Subic
Activities & Attractions
GRANDE
ISLAND
Live through the grandeur of Grande and enjoy the amenities
of a beach resort in an island setting. Enjoy a scenic ride
to the island on board a motorized banca.
REDONDO BEACHES
Behold the beauty of this undeveloped beach and explore the
riches of a newfound land on the shores of the Redondo Peninsula.
SHIPWRECKS
Delve the magnificent underwater world of Subic Bay and come
face-to-face with its rare marine inhabitants. Explore relics
of history that date back to the Spanish and American eras.
(Oryoko Maru. Seian Maru, USS New York, USS Rochester, LCV Landing
Craft and LST).
SUBIC
BAY OCEAN ADVENTURE
The first and most astounding nautical sanctuary in the country
that showcases some of the world's most amazing sea mammals
like dolphins, false killer whales and sea lions in their inherent
habitat. Dive with them. Frolic with the
whales!
SUBIC BEACHES
The sun. The sand. The sky. And a vast stretch of marvelous
sea waiting to be explored - Dungaree, Officers', All Hands,
Miracle, Nabasan, Hidden, Grande Island.
TRIBOA BAY MANGROVE PARK
Drive through Subic's low-lying forest through the mangroves,
via boardwalk to the Triboa Bay Marine Park. This bay is home
to a nursery and breeding site for clams, crustaceans and fish.
WATERFRONT
BOARDWALK
Watch the majestic rising and setting of the sun, as it unfolds
all its beauty over the Subic Bay. Complementing the grandeur
of the mountains of the Redondo Peninsula, it is truly a sight
to behold.
SUBIC BAY'S FLYING FOXES
This camp of over 10,000 fruit bats, readily seen at the Subic
Bay Freeport, is one of the last large bat colonies of its kind.
Found only in the Philippines, the Golden Crowned Flying Fox
(Acerodon jubatus) and the Philippine Giant Fruit Bat (Pteropus
vampyrus lanensis) are the largest bats in the world, with wingspans
up to 2 meters. Bats such as these eat only plants and are critically
important to the health of tropical forests in the Philippines.
By dispersing the seeds of forest fruits and
spreading pollen between the forest flowers they visit, fruit
bats maintain and restore forests by aiding in the reproduction
of forest plants. Many fruit crops important to people, such
as durian, wild banana, and kapok, also rely on fruit bats for
their reproduction. Their cute, puppy-like faces add to their
appeal. Despite this, fruit bats are heavily hunted, and the
loss of their forest homes has made many of these bats endangered
with extinction.
SUBIC BAY'S BAMBOO BATS
The bamboo bat, Tylonycteris sp., is the smallest bat found
in the Philippines. With a total wingspan smaller than a child's
hand length and weighing only about 2 grams, it is just slightly
larger than the world's smallest bat. Both of the world's two
species of bamboo bats are found in the Philippines, and Subic
Bay with its large bamboo forests is an important host to these
bats.
They have flat skulls that allow them to easily
enter the bamboo holes originally created by chrysomelid beetles.
Their suction cup feet make it easy to hang upside-down on the
smooth inside of the bamboo. Bamboo bats typically give birth
to twins and roost in harems, meaning one mating male with many
mating females and all their offspring.
Sometimes as many as 40 little bamboo bats
may be found roosting together in a single bamboo chamber. These
bats emerge from their bamboo hide-away at dusk to feed on insects,
especially termite swarms, and by dawn have already returned
to their home. So, bamboo bats are best seen in the sky when
the sun is setting. (Source WWF Subic).
Zoobic
Safari
Zoobic Safari is one attraction you will find at Subic Bay Freeport's
Forest Adventure Park. Embracing a 25 hectare land - local and
foreign guests can expect an astonishing sight of diverse exotic
animals roaming and frolicking in their natural habitat. It
features a wide range of habitats present in the forest due
to the terrain, presence of streams and fringing grasslands.
These represent the major habitats for varied exotic animals
featured in Zoobic Safari Forest Adventure Park.
