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