amansinaya

It was one of those days when summer is slipping from our wake and the first rains to signal the wet season is threatening to happen at any moment that J and I decided to just take the road and wish for the best. With the sun shining oh so gloriously, we had a lovely stretch of road to Batangas before we reached our destination...

Amansinaya.

Amansinaya is a resort tucked away in Laurel, Batangas. They have a lovely swimming pool that overlooks trees too many to count and the magical Ambon-Ambon falls in the background. Aside from swimming, we also tried mud sliding, ziplining, and wall climbing. I really liked the activities in this resort particularly the mud slide. It's not really mud but more like a sliding down and dropping in a pool of brown water. They also have something like a ropes course which I think will be great for team-building activities.

What I really enjoyed here though was the trip to Ambon-Ambon Falls. We arranged this through the front desk and a vehicle from the resort took us to the jump-off point. From the jump-off point, we took a short trek to reach the falls, nothing too hardcore. In fact, there were people of all ages in the group we went with. It was an easy trek, passing by houses, rice fields, rivers and many more.

The scenery changed as we went nearer the falls, entering this huge opening with a stream in between and trees crowding above. I liked that the place felt untouched and pure and I can't imagine it not being that way.

Soon after, we finally saw Ambon-Ambon falls and it was enchanting. I was mesmerized twice over. I couldn't get my eyes off the waterfalls and I kept marveling at the mist around us.

Ambon-Ambon Falls
Laurel, Batangas
June 9, 2013

On our way back, we passed by this view and I thought it was just beautiful.

We washed up back at the resort and capped off our trip with snacks. It was a lovely trip that I enjoyed immensely.