauty queen zip line pose I have but I am hesitant for I am the Face-Hidden-Wanderlust. Now, for this photo, forgive me but give me a chance to put a little portion of my face. LOL!
Anyways, what I love about this Ugong Rock Zip line, it was run by a village cooperative where locals are trained to operate the adventure park. Tourism as a way of helping people improve their way of living and providing employment for native Palawenos.
Visayas Zipline
Suislide @ Danao, Bohol (Jan. 2012)
Danao Adventure Park with E.A.T. Danao or Extreme/Eco/Educational Adventure Tour, as an eco-tourism site to benefit the Municipality of Danao, Bohol and its people. This is what I usually like about my travels, I enjoy and I also help in improving others’ lives.
Here are my girls all set for a suislide. It has two lines, going forth and back. Coined from the word, “Suis“ (the sound of the cable ride once you get to slide) and “slide”. It could also mean a suicidal slide. It traverses around half a kilometer from one mountain to another, which costs three hundred fifty (350) pesos.
It was less than a minute ride but here’s a cue, when I screamed then I had already stopped (due to lack of air) but still the ride goes on. LOL! What if you fall? Kiss the world goodbye! This is what awaits you it’s a 50-meter free fall drop from the top of the 200-meter high cliff.
Tower Zip & Sky Lift @ Sky Experience Adventure, Crown Regency Hotel and Towers, Cebu City (Jan. 2012)
After the sky-walk and edge coaster, another adrenaline rush. Here is my partner for tower zip -Daisy. Yeah, that’s me as her background. LOL! Do you see my face? if you do, tell me so I could remove it immediately (Face-Hidden-Wanderlust).
What’s up with the zip tower? It was scary. If we fall, cemented roads awaits, lucky if not to be smashed by cars or much with a truck. Yeah, all is well, we survived it. But it was scary to be hanged in the middle of the cable! Why do they have to stop the engine as they lift us? I can’t remember any view, it was already 11PM when we tried this. Costs is One thousand (1000) pesos. Package of tower zip and sky lift, edge coaster and sky-walk.
Mindanao Zipline
Macahambus Zip-line @ Cagayan de Oro (Oct. 2012)
Here is my uncle who tour me in this adventure park. It was also his first time in the adventure park.
It was a short distance zip line but a little bit scary as well. Why? It was a rocking zip line, as you transverse to the other edge, they will rock the cable then you will feel that pull of the rope upward then downward, I though my pulley would be released from its grasps on the cable.Then, a large tree branch is along the zip, what could had been if I smashed on the branch? Well, I would just fall into the forest grounds just maybe 5-15 meters deep. Treetop adventure, zipline and tree rappelling costs only five hundred (500) pesos. Warning: do not wear your wedges like i did. Wear shoes that is suited for adventures like this. 🙂
Camp Sabros Zip-line @ Digos City, Davao del Sur
From Digos City Davao to Camp Sabros, it’s a 1-hour habal-habal ride. Imagine that we are 5 sitting on it and it’s been totally a rough road ride.
It was getting dark when we arrived and since my friends, do not wish to try anything but the tandem ride on the 380 meters zipline and cable lift, so I agreed on it heavy-heartedly.
It was not a long ride, but it was freaking scary because of its height from the ground but it has the most fascinating view of the forest an the coolest breeze I could remember. I feel like Bella (Twilight vampire character) for the pine trees pass by so quickly in my view. Here is an image of it. I shall return to this place, I swear!
I want to collect memories like this. I am not going to be young forever, right? So, better do this while my heart is healthy and my body is strong. But I wish even in my 50’s I could still do this. May the odds be ever in my favor! And I wish that others would try it, too.
I have never thought I can do all this crazy things. How about you?
I am just so proud of myself. That once in my life I did try to conquer my fears.
