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Thursday, January 30, 2014

My SKY Adventure Experience in Cebu City

I am afraid of heights. But not to the point of being called an acrophobic , or a person with extreme or irrational fear of heights. So when I visited Cebu City with a friend last January 22, 2014, the idea of trying out the world’s first urban sky zip at Crown Regency Hotel and Towers (Fuente-Osmena) brought about a mixture of excitement and panic within me.  

It was already five in the afternoon when Maureen, Trixie and I headed to the hotel. We wanted to experience the adventure while the sun is about to set. Nothing beats a breathtaking view of the setting sun and the city of Cebu while our lives are put into risks (hahaha!).

Our first adventure – the Skywalk Extreme. We walked a path around the 37th floor outer-rim of the hotel.




Our second adventure- the Edge Coaster . Located on the 38th floor of the hotel, we viewed the city while locked onto a rail seat of the edge coaster which has a lever that could tilt the seats up to 55 degrees.



Final adventure- the Tower Zip & Sky Lift – This extreme adventure is located on the 40th floor of the hotel. We zipped across Tower 1 to Tower 3 at a distance of 250 ft (about 8 seconds) and returned to Tower 1 on a Sky Lift ( at a much slower pace).  It was during this experience when representatives of the Department of Tourism approached us and asked us if we could voluntarily be part of a video clip promoting the rise of Cebu and other neighboring Visayas provinces after these regions were greatly affected by the earthquake and typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) late last year. Of course we agreed to it. J



All in all the extreme adventures cost us Php 1200.00. A dinner buffet is included in the package as well as the certificates and use of safety gears. A deposit of 100 pesos is needed for the temporary use of the locker. A friendly reminder:  do not forget to bring your own socks if you will be using the shoes provided by their staff.

By the way, cell phones and cameras are not allowed during the said thrilling experience. You need to buy the photos you like at 150 pesos each!


In general, it was a risky experience -- - but a thrilling and heart stopping one. I will definitely do these again in the near future.