Unplug and Recharge at Bacalla Woods Campsite

Disconnect to Connect

Giving ourselves a moment to have a quality time with ourselves and with our loved ones is important. There is no app that can give us that. While we speed off to meet the deadlines, let us not let these scenario eat up all our time.

Unplugging from our usual activities and recharging ourselves may not be easy especially when we always check our phones. While the rest of Cebu is so plugged into their gadgets, Bacalla Woods Campsite will unplug us from our usual activities and will literally disconnect us as the place has no cellular connection. But you will certainly be connected with nature itself.

 

How to get there? 

From Cebu South Bus Terminal, ride a bus or minibus going to San Fernando for a fare of P40.00 (regular rate). A few meters away from Pitalo Church, you will reach a bridge near Pulchra Resort (left side) and just a few meters from there (on the right side) you will be approaching a junction called Eskina Ilaya. You may also inform the bus conductor to drop you off to Eskina Ilaya (particularly San Isidro-Ilaya junction). From there, hire a motorbike (habal-habal) for P90.00 for a solo passenger.

 

Fees and bookings

Bacalla Woods Campsite will require the campers to make a reservation and a down payment prior to their visit in the campsite. Just message its Facebook page, Bacalla Woods Campsite or you may contact the number provided on their page for faster transaction and other camping guidelines.

Below are the rates during our visit:

Basic overnight camping fee is P200 per person with breakfast on the next day, maintenance of the campsite and for the usage of CR, electricity, drinking water, and kitchen.

For Day Use:
P100 per person
1-7 yrs old – free
8-12 yrs old – 50%

• Visitors can bring/cook their own food for the rest of the meals with no extra charge.
• Visitors can bring their own tents/hammocks/sleeping bags and will only pay the basic overnight camping fee.
• Visitors can also rent the following in addition to the basic overnight camping fee:
  * Hammock P150
  * Tent for two pax – P300
  * Tent for four pax – P600
  * Tent for ten pax – P1,000
  * Payag Igloo for 4 pax -P800
  * Room – P1,300.00

Our group booked for a room which can accommodate up to 10 persons, with an available electric fan, comfort room, and a balcony where we did our sunrise shoot.

 

Camping and other activities

After settling our fees and our things, we tried “The Swing” which was pretty famous in the campsite. We looked for firewood and prepare/cook our foods in the shared kitchen. Unfortunately, there was no bonfire during our visit.

In the morning of the next day, we lined up to claim our breakfast. We also tried the other swing, the spider rope course (as I can call it), and the river trekking for P50.00 per person. The trek will lead to another barangay called Cabatbatan. From there, we rode a habal-habal for another P50.00 per person to get us back to the campsite which was just in time for lunch.

 

Our group stayed there until around 4PM before we head back to the city and plugged into our normal activities.

Disclaimer:
The above rates may change without the knowledge of this blog.
Fees written are based on our February 2020 visit.

 

Yours in wander,
The Diary of a Bee