16,000 Blossoms, Baybay City

The city of vaunts its newly-opened tourist destination, the 16,000 Blossoms of Pomponan Village, Baybay, Leyte. This project was part of the P20 million development plan for Lintaon Peak, a priority site for tourism development of the city government.

Not just ten but sixteen...

Sixteen thousand (16,000) unprickled roses colored the luxuriant lawn mounts of Lintaon in red and white, with the site’s promontory overlooking the famous island destinations like Cuatro Islas of Inopacan, Leyte, the Camotes sea, and other nearby communities. The synthetic roses are powered by LED bulbs during at night, giving an exceptional view similar to the 10,000 Roses Café in Cordova, Cebu.

Photo Credits: Discover Baybay City Travel Blog

Since the opening of the 16,000 Blossoms Park, the spot became immensely popular with local tourists. Most would likely visit the site at late afternoon, as the sundown is exquisitely visible from top, and the twilight noticeably appears as the sunlight scattered in the atmosphere. There, obviously, the site became crowded and consequently making it hard for one to take a proper selfie or group portraits without the so-called ‘photobombers’.

So we then actually went there early morn just to take these blogger poses (below). We opt to choose the ‘sunrise view’ than the ‘sunset panorama’ just to be able to capture good shots, avoiding the huge troop of visitors. The sun appears from the mountains and one could probably enjoy the breezy atmosphere since the attraction site is located atop Mt. Lintaon, evidently situated in higher altitude where the wind is cooler and air rolls in clement.

And in an aerial view, the red roses clustered together and assembled the letters: ❤ BAYBAY.

How to get there?

TRAVEL GUIDE

IF YOU ARE FROM MANILA OR CEBU:

There are actually daily flights from Manila to Tacloban and Cebu to Tacloban. If you're from Manila, the flight takes at least an hour and twenty (20) minutes. If you're from Cebu, air travel takes about forty five (45) minutes or less. After you arrived at Tacloban Domestic Airport (San Jose, Tacloban City), go to Tacloban City Bus Terminal via taxicab or transfer service.

Airlines that travel from Manila to Tacloban: (9+ flights per day)

• Cebu Pacific
• Air Asia
• Philippine Airlines

Airlines that travel from Cebu to Tacloban: (3+ flights per day)

• Cebu Pacific
• CebGo
• AirAsia
• Philippine Airlines

Via Tacloban City

At Tacloban City Bus Terminal, look for vans or buses which transports to Ormoc City. Travel takes more than two (2) hours from Tacloban. 

Via Cebu City

If you are from Cebu City and would like to get to Leyte via ferryboats, you can take the Cebu-Ormoc route (via large transports or fast crafts), then ride a bus going to Baybay at the terminal. On the other hand, you can arrive directly from Cebu to Baybay via large passenger ships. Sea travel takes at least seven (7) hours and three (3) hours for fast crafts. 

For promo fares and other details:
OceanJet
Roble Shipping
SuperCat

Weesam Express

GETTING TO LINTAON PEAK

By: Discover Baybay City Travel Blog

You are Commuting

• Take a pedicab from the city’s land transport terminal going to Brgy. Pomponan (ONE WAY FARE per person: ₱15.00 as of 04/17/17). Tip: Pedicabs heading south are all painted with red.
• The pedicab ride is a short 15-minute drive. Tell Manong Driver you’re heading to Lintaon Peak. He will recommend you habal-habal drivers who can take you uphill.
• Pomponan is an interior village. It will be your main access point to Lintaon Peak. Before you enter the village proper, you’ll definitely notice a directional sign leading to the destination.
• There are lots of habal-habals in the village because it is the only mode of transport going to the remote village of Lintaon. (ONE WAY FARE is per person is ₱25.00 as of 04/17/2017)
• You can make an arrangement with the driver to pick-you up on an agreed time if you want to spend longer hours at the site.
• It’s a 4.6-kilometer uphill drive which means it may take 10-15 minutes

You have a Vehicle

• Cars, SUVs, vans and motorcycle can easily access the site with a decent parking space uphill.
• Gas-up. It’s gonna be an uphill drive and your gas may be consumed quickly.
• Drive through the Baybay-Maasin Highway. You may also take the Diversion Road if you’re coming from Ormoc City. You’ll see a directional sign to Brgy. Pomponan and Lintaon Peak at Baybay-Inopacan road.
• Just follow the road until you’ll see the directional sign on your right. You will be turning left before you enter the village proper.

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