Spent my holiday at the La Mesa Ecopark with Dwight and Aia. :) Super saya! If you are looking for a cheap alternative place within the metro where you can commune with nature, dito kayo pumunta. The entrance fee is very affordable, P50 lang.
There are trails for biking, jogging and hiking.
And a more than a hundred steps stairway leading to the dam reservoir. More than a hundred din ang calories na-burn namin sa pagakyat!
There are also food stalls where you can buy food and drinks! But I suggest you to bring your own baon since hindi ganon kadami ang stalls at medyo may kamahalan ang ibang stalls.
What Aia and Dwight enjoyed most was the zipline!
While I almost cried trying it!
Me: Kuya ayaw ko na pala. Natatakot ako.
Kuya: Natatakot din po ako para sa inyo Ma'am, kaya umayos na kayo.
Aia: Go na! itutulak kita.
Me: Kuya ayaw ko na talaga, alisin mo na tong harness kase nagtitinginan na mga tao.
Kuya: Thank you sa 100 Ma'am. (mejo pikon na si Kuya)
Me: Ok lang. (with trembling knees)
Aia: Itulak mo na Kuya.
Kuya: Madali lang yan Ma'am, parang ganito lang. (sabay tulak!)
And there I go! Sobrang hawak sa tali! masaya pala sya, haha! Being an altophobic, sobrang proud ako kase nakaya ko! Hahaha!
Sobrang enjoy!A more healthful alternative to shopping malls.
Other activities in the park includes:
* Salt Water Swimming Pool-Php80/head
* Boating Lagoon-Php100 boat rental for 30 minutes (maximum of 4 person/ boat)
* Fishing Lagoon
* Butterfly Trail and Hatchery - entrance fee is Php25/head
* Overnight camping facilities are also available
* Wall climbing-Php50
* Biking
* Horseback riding
How to go to there:
thru private vehicle:Head for Commonwealth Avenue, pass ever Gotesco, Sandigan Bayan, until you reach Fairview, go past Fairview Wet Market,when you get to WINSTON street, make a right (on the opposite side of the street, there is a Metrobank and BPI). You'll be entering a village called EAST FAIRVIEW. Either follow the "to ecopark" signs or ask the guard at the guard house for directions.
via public transportation:From EDSA (Taft Ave to Quezon Ave)
-Take Mrt, get off at Quezon Aven. Station
-Take FX/Shuttle to SM Fairview or Fairview Caltex (you can also take the SM Fairview/Zabarte/Sapang Palay Buses or jeepneys
-Get off at Wilson Street
-Take East Fairview Tricycle to Eco Park
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Take the bus with the signboards: SM fairview/Zabarte/Sapang Palay and get off at Wilson street and take tricycle to Eco Park.
La Mesa Eco Park
Entrance Fee: 50 pesos
Tel. No.: 430-4051 and 430-5207
Email Address: lamesaecopark@abs-cbn.com
Website: www.lamesaecopark.com
