Brad Smith
Hitting the beach and relaxing at a resort are top priorities in Manilla come summer. But did you known the city is chock full of alternate fun activities to keep the entire family occupied.
The very first trampoline park to be set up in the Philippines, Jump Yard is also the largest. Look forward to endless bouts of fun within the 2,000sqmt space that makes up the park. Ideal for the entire family the place offers a range of activities such as the foam pits, the obstacle course, a chance to play a fun game of dodgeball, climb the adventurous rock wall and jump and bounce all you want at on the popular Olympic trampolines. If that's not enough to satisfy the adrenaline junky in you check out the Zumba fitness classes on offer there.
Ideal for kids aged 4 to 14 Kidzania helps children role play their favourite careers. There are over 55 activity centres to choose from; ideal for a day of keeping the kids occupied the park requires a minimum of 4hrs within its thrilling environs. Take along the youngest members of your family and let them enjoy a few hours as a doctor, fireman, nurse, pilot, veterinarian or any other great personnel they would love to be. Best of all Kids can work and earn KidZos the official currency of Kidzania which can be redeemed against exciting goodies at the in-house shop.
All activities at Dreamplay are based on the marvellous movies created by Dreamworks. Helping to bring out the creative nature in children the place is a virtual wonderland where Gingy the gingerbread man from Shrek conducts cooking classes while playing in the Afro Circus from Madagascar 3 will prove to be loads of fun. Kids can also learn how to build their own dragon straight from the 'How to Train your Dragon' movies.
A marvellous experience, Mystery Manila helps satisfy the detective in you. Check out the simulated puzzles and games that are absolutely thrilling to explore and solve. Each game can accommodate up to 6 players and offer various themes and rules to follow. The games are under a time constraint which makes piecing the bits of puzzle together all the more interesting. An ideal way to spend a few hours of fun and excitement, Mystery Manila is located close to the Somerset Olympia Makati on the 3rd floor of the Century Mall in Makati City. This is an ideal location for securing service apartments Makati the newest rage in accommodation amongst the modern tourist.
If you are a fan of the bizarre and macabre, Breakout Manila will not disappoint. A sample of the thrills on offer is the parks most popular game – Adarna's Lair. In this game you need to play the sleuth and try to uncover the truth behind the spread of the virus causing a zombie breakout. Mind you locating the good doctor Adarna responsible for the spread of the virus will not be easy as you need to fight the marauding zombies on the way. Overall expect loads of thrills at Breakout Manila.
