Lanzones Resort, a High-end Homestay in Camiguin

This article might be very untimely for posting considering that COVID-19 is wreaking havoc in the entire Philippine archipelago which eventually causes downfall to all industries including tourism. But I simply could not let  go of an experience here without giving justice to the memorable reception provided to us by the management of Lanzones Resort during our visit in Camiguin last month.

Yes, Lanzones Resort is a high-end homestay which I thought could serve me if I quarantine myself for 14 days and beyond. There is stillness in the place which suits my taste in an accommodation facility. The indoor amenities like bedroom, dining room and living room are all spacious, and the frosty blushes provided natural ventilation which teamed up well with the warm charisma that translates into Camiguin’s overall local hospitality.

There are small close cottages around the perimeter, all about to be completed. We stayed in the big house which is surrounded with huge forest trees and fruit-bearing trees, lanzones among them of course. A team-building park outside presents a swimming pool, courts of basketball, volleyball and badminton and a lawn ready for squat in case you need to hug a verdant landscape.

For a naturalist like me there is no time lost here because Lanzones Resort provides good venue for backyard birding and walking. These are activities you could do in between coffee and Instagram breaks. The entire outskirts serve as garden of common avian species I recorded as follows:

            Asian Glossy Starling                                   

            Black-naped Oriole                                     

            Grey-streaked Flycatcher                            

            Philippine Pied Fantail                                

            Orange-bellied Flowerpecker                      

            Red-keeled Flowerpecker                           

            Large-billed Crow                                        

            Yellow-vented Bulbul                                 

            Eurasian Tree Sparrow                               

            Olive-backed Sunbird                                

            Cattle Egret                                              
            Philippine Coucal 
            Philippine Magpie Robin
            Chestnut Munia 
            White-bellied Munia 
            Barn Swallow
            Pacific Swallow 
            Barred Rail
            Coppersmith Barbet 
            Brown Shrike 
            Collared Kingfisher 
            Brahminy Kite
            Blue-tailed Bee-eater 

In this time where travelling is not the best to undertake, here is praying that the recent crisis will be over sooner than later so that everything will be back to normal, including travel and tourism. If this is so, I have to be back in business as usual and Camiguin will be a sure list in the bucket. I cannot wait to back to Lanzones Resort.