A Trip to Waig Crystal Spring Resort

A former co-worker of mine told about a beautiful place situated in the province of Bukidnon. Nature lover as I was, I didn’t wasted time to search about the resort. Right upon seeing the site, I couldn’t just relax and decided to plan an immediate gateway to such a wonderful creation.

Waig Crystal Spring Resort is a 3.6 hectare of land with myriad of interesting adventure-filled score of activities to do. It is located in the beautiful province of Maramag Bukidnon that is about four to five hours of travel from Davao City and about three to four hours from the city of Cagayan de Oro. In our case, we came from Davao City and left at about 2:30 in the afternoon. We reached the municipality of Maramag at around 8:00 p.m. because of some delays on the way; road repairs and accidents. From Maramag bus terminal, we negotiated a tricycle (there are other means of transportation in the said municipality, only buses and tricycles) to bring us to the resort. It costs us, (only two of us) P100.00 pesos for the fare. We are totally stranger to the place so we actually don’t have an idea how much is the minimum fare. Another 15 minutes of travel was taken. Since it’s already quite dark, I got a bit frightened because the way to the resort is very dark, no street lights and you often encountered vehicles around.

Finally we reached Waig Cystal Spring Resort and even though it’s already dark, I just can’t help but to appreciate the peacefulness of the place. It is truly an ideal place for nature lovers and for people who want to temporarily be away from the stressful noise of the city. Tired from the travel, we headed to the information and talked to a very polite attendant for our reservation. The rate for a standard room, good for two people is P1,200.00. This is for an overnight stay and includes free breakfast for two. We are very much lucky because the room that we occupied is fronting the entire view of the resort. The place is very cold and very much conducive to long hours of sleep. It is also wifi covered so it would be a lot more fun if you have your gadgets along with you. After taking a nap, we heard our stomach growling so we decided to go to their dining area for dinner. Orders are served until 12:00 and it was still 11:00 so we are just lucky. Since it’s about to be midnight we just ordered sandwiches and two bottles of juice drink. Based from experience, we recommend that you bring your own food because the affordable room rates are justified with the rates of the food, our very light snack costs us almost P250.00 pesos.

Nothing can be compared to the beauty of sunrise along with the cold wind that greets you in the morning. Plus the laughter and the smiles of families and children playing in the resort’s 4 huge swimming pools are truly heart warming. We hurriedly took our breakfast and joined our selves to the refreshing waters. The resort has also a cable car and a zip line amenity for added adventure. Since our check out time is 12:00 noon, we left WAIG CRYTAL Spring resort with a smile and a decision that we will definitely coming back to such a marvelous place.

My first Lorega experience

My trip to Lorega, more or less two hours travel from Davao City. We left our houses at 7:00 for the Ecoland terminal. We waited for 30 minutes before having the trip. The way to Lorega is really nice. Lots of sceneries and people busy of their daily routines are the casual things that you might encounter on the streets. The fog is heavy so there were some areas where you really can't see the views. Salute to the bus driver coz he still managed. Upon arriving at Lorega I was really amazed of the temperature. It was really cold. I haven't been to Baguio yet but at least now I know what to expect. I should have brought thicker jacket so I could have enjoyed the cold temperature more. such a nice place.. but very cold.. thanks to kuya Gil and family for the invi. too bad I spoiled the fun.. and Alex's too.. sorry.. :(

We went to the highway to wait for abus to ride. We went down at 5:00 and guess what, its already dark. People at that place sleeps early. It its kinda new to me that as early as 5:00 you can no longer see people loitering around. But surely, that isn’t going to be my visit to Lorega, for if invi goes on my way again, sure I won’t say no!

a summer to remember..

Summer is over; I want to go snorkeling again!!! I can still recall those moments I had an adventure during those travels. Isla Reta was so far the best place for snorkeling for me. Feels like I’ve experienced heaven upon seeing those very nice corals and school of fishes. To the point that you’ll really enjoy viewing it that you will no longer notice how long you’ve been staring at them (of course you need to be comfortable with snorkels and you must know how to swim since you’ll be drive away from the shore). But that moment I was really thankful that I was able to witness such(yes you’ll end up thanking God for all the details).. For those who have gone to Isla Reta I guess you’ll join giving thumbs up with me. For those who have not, here’s a glimpse of how such beautiful place looks like…

However, such beauty of nature requires really time and effort since compared to other beaches in IGACOS, it’s last trip via boat is only by 3:00 PM. I can still recall the first time me and officemate went there, was such an escapade.. We arrived at Santa Ana wharf at 2:30 pm hoping that we can still make it for the last trip. Unfortunately, the boat for Talikud Island was already loaded as early as 2 PM. With our eagerness to be at Isla Reta we took the risk and headed for the alternative route. From Sta. Ana Wharf we rode the Bus for Samal Island which is about an hour or more travel with P35/person fare. Upon reaching Peñaplata, again we rode motorcycle (habal-habal) for another 30 minutes or less for Kaputian and cost us again P120. From Kaputian, finally we rode a bangka, which can carry maximum of 10 passengers but since its past five o’clock we need to pay the entire amount of the travel which is P200. Luckily, we reached Isla Reta before 6 PM. It was all worth it. We just set a tent up and requested for a table for a food. It was really a great means of relaxation, talking till you’ll run out of topics to talk with, enjoying the solemnity of the place, eating, star gazing, and of course swimming. That was a really great experience, the expenses and hassle in travels was all more than the worth. Truly unforgettable…