Forest Camp Mountain Resort - Apolong, Valencia

The Forest Camp Mountain Resort located in Apolong, Valencia, Negros Oriental, is a paradise that offers beautiful scenery and cool ambiance that could set you away from the exhausting urban life. This great attraction is situated 11.5 kilometers or equivalent to 6 miles west of Dumaguete City. The Forest Camp's area is surrounded by various indigenous tropical forest trees and covered with thick tropical foliage. These natural features let you enjoy the peacefulness and serenity that you might just need from time to time. Aside from all those nice natural attributes that the place have, Forest Camp Mountain Resort has many more to offer for the tourists and wanderers.

The resort has 9 cold swimming pools that were designed to appear like natural lagoons formed by the fresh cold rivers. The fresh water coming from the rivers are cold and clean as well. The water supply is filtered on the elevated portion up ahead the resort's premises.

There are lots of different cottages available within the resort varying from sizes and design. Some of the cottages can be rented in the morning (parties and any sort of celebration) for conventional use. Some of the bigger ones can be used for the overnight stay. They offer Family size Cottages, Couple Cottages, Hammock Houses, Tents, and even Camping Grounds. It is better to stay at least one night in this paradise in order to fully feel the goodness of nature and the goodness of this resort.

Family Cottage
                       

- Php 3500+  per night               

- 10-15 persons                         

- Non air-conditioned Rooms       

Couple Cottages

- Php 1500+  per night
- 2-4 persons
- air-conditioned only and fan only Rooms

Hammock Houses     
             

- Php 600+  per night                 

- Free sleeping bags and             

  beddings

Camp Grounds and Tents

- Php 300+ per Tent

- Php 300 Fee for Camping per person

For more information about the accommodation pricing and fees, please check their site: http://www.forestcamp.biz/rooms/

There are lots of amenities and facilities that the visitors could use. There is a 90-meter zip line that allows tourists to experience safe thrill and adventure for a short time. They claim that it happened to be the shortest zipline in the world. Indeed, it would be fun to have fun and excitement without risking so much. The resort also has an outdoor climbing wall. The height of the climbing wall is measured by 30 feet. There is a 25-meter square skate bowl located near a cottage perfect for some professional skaters and enthusiasts as well.

       Zipline                                    Climbing Wall

- Php 50 per Rider                        - Php 50 per 2 climb

Visitors can also dine as this attraction has a restaurant that offers mostly Filipino dishes such as native chicken dishes, grilled dishes, "buko halo-halo", their "pinaupong manok" (steamed-cook, organic, range-grown, non-carcinogenic chicken dish), and many more.

This great resort is indeed one of the main attractions and destinations in the little town of Valencia, Negros Oriental that keeps allowing more local and foreign tourists to come and visit.

How to get there?

The Forest Camp Mountain Resort can be reached by public transportation especially if your starting point is within Dumaguete City. You may find the Jeepney Terminal going to Valencia and ride for about 20 to 30 minutes depending on the traffic. The transportation fee is Php 12 only. When you arrive at the town center of Valencia, there would be lots of pedicab and habal-habal drivers that would offer you their transportation services. It is also possible to use your own mode of transportation and you may ask for some assistance from the locals of Valencia. The "Valencianon" or the locals are very accommodating and are willing to help you.