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I am always on the lookout for great places for the kids to go and I recently heard about Forest Club and found out it was owned by a friend, Robbi Mercado. And just a few weeks ago, Jaime went there with his class…..and HAD A GREAT TIME!! Since our kids grew up in the city, it is always good for them to rough it out and experience nature…Forest Club seems to be the PLACE TO BE. I hope to visit it one day. Thanks Robbi for taking photos for me, next time I want to do it myself…
The Forest Club (http://www.theforestclub.com) is a nature sanctuary and eco-friendly training institution committed to the healing and renewal of Mother Earth. For schools and student groups, the Forest Club offers the Eco Adventure Program, a set of interactive outdoor modules designed to help mold participants into responsible stewards of Mother Earth. Participants are not only assured of having fun but also end up learning something new about the environment and their role in protecting it.
The Forest Club provides an accessible and ideal environment not only for school field trips but also for corporate team building activities, seminars and conferences, spiritual retreats and family vacations. Forest Club prides itself in having a very relaxed and natural environment.
Taken from: http://theforestclub.com/main/beacon_grade6
Despite the intermittent showers and the wet surroundings, 37 Grade 6 students fromBeacon International School visited Forest Club last 21 February 2008 for a whole day of fun-filled learning activities.
The field trip was organized by Teacher Trixie who brought her students to Forest Club to help them learn more about their current science studies on seed plants.
The first activity was a short but lively discussion over langka and banana turon, kamote-que and fresh buko juice on the rich bio-diversity of the Philippines, the current state of deforestation and the urgent need to plant trees in order to help protect the country’s dying flora and fauna.
The Forest Club staff was pleasantly surprised not only with the kids’ grasp of current environment issues but more so by their animated commitment to doing their part in saving the earth.
Then came the fun part: the Eco Adventure activities.
The kids enthusiastically participated in games meant not only to be fun but also designed to develop more appreciation for Mother Earth.
Showering after the mud crawl…
After lunch the students were toured around Forest Club. They were shown the herbal plant gardens, the vermicompost facilities and were also made to plant hardwood trees seedlings. Forest Club will nurture the narra seedlings for the Grade 6 students until these are big enough to be transferred to the Beacon International School campus.
Information taken from Forest Club website:
Facilities:
Cottages
Four cottage units available
Maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
With one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
Complete food package: Welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. Lunch is served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals.
Use of swimming pool, tennis court and basketball court.
Use of poolside huts:
Kabanya A or B
maximum of eight (8) persons
poolside
picnic table
fan ventilation
Accomodations (optional): The following are our prices for each room, per day …
Narra A or B,ORMolave A or B
PhP1,500
maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons
one toilet and bath
Tindalo,ORKamagongsuite
PhP4,000
maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit
fully air-conditioned suite
separate toilet and bath facilities
Notes:
Day trip check-in time is no earlier than 8:00 AM and checkout time is no later than 5:00PM.
Additional meals are priced as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast - P150/person, Lunch or Dinner - P250/person.
Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
VENUE RATE (OVERNIGHT STAY)
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Our Rates consist of an accommodation rate per room type and a meal package per head:
Accomodations: The following are our prices per room, per night …
Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B
PhP3,000
maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons
one toilet and bath
Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite
PhP8,000
maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit
fully air-conditioned suite
separate toilet and bath facilities
Complete Meal Package: P700/head (Plus VAT)
All guests are required to avail of our food package which includes: welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and breakfast the following day before checkout.
All meals are served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes per meal. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals and breakfast is served with coffee.
Children 2 years and below are free. Children 8 years below get a 50% discount.
Notes:
Overnight stay check-in time is no earlier than 12:00NN and checkout time is no later than 1:00PM the following day.
Additional meal prices are as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast - P150/person, Lunch or Dinner - P250/person.
Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
CORPORATE ECO ADVENTURE PROGRAM
Corporate Eco-Adventure Program Rate: PhP750 per person (plus VAT)
For Companies and Adult Groups
Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)
Inclusions:
Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises - Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
Traditional Filipino Games - Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
Pool Games
Walking Lecture Tour - medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture
Accomodation Charges: The following are our prices per room, per night …
Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B
PhP3,000
maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons
one toilet and bath
Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite
PhP8,000
maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit
fully air-conditioned suite
separate toilet and bath facilities
Notes:
Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
Maximum number of participants is one hundred (100)
Discounts will be given based on number of participants:
Sixty (60) or more: P850/participant
Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
The Forest Club is just 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Ortigas Center in Pasig City and is located at Barangays Puypuy and Masaya, Bay, Laguna. The Forest Club accepts only guests who have made prior reservations.
website: http://theforestclub.com
Manila Booking Office (9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays)
Ananyana Resort, Bohol - This entry is dedicated to my Dad who is a nature lover and is a regular viewer of Heart2Heart……Thanks Dad for always showing us the beauty of God’s gift….NATURE!Yvonne was right when she told us about these crabs… definitely a National Geographic moment. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime experience with us. Javier made sure that we got up early in the morning to witness this so he could catch some of the tiny crabs that come out during low tide. It is quite tricky because when they know you are coming, they hide under the sand and dig holes.But in some areas, it is a bit more difficult to dig so it is easier to catch them….. of course, after catching them, the kids send them back to the water where they belong……..share with a friend
Yvonne was right when she told us about these crabs… definitely a National Geographic moment. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime experience with us. Javier made sure that we got up early in the morning to witness this so he could catch some of the tiny crabs that come out during low tide. 
It is quite tricky because when they know you are coming, they hide under the sand and dig holes.
But in some areas, it is a bit more difficult to dig so it is easier to catch them…..
of course, after catching them, the kids send them back to the water where they belong……..
