You’ll be surprised not seeing anymore the signapore Boracay de Cavite Beach
Resort because it is now Katungkulan Beach Resort. It is located in General Lim Marine
Base in Calumpang, Sapang 1, Ternate,
Cavite. A three-hour drive from Manila passing Cavitex (Cavite Express).
You will pass by the towns of Kawit, Tanza and Naic. From the town
of Ternate, it
will take thirty minutes
more passing the scenic view of green scenery and hilly mountains.
If you
don’t have your own car you can’t go there. No public transportation is
available. But the 2 to 3 hours travel (depending on how fast you drive) travel
will be pleasant, you will be entertained by the beautiful sceneries as
you move along the road in the midst of the thick rainforest, you can
even hear birds singing and chirping, distinct sound of an insect especially in
the afternoon, exhilarating experience of a magnetic field slowing down your
vehicle.
Unlike the real Boracay which is highly popular, (tourists or Filipinos name
it!),explored, well developed and commercialized, Cavite's Boracay is not even known to
some of Cavitenos. Sad to say, the
place is much more popular as “Marine Camp", the only marine training
ground in the whole country, the same place where the "Balikatan" (Filipino
and US Marines joint training) is being held.
From
Metro Manila to Trece Martires City using ordinary
I don’t have any idea how much the fare ( we have our own vehicle) but for the
gas we spent 1,000 Php back and forth plus
the toll gate. Hotels nearby are about P1,000 to P3,000 per person per day. Sad
part about Cavite de Boracay is that they don’t
have Hotels L.
They have a policy of “First Come, First In”. They
really are controlling the number of people inside the beach area. So you have
to be there as early as 3 :00 AM. It won’t matter even if you came from North
or Baguio or some other far place. As long as its full packed they can’t let
you in.
As you pay for the entrance
fee (P100) at the main gate
you can see a little monkey on the roof. Six years old and below is free of charge.
You can even ask the two officers (one
is in uniform) if you
could get a discount if you are
celebrating you birthday.
They might exclude
you from paying your entrance and even the parking fee! You will also be warned on the necessary precautions in taking
pictures once inside the camp.
Another 2 kilometers drive and you will reach BORACAY de CAVITE!
Seeing the men in
uniform on their training is a fantastic sight already… Marines in uniform,
super fit, running, exercising, with guns, small belly marine hair cut, sun
kissed skin, you do the math
Cavite de Boracay is just one of the many tourist spots to visit. On your
second day in Cavite you may look for a hotel and explore the other beautiful
and memorable places. The Shrine of Aguinaldo in Kawit, you can enjoy a beautiful resort like Island Cove also
in Kawit, A famous halohalo (120Php) in a resort
near Volets is a must try!
The sand! The sun! The blue water! And your family… Minus the bikinis. Guys sorry to
disappoint you. But there’s only a handful of gorgeous girls who wears the
bikini! I wonder why? The experience in this white beach at a costly rate is
really something.
Experience this amazing things in Cavite. A
penny wont pay for the smile that you can see and the bonding you can enjoy
with your family!
Hmmmmm maybe I should be an ambassador of Cavite, Don’t you
think? Pack up and get!=)))
We’re not much of a
traveler nor explorer for several reasons. One it’s because were just only 16 yrs old. Just graduated high
school and is now a freshman. And since we are a minor here comes a tidal wave of reason why We can’t be a
“traveler”. Our
parents won’t allow
us to travel. where still in school, so
that means were unemployed at the moment. Which
leads to the next dilemma, We don’t have money to pay for the expenses needed to
“explore the beautiful islands of the Philippines. Ha! Some problems right?
But, being a minor has its own privilege :D
