Piathought: September 2014

Ever since we were little, we always drag our Mommy and Daddy to go to the zoo and cry and if our wishes didn't come true! I remembered before when I was little, I used to go to one of the most popular zoos in the country. And now, I am currently checking for a zoo that would give me the thrill and fun -- and ta daa! I found the Zoomanity Group!

By just looking on their website, Zoomanity Group is indeed one of the the happiest places in Subic Freeport Zone! Being the leading Company in theme park industry and part of the Yupangco Group of Companies, Zoomanity Group envisions itself to be a world class, innovative themepark and aims to be the best tourist destination that provides nature educational experiences.

Zoomanity Group has five themeparks which are the following:

Zoobic Safari
Residence Inn
Paradizoo
Zoocobia Fun Zoo
Zoocolate Thrills

Woot! I think I will be loving the Zoobic Safari most! Oh! No! I think I will go with the Residence Inn and the Paradizoo, the Zoocobia Fun Zoo and.. Zoocolate Thrills may be the best too. Lol!I guess I will really be loving them all! Are you excited now? Let's check them out one by one.

Ready. Set. Go!

1. ZOOBIC SAFARI

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Zoobic Safari is one of the best attractions at Subic Bay Freeport's Forest Adventure! It 25 hectare wide with a reall forest feel with terrains, streams and all! This is why we can be sure exotic animals roaming around can be found here! What a thrill!

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Experience trekking, and watch these exotic animals, and have a great getaway with family and friends on this beautiful 25 hectare land!

Doesn't know how to get there? Here's a map for you and your friends!

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2. RESIDENCE INN

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We all want that relaxation we deserve from a month or a week long project or event at work. yes guys, we deserve to have that! That feeling of groping for nature again, be in a cold, windy yet near place, or by simply going to the zoo on a weekend.

Well, lucky you because Residence Inn at Tagaytay have that in one place!

Enjoy that cold weather while looking at the peaceful Taal Lake, and reunite with some old friends (lol) on their mini zoo! Really a very great and peaceful place to rest with your whole family and friends.

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3. PARADIZOO

Want to be on that near place wherein you can enjoy leisure time with your family and friends and be on that paradise and zoo at the same time?

Well, the best place for you will be Paradizoo Farm located at Mendez, Cavite! So for all those nature lovers and animal lovers like me, let's go now to Paradizoo and visit their camels, llama, miniature horses, labrador retrievers and many more!

One more highlight for this theme park cum farm zoo is that you have the 'Plant Me Home' wherein you can pick vegetables and flowers from their garden plots to take home! Wow! How cool is that!

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4. ZOOCOBIA FUN ZOO

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Zoocobia is more than just your ordinary zoo! Yes, yes, yes! Located at Clark Free Port Zone, Zoocobia is indeed a very impressive and fun experience for friends and family!

They have this gravity car like in Sentosa Resort in Singapore, Birds of Paradise's colorful chirping birds, plants that Philippines arr very proud of and garden maze that will surely be thrillingly fun! If you also want to experience feeding goats, sheep and many more, you now can with Zoocobia's barn!

5. ZOOCOLATE THRILLS

What a great name! I really love their name and their logo too! Pangalan palang, gusto ko nang puntahan!

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So, Zoocolate Thrills is located in Loboc, Bohol. It is the only theme park located in Bohol that would really thrill you! A river cruise for everyone who wants to visit the Loboc River, and you may also have that most unforgettable and instagram worthy pictures with their tram ride, horse/buffalo ride, and zip/zing ride!

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I am very much excited on my travel with all these theme parks! Hope you are too! It is indeed Cool to Zoo!

For more information, you may check their website at www.zoomanity.com.ph! You may get in touch with them as well on the below list.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/zoomanitygroup

Twitter - https://twitter.com/zoomanitygroup

Instagram - http://instagram.com/zoomanitygroup

Email - info@zoomanity.com.ph or zoomanity@gmail.com

Contact number - (02) 899-9595 loc 344

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The almost three-long-hour ride to Villa Alfredo's Resort in San Fernando, Pampanga was indeed worth the wait. The nature-inspired resort with mini zoo full of birds of different kinds, snakes and colorful fishes is a yes-yes feeling! It is really best for family getaway, barkada night out or just a simple day tour!

As much as I enjoyed with this resort, there are also some areas that I have taken into much consideration in reviewing this.

Note: I have nothing against the resort or the people in it. I am just stating what I witnessed in our visit.

Here are some of the areas to consider:

Swimming pools: 7

We visited Villa Alfredo's on a Sunday. And since it is on a weekend, we expected that there will be more people than the usual regular weekdays. After some chit-chats with friends, we then headed to the Aztec Wave Pool and we were dumbfounded when we saw people like Koi fishes happily waiting for the food, I mean, waves under the sun. I was not able to take pictures of the wave pool on that day but here is the picture from Villaalfredo's Resort's website. Imagine it full of people. :) One big pool party! Yeah!

Room: 7

Since we are more or less 10 in the group, we decided to rent the ANA Room. This includes one air-conditioned room with one bed, toilet and bathroom and a veranda with one long table and few chairs. This is all for P2,000. I think that's cheaper compared to other resorts since the area is somewhat wide and you have your own privacy.

The room is really for like four or three persons if you will be staying the whole night. But since we just stayed for the whole day, the place is fine for 10 or more persons. However, the toilet and bath is not really clean and it doesn't smell right. But still, one thing I like about it is its wide and not like the other hotel rooms with just small one.

Environment: 8

The environment is truly lovely. It has gardens and landscapes everywhere, mini zoos that little kiddos will surely enjoy and many other picture perfect area.

Notes:

The group visited this resort on a Sunday, summer time, that's why it is very crowded, especially the wave pool.

We weren't able to rent videoke because the reservations are full. We hope that they can increase the number of videokes for their resort. I think we will be happier if we have videoke since the boys love singing. LOL.

One time, we asked Ate (Kuya, I guess lol) if she can take a picture of us. Then I saw the I-have-many-things-to-do facial expression but still, she manged to smile and click the camera. We said thanks but still, we hope that employee of the resorts would be more enthusiastic and approachable.

I can rate Villa Alfredo's Resort 7 out of 10 with 10 being the highest.

Will you refer this resort to a friend?

Yes! Overall, transactions with the resort has been smooth. The environment is generally clean. Whether you will be on a day tour or overnight stay, you will surely enjoy this resort.