Sumlang Lake starts Promoting Phase

The long sleep of the municipality of Camalig has finally ended. After six years of developing the sleeping beauty, it has now many astounding tourist spots that can be found all over the place. Camalig is now on its promoting phase staring the word of the mouth tourist destination, the Sumlang Lake located at Sumlang Camalig Albay.

Sumlang Lake is primarily not considered as a tourist spot but a source of livelihood by the people living near the area. It was then bought and developed by a private individual through the coordination of barangay council of Sumlang. Through this, they tried to develop the place and turned the sleeping beauty to the awakening one.

Lily pads were removed, benches were added, rafts with handicrapped designed tables and chairs are build and they also added shade at the lake for those who want to chill while rafting.

With just 25 pesos (for the entrance fee) you will now have a tranquil place to relax and have fun. There are some activities you can beat while staying aside from simply sightseeing and taking selfies. First, there is rafting. The raft is made of bamboo and there are tables and chairs to chill at. If you’re sporty and looking for a more challenging activity, they have the Aqua Bike, a pedaled boat faster than the bamboo raft. If you’re adventurous and looking for a tougher activity, the Kayak a small banana boat- like stirred by double bladed paddle is best for you.

What’s more exciting is, they offer fishing since there are “tilapias” a common fresh water available in the lake. Because of this thrilling activities, many tourists are attracted to visit the place, both natives and foreigners.

Based on the Camalig Tourism records, as of January- March 2015, the total visitor of Sumlang Lake is 171 with 8 foreigners. While on April- June 2015 there are 4,000 visitors and during July- September there are moreover 18,000 visitors. This shows that there are great increase in the tourism arrival.

This really proves that, with the many newly known breathtaking scenes and tourist destinations, the formerly called undiscovered Camalig is no more.