Probably one of the easily-accessible weekend getaway from Manila is Subic. With the SCTEX available, the usual 3.5-4 hours travel time is cut to just 2.5 hours. Subic is a part of Zambales and when you hear Subic you are most likely reminded of ports, duty free shops and beach. But Subic is more that that. There are really loads of activities that you can do around the area. Thing is you should have a car.

My family decided to have a weekend vacay on Subic because my cousins’ summer vacation is about to end. Since my uncle has a membership in Subic Holiday Villas, we stayed there. The hotel is nice since it has a kitchen set where at least you can cook your food. We were left by our parents to of course enjoy the weekend together and have a nice bonding experience.

What To See:

Mangrove Trail

I recommend to those who loves strolling around the park.  Mangroves are plants or trees that grows in saline coasts (in short lives in sea water or even in the river) The park is just around 20 min walk and so full of lush greens. If you love photography, it’s a nice place to hold photoshoots.

Subic Beaches

Thing is I don’t like Subic Beaches much. But it’s still a beach and it’s always nice to walk barefoot on the shore while waiting for the sunset. Yay! And there are actually sports you can do around like kayaking, aqua cycling and jet ski.

Zoobic and Ocean Adventure

Visit the Ocean adventure to watch dolphin shows
And Zoobic Safari to see wild animals live.

What to do

Directions are available on the road and that everything is just inside the Freeport Zone

Shopping

Since Subic is where imported goods are. If you like Nike, Adidas, Samuel and Kevin, Crocs, Grendha they have a factory outlet that gives big discounts. And the chocolates! Yum yum!

Challenge yourself

Go Kart – try karting at  Php400.00 -10 laps in 30mins

Tree Top Adventure

challenge your fear of heights. I’ve been here twice and I enjoyed my stay. I tried the Superman and the Tree Drop Adventure. Superman is awesome but the Tree Drop really scared the hell out of me. I am really scared of falling.

Jungle Joe’s World

The hotel we stayed said that Joe’s world is only available from Thursday-Sunday but we were there on a Sunday but it is closed. Oh well what I heard is that they offer kiddie activities and paintball shooting

Learn how to survive on the jungle

Learn it all from JEST CAMP. The place is not really much developed. The maintenance wasn’t that good but what I liked about the place is that we learned a lot. Pay 100.00Php entrance fee and a jungle expert will demonstrate little-bits of  how you’ll be able to survive the jungle.

He even lit a fire using just bamboo. Oh darn I’ve been wanting to see it in my own eyes for a very long time. Haha. We are actually planing to go camping. You just have to be a group of 10 and each will pay Php600.00 for an overnight stay in the wild.(Sounds like so much fun!) and bring tent and food.

Good News!

I just saw somewhere around royal mall that there will be shuttle bus available that will stop on each destinations inside the Subic Freeport Zone. But I’m not sure if it’s already running.  So now you don‘t have to have a ride to see this nice places.