2014 July: Fantasyland and Dakak

Dakak Entrance

I was on an assignment for a week in Dapitan City last July 2014. Hubby took a leave of absence and went with me. While I was with my colleagues solving some IT problems and giving an orientation on some work stuff, Labsy was busy researching for some place to go to while in Dapitan and when we get to Cebu on our way back to Davao.

We stayed at Villa Pilar Pension at the Sunset Boulevard, where mostly the highlights of the place are near. Take a peak here (http://dipolognon.com/dapitancom/dapitanhotels2AA.htm).

Dinner at Sunset Boulevard

So, the things you must do while in Dapitan City:

1. Sunset Boulevard for some BBQ dinner by the bay. 

Air was refreshing and so was our conversation. My colleague and I were too busy during the day with work, Labsy stays in the hotel for some R&R (rest & research :>), but we get to linger over dinner together to get some updates on what each other were busy with while apart.

Rizal's Landing

2. Rizal's Landing.

On our third morning, the weather was fine so we had a chance to ate breakfast outside our hotel. We took an early walk towards Rizal's landing where there's a "Top Silogan" eatery in front of it, where my colleague, his wife and me used to eat breakfast at, way back during our 2010 visit.

Rizal Shrine

3. Rizal Shrine
 
Since we still have a few minutes to spend, we went for a quick visit at the Rizal Shrine after a short tricycle ride from Rizal's Landing for Php10 each. We just took a quick walk in the park, enough to burn what we had for breakfast, then went back to the hotel and then back to work.

The Zimerman Ride

4. Fantasy Land / Gloria de Dapitan


Labsy really wants to stay in Dakak, so he arranged to check us out from the hotel where we were staying and paid for a night stay at Dakak for Php6,600.00 (Php3,300 per person), which includes breakfast for two and two (2) all ride tickets for Fantasyland (worth Php1,000 each if paid separately). Since we were flying back to Cebu the next night, he grabbed that package and paid for the everything.

The Horror House

So after work was done, I went straight to Fantasyland where Labsy was waiting and we started our ride-all-you-can as early as a few minutes before 6PM. It was still raining so we opted to start with some indoor rides like their 5D. It was cool, like we purchased an all exclusive night, since we were the only ones in. Then we went to the other attractions & rides when the rain stopped.

5D

The whole experience was awesome, taking notes on some extreme rides like the Zimerman and Python. But the most amazing thing in there, was the horror house, which was very interesting. The artists were great and the effects were stunning! Bravo!


5. Dakak Beach Resort

Dinner at Dakak

Dakak management arranged our ride to the resort at 8PM so 10 minutes before 8PM, we were ready and out of Fantasyland, but very hungry. We weren't able to watch the theater show though since we had to head to the resort and look for some dinner. We arrived around 8:30PM and was able to settle in our room around 9PM. Good thing is, their restaurant is 24 hours open, so, we went out, ordered dinner and enjoyed food, sea breeze and good service.

Night Swimming

After a sumptuous dinner, we went for a night swim at their pools, lingered for a while and enjoyed an all exclusive-feel resort ambiance, my-kind-of-rest! Followed by a good night sleep in a native-modern combo designed room, which sofa and porch were way cooler than expected.

Dakak Shore

Morning came and we had an early well deserved, nicely & elegantly served breakfast. Took a few dip & a couple of slides on & to the pool, then grab some pizza to go & for lunch on mobile and then back to work to do some more work loads while we waited for our ride to the airport late afternoon for a night flight to Cebu. And oh, by the way, Dakak also offers night tours for only Php100.00 from 6PM to 1AM. So if you don't want to deal with the scorching sun during the day, try to enjoy the night life at the resort instead.

Fun at the Slide at Dakak

It was a much welcomed quick lazy break which tweaked us away from the papers/documents, cables, computers & other work-related chaos.

As they say... "work hard, but play harder"! Love & fun makes life even more inspiring to live in and work for... 

Zimerman Ride

Expenses:
Dinner at Sunset Boulevard: approx. Php100.00 each
Villa Pilar Pension House: Php700.00
Dakak + Fantasyland: Php6,600.00 (per couple)
Dinner at Dakak: approx. Php800.00
Pizza to go for lunch: approx. Php600.00