• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Visitors of Mambukal Resort and Wildlife Sanctuary in Murcia, Negros Occidental will have more areas to explore starting the Holy Week, without increase in rates.
Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said on Tuesday, March 24 that additional amenities such as the coffee shop across the spa, Camp Nolan trail, and re-engineered river behind the food court will be opened to the public after the blessing and inauguration on March 26.
Diaz said they have already stabilized the slope of the first waterfalls, and are now in the process of completing the 100 to 200 meters railings going to the waterfalls.
For nature lovers, tree tents will also be set up to further strengthen the eco-tourism attractions.
It will be established in selected sections of the resort and wildlife sanctuary, which will be enclosed by fences to secure the campers.
Diaz said the construction of the three high-end villas with a bonfire camp at the center has also been completed.
The completion of the landscaping is also ongoing, he added.
Diaz said the resort’s electrical system has also been improved with the establishment of an underground wiring system, and the installation of two generator sets in one place to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
Trekking from the first to sixth waterfalls may soon be opened also to the public.
Diaz assured Negrenses and visiting tourists that Mambukal will remain to be a low-cost and ecological-environmental option for all.
With the additional amenities, he is optimistic that more tourists will visit as they aim to surpass the 3,000 day visitors logged in a month last year.
The Kanlaon Volcano’s restiveness has spared the resort, Diaz said. | GB
