If you are looking for a peaceful place to stay or just hang around, Garin Farm is one place you should include in your list. The place is located in San Joaquin Iloilo just around 1.5 hours from the city. When you reach the place you have to pay for the entrance fee. From the entrance you have an option to walk up to the top or rent a golf cart to bring you to the top, I recommend walking if you are able to walk so that you will get a glimpse of the surrounding view as you walk yourself on the top.
From the entrance up to the middle of the pathway, expect some bad odor because of the farm animals located all around the farm, so better bring some face mask if you cannot handle the smell. The pathway is surrounded by a plant that serves as the roof of the pathway.
As you walk to the top you will be passed by the typical Bahay Kubo in real life as what is described in the “Bahay Kubo” song with plenty of vegetables planted around the Bahay Kubo.
Then at the end of the pathway is the pilgrimage entrance going to the top of the mountain with stairs of around 400 steps approximate (sorry cannot remember the exact figure because I lost my counting when I reached the top).
While climbing the stair you will be passed by the important events from the bible that was happened a thousand years ago. And when you reach the top there is an entrance to the tunnel on the right side as you enter the tunnel you will only see the dark side until reach the end of the tunnel where a bright light greets you.
Once you reached the bright side you will see the stairway to heaven, as you climb the stair, angles standing side by side greets you with a song as you can hear on the background praising the lord with hallelujah. The feeling is so sacred that it's like you can speak on the lord directly on his ears.
I recommend you include this one in your bucket list.
