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During summer, the most anticipated period among Manila urban dwellers is the Lenten Season. It’s a good four non-working days event, so it’s the perfect time to catch up with family members, bond with the family and simply relax, reflect, and enjoy.

It’s a few good weeks before Holy Week, so better start planning your Lenten season getaway trip. Here are 5 suggestion where you can possible spend the Holy Week without burning your budget too much.

1. Balay Laiya Resort – Actually, the whole strip of San Juan coast in Batangas offers several affordable beaches with nice cottages and food selections. But Balai Laiya is higly recommended because there are few cottages available. This means, the resort would not be too crowded during peak season. But if you don’t mind having too many companions on the resort, then you can opt to book your stay in some other beaches nearby.

2. Golden Sunset Resort – Located on the other side of Batangas (Calatagan area), Golden Sunset Resort is a good place for swimming, parties, fun and eating. If you don’t mind not having a beach to swim into, Golden Sunset resort would suffice to your relaxation needs. It has several swimming pools and a giant slide which would surely be big hit for kiddies and youngsters as well.

3. Cattleya Farm Resort – Not too far away from Manila, this resort is located in the heart of Antipolo which is a few minutes drive from Pasig City.

4. Paradise Ranch/Nayong Filipino sa Clark – Clark offers you two good places to spend your Holy Week vacation to. Paradise Ranch goes well with nature lovers. Plus their house-for-rent is perfectly located on top of a hill. Perfect for meditation and soul-searching, that is (if you don’t have kids with you). While Nayong Filipino offers something different in terms of accomodations. They have man-made Aeta kubos where you can rent for an overnight stay. You’d have a change to cook and sleep the Aeta way.

5. Visita Iglesias – If beaches, swimming and having fun is not your way of spending the Holy Week vacation, and you prefer to spend it the Catholic way, then you’re best bet would be to have a Visita Iglesia on Good Friday. The best route to follow is the Laguna area, passing through the Rizal route. There are several churches along the way which would complete your 12 Churches to visit which is a practice during Holy Week.

There you have it, 5 suggestion on how to make the most out of your Holy Week vacation. If you have other suggestions, feel free to leave a comment. As I myself is stil scouting for a good place to spend my Holy Week break as well.