Jandy and I left our group to join 5 students (4 ladies, including a Korean, and a lone guy) of UP Visayas (Miag-ao, Iloilo) who were going to try out ziplining at the Tibiao Eco-Adventure (TEA) Park, so we decided to join them when they do.

Tibiao Eco-Adventure Park

The Fear Buster Tower

All seven of us were dropped off by our van driver at the park entrance, beside the uphill road leading to Kayak Inn.  Opposite the park entrance, across the road, is their Fear Buster Tower, seemingly a wall climbing facility.

The park’s zipline gear

A damaged kayak left hanging by the booth

The TEA Park is noted for its two 1-km. long ziplines, said to be the longest in the whole of Panay Island.  Aside from wall climbing and ziplining, the park also offered river kayaking but their kayaks were all damaged on the boulder-strewn Tibiao River and one could be seen hanging by the booth.

Jandy being suited up

The zipline staging platform

This would be Jandy’s second try at a zipline (the first was in Corregidor Island) and I can’t remember how many times I’ve tried it.  From what I see, it would be the first for the students so I let all of them suit up and have their first crack at it.  After all five have finished with their run, it was Jandy’s turn on the line, with me the last to go.

Jandy taking off

The Tibiao River with rice terraces in background

The nearly 45 second adrenalin rush traversed great views of the valley, lush forests and the beautiful Tibiao River flanked by some nice rice terraces.  Once on the other side with Jandy, we had to go up steps carved on a hill to get the next jump-off point, another steel tower set on a raised platform, for the zipline ride back to our initial staging point.

Steps leading to the next staging area

The second staging platform

Tibiao Eco-Adventure (TEA) Park: Butong, Brgy. Tuno, Tibiao, Antique. Zipline Rate: PhP300/pax.