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Tidewater Resort in Matabungkay Beach (Part 3 – A Picnic Dinner)

September 26, 2013 / Filed Under: Batangas, resorts, travels

Tidewater Resort in Matabungkay Beach (Part 3 - A Picnic Dinner)

You don’t go to Matabungkay Beach and not hire these floating bamboo picnic huts (balsa). These large bamboo rafts with built-in tables, chairs, and small huts are anchored out over the reef for a good base for snorkeling OR near the shore just for kicking back.

We hired this for ₱800 for plus the Aqua Boat for ₱200. There wasn’t any time limit on both the raft and the aqua boat. The owners even volunteered themselves to grill our food.

Dinner-Slash-Picnic in Floating Bamboo Picnic Huts (Balsa)

Tidewater Resort in Matabungkay Beach (Part 3 - A Picnic Dinner)

Our food dinner-slash-picnic food consists of different kinds of fruits like grapes, watermelon and ripe mangoes. We also have some chips and cheese dip.

The hotdogs were grilled first for both the kids and us to enjoy while waiting for the grilled pork belly….

Tidewater Resort in Matabungkay Beach (Part 2 – Swimming)

September 7, 2013 / Filed Under: Batangas, Beach, resorts, swimming pools, travels

Swimming just becomes more fun when there are kids around…specially when THESE kids are around. They can splash and swim and have fun in the water the whole day and not get tired.

Swimming at Tidewater

Tidewater has one big swimming pool and a small kiddie pool that’s right in front of their pavilion.

Tidewater Resort in Matabungkay Beach (Part 1)

September 1, 2013 / Filed Under: Batangas, resorts, Rooms, swimming pools, travels

My sister was responsible for booking a 3D/2N trip to two nice resorts. We were to spend one night in Cintai Coritos in Balete, Batangas and one night here in Tidewater Resort. Guess what, she looked at google maps to estimate how near this resorts were to each other. She said that that it looked like Tidewater Resort was just nearby the vicinity of Cintai Coritos Garden. It turned out that this was more than two hours away! We were so tired from the trip specially peanutbutter♥ who was our designated driver.

Since Matabungkay Beach is the nearest white sand beach from the metro, many people opt to go here. Going to Tidewater Resort, we passed by many private resorts along the way. But all of these private resorts share this one stretch of white sand that is Matabungkay.

When We Arrived

This is what we looked like when we arrived. We were tired, hungry, and fashionably green…heehee. You’d think we are modeling something for plants. We brought sandwiches, drinks and our own food because the resort doesn’t have any restaurants. You have bring your own ingredients and cook your own food.

The ambience was quiet and relaxing because we were the only guests at the resort that day. It was like we rented the place! peanutbutter♥ settled himself down at the hammock beside the pool. He needed some rest after driving for two hours. Meanwhile, I went to look around and take photos.