Planning for a family
trip to northern Iloilo? Families who seek beach getaways will love Ajuy. With
long sandy beaches, picturesque sceneries, the town’s natural landscape
promises a memorable family holiday that also extends to its plethora of inland
resorts and villas.
Do not forget to
spend some time on the lovely beach, and simply unwind to some well-deserved
family bonding. If you are driving, you will find a safe and secured parking
area inside the resort. If you are travelling via Ceres bus, you can take a
direct trip to Ajuy and get off the roadside along barangay Malayu-an.
Alta Marr Beach Resort is a privately owned
beach resort owned by Mrs. Merlita Zayco Jalandoni. It sits on a pristine beach
with water that is calm, warm and shallow. Room options include an air-conditioned
bamboo house with two rooms good for four persons each room and are just steps
from the beach. There is also an air-conditioned bamboo room/ dining area that
can accommodate 15 persons.
The resort has eight
open cottages that can accommodate 10 persons per cottage; 14 closed cottages;
two pavilions that can accommodate 30 persons; an event hall that can
accommodate 100 person and a mini store.
Aside from swimming
and playing beach volleyball, the resort has a motorized boat that can accommodate
13 persons for a nearby island adventure in Gin-asyan Dako islet.
For more information
about Alta Marr Beach Resort, please contact 09275035471/ 09485835793/
09487655888 or at 09063558127.
Located only minutes’
walking distance is Clarenz Beach Resort
in Sitio Matilde. Another perfect place to laze away your afternoon, the resort is owned by Engr. Remy
Dela Cruz, it is situated six kilometers after Culasi Port and seven kilometres
before reaching the town proper of Ajuy. Getting to the resort is a hundred
meter walk from the main road.
This resort is one
that families should consider exploring. And of course, its kid-friendly
amenities will surely make your Ajuy trip more exciting for the bunch. It has
four bamboo huts that can accommodate four persons for an overnight stay. It
also has one air-conditioned room good for four persons.
The resort also
offers a mini-store; a reception area; 10 open cottages good for 15 persons per
cottage; a pavilion that can accommodate 100 persons.
There is a variety of
water sports available on the beach if guests are interested. It has a banana
boat that is good for five persons, a jet-ski and a motorized boat that offers
island-hopping to three nearby islands. For more information, please contact
09175786723.
There is more than
enough in the town of Ajuy to keep the visitors occupied. For starters, there
are island beaches and resorts. More adventurous guests visit historic smoke-stack chimneys, most dating
more than a century old.
The Second-Class municipality
of Ajuy is situated in the northern portion of the province. It is 91.9
kilometers away or a two-hour drive from Iloilo City. It is bounded in the
north by Sara; south by Ajuy Bay; and the west by Barotac Viejo. It has a land
area of 19,346 hectares that is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.
Ajuy is populated by
52, 268 (2015 Census on Population) Ajuynons. Market day is every Sunday. The
town celebrates its annual Religious Fiesta every 10th of September in honour
of San Nicolas de Tolentino.
To get to Ajuy,
busses are available daily at the new Ceres Bus Terminal in Barangay Camalig,
Jaro, Iloilo City. For more information, please contact, Miss Jocelyn
Maalat-Torda, Municipal Tourism Officer at 09494303612 or at 09274488045.
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