Baguio Recreation:
"Can we stay an extra day?"
Kids on vacation in Baguio all say the same thing when it's time to leave. They want to go back one more time and ride "Buttercup," that nice pony at Wright Park who is owned by their new friend, "Manong Scott." Or maybe they want to ride that swan- shaped boat at Burnham Park because, two days ago, someone else hired it first and they only got to ride the plain yellow one.
As for the older ones, they were able to meet this nice group of teenage cousins playing football at Melvin Jones and "they're inviting us for one last game, Dad!"
When my siblings and I were young, our family used to rent a private vacation home every summer for about two weeks -- and that was still never enough time to do all that we wanted!
The great thing about vacationing in Baguio is that you can design an itinerary so that you can still engage in your favorite sport or choose to lay back, relax and attend to things you've been putting off like getting a massage or reading a good book.
So, instead of merely listing down everything there is to do here (which is a lot), I have decided to classify Baguio
Recreation into themes: Romantic Baguio (a.k.a. Relaxing Baguio), Cultural Baguio, Sporty Baguio, Kiddie Baguio, Party Baguio!
First, Kiddie Baguio
- The pony rides at Wright Park Riding Circle are better for the kids because it's a ring, and lots of good photos can be taken of them there. Plus there are 200 ponies to choose from, although sometimes the riding circle tends to get muddy when it rains.
- "Shalan di Kabadjo" in Camp John Hay and Country Club are short trail rides, so you'll have to get on a horse, too, to be able to watch the kids on horeback, or take photos of the kids. Recommended for the teenagers.
- Burham Park works as "low-tech" amusement park for the kids. it has (1) a wide biking area with different sizes and shapes of bikes that may be rented, (2) a covered skating rink with roller skate rentals available, (3) olympic and kiddie swimming pools at the Athletic Bowl, (4) a children's playground, (5) football at the Melvin Jones Grandstand.
- The malls and Camp John Hay have video arcades and bumper cars.
- Kiddie summer art lessons are offered at Botanical Garden and Tam-awan Village.
- Treat the kids to their first outdoor barbecue or picnic at Camp John Hay or at the Picnic Grove in Burnham Park.
- Should you decide to stay that extra day in Baguio, you might want to take the whole family on the underground tour at Balatoc mines and picnic at Crosby Park
A d v e r t s & L i n k s
Things to Do
Copyright © 2003 - 2008. Creative Native Design Company. All Rights Reserved.
Go Baguio! Your Complete Guide to Baguio City, Philippines
