How to Celebrate the New Year With Your Friends and Families Outdoors

It is no longer a surprise that Filipinos are known to celebrate the holidays for months. We celebrate it as early September and ends following the Feast of Three Kings (first week of January.

Thus, celebrations continue even after January 1st, letting you welcome the new year with your family, friends, and loved ones for an additional week (or two, depending on your Holiday break).

So, if you are looking for a different way to welcome 2020 and wish that it will be kind to you, we have listed down six outdoors activities that you can do:

Attend Festivals and Parade

New Year’s eve is known to host a lot of fireworks display and other famous tourist attractions. But if you are unable to celebrate the public countdown, there are still a handful of events that you can look forward to for January.

Included on the list is the Feast of the Black Nazarene (January 9) in Manila. You can also be part of the month-long celebration of the Sinulog Festival and Grand Parade in Cebu.

Regardless of the time and day, as well as the weather, attending an outdoor event with your loved ones, can be a beautiful experience. It is one of the great ways to start the year right.

Would you not want to have at least one beautiful memento as soon as the year begins?

Be One With Nature

If you and your loved ones are the kinds who avoid the crowd, then you might want to consider visiting attractive tourist spots. Lucky for you, the Philippines is known for its spots with breathtaking views.

Consider visiting Baguio City or Tagaytay City, which are known for their colder temperatures. But if you want to be somewhere near, Antipolo City lets you experience the overlooking view of Metro Manila.

Meanwhile, if you and your family are the adventurous kinds, then you might want to go hiking or mountain climbing this January. You can opt to DIY your itinerary or join a group of mountaineers to climb Mt. Pulag via Ambangeg Trail.

You can even turn this into a new family tradition!

Host a Glamping Party

If you and your family wound want to go camping but do not want to miss the comfort and privacy of your home, then you might want to host a glamping party instead.

Also known as glamorous camping, glamping allows you to relax and be one with nature as you doze off and feel the cool mountain breeze. You can even stretch out in your glamping tent!

At Quest Adventure Camp, you can even have a stargazing or bonfire activity with your loved ones to bring your camping experience to the next level. All of these plus soft mattress with pillows and blankets.

Visit a Family Beach Resort

The Philippines is a known archipelago with over 7,000 islands. No wonder it is home to countless coves and beaches.

Thus, if you have the budget, you can spend the remaining days of your Holiday vacation on the beach. Of course, there is Boracay, the island that never sleeps. After all, the people on the island are known to throw parties and host performances.

That said, expect that flood of local and foreign tourists on the island. Not to mention that it can be quite expensive to visit a family beach resort since it is still the peak season.

If you are looking for a family and kid-friendly beach resort near Metro Manila, you might want to consider resorts in Zambales and Bataan.

Enjoy Water Sports

Visiting a family beach resort is not just about swimming and island hopping. Some resorts offer water sports such as the CamSur Watersports Complex.

You can have fun at their Aqua Park in Lago Del Rey, or you can do wakeboarding, windsurfing, kayaking, cable skiing, or stand-up paddleboarding in their 6-hectare complex.

On the other hand, you can enjoy stand-up paddleboarding in Matabungkay Beach in Lian, Batangas, which is just over two hours of drive from Manila.

Do Volunteer Work

We all know that the new year is all about starting the year right. And what better way to do that than to do volunteer work?

You can start with your local church or community council. Or you can put your time and effort in helping out organizations like UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity, PAWS, and more. You may also opt to fund one scholar through World Vision.

All you need to do is contact them and ask how you can help this 2020.

 

The outdoor activities we have listed above are just some of the best ways that you can spend time with your family and friends. What’s cool about this list is that you do not need to wait for Christmas or New Year to do it. Nonetheless, you need to save up for it and plan your activities. That way, you will get to enjoy your time doing outdoor activities with your loved ones.