![]() ![]() Band member from the Black Eyed Peas house foto opportunity, & great local food & shopping opportunities on the way home. Brush down & cold showers afterward & then back in the 4x4s to the restaurant for a buffet meal. Just 's hot, but it's good.we all felt great & slept well that evening. Massage therapist walks on the sand & your supported limbs to make it even more relaxing. Then back in the 4x4s, change into spa clothes & towels (supplied) & into the hot sand pits & green clay face masks. There is a shrine with steep steps for those who wish an amazing view or some quiet time.do it before you get wet. through winding lahar hills & valleys (great photo opportunity) & over running streams to our hilltop hot spring pools. We left at 10am & were home by 4pm.30mins from Angeles by bus to the lovely restaurant & scenic eating area, which also has a native village with locals in traditional dress attached as an added attraction.then about 30mins in mostly open 4x4 wheel drive truck vehicles. We paid approx 3300pesos pp for "the lot".house pick up & return, hot springs, spa & meal each. We visited Puning as a family group & had lots of fun. All in all, a good experience and worth the cost for folks looking for something different to do with no overly high expectations. Food was OK, the chicken and BBQ was cold and dry, but you might get lucky if they happen to restock their servings with fresh food while you are eating. If you haven't eaten before the trip, you indulge in a buffet of pork barbecue on a stick, deep fried fish, fried chicken, pancit, salad, and cooked veggies. Then mud pack and all, you jump back on the jeep and proceed to Station 1 for shower and changing and trying to get most of the dry mud off you. ![]() This is followed by a mud pack on face, arms and legs as you are still wearing your shorts and T shirt. At first uncomfortable, but eventually relaxing, has something to do with blood circulation although I thought my blood pressure probably elevated some. Here they cover your body with warm sand heated by a furnace below the sand pit and proceed to walk on the side of your body. After finishing with the hot springs, you proceed to Station 2 for your warm sand and mud pack. Snacks and restrooms are located at this station. Beautiful scenery in the front and backdrop made for relaxing dips. Pool water was a little dark colored, probably from the algae at the bottom, but water was hot with a couple of pools advertised to have warm water. You proceed to Station 3 for dipping in one of many hot spring pools on the slope and top of a hill. The driver does his best to maneuver through the area, not recommended for elderly travelers with bad backs. After checking in and changing into their special attire (shorts and T-shirt), you board a 4X4 Jeep and drive through some rough terrain, crossing river beds, splashing through water, and bouncing over some bumpy roads. This place is Korean owned which would explain their marketing strategy to Korean tourists and why we couldn't find a whole lot of information online without using Trip Advisor. When we were there, 90 percent of the customers were Korean tourists, probably staying at Clark and taking advantage of a tourist package with built in discounts. ![]() 3,500 pesos per person, minimum 3 for each group, full pay cost regardless of whether you hit each station or not, or partake of the buffet. The attraction has 3 stations, Station 1 is where you check in, receive your attire, change, and have your buffet meal. There was some construction on the road leading to the entrance so we were further up the hill, about a 10 minute walk. A short drive from one of the side gates of Clark, be aware there is no parking near the entrance, you park on the side of a hill and walk down. We had previously not heard about this place and even with the mixed reviews and cost, we decided to go for it. We were looking for something worthwhile to do while staying at nearby Clark Freeport Zone, and of course, while researching Trip Advisor, we discovered this attraction.
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