I had already thought about this possibility, but I thought it would be very monotonous for the children... Well, I was flatly mistaken.
A few months ago I took some of my cousins (aged 9 to 14) to camp at a resort and they just loved it. The place was wonderful, really very beautiful.
The specific place to camp was full of challenge for the children (who got more and more excited) and the result was much better (and more fun) than I (and the children themselves) could imagine.
Camping in a resort
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Re: Camping in a resort
Soul Traveler. 
Re: Camping in a resort
Alexandoy wrote:pwarbi wrote:
So...like I was saying in my previous post, does this really class as camping? Showers and baths, electricity and tap water...I can see the appeal of them, and for families with young children that want to experience camping without all the harsh realities they could be an option, but real camping is so much better.
Just pitching a tent up in the middle of nowhere, fishing in a stream and then cooking hat you've caught over a fire is what real camping is all about but each to their own I guess. Just out of interest, what kind of prices are they charging on the site?
The fee they charge in that resort is minimal. The main attraction of that resort is the view of Taal Lake where the Volcano is situated. And the air is cool so when it rains, it would be very cold. We had experienced very cold nights there and the kids enjoyed the "suffering" because they took it as a challenge. That resort is good for kids in grade school age. They can be taught how to cook rice, barbecue aside from the tent. By the way, the resort has edible plants which you can use. We often eat using banana leaves instead of plates.
Even though I have said that I'm not overly keen on those type of camping 'resorts', that actually doesn't sound too bad and especially for the children if they are teaching them abut camping. In a lot of places like that you don't get them types of activities, and it's juts a place to camp but in comfort. If the resort though is actually informing people about how to camp as well a providing them a place to actually do so, then I'm not surprised it's turning out to be popular, and it wouldn't surprise me if a few more resorts start to implement the same types of activities.
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