{"id":10013,"date":"2019-02-01T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=10013"},"modified":"2022-09-26T16:54:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T08:54:54","slug":"ilocos-sur-travel-noah-engages-natures-elements-with-extreme-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2019\/02\/01\/ilocos-sur-travel-noah-engages-natures-elements-with-extreme-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"ILOCOS SUR TRAVEL: NOAH Engages Nature&#8217;s Elements with Extreme Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is greatly evident upon arriving at Ilocos Sur that the province is blessed with both mountains and bodies of water that make up most of its landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With this, it is only about time for visitors from around the world to be one with nature by participating in what can be the most thrilling experience you may have in Ilocos Sur&#8212;through <b>Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub<\/b>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10015\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/On-our-way-to-Ilocos-Sur.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/On-our-way-to-Ilocos-Sur.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/On-our-way-to-Ilocos-Sur-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/On-our-way-to-Ilocos-Sur-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Going to Ilocos Sur, this is the scene that will ultimately\u00a0greet you. Complemented by the great weather, the mountainous province is a sight to behold!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b>Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">popularly known as <strong>NOAH<\/strong>, brings you closer to nature with its many sports activities. The best part is that it&#8217;s backdropped along Ilocos Sur\u2019s rocky ridges, tempting waters, with the heat of the sun on your back and the refreshingly cool breeze blowing on your skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For the brave heart, try their <\/span><b>Full Mountain Adventure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> comprised of Via Ferrata, Tyrolean Traverse, and the Zipline for only <\/span><b>Php 700 per person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Via Ferrata<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which literally translates to \u201ciron path\u201d, is a fully vertical climb through the iron rungs safely attached on the side of the cliff. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The path up may have you stepping back from its sheer height and intimidating tracks. Don&#8217;t fret as NOAH ensures a safe climb with their collection of safety gears such as a helmet, steel cables, harness, shackles, and a professional tour guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After almost 200 ft. of the\u00a0climb up, guests may get to descend through the <\/span><b>Tyrolean Traverse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where you cross one point to the other by means of a rope. For those without fear of heights and would like to experience something new, this one is for you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, embrace the end of your adventure as you get to their 520-meter <\/span><b>Zipline!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moreover, other adventures you may want to try at NOAH are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Wind Surf Lessons<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Paragliding Tandem<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">4X4 Off-road Driving<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Kite Surf Lessons (Php 3,000\/ 2 to 3 hrs. for intro. session; Php 19,000\/ 4 days for full session)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Hobie Cat with a pilot and introduction to sailing (Php 900 for 30mins.\/ 2 pax max)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Speedboat Narvacan Bay Cruise (Php 8,000 per hour\/ 8 pax max)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10019\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Windsurfing-at-NOAH.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Windsurfing-at-NOAH.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Windsurfing-at-NOAH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Windsurfing-at-NOAH-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Wind Surfing\u00a0(Php 1,000\/ 2 hrs. for starter lessons; Php 2,500\/ 6 hrs. for full course)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10016\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Paragliding-at-NOAH.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Paragliding-at-NOAH.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Paragliding-at-NOAH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Paragliding-at-NOAH-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The Paragliding Tandem (Php 3,500) requires a reservation, so be sure to contact NOAH!\/ IMAGE @annetdn (Fritz Anne Margaret Instagram account)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10017\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Riding-the-4x4.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Riding-the-4x4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Riding-the-4x4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/Riding-the-4x4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>4X4 Off-road Driving (Php 2,500\/ 5 pax)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After\u00a0a tiring day at NOAH, this adventure hub also sees to it to give you a hearty meal with their in-house restaurant, <strong>ARKO.\u00a0<\/strong>It&#8217;s actually\u00a0the first establishment that will greet you along Sulvec Port Road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10014\" src=\"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/ARKO-in-Narvacan.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/ARKO-in-Narvacan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/ARKO-in-Narvacan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/01\/ARKO-in-Narvacan-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>ARKO&#8217;s backdrop is Ilocos Sur&#8217;s rugged mountains, and in front, the Narvacan Beach overlooking the West Philippine Sea.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">ARKO serves both local and foreign dishes including Ilocos&#8217;s famed Bagnet or pork belly, which may have originated in the municipality. This dish is so well-loved that they celebrate it with Narvacan\u2019s Bagnet Festival!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">So if you are\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">looking for a thrilling, nerve-wracking adventure in Ilocos Sur, and you are aiming to satisfy your cravings for Bagnet, visit <\/span><b>Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">along Sulvec Port Road in Narvacan!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>How to get here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">By car: From Manila, take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX). Take the Manila North Road until you reach Narvacan. From there, take the Sulvec Port Road on the left and go straight until you reach ARKO on your right.<\/li>\n<li>By public transport: Ride either the Parta Bus in Cubao or the Manila Farinas Transit in Pasay. Get off at Narvacan&#8217;s Sulvec Port Road and take a tricycle which will get you to NOAH in 6 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong>\u00a0Along Sulvec Port Road, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur<br \/>\n<strong>Business Hours:<\/strong>\u00a09 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Contact Information:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">0999-997-6624<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NarvacanOutdoorAdventureHub\">www.facebook.com\/NarvacanOutdoorAdventureHub<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This first appeared in Philippine Primer Japanese Magazine&#8217;s February 2019 issue.<br \/>\nImages grabbed from Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is only about time for visitors from around the world to be one with nature by participating in what can be the most thrilling experience you may have in Ilocos Sur&#8212;through Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72,1700,1060,61,1407,1870],"tags":[677,1814,1062,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1813],"class_list":["post-10013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ilocos-sur","category-philippines","category-zipline","category-sports","category-travel","category-ilocos-sur-x-vigan-2019","tag-kitesurfing","tag-noah-ilocos-sur","tag-zipline","tag-narvacan-outdoor-adventure-hub","tag-noah","tag-arko","tag-narvacan","tag-narvacan-bagnet-festival","tag-bagnet","tag-paragliding-tandem","tag-hobie-cat","tag-windsurfing","tag-tyrolean-traverse","tag-via-ferrata","tag-riding-the-4x4","tag-sulvec-port-road","tag-narvacan-outdoor-adventure-hub-ilocos-sur"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10013"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16161,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10013\/revisions\/16161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}