Tiger close encounter - the Zoobic Safari Experience
We visited Subic so many times, but we never had the chance to experience their zoobic safari or Ocean Adventure. After we went to Coron Me and Jane talked about entering zoobic safari in Subic in our next visit and we will not mind the entrance fee this time because it’s the main reason why we are not entering the zoo. So, when m y parents planned to visit Subic again last weekend, we were excited. I mean really, really excited.
Day 1 - We left La Trinidad around 11am, Friday. La Trinidad to Subic is around 5hours travel using Subic-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). We arrived Subic around 4pm and we go directly to UA (dad’s primary purpose upon visiting Subic.) Our first activity was going to the Carnival at night after we had our dinner. It was fun, playing games that you enjoyed most on your childhood. We are not sad gamers because we bring home our prizes such as mugs, glass, and pretzels, hahaha. We stayed at Casa Buena Hotel inside Subic Bay; we had no choice but to spend a night in this hotel because the dorm we always occupy to spend a night with was fully booked. Too bad. That’s more cheaper =(
Day 1 - We left La Trinidad around 11am, Friday. La Trinidad to Subic is around 5hours travel using Subic-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX). We arrived Subic around 4pm and we go directly to UA (dad’s primary purpose upon visiting Subic.) Our first activity was going to the Carnival at night after we had our dinner. It was fun, playing games that you enjoyed most on your childhood. We are not sad gamers because we bring home our prizes such as mugs, glass, and pretzels, hahaha. We stayed at Casa Buena Hotel inside Subic Bay; we had no choice but to spend a night in this hotel because the dorm we always occupy to spend a night with was fully booked. Too bad. That’s more cheaper =(
Day 2 - 8am - when we left our Hotel and go directly to UA, we spent our half day there. 1pm when we decided to go to Zoobic Safari but since there is a long queue going inside, we drove to Ocean Adventure we supposed to purchase our tickets for 5 when the cashier said that there are around 4,000 people inside, she said it’s too crowded already so we sum up the idea to be back the next day. So, I thought we will not be going to Zoobic Safari anymore because we will be going to Ocean Adventure the next day not until Jane convinced mama and papa to go, yepeeeeeeiii!!! Zoobic Safari here we go!
So, what makes Zoobic Safari differs from the other zoo? Upon entering it’s the white tigers that would welcome you roaring so loud. They have this Parade of Animals, falls every weekend, we are lucky enough because we witnessed it what makes it more interesting is that there are animals that you haven’t seen for real, and I was amazed to see Greyhounds – the fastest dogs on earth, aside from Camel (yes! There was a camel and I just said WOW upon seeing him, yes! Of course! No need to go to Saudi Arabia just to see one, hehehehe), there are also sheeps, donkeys, dwarf horses and someone calls my attention, It was Alpaca and a raptor, his eyes were covered. After the animal parade our tour guide, Che call our attention for our first activity, a forest trail, seeing some animals on their cage and surprisingly I saw a puma, not a shoe brand (lol) but a family of cat, I was thinking if puma is here then somehow I would find eveready here (lol! He was also a cat, right? LMAO, nah! Just adding up some humor here, hehehe – waley? Or havey?).
Anyway, after our trail we are called to jump up in our trail tramp going to forbidden cave and Subic cave, it’s not a cave actually, they were some of the hundreds of bankers scattered around Subic Bay both caves are somewhat like a museum. After visiting the caves, we go back to our tramp to ride again bringing us to the close encounter of the tigers, there are more than 10 tigers on their own cage and we are just about a foot away from them, yeah! How close it was. Our next stop was exciting because we gonna ride the safari truck and go inside at the tigers haven, yeah! There are not in cage and roaming around at the big area with high fences, to avoid tigers hurting the visitors, we should ride the safe safari truck but I guess they were so nice at people or maybe they were just full because you are allowed to feed the tigers with chicken meat provided by the zoobic staff just inform them ahead before the tour that you are interested on feeding the tigers to have that closest encounter with them. They were so behave and we don’t even encounter a loud roar from them, I guess they are so domesticated already, we were roaming around into the tigers for about 10-15minutes and we headed the exit area and stayed there for 10-15minutes break before taking again to the next stop. Then our next stop before the whole tour ended was the Croco Loco, the crocodile adventure you’ll gonna be so much loco loco over them because they were to huge in numbers they don’t fit in their pond so you’ll see some them are somewhere under the bridge you stepped in, it’s so scary to look at. We ended the whole safari experienced with a lots and lots of water. LoL! And the excitement of the Ocean Adventure the next day! Yahoooooo!!
Day 2 - Ocean Adventure
meet Leila , Olongapo Jones' friend.
We woke up early the next morning to be at the ocean park entrance to avoid a long queue. We went inside at around 9:00am, since the 1st show starts at 10:25, we've got the chance to stroll around the ocean adventure, they have also an Ocean Aquarium, similar to Ocean Park Manila but it has only limited creatures.
The First Show was the Olongapo Jones, they got the theme from "Indiana Jones". It's a show wherein a man name Olongapo Jones is a logger and trash buster. The show was fun and it's really suitable for kids.
The 2nd show was a Sea Lion show. Only one sea lion for this show, He'll do everything that his trainor wants him to do. You gonna love him for his tricks, for girls watch out because he might kiss you or reject you (hehehe), and if the trainor ask who wants to be a volunteer for a "do what I do" game (nah! i invited that name, heheheh) because in that game you will do what the sea lion did, he might make you hard things that you can't do. He might let you crawl and make some exhibitions. lol. But it's fun!.
The First Show was the Olongapo Jones, they got the theme from "Indiana Jones". It's a show wherein a man name Olongapo Jones is a logger and trash buster. The show was fun and it's really suitable for kids.
The 2nd show was a Sea Lion show. Only one sea lion for this show, He'll do everything that his trainor wants him to do. You gonna love him for his tricks, for girls watch out because he might kiss you or reject you (hehehe), and if the trainor ask who wants to be a volunteer for a "do what I do" game (nah! i invited that name, heheheh) because in that game you will do what the sea lion did, he might make you hard things that you can't do. He might let you crawl and make some exhibitions. lol. But it's fun!.
Dolphins and a Whale
And the 3rd and final show. Of course, the dolphin show. Oh yeah! everyone was excited. It's my first time to see a dolphin show and it's amazing. I should say they were trained perfectly for the show. There were five dolphins and 1 whale having the show and everytime they had a show-off, audiences never fail to say "wow" especially children. It was a great experience and full of fun. I would recommend this trip for family bonding and for students.
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