Our Summer Fun at Club Manila East in Taytay Rizal, Philippines. Part 2

Part two of two from this post.

The Kiddie Pool with water falls and fountains.
Very safe for kids, the water measures just below the knee. I enjoyed just staying under the mushroom-shaped fountain feeling the water wash over my face while watching the little one having fun with the water falls and play with other kids.



The Adult Pool with a giant 3-looped slide
This is one thing I always look forward in water parks – SLIDE! I love trying on giant slides.  I tried a lot of water slides and I could say that there is nothing extra ordinary in this one.  My all time favorite is from another water park which is called “Magellan’s Drop”.



The Zip Line
We didn’t tried the zip line.  We came here to swim so we’re totally not interested in the zip line.  There weren’t many people trying the zip line when we were there. As you can see in the picture, the line is passing over the boating area.



The Shaded Pool
A relief when the other pool’s water is turning into “lukewarm” temperature.  The water is cool.  You  can just stay in this pool and do lazy swims, do some laps like a pro or practice swimming. 



The Lap Pool and Bean Pool?
I’m really not sure which is which (lol).  But they are both great places for quiet swimming and just sitting by the pool.



The website says this is seven hectares so there’s a lot more to see.  I’m really not sure if I photographed every corner.  There are villas where you can stay overnight, activity centers, cute spaces and a lot more.  I am particularly amazed at the coconut tree-designed shower.



So this completes my post for Club Manila East, one among the water parks I featured from this list.  Again, this is not a paid post (lol).  I  am posting this so people will have another reference to compare with the water park’s website.

I’m not an expert in giving ratings so I will not do that as well.  But I will give my personal commendation that CME looks well maintained and really neat and tidy particularly on their shower rooms and toilets.  I can also share some things that you should take note of when going to CME. 

• Bringing of food and drinks is not allowed. There are several fast food and restaurants that cater inside.
• Proper swimming attire is strictly observed.  No cotton.
• Ba careful in taking photos at the left or right side of the beach wave pool because the waves sometimes are really big and may catch you – happened to me and my camera got wet  

Do you think we enjoyed our time at CME? Well check-out these photos. It seems we are “Let’s volt in!” for another visit.



And yes we stayed until sun down and this is how the Beach Wave looks like at sun down.


So who’s going? I’m ok to be a tour guide as long you will treat my whole family .

Our Summer Fun at Club Manila East in Taytay Rizal, Philippines. Part 1

First off, this is not a paid post. LOL. This is the first series of  posts on our fun and adventure in the list of water parks from this post. 

We’ve been to Club Manila East (CME) in Taytay Rizal three times.  Yes THREE!  Consecutively in 2010 and 2011, and a first visit which I still can’t recall the exact year because I can’t locate the photo files yet. The three visits probably explains why CME is on top of my list.  Anyway, as I go along sharing some photos and stories, you can judge if it’s really worth coming back to CME.

What I noticed with CME is that every time we come back, they always have new amenities.  I’m supposed to share our own adventure using their website as a guide, but I noticed that the website is not too updated.  There are amenities that are already operational during our last visit, but I didn’t see some of them mentioned in the website.  Anyway, the best way to feature this water park is by sharing our photos and our story, so here we go!

The entrance signage is nothing extra ordinary. The planet-shape signage shown here is just beside the ticketing window where people wait. It’s bed is a pond-like aquarium cum wishing well.  It has aquarium fishes and people are throwing coins at the pond.
Once inside you will find more useful signage and directions to help you find your way to each of the amenities.  The souvenir shop is in the left side just after the entrance and is almost adjacent to an open food area.

The Beach Wave!
This very inviting wide pool will make you feel you’re in a real beach. It is surrounded with real palm trees and they provide beach benches wherein you can lounge around. There are also open showers just right in front of the pool.  The panoramic photo shot below is taken by hubby upon our early arrival.  The place is still peaceful.  Once they started to release the artificial waves, this area becomes the most crowded and noisiest part of CME.  This is our kids most favorite place here in CME.


The hunk (lol) with the little girl in the first photo is hubby and our little one.  The second photo is me having great fun with the wave.  The third photo are just one fourth of the total number of people in the wave pool enjoying the artificial waves, and in the fourth photo is the little one again making cute poses with the waves.  The photos are taken on different visit dates.


There are different cabanas and cottages that you can rent and there are also free ones. They provide keys to the cabanas so you can lock your valuables while swimming.  We always choose the mushroom-looking umbrella cottage just in front of the beach wave.  Aside that it’s free, it is directly overlooking the kids favorite beach wave.  It enables us to monitor the little one from our umbrella cottage and our things when we’re in the water.  It’s a waste to rent a cabana because we always stayed in pools and we don’t bring valuables when we go swimming.
 

The Ocean Wave.
Another panoramic shot taken by hubby.  It is much wider than the Beach Wave and the waves are bigger and the water is deeper.  On the left side is a diving spot. This is also where the surfing activities is being done. We do not allow the kids to stay alone here but we do let them stay in the “shore” with us.


Boating and Kayaking Area – another kids favorite. You just need to be patient falling in line to have your turn in the kayaks. I am not sure the exact minutes you are allowed to use the kayak, but I reckon it is just for some very few minutes.



The Buzzy River.
The whole family’s favorite.  This is the most relaxing area wherein you can just float away.  You will pass under creatively designed bridges with sprinkling waters beneath the bridges unto the river.  The river’s smooth current is also artificial.


Ooops sorry! I need to break this post into two parts because there are a lot more photos and stories to share with.  Hang around as I complete our CME fun and adventure Part Two.  Meanwhile, you may want to share your (violent) reactions for now.

Waterparks Within and Nearby Metro Manila, Philippines

The heat is on and by the feel of it and according to the country's weather bureau announcement, this freaking heat won't be over soon.  I'm sure a lot of us are looking for ways and places to cool down so I am posting this article that I'm sure will be useful in dealing this "major major" summer heat!

For city dwellers, you might be thinking about that summer get-away in far-away beaches and islands but the problem is, you don’t have the time (or the budget) to travel that far so I am suggesting these perfect summer getaway – water parks!

I have plenty of these water parks on my list because hubby’s schedule sometimes gets in the way on our summer plan, he’s into soccer by the way.  So every time that we got the opportunity to steal him from his hectic summer schedule we think of these summer destinations within or just around the city:

Club Manila East 

Km. 24 Manila East Road, Taytay, 1920 Rizal, Philippines
Telephone Numbers: (632) 660-2801 / 284-4740 to 41 / 284-4736
Fax Numbers: (632) 286-6139 / 284-4752
Website: http://www.clubmanilaeast.com
(they also have branches in Real Quezon, Philippines and Boracay, Philippines

Amana Waterpark

Address:
Santisima St., Bagong Barrio, Pandi, Bulacan, Philippines
Telephone Numbers:
(632) 299-6612 / 299-6703
(644) 661-2383 / 661-2384
Mobile Phones:
Sun: (63)922-8708428 / (63)923-7135874
Globe: (63) 917–8866220
Smart: (63) 908-8736353
Smart : 0908-8736353
Facebook Account: http://www.facebook.com/amanawaterpark
Website:  http://www.amanawaterpark.ph/

Boso-Boso Highlands Resort and Convention Center

Address:
Sitio Cabading Brgy. San Jose Antipolo, City, Philippines
Telephone Numbers:
(632) 4017535 / 7035048 / 8068387 / 7035020
Mobile Numbers:
(63) 920 9544030 / 908 6299254 / 908 3112512
Email:
Hotel/Resort Reservations bosobosohighlands@gmail.com
Banquet & Conference paradisehotel.bbhrcc@gmail.com
Camp & Events events.bosobosohighlands@gmail.com
Website: http://bosobosohighlands.com/

Eight Waves Waterpark

Address:
D.R.T. Highway, Ulingao, San Rafael, Bulacan 3008, PH
Telephone Numbers:
Manila: (+632) 299-8234
Bulacan: (+63) (44) 766-5268 / 766-5936
Fax Number:
Manila: (+632) 742-0063
Bulacan: (+63) (44) 766-5272
Email: info@8waveswaterpark.com.ph / eight_waveswaterpark@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.8waveswaterpark.com.ph

Ciudad Christia Resorts (9 Waves)

Address:
Carrieland Country Homes II, Ampid San Mateo, 1850, Rizal, Philippines
Telephone Numbers:
(+632) 2971111
Mobile Numbers:
(+632) 997-9999, 997-5946, 997-6009,
Fax Numbers:
(63 2) 997-5945
Email: sales.9waves@gmail.com / inquiries.9waves@gmail.com / pergolahall@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.9wavesphilippines.com

The water parks in this list are places that we actually visited.  I have another list of water parks which I categorized as "located just outside Manila".  I will make a separate post for this category. And just like what I promised about the churches, I will also make make an individual post about each of these water parks. So hang around!