Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon
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A place down south also known as "The city of Golden Friendship". Cagayan de Oro is famous for rafting and the longest zipline, though a lot of people think that this city may not offer as much as other cities can, they are dead wrong with that! It is surrounded by nature even though a lot of business ventured around the place.
How to get there:
From manila
- By plane - Book a flight either from cebpac or zestair for affordable prices, wait for the promo to avail cheaper seats.
- By boat - Schedule your sail from 2GO or Superferry.
I recommend you to take the plane, if you're like me who dreads being on a ship for period of time. Plus, it's more convenient and won't eat your time.
From the Airport - there are a lot of shuttles or rentals that will take you to any part of the city. It's around 199 to 200+ per person. Well, if you're alone that's the best price but if you happened to be in a group, getting a cab is much better.
The new Airport is way far from the city proper and it will take around 400php if you insist to the driver to use the meter.
Must go places:
1. City proper - Here is a place where the ambiance of manila and the province collide. The place is very familiar and the people are surely friendly, the only problem is I can't speak bisaya.
- Means of transpo in the city = "Motorella" It's a motorcycle cab that can accomodate 7 people including the driver. Most local calls it "rella".
- Souvenirs = You can buy from Gaisano mall or limketkai for affordable goods, get Slers longganisa and bacon from OROrama, t-shirt at the kagay office (you can still haggle 😉)
2. Dahilayan Forest Park - This place has the feel of baguio or Tagaytay. The place is very serene. Children as well as adults will enjoy themselves in this acre of nature. The picnic ground is full of animal replicas that for some reason looked surreal. There are numbers of activities to do that will satisfy your urge for adventure. Click here for more info.
3. Dahilayan Adventure Park - though it's in the same vicinity as the forest park, the fees and management is separated. The adventure park's attractions are for extremist. Those with acrophobia won't be able to enjoy what the park can offer. Here, where the longest zipline in Asia can be found. Check their site to find out more
4. Del monte Clubhouse - For some sport enthusiast, having a tee off in this wide green terrain is a blast. I was told that it's open for both members and non-members of the club. So, visitors can hit some if they want to stretch it out. The clubhouse serves affordable yet tasty food. If you're into desserts, I highly recommend the mango float.
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| Can't golf, raining.. |
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| Empty parking |
5. Rafting - Something that you must not forget in this trip is Rafting! It's the number thing that you must do before leaving CdO. It's my first time and If I'm given a chance to do it everyweek, I will. I'm a big water sport fan and this one is now check from my bucket list. I recommend Kagay, the pioneer in CdO for whitewater rafting. They are very professional and they trained from Foreign experts and other rafting company trained from them.
Tips:
- If you plan to go to Bukidnon, where Dahilayan and Del monte Clubhouse resides, it's better to rent a car.
- Bring extra shirts, you'll never know what adventure you'll be into.
- It's better to have cash than use your credit card.
- If you plan to do rafting in the morning, don't forget to put tons of sunblock and wear long sleeves / rashguard / leggings, if you don't want an overly tanned skin and sunburns. Sunnies and caps are handy too!
Disclaimer:I'm unable to provide accommodation information, my sister's in laws' reside in the city :D
Trip was September 5-9, 2013
Trip was September 5-9, 2013
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