Place for Holy Week and Vacation GetAway

If you are looking for a place for meditation, recollecting thoughts and self-reflection have a peaceful holy week getaway  with your whole family, with bundle of your friends or your special someone in Garin Farm at San Joaquin, Iloilo. With their version of station of the cross though not a complete one but enjoyable to see. Their statue of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and Noah's Arc with different animals surrounds it.

Our first stop the entrance in they called the "Pilgrimage" A Journey from Creation to Ascension. This shows from the creation of the earth to ascension of Jesus into heaven.











           The close-up view of the entrance.

Their version of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.

The Noah's arc is our background with different kinds of animal's statues.

 This place does not only offer a place for meditation but also a place for vacation. They have facilities for adventures such as siplinning for 600 meters round trip where you can choose from sitting to superman style, they also have horseback riding and ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle).Not just land-air adventure, they also offer water adventure like kayak good for 1-2 person per kayak boat, pedal boat and rubber boat. If you are in mode of fishing and want to eat fresh fish, they can lend you some fishing rod and buy the fish that you have caught for 130 pesos per kilo.

A view taken from the upper sidewalk of the farm. So breathtakingly beautiful.

They have 2 swimming pools. In the left side for adult and the other is for kids.

480 steps up to the Divine Mercy Cross

 You must to take the 480 steps or ride in a golf cart to the Divine Mercy Cross to see this over-looking town of San Joaquin and the calm sea.

Iloilo's Garin Farm

It was happened that me and Rongi were invited by our office mate to take their pre-nuptial pictures for their wedding invitation. By the way Rongi is also a blogger and she's the one who taught me how to make a blog. The venue? Garin Farm at San Joaquin, Iloilo. Actually it was our first time to visit the farm. So I was so excited and so thrilled because we don't know what will happen to us when we get there.

Getting Around
San Joaquin is one hour away from the City of Iloilo if you travel by van in Molo terminal. Almost one and a half by bus and jeepney. Then you must to drop on the crossing way to Garin farm and ride on a tricycle or "single" or locally known as habal-habal which are motorcycles that travel a short distance.

 This is the entrance of the farm. The background was dark because it was already evening when we arrived. 
                                            

This is the official leaflet of Garin Farm

 

I strike a pose while my other companions were checking for available rooms.

 We got a free ride in a golf cart from the gate of the farm to it's restaurant, we order first our diner then we went to our room to leave our things there so we can enjoy night strolling.

Posing with Rongi at left and me at right that's in front of the resto while waiting our diner to be serve.

 What we got?

A fish sinigang, boiled okra and mix seafood.

This is our room a twin room. It is also good for four. It has a very nice view cause it has a small garden and a pond with different fishes. It also has its own bathroom with hot and cold shower.