It was a holiday (May 1) and a perfect day for a family outing. The kids have been waiting for this all summer. Dioko Resort and Butterfly Farm is an ideal destination for families on a budget. It was all more than its worth (P80 entrance for adults, P50 for kids. Additional P600 for cottage) because the kids had really great fun, thrice over!

Why thrice? Because you can do more than swimming here at Dioko. The resort is also home to a mini-zoo with peacocks, eagles, monkeys, pigeons, snake, turtles, bear cat, deer, rabbit, etc. and for additional P50 (adults) and P30 (kids), you can enter an enclosed farm for a closer look at the butterflies (they also sell butterflies). An additional attraction is the Paint Ball Field (P200 for 50 bullets---mura na di ba?) but unfortunately we didn't get to try it because we had to go home at 5pm (back to work the following day), plus, Garic more interested on shooting inside a firing range para mas realistic daw (susme, hindi na nagsawa sa barilan!).

All in all it was an all-deserved break for us, and a really wonderful time for the kids.

Dioko is located at Brgy. San Joaquin, San Pablo City. Contact numbers are: Fax: (049) 800-4542 / Tel: (049) 800-4543 / E-mail: diokoresbflyfarm@hotmail.com.