LAKBAY Pinas

LAMBINGAN HILLS, TANAY RIZAL

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Situated in Barangay Cuyambay, Lambingan Hills is a family vacation house of Tatay Cardo but they opened their campground for visitors who wanted to experience the laid-back provincial life.

The weather in Tanay is quite cold, so expect it to be even more freezing at night which is perfect for camping and bonfire. It has a scenic view of Laguna Lake and surrounded by rolling hills and green forest. Yellow and red Celosia flowers are scattered around the place.

beautiful flowers

You can bring food without corkage. However they also serve short order foods.

Getting to Lambingan Hills requires 15-20 minutes of trek with a gradual ascent. A local tour guide is available with no standard fee being collected.

If you are going to Lambingan for a day tour, make sure that you have other side trips. You can include Martessem Resort, where you can watch the sunrise and dine for breakfast or lunch. But if you plan to stay for overnight, Lambingan Hill will surely not disappoint.

These are the rates and entrance fees in Lambingan Hill.

Day Tour - Php50/head (7am-5pm)

Overnight - Php 150/head (4pm-9am)

Tent Pitching is Free

Tent Rental - Php 150 good for 2-3 persons

What to do

Camping
Swimming
Stargazing
Picnic
Bonfire
Hammock and Swing
Chill and relax
Photo-ops

clean swimming pool

find rest on hammock

wooden swing

Here are the instagramable spots around the area.

kubo

wooden swing

heart

recycled rubber swing

Waypoints

Easiest way is to use Waze and search for Pico de Pino Restaurant. When you get there, ask the locals where is Lambingan Hills.
Public transportation: From Cubao, ride jeep/van bound to Cogeo. From here, look for the jeep terminal (near City Mall) going to Sampaloc Tanay, Rizal. From Sampaloc, ride a tricycle and drop off at Lambingan Hills.

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ENJOY YOUR YAKARAW!

John Gil's Secret Place

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TEAMFab has been grinding for almost two months now. My wife is in a work-from-home while I'm in a skeletal reporting set up. We feel that there's a need to de-stress and take a pause for a while most especially during this time of pandemic. While I'm searching for a probinsya like campground, I found a secret place in Amadeo, Cavite which is exclusive for 4-6 persons, budget friendly and no swab test needed. My wife immediately booked for an overnight stay , HOOLA, we're the first visitors of this newly opened campground.

The place is as simple as backyard but during night time, the view becomes INSTAGRAMABLE because of its rustic theme and lightning.

flying kiss for you

Kuya John Gil was very accomodating. He made sure that all that we need were at place before he left. He gave us free buko too. Salamat Kuya John Gil 😊

fresh buko

What to do:

tent pitching
enjoy the cold morning breeze sleeping at the hammock
bonfire
taking a nap at the kubo
they have long wooden bench to relax
listening to the birds chirping

tent pitching for free or you can bring your own tent

Kubo

our rasta hammock

bonfire while having a bottle of beer

What to bring:

food
butane (although they have gas stove for free use)
toiletries and towel
can of cold beer hehe
hammock (if you have one)

JOHN GIL'S SECRET PLACE IS NOW OPEN FOR RESERVATION

Transient house and Camping ground with native kubo for only Php 1, 500.00 for 4 -6/pax.

Location: Barangay Halang Purok 7, Amadeo, Cavite

For inquiries and reservations, feel free to send a message on their FB page or contact numbers at 0905-159-2664 or 0999-730-4807.

ENJOY MGA KALAKBAY!

At the “Of Rocks and Light”

Batangas is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. It is home to the famous Taal Volcano, one of the Decade Volcanoes, and Taal Heritage town, a small picturesque town that has ancestral houses and structures dating back to the 19th century. It was Thursday night when we started to plan to trek Mt. Batulao.

Batulao, the mountain named after two tagalog words: Bato at Ilaw which means in english, "Of Rocks and Light"; eventually meant of the grandiose sunset that can only be seen right at between two of its rocky peaks.

The starting point of the trek is at Evercrest Golf Course, easily accessible by bus from Manila. We walked for 30 minutes to jump off.

We chose the new trail. At the starting point of the climb, I fell in love with the mountain. The view was perfect. No doubt why people love to drop by and climb the mountain. The entrance fee was 20 pesos each. Walking thru the new trail, we saw some marks about the numbered peaks. Some parts of the trail can be scary because it was too narrow. The trail goes up-down, up-down. With this kind of mountain, you better wear sunblock, caps and long sleeves if you don’t want to get sunburn.

Climbers can enjoy drinking buko juice and soft drinks that are sold in the area.

It took us 2 hours and 50 mins to reach the summit! Hooray! We did it. The view was fantastic!

Mt. Batulao is a highly recommended option for those wishing to go trekking in the Philippines.

Way points:

Batangas City is 2 1/2 hours away from Manila when using the old inter town route. Using the STAR Tollway route, one can reach Batangas City for just 1 1/2 hour. Tanauan City is about 1 hour away and in between Tanauan City and Batangas City, one will find Lipa City. ALPS The Bus, Inc. is one of the many bus companies that travels the said route.

Travelers can take air-conditioned buses in going to Batangas City. Those who want to go to Nasugbu, Calatagan and Lian towns (Matabungkay) can pass via the Tagaytay route.

Travelers going to Puerto Galera can take direct air con buses from Manila (Cubao) to Batangas pier. The best services are BLTB (every hour) and JAM transit (also every hour) from the Kamuin Cubao bus station. Sometimes, especially during peak hours, buses run every 30 minutes. The last stop is a Batangas pier.

When driving one's own vehicle to Tanauan-Lipa-Batangas City, travelers will pass through the South Luzon Expressway, then the STAR Tollway and can just follow the directional signs along the highway.