Tagaytay's Lake View & Horseback Riding in Taal Volcano

--Welcome to Tagaytay & Taal Volcano

We hit the road on our own to Tagaytay and then got lost in some area. it was funny we followed GPS and went on and out highway three times sequentially. We regarded this day as A Highway Trip. It took us 5hrs from Clark to Batangas. After we arrived in tagaytay, it was a raining, freezing and foggy night. It made me shiver, couldn't bear standing outside.

GK condonz- Wind Residence 23th/6th floor(5pax)

Two Apartments with Lake View: P9400 /2 night

(exclude parking fee& cleaning fee)

It's a comfortable stay and nice location where we can gaze at the lake from higher floor. the condos with green walls are well decorated and have good facilities including aircon, kitchen tools, one double size bed and one sofa bed. After we checked in and placed luggage, we had a dinner at Gerry's restaurant in front of our condo. Much people went there cuz the food is delicious and the atmosphere there is bright and clean. but i just remember the wind at that night is freezing bone-chilling.

Taal Volcano Tour:

Boat: 1500/per boat(maximum 7 people)

Horse Back riding Fee: 500/per person

Entrance Fee: 100/one adult

Docking Fee: 50/per boat

The boat is negotiable with the owner,yet the rest of tour fees has regulated by their tourism agency.

Or just because we are foreigner. I think the price is reasonable compared to our previous experience.

But the tour guide is not necessary, cuz if you decide to ride a horse, someone would pull the horse and led the way up to the top.

After 40 mins rugged and craggy road, we finally arrived at the top of mountain.

What show up in front of us was a deep and mysterious lake called taal lake.

We could stand at the edge of the mountain and took several pictures.

From our view, the lake is tranquil and has different blue in the surface. Maybe due to depth, it presents different color blue, which looks like there is a giant monster sleeping and hiding inside the lake. Just my imagination, though. I heard this is one of the smallest volcano all over the world. really appreciate we could share this moment with this active volcano.

While we almost finished the tour, it strikes me that I am just one of the passenger for those people living near volcano. They has been at the risk of eruption of active volcano, yet still make a living via tourism in their hometown. this thought that nothing we can do for them made me upset.

That night, we held a party called ALL YOU CAN EAT for celebrating our few rest days. First, we purchased several kinds of meat and vegetable which were worth approximate over 2000. In the end, we didn't finish all of them. Honestly, it was beyond my appetite and nearly caused me throw up.

On the whole, it's a simple but unforgettable trip. I will remember that time as we climbed up the top, overlooked the lake, how the winds gushes through my face and blew my hair fiercely. It was sort of a hassle but our effort was worth it.