Tierra Alta- A Standout Idyllic Setting. Dumaguete City

in #travel7 years ago


Our second day in Dumaguete. What to do now?



We didn't have any plans set for this trip because we love the “bahala na system” -However, sometimes this causes us to waste valuable traveling time. If you remember from my last blog, @bonjovey amd I spent at least an hour in our hotel room trying to decide what to do on our last day in Dumaguete. If we had a plan in advance, we would have saved that time sitting around.

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“So, what now? What to do? Where are we going?” We were both just laughing at each other because we almost sounded like a broken radio repeating the same question, and neither of us could make up our minds nor come up with an appealing plan.

Since I had yet to have my liquid energy, 'coffee', - My brain couldn't function, and I was still feeling exhausted from not getting enough sleep the previous few nights. We Googled some information online on some things to do around the area, but the Manjuyod sandbar which we really wanted to see, was located too far off the coast, and would have been too much of a hassle to plan and to get there without your own vehicle.

Then suddenly at the same time, we both remembered that our intial motorbike driver (that picked us up from the airport), gave us his phone number and offered his 'taxi services' for a reasonable price if we ever decide to do a day tour. I jumped out of bed, got his phone number from my wallet, and dialed his number. Since he was a local, and sounded knowledgeable about the tourist spots in his own province- We decided to let him lead the way.

5 minutes later, our day bags were packed, and we were eager to start the days adventure. Hopefully, the driver had some good spots planned for us. Things we couldn't do or see in Cebu, so it would feel like we were on a real vacation :) We left the hotel at 9:45 am sharp, and the driver was gassed up and ready to go... It's adventure time!

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Our first stop: Tierra Alta

The road getting to this resort was very steep, so getting to this place is best by motorcycle as many taxis and small vehicles would have a hard time on the ascent. At the top, the overlooking view of the city below was absolutely breath-taking!

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Panoramic view from the clubhouse entrance.

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This resort is situated 800 feet above sea level, and it's actually located inside the nicest/richest subdivision in Dumaguete, but its 25 minutes away from the city proper. This is a great location, because up this far there isn't much traffic nor pollution, and the city isn't too far away if you wanted to go out and have dinner or take care of your errands.

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When we entered the place, I felt like I was a little bit underdressed. As a tourist, I noticed this was a problem many others before me have also faced. Lesson learned- Even if you are going to an island, and planning on spending most of your time laying in the sand- You should always bring some nice shoes, and a casual dress :) (And if you are @bonjovey, make sure you bring along your big hat!) lol!

The Pool

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@bonjovey and myself agreed that this resort and the grounds looked and felt like it didn't belong here in the Philippines. The initial feeling I got when we entered, was undescribable. I have travelled around Asia a bunch, but this was the first time I felt like an actual tourist in my homeland. The view from the top was spectacular, and the grounds were immaculate- We couldn't help but to fall in love with this place and @bonjovey said if she ever won the lottery- She would buy a lot here for the both of us! Haha!

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Fun fact: Tierra Alta means upland or high grounds.

All Photos are taken using my Google Pixel XL


Entrance Fee: 50.00pesos per head (sightseeing only)
Website: tierraaltaresort.com
Room Rates: 2,500 - 4,500
Pool Rates:
Adult -₱500 with consumable of ₱200
Child -₱350 with consumable of ₱150
Operating Hours: 7:00AM – 7:00PM (Daily)

Have a wonderful week Steemians!



XOXO,

Gilaine

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Excellent pictures. Thanks for the tour!

Such a clean and bright place.

Great story! Well deserve to be upvoted!

thank you for your support, @steemitfriend!

Love the username by the way ^_-

thank you very much! it's a very nice compliment from the puresteemian! :))

Great story! Well deserve to be upvoted!

You"re such a wild explorer, @purepinay .

And always the nicest poses!

xx
@elenahornfilm

I missed you big time, Elena! Thank you for dropping by. I hope everything is well with you and Ale. Safe travel always!

XOXO

ate @purepinay, try to go to samal island its nice there too.

Beautiful place my belove Phillipines.. thanks for sharing love to go and experience the beauty of Dumaguete.

If the travel time was wasted and,
Gives a joy.

Beautiful,i love all the pictures!safe trip my dear,looks you love travelling,that's sweet.

@purepinay you travel blog is informative, pictures are clear and wonderful. Makes the reader want to go to that place. Ive never get the chance to explore the whole country but by your travel blogs I can see what places I want to go next.

thank you, Philip!

I hope you get to see a lot of places in the Philippines when you go home to visit ;) btw, that photo with the food on your recent blog made me hungry, and a beautiful photo of you and your hubby. I didn't know he is also on steemit, glad you both joined the platfrom. Wish you all the best! ;)

hihi :) ok, if/when i go there, i'll remember to bring nice shoes, and a casual dress and my big hat! :P

pls tag me so I won't miss your photo wearing the nice shoes, and a casual dress and the big hat! haha

this is in bold letters by the way, so I'll remember haha

@bonjovey said if she ever won the lottery- She would buy a lot here for the both of us! Haha!

Or if Steem goes to lambo moon! Which is more likely. Hahahaha ;)

It's so nice to have someone who knows the area to guide you in your tourism! The times I've done tourism, the experience can be roughly divided in the times I got a a friendly native guide and the times I didn't. When I didn't, everything was expensive and full of tourists. When I did, I got to look at the most exotic and more homely things I've known in my life.

I'm glad you had one to begin with and had such a lovely experience. Your pictures seem very warm. I need a little bit of sun hahaha. Thank you for sharing your experience, Gilaine. You have a way of pulling your reader into it.

haha! true! Steemit will... let's give it some more time ^_-

Sometimes it's nice to have a tour guide, we learn more from the locals during our travel and save you some time too. The driver was really nice and very patient, we are lucky to met him.

Thank you for always reading and engaging with some steemians here. I hope you can start traveling again soon! ;)

xoxo

The places you visited are all beautiful @purepinay. Tierra Alta is like paradise. Your travel escapades in Cebu and Dumaguete are really awesome. Thank you very much for showing us the beauty of the south.
Truly you are the Travel Queen of the Philippines here on Steemit! ☺♥

Thank you very much for all your support @purepinay!♥♥♥tenor1.gif

aw! thank you for always dropping by, Leah

I saw you sent a gift on my wallet with a note, that's really nice of you for thinking of me. It means a lot ;)

It's my pleasure @purepinay to read and see the awesome photos on your posts. And since you have your passport I know you'll soon show us the world!♥ Thank you very much Gorgeous @purepinay! :)

What I want to know is, how did the driver fit u two on his scooter? Lucky man indeed.

ahaha! could even fit one more ;D

one time I saw a motorbike with 7 people on it... isn't it more fun in the Philippines! lol

It is more fun in the Philippines. Especially with fun people.

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