"There is no place like home."
This is how people define a place where they have met the real them, an incomparable land where half of your heart is residing and your own version of wonderland where thousands of peculiar things you will get to see. NATIVIDAD.
With arms wide open, Natividad in Eastern Pangasinan,is prepping itself to welcome more visitors in the months and years to come. It is an up and coming destination for the faithful and nature lovers alike, where at present, the tourism spotlight is on its hillside viewing deck called Sky Plaza, along with the local Christ The Redeemer Statue standing at its apex.
Sky Plaza is the "Heaven of the Land" of Natividad where the earth meets the sky. Climbing on the top of it is like travelling on your chosen destination-you should keep on going to reach your desire place. As you walk across the stairs, multitude of things you get to see. Every step you take, there is a corresponding remarkable memory that will mark on you. The beginning is absolutely easy and nothing exciting-like an ordinary trip. As you reach the middle, there, you gradually feel pain on your feet-like you don't have strength anymore to continue going up because your foundation is becoming weak. There, the nature is murmuring at you to keep on going-a sign that behind those things, there is a hidden paradise. Birds starting to welcome you. They fly high, soaring high and they create melody that strike your ears and heal the pain of your feet. You can hear the buzz of bees playing on the flowers. The smell of the nature is giving you fragrant and the warm hug of the breeze tells that the paradise is welcoming you and waiting you up there. Until, as you turn your look above, the Redeemer Statue standing at its apex is like waving at you already- a sign that you are near the paradise. It's like you're already near with your destination that despite of those struggles, finally, few more steps before you can totally claim the prize of your hardship. If you want something to achieve, no matter how high it is, learn how to climb and chase it bravely.
As you continue, the breathtaking scenery is starting to settle itself. Until, a single step left. On top, you can see the sun at the dawn, rises within the hills. The sun is scintillating in your place, shining like a ball of gold, while you are taking your breath looking the beautiful town of Natividad. While gazing around, you can feel the cool and sweet smelling breeze. The slashing sound still feels like. You can hear the sound of love and peace. If you are carrying heavy feelings or thoughts, you can throw it all through the wind and shout like you own the whole world. Lying at the foot of the Caraballo mountains, Natividad is likewise blessed with natural wonders. On the other side, Maranum Falls is a spot that is slowly gaining mainstream popularity. The sound of the falls as it goes down is the resemblance that just let go of the flow. The waterfall flowing down forming a dream delta before going down. Truth be told, there’s plenty more like it in the area; and with infrastructure projects in the pipeline, these attractions will soon be made more accessible for the public to enjoy. Little by little, this sleepy town is making its way into the tourism radar.
If you want to be among the first few people to experience what it has to offer, now is definitely the best time to visit.Where your 700 pesos can take you and at most 6 hours could give to you? For only 700 pesos, you can own happiness already and feel free to ease the pain within you. Just go to Five Star Cubao located at Aurora, Cubao, Quezon City and ride in a bus going to Natividad for 1 hour and 20 minutes.When you reach the town of Natividad, ride in a tricycle and just tell the driver to take you in Sky Plaza and in just 20 minutes, you can already touch the foot of Sky Plaza. Prepare yourslef to walk on the stairs for another 20 minutes before you totally reach the top of it.
If you want something adventure and meaningful, let your 700 pesos make the decision where to go. Truly, Natividad is a place like home where nature seems like your family.