Nueva Vizcaya adventure sites to promote tourism

DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya — The provincial government here is planning to put in place additional adventure facilities to attract more local and foreign tourists in the Lower Magat Eco-Tourism Park (LMETP) in Barangay San Luis here.

Sharen Bonayon, tourism and museum researcher, said they have proposed a P6 million-worth adventure challenge project within the LMETP to attract adventure tourists in the eco-tourism park.

The project, which will be undertaken next year, involves the establishment of zip lines, rappelling areas and rock climbing zones to provide an extreme adventure challenge now attracting outdoor enthusiasts in the country.

“These projects will be in addition to the eco-walk trails within the LMETP to fully transform it as an alternative adventure challenge attraction in Nueva Vizcaya,” Bonayon said.

The 1.4 hectare LMETP is the first LGU–developed and managed tourism attraction in Nueva Vizcaya, after this was donated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sometime ago.

The LMETP is part of the 25,000-hectare Magat Forest Reserve in the municipalities of Diadi and Bagabag.

Bonayon said with the completion of adventure and obstacle projects, more income will be generated from the LMETP as one of the major economic enterprises of the provincial government.

“We hope to attract more tourists with the establishment of additional adventure challenge facilities,” Bonayon said.