On my visit to Puerto Galera and in search of thrifty places to stopover, I was told to try and visit some of their Mangrove Parks. So my friends and I decided to drive our way to the nearest Mangrove Parks in our area, which is located in Brgy. Tabinay.
Laguna has been known as one of the places to visit if your looking to experience a hot bath coming from a spring. The natural spring waters are great for de-stressing and relaxing, that is why when I was asked (aside that it will be free), I instantly decided to join.
After breathing lots of fresh air at the top, enjoying the view and having lots of ‘selfies’ with a very nice (buwis-buhay) jump shot, its time to experience what is beyond this mountain. We headed straight to the river, where we planned to have our lunch and off course experience some nature dipping.
An adventure above, beyond and under, this is how I describe my experience at Mt. Manalmon in San Miguel, Bulacan. My adventure started in Cubao, Quezon City as I meet my colleagues at exactly 6am to ride an early bus going to Bulacan. The trip was bound to Cabanatuan City with a fare costing Php 117 per head.The trip took us around less than two hours just enough for a quick nap to keep our energy high to face the exciting long day ahead. We took off at Brgy. Camias, San Miguel Bulacan and ride a tricycle going to Sitio Madum, It was a long rocky ride that took almost 45 minutes before reaching the starting point of the trail. You will need Php 60 for the tricycle fare plus another Php 15 for the vehicle pass.
Tagaytay is just 2-2 1/2 hour trip from Manila, or even less if you have your own car or if you’re travelling not on the rush hour. Coming from North EDSA, the best way would be via MRT then a bus ride from Pasay City going to Tagaytay. The fare from Pasay to Tagaytay (Mendez Crossing) costs Php 87 + the MRT ride costing Php 15 (bef0re) that’s already a slash of Php 103 on my Php 200 pocket money!