Palaya Natural Farm

 


 Palaya Natural Farm is a 68-hectare farmland located at Barangay Cayabu, Tanay Rizal, Philippines. You'll see a lot of dragonfruits here. My friend went here for an overnight and that was probably one of the most unforgettable trips I had last year. 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we arrived in Tanay at around 7pm, and 2 hrs later at this place. We had no idea that the place is far from the main road. That evening, we had heavy rain and visibility on the road is almost zero. We were behind Kuya Jeepney Driver and we knew he cannot see the road as well. He was using the white line in the road as his guide. His wiper is totally useless. My friend and I were exchanging smiles at that time, smiles with hidden worries and questions of, "are we really doing this?". To add, when we dropped off at Sampaloc, we thought it's going to be a short ride to Palaya but it turned out to be an hour of dark and bumpy roads. It was scary as hell. Imagine being in a tricycle on a place you are not familiar with and the area you are passing does not have a lot of houses. Lots of things were running through my head, all elements point to a horror or crime movie. Add to the hysteria and paranoid, was the feeling of cold. The temperature is really cold, we were drenched inside the trike and the wind was totally not considerate.

Finally arrived in Palaya safe after battling with paranoia for almost an hour. The place was already dark and the other guests were already asleep. Oh, even the receptionist was already in his bed but had to attend to us for check-in. 

Our bahay kubo room is located near a bamboo tree and you could hear the river rushing at the side. It's just enough for two though you can add a bed for the 3rd person for an additional fee. We had a double deck bed, a bedside table all made of bamboo. Even our sliding window was made of bamboo. To our relief, the staff told us that a family is also checked in near our room. My friend and I spent the night talking until 11pm. 

We woke up early but it's still raining so there was no milkyway and sunrise view on the mountain top is not an option as well. We just spent the morning taking pictures and explored the area.

 
                                                              The view from one of the rooms.


This is not our room though. This is the house where the staff stays. We just asked if we can stay and take pictures.



If there was no rain and the weather is fine, I could have taken a dip at the river.

The Dragonfruit plants.
                                                             
      

Put down the map and get wonderfully lost.


Relaxing while waiting for breakfast time.
                                                    

Our Bangsilog Breakfast


Palaya offers a buffet breakfast. We were surprised to see a long line of people even if there were just a handful of checked-in customers.


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And it turned out it's not only breakfast but lunch as well. This pic was taken when we were about to check out


As the weather is not cooperating, our original plan to head to the Windmill Farm and Sunflower Farm were cancelled. We took pictures of the flowers and butterflies instead, and they were just lovely.








Palaya has a market stall where you can buy fresh products from their farm.



They even sell plants too. Plantitos and plantitas here's for you:





Thanks to my friend, Judy who joined me with this unforgettable getaway. Here's one selfie before checking out:


The houses at the back are also accomodation. You'll cross the river using a raft. I guess when the water is low and weather is fine, you can just walk.

Expenses: 

Van (Starmall to Tanay Public Market)  - P 70 Pesos each
Jeep (Tanay Public Market to Sampaloc - P 28 pesos each
Trike from Sampaloc to Palaya - P 400 for two - P 200 pesos each
Overnight room in Palaya - P 1500 pesos (offpeak rate) - P750 each
Trike from Palaya to Highway - P200 Pesos - 100 pesos each
Trike to Palo Alto Terminal - P 50 pesos each
Jeep (Palo Alto to Cogeo ) - P 40 pesos each
UV Express Cogeo to Cubao - P35 pesos each

Total Expenses per person P 1, 273 
(food not included as this will depend on your appetite )


For more info : Please visit their page at https://www.facebook.com/PalayaNaturalFarm/


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