Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Weekend getaway


I had a very good and memorable weekend  with my friends. I am glad that we have reunited after a year or so of not seeing one another. 

We spent our mini reunion/vacation in Voda Krasna Resort and in Narra Park which are both in Alcoy, a southern province in Cebu.

We're all in a budget so we had to make our own lineup of activities.

Here's our itinerary:
Day 1:
9:00AM- Meet up at South Bus Terminal to ride bus going to Alcoy. Fare was 140 php
12:00-1:00-Arrived at Alcoy Public Market then rode tricycle going to Voda Krasna. Fare was 7-10 php.
1:15- Decided to eat as we make up our minds on where to spend overnight, whether Voda or Narra park. Local eateries were scarce around Voda. We had no choice but to feast over siomai and puso.
2:00- Checked in at Voda Krasna. We stayed overnight in a cottage.  It cost us 2500. Price was reasonable.
2:00-4:00- SWIMMING TIME
4:15-5:00- locals recommended their boating activity for 30 php per 30 mins. Not bad. We still enjoyed even tho there was not much to see underwater because of the waves.
5:30- Decided to eat out since resort food were really pricey. Hehe. We ate at their public market. We enjoyed their local roasted chicken. . We spent 87 per pax only.
6:00-12:00 mn- swim, chitchat time, sleep

Day 2
5:00 - Woke up to see Mr.Sun
6:00-8:30 - More picture taking
9:00- Ate breakfast at Voda Krasna Restaurant.
10:00 - Checked  out and went to Narra Park via tricycle. Tricycle fee: 50 php
10:30 - Arrived at Narra  Park. Entrance fee: 120 php per pax, 50 php of it is consumable. 
11:00-12:30 - SWIMMING, PICTURE  TAKING
12:30- Ate Ice Cream and Fries. Used our consumable 300 php. So, we just basically added 350 since their fries cost 75 per serving and we ordered 4.
1:00-2:00 - KARAOKE TIME 5 php per song only. 
2:00-3:00 - More Swimming and Picture taking before heading home
4:00 - Went back to city. Fare: 101-120php depending on your drop off area. 





Picture before swimming

Aww lovely seashore.

Jumpshot take 1

Jumpshot take 2. I look like a flying penguin. Hahaha.



Yogis. 

The cottage we stayed overnight has one room. The smaller one is the room. It has one wall fan.

Boating. ☺



Swam in the middle of the sea. No corals and fish were absent because it was kinda windy and there were little waves too.

But, swimming with my friends was more than enough. And to think, this activity only cost us 30 php. Really damn cheap. 

Sunrise the following morning.

Right side of our cottage.



Their Tuna sandwich at 170 php. Fries were good. Pure potatoes. Love it.

This is one of their villas. I guess it's around 5000 per night.

Our Voda Krasna Stay.

The architectural  design of the rooms were really well thought of and the cottages on top of a rock is a great idea. I love how the villas look like Americanized too because of their high ceiling. They also have these sun bathing chairs and table right outside their two villas.

Their food was pretty okay but a bit costly. I suggest eating at one of the local eateries in their public market if your trip is on a budget. 

Although, the stay in this resort was more expensive  than staying in Narra Park, I still have no regrets of staying here since I really enjoyed listening to the sound of the waves at night. It was really awesome.  It was indeed stress relieving.

Panorama of Narra Park's pool.





Narra Park is owned by a German National. The area is really huge. They have more amenities compared to Voda. They have pool, badminton  court, volleyball court, karaoke, restaurant  and they also have shuttle service since the resort is located on a mountain. It is 3 kilometers away from the highway.

I highly recommend  this place since it is really affordable. They have 999/room for overnight, good for 4 pax and additional 200 for additional person.  They have huge selection of food. They also serve German food. I would love to go back and bring my family there because the place is very private and so good for just reflecting  and getting away from city's noise. 
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Note: I'll be posting more pictures later since I don't have much photos of our stay in Narra Park on my phone. 

More photos on our stay at Narra Park.











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