If you're looking for someplace else to have a fun summer adventure other than famous tourist destinations like Boracay and Palawan, try going on a trip to Zambales. At Iba, Zambales, there's a beachfront resort you could visit called Bakasyunan. Bakasyunan is considered as one of the major or biggest resorts in Zambales. If you're hesitant to take the 4-5 hours of travel to this destination, here are reasons why you should bear a long road ride to Bakasyunan:
RECREATION FACILITIES
One thing that you would love about Bakasyunan is that it has a lot of recreation facilities. For a lone traveler, a couple, and even for a company outing, rest assured that this beach resort could cater to your needs and expectations:
1. Love Lock Park
For couples, Bakasyunan has a mini park called "Love Lock". The concept is adopted from the Chinese custom of symbolically locking one's love at a never ending chain. As long as the lock remains on the chain, love will surely endure. But this custom is not limited to couples. This could also be done with a friend or family. So if you want to keep your partner, family, or friends forever, lock your love at this park.
2. Basketball Court
For the male buddies who want to sweat it out under the sun playing your favorite game -- basketball, you can find a court in the resort. It's located just beside the Love Lock Park and the mini golf course. The court is surrounded with coconut trees that provide shade to the players.
3. Mini Golf Course
If shooting the ball on the ring is not of your interest, you might try playing golf at Bakasyunan's mini golf course. There are about six difficulty levels that you could try to test your golfing skills with your friends -- from the easiest one, up to the most difficult course.
4. Team Building Facilities
For corporate outings, Bakasyunan has team building facilities that you can try. It offers obstacle course, various group games and activities, and the very exciting and exhausting giant volleyball game. In this game, the players are to use a giant ball instead of the regular sized one. Group coordination, strategy, and endurance will be tested in this game.
VARIOUS COTTAGE OPTIONS
Bakasyunan offers a lot of cottage options depending on your needs. If you want to have a great view of the beach, you can stay at the beach front rooms. If you want to be adventurous, it also has tree houses that you can try. From the typical nipa hut, deluxe rooms, up to executive rooms and town houses, Bakasyunan can provided you a hefty list of their room accommodations!
WATER ACTIVITIES TO TRY
If you're the kind of person who's active and spontaneous, then you'll never ahve a dull moment at Bakasyunan. Aside from having a dip and taking a slide at their pool, you could also try various water activities that they offer: snorkeling, kayaking, boat paddling, water biking, and the long list goes on. You can have fun at the fine gray sand beach for a minimum of Php100.00.
Bakasyunan is packed with an all-out summer fun that you should try with your family and friends. Go up north with your best travel buddy and have a cool vacation at Bakasyunan!