Tutubi's little sister recently visited Boracay, stayed at the posh Shangri-La Boracay resort yet spent only PhP800.00 there.

How did she do that? She got to Boracay with so little budget? It was actually an all expense paid for by her BFF :P


Parasailing involves you hovering above the water harnessed to some sort of a parachute being pulled by a speedboat. This "thing to do in Boracay" has been there for ages yet usual parasailing tour rates is around PhP2000.00/head but Tutubi's little sister got it a a cheap price. (There must be something his li'l sister knows that he doesn't, eh?)

well, Tutubi just posted here to answer the question how much is parasailing in Boracay?
answer: Boracay parasailing cost is PhP800.00/head for 15 minutes

is parasailing safe? of course, accidents do happen. there was a reported death due to parasailing accident in Boracay in 2009 but it's an isolated incident.

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Getting to Boracay
Cheap Boracay Package Tour?
Boracay ATV rates
Iloilo to Caticlan Bus
Boracay RORO Fare

Labels: Aklan, Boracay, Water Sports, Western Visayas

Well this is not new as it's been open for almost a year now, making wakeboarding reachable to Manila denizens instead of going to CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) in Camarines Sur or Lago de Oro in Batangas where Tutubi first tried wakeboarding.



Republic Wakepark Wakeboarding Rate (from Avida Land):
1 hour pass – P250
2 hour pass – P475
4 hour pass – P595
8 hour pass – P995
Day & Night pass – P1,500
Night riding pass – P595
Private cable rent – P800/hour
VIP pass – FREE!

Nuvali wakeboarding rate is affordable for Tutubi at P250/hour price is ok if you're looking for "sakit ng katawan" that the masochistic Tutubi enjoys.

Republic Waterpark Operating hours: open from 830am to 10pm, Monday to Sunday
No information yet if they're open in Holy Week (Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday and Easter Sunday but probably open for business)

Best to contact Republ1c Wakepark at their official website, telephone numbers, Facebook page or Twitter account for
ticket prices, restaurants, overnight accommodations, promos, discounts, group tours or wakeboarding lessons or summer workshops/classes for kids/children.

Labels: Calabarzon, Laguna, Southern Tagalog, Water Sports

After a the brief "cooling down" in Mampurog River, Tutubi and his friends trouped to the beach of Bagasbas for some "beachy" fun.



It's Tutubi's second time on the beach being touted as one of the best surfing beach for beginners. The local surfing school offers surfing classes for those who want to learn the rudiments of the exciting water sport.



Bagasbas beach's long stretch of fine gray sand with waves good for newbie surfers. Men undergoing lifeguard training ala Baywatch



one of the rare times Tutubi saw a surfer on a surfboard for a brief photo opportunity

soon-to-be lifeguards playing Ultimate Frisbee on the beach


After the mandatory picture taking and mingling with the friendly locals who even lent the group their surfboards for photo opportunity, a hearty "dinner" ensued at K Sarap restaurant and went grocery shopping in preparation for the major event of the trip to a secluded beach i.e. touted as better than Bora...


How to get to Bagasbas Beach, Daet, Camarines Norte:

From Manila, take Superlines, Daet Express, Philtranco, or Raymond Transportation bus to Daet.

Take a tricycle to Bagasbas Beach, it's just a tricycle ride away from Daet town proper.


Related Post:
Surfing Beaches in the Philippines

Labels: Beaches, Bicol Region, Camarines Norte, Surfing, Water Sports

Ask many Filipinos a place they've been to or wanting to go to and most likely it'll be Boracay. Ask people who've been to Boracay if they've visited Bulabog Beach and majority will say-- nay!

Tutubi's trip to Boracay is actually his first but imagine the amazement of Tutubi's companions who've been to Boracay for 2 or 3 times and yet were astonished at the sight of the "secret" beach Tutubi took them with colorful sails and kites flying from a distance, waves lapping at the white sand beach, and strong winds.

Not as popular as Boracay's four kilometer long White Beach is the so-called backpacker beach of Bulabog, incidentally also home to Asia's finest site for wind activities like kitesurfing, kiteboarding and windsurfing. It rivals Vietnam's Mui Ne Bay as a kitesurfing mecca of Asia due to it's wind powered by lady Amihan (northwest monsoon).

picture of Bulabog beach (sometimes mispelled as Bolabog) with kites and surfs, too bad, the picture has less kick due to cloudy skies



a fallen kite retrieved on the beach to show how big the kite used

Boardsailing/Windsurfing with a Caucasian woman in action.

picture of a sign showing the rates of learning kitesurfing, how much does it cost? No such thing as cheap kitesurfing classes; no idea on DIY gear though. Notice also the Introductory course fee at Pinas kiteboarding

While there, Tutubi was able to spot signs in Russian plus foreigners moslty Europeans: Germans, French, Russian, Italians, British and some Americans living on Boracay Island.

It's said that Boracay was "discovered" by backpackers years ago who "leaked " pictures of the place to the world. Bulabog beach remains a backpacker beach with budget resorts lined up on the beach front.

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Notes:
There are many Bulabog Beach resorts for those on a budget, unlike the touristy resorts of White Beach.

IKO = International Kiteboarding Organization


How to get to Bulabog Beach:

Bolabog is a short tricycle ride from Boracay's main White Beach, you can get out to the main road from D'Mall or D'Talipapa and take a trike from there for about 15 minutes, fare is about P60 (depends on your negotiation skills, more if you're a foreigner :). If you feel like it, you can also walk/trek to the place with the access road near Pink Patio and Metrobank (ask around, it's ok)

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Boracay Travel Guide
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ATV, Bug Car in Boracay

Labels: Aklan, Beaches, Boracay, Water Sports

It's company summer outing time and after Tutubi, fresh from his Mumbai, India travel, now has time to relax and unwind at the beach of Calatagan, Batangas in a resort called Lago de Oro (Spanish for Lake of Gold)

Photo of boats (banca) in Batangas Bay

Lago de Oro is a resort located on the beach of Calatagan with a not-so-great beach, nice facilities, a small swimming pool, playground but what's really great about this one is the presence of the water-ski facility for cable wakeboarding or kneeboarding called cable park.




Tutubi was able to try kneeboarding, and able to get past the first turn on his second try but not on the 2nd one. He was the only first timer there to get past it.

It seems Lago de Oro's wakeboarding is already known to many people that Tutubi even saw Alaska's coach Tim Cone and his entire family wakeboarding as if they're doing it for so long.

How to get to Lago de Oro, Calatagan Batangas

Directions are posted on their official website as well as prices, room rates and sample pictures and video.

Another nice to visit place in Calatagan is the old historic lighthouse, called Faro de Punta Santiago, on Cape Santiago. The outdoor museum at Golden Sunset also in the town is worth a visit for history buffs like Tutubi.

Other wakeboard/cable park in the Philippines is the popular CamSur or CWC, DECA Wakeboard Park (DWP in Davao), Clark Wakeboard Park (CWP) in Angeles City and Republic Wakepark in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna. For wakeboarding rates and other info please visit their official websites or call official contact numbers

Related Post:

Calatagan Beach Resorts

Updated: June 2009

Labels: Batangas, Calabarzon, Hotels and Resorts, Resorts, Southern Tagalog, Water Sports