Vigan City :Baluarte ni Chavit Singson
Baluarte is located in Vigan, 408 kilometers north of Manila. It is only 10 minutes drive from the Heritage. It is a 80-hectare rolling terrains, hills and mountain sides and the most famous zoo in North Luzon.
The best thing about Baluarte is that the ADMISSION and RIDES are absolutely FREE!!! It is owned by Governor Chavit Singson and sometimes called as his "Fortress". He actually built the place as a gift to the people of Vigan. Bringing food and using the picnic areas within the area are allowed. There are also enough comfort rooms located at the entrance of the zoo. It opens at 7 AM and closes at 6 PM everyday
The best thing about Baluarte is that the ADMISSION and RIDES are absolutely FREE!!! It is owned by Governor Chavit Singson and sometimes called as his "Fortress". He actually built the place as a gift to the people of Vigan. Bringing food and using the picnic areas within the area are allowed. There are also enough comfort rooms located at the entrance of the zoo. It opens at 7 AM and closes at 6 PM everyday
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| the greeters of the zoo |
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| ostrich within your reach |
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| little ponies |
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| a free trip around Baluarte |
Baluarte started off as a rest house in 1991 with celebrity friends like
Fernando Poe Jr. as regular visitor spending long weekends. The place
has already considerable numbers of domestic animals like monkeys,
chickens, large lizards (bayawak) and rare bird species, right inside
the Baluarte forest, these rare bird species are found only in there.
Governor Chavit, loves nature and exhibits passion for animals. Baluarte
setting is that place where he can enjoy peace and quiet and away from
the demands of a busy life and urban living. As a political leader of
Ilocos Sur, people searched for him continuously.
So the rest house cannot anymore accommodate people and friends who also enjoy the place, that was, when he decided to slowly construct Baluarte. He first constructed the main house and seeing the beauty of the next, he abandoned the old main house, made it the guest house, and constructed a multi level house on a hilltop that magnifies the fantastic view of Vigan City that stretches all the way to the South China Sea.
So the rest house cannot anymore accommodate people and friends who also enjoy the place, that was, when he decided to slowly construct Baluarte. He first constructed the main house and seeing the beauty of the next, he abandoned the old main house, made it the guest house, and constructed a multi level house on a hilltop that magnifies the fantastic view of Vigan City that stretches all the way to the South China Sea.
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| Janelle's crying because her slipper slipped... not because of the tigers =) |
There are a total of 9 tigers in Baluarte with shows everyday. We were not able to see them because we are in a hurry going home. Gov. Chavit must be very very rich thinking how huge the place is, how plenty the animals he owns and maintains, how plenty the buildings are.... and they are offering everything for free!!! He really is rich.
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| with dabarkadz |
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| the cute camel photobomber, hahaha =) |
Baluarte is in the state of further improving their facilities for both the animals and the visitors. They are planning to implement the open zoo concept wherein animals will be kept in a more sizable enclosures to give them more space to roam around.
Don't forget to visit the place while it is still free... I guess it will forever be free =)
Visit Baluarte's official webpage at http://www.chavitsingson.net/baluarte/general-info.html
Don't forget to visit the place while it is still free... I guess it will forever be free =)
Visit Baluarte's official webpage at http://www.chavitsingson.net/baluarte/general-info.html
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