Clark Hot Air Balloon Festival Special Programs at Clark Wine Center
2012 Philippines Hot Air Balloon Festival returns to Clark, Pampanga on 9th to 12th February. Popular Hot Air Balloon Hang out spot Clark Wine Center organizes several interesting programs and events to help visitors enjoy the Clark Hot Air Balloon Fiesta even more.
Famous Wine Shop in Pampanga Clark Wine Center
Manila residents planning to attend the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark Philippines would be interested to discover that Pampanga Clark Freeport has interesting events to offer them. Clark Wine Center which has been a popular place to visit and hang out for fans of hot air balloons partly because this wine shop is situated near the balloon site, has put together these events to entertainment visitors during the Clark Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in February 2012.
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INTERESTING PACKAGES, PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL DEALS
This year there are several packages that make it easier and more comfortable for everyone to enjoy the 2012 Clark Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. Visitors are well advised to purchase tickets to these special services in advance because it is unlikely that all the visitors can be accommodated.
SPECIAL HOT AIR BALLOON LUNCH SERVICE AT CLARK WINE CENTER
To ensure that visitors enjoy proper meals during the event the Clark Wine Center offers a delightful Hot Air Balloon buffet in the alfresco grass field surrounding this famous wine shop of Pampanga. Situated conveniently near to the Hot Air Balloon site, visitors can now purchase tickets to take a lunch break and enjoy a fine meal before rejoining the hot air balloon festivities nearby.
Clark Wine Center offers a delightful Hot Air Balloon buffet in the alfresco grass field surrounding this famous wine shop of Pampanga. Situated conveniently near to the Hot Air Balloon site, visitors who purchased tickets to take a lunch break could then enjoy a fine meal before rejoining the hot air balloon festivities nearby.
Alfresco Dining in front of Clark Wine Center
Tickets to this special Hot Air Balloon Fiesta lunch at Clark Wine Center must be purchased in advance. Ticket price is php550 for adults and php250 for children. Only a small number of seats are available and once tickets are sold out, no more will be made available.
Watch Philippines Hot Air Balloon over breakfast at roof deck of Clark Wine Center
Popular place to watch the balloons is roof deck of Clark Wine Center and this year, this top rated wine shop will serve early dawn breakfast at its roof deck lawn garden to enable its guests to savor a sumptuous breakfast while waiting to snap pictures of hot air balloons ascending from their launch pads nearby.
Those who wish to relax over breakfast while waiting to snap a few memorable pictures of the colorful hot air balloon might want to get a table at the roof deck lawn garden of Clark Wine Center.
Breakfast is served at the Roof deck lawn garden of Clark Wine Center on February 11th and 12th (Saturday & Sunday) at 5am. Hot air balloons are scheduled to take off at 5:30am and return at around 7am. This seems to be a comfortable and convenient way to observe and take pictures of the balloons taking off at dawn. Just how close the balloon will fly over the Clark Wine Center depends largely on prevailing wind directions. Last year, breakfast guests took many good pictures of the hot air balloons flying overhead not so far away.
Price is php 650 per person (php 350 for children aged 12 and below).
Enjoy Wine Tasting at Clark Wine Center and watch 2012 Hot Air Balloon Festival
Clark Wine Center has created this special Wine and Cheese Tasting to enable visitors to the 2012 Philippines Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Pampanga to watch the evening glow of the colorful hot air balloons nearby. Regrettably, only a small number of tickets are available for this Wine and Cheese Tasting event which will be held in the roof deck lawn of the Clark Wine Center situated quite near to the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta site.
A wine-and-cheese tasting session is held in the afternoon at 4:45 pm on Saturday 11th February 2012 to let wine lovers enjoy the afternoon hot air balloon activities scheduled to start at 5:30pm, while enjoying some fine vintage wine along with various cheeses in an organized tasting.
The Hot Air Balloon Night Glow is scheduled to take place at 5:30-6:45pm on Saturday 11th February. Participants of the Yats wine tasting can start to enjoy the wine tasting before the start of the balloon activities.
Ticket price is php1,500.
Wine Tasting Evening at Clark Wine Center
Admission starts at 4:45 pm and the wine and cheese tasting ends at 7pm. A Red-wine Welcome Cocktail will be served at 5pm. Wine and cheese will be served in three flights roughly at 5:30pm, 6pm and 6:30pm.
Day-tour Excursion Package for 2012 Clark Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Why face so many hassles and challenges when your objective is to enjoy the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Festival in comfort and style?
Why should anyone drive all the way from Manila to Clark only to get frustrated and exhausted from trying to find a parking space near to the Hot Air Ballon site?
Why do anyone have to put up with poor-quality food and unappealing dining facilities in the event food stalls, something that could spoil the fun?
A streamlined all-inclusive day-trip excursion package is offered for those who wish to attend the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark Philippines without facing any of the hassles in the past. This is probably the most stress-free way to enjoy the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Philippines.
2012 Hot Air Balloon Festival Excursion Package
Price is php1,300/person (php1,100 for children of 12 and below) and this entitles the holder to:
• Admission ticket to the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
• Round-trip bus transfer from Manila
• Lunch at the Clark Wine Center near the Hot Air Balloon site
Despite the rich program of activities associated with the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, many visitors need to take time off to enjoy the famous lifestyle of Clark Philippines. Here are some representative establishments to visit and places to see, spend some time to relax and unwind, enjoy the ambience and slow pace that has made Clark such a popular destination for Manila residents needing to get out of town in search for a place to get away from the stress and pressure of living in a crowded city.
ENJOY SOME MORE OF CLARK WHILE YOU ARE THERE
Clark Freeport Zone offers unparalleled advantages as a leisure destination. Near-zero crime rates, low pollution levels, no traffic and other aggravations of getting around the city and a convivial international community all add up to a unique experience not only to residents of Manila but major cities all over the world.
Clark is the centerpiece of this lifestyle, offering peace, quiet and a sense of safety that cannot be found anywhere else in the Philippines. Pampanga, Angeles City provides contrast to this laid-black ambience of Clark, with its exotic nightlife, exciting bars and pubs. Many travelers prefer to stay inside Clark Freeport and going out to Angeles City to enjoy an evening of drinking and bar hopping on the famous strip, Friendship Road.
Clark Airbase, also known as Clark Field, is also well known among Manila event organizers as a good place to hold parties in Pampanga. Resorts like Clearwater Resort and Country Club which is located in the central business district of Clark Freeport, Philippines are frequently used for company outings, team building, personal and corporate functions, events and parties. One of the features that event planners like about the event venues offered by hotels in Clark is wide open, safe and clean outdoor facilities that these event venues offer. Even residents of Angeles City and Subic prefer to hold their events, gatherings, family retreat, school outings and camping trips in the good resorts in Clark.
Good Place in Clark Pampanga to Relax and Unwind With Friends and Family
Clark Freeport is well known among wine and food lovers for the fine dining restaurants and wine shops that offer rare vintage wines not available in Manila. Many visitors look for a good place to relax and unwind in the outdoors. One of the most popular places to visit is the lake and beach of Clearwater Resort located just a few minutes down the road from the Hot Air Balloon site. Here at this famous hotel in Clark, families and friends gather to spend some quality time by the lake or in the large picnic grounds of the resort. Some enjoy fishing in the large fresh water lake while others take a dip in one of several swim spots or work on a tan on the white sand beach.
Lakehouse Cabin on Lake of Clearwater Resort
This top rated hotel in Clark Pampanga is already a Pampanga tourist attraction and the resort is generally regarded by event organizers and schools to be the best venue destination for school trips, outings, family picnics or just a good and safe place for kids to enjoy themselves in the outdoors. Many trips are made by families in Manila to Clark Pampanga to enjoy the peaceful lifestyle at Clearwater, the best resort in Clark Pampanga which is already a famous tourist destination of the Philippines near Angeles City and Subic. Many visitors return to the beautiful lake and the safe and secure picnic grounds that allow the kids to enjoy outdoor activities while parents rest and relax in the resort of Pampanga.
This resort offers a small number of cottages and cabins. For anyone planning to stay overnight in Clark Pampanga, it is best to call up well in advance to book a room.
Clearwater Resort and Country Club
Creekside Road near Centennial Expo, Clark Freeport, Pampanga Philippines 2023
(045)599-5949 0917-520-4403 0922-870-5177 Joanne, Jeremy or Marilou
www.ClearwaterPhilippines.com
Concierge@ClearwaterPhilippines.com
Good Family Restaurant and Wholesome Bar to Drink and Enjoy a Classic English Gastropub Meal
To cap off a memorable day in Clark, many visitors make a reservation to wine and dine at the some of the good restaurants and pubs located inside Mimosa Leisure Estate. Here wine lovers can enjoy a delicately prepared wine-paired dinner. Even the healthy conscious and the vegetarians get to enjoy a sumptuous meal at this world-class restaurant. Those who prefer a more casual dining ambience can dine at the authentic English gastropub called The London Pub which is famous for serving the best English fish n chips in the Philippines. This is a family resto bar that smacks of a typical pub in England.
The London Pub is located in Mimosa Clark Philippines. This English styled bar serves up authentic British gastropub food, a good variety of English and other imported beers, an eclectic selection of wine by the glass and Cuban cigars. Many go there for the special vintage beers that are only available in this popular Bar and Pub in Clark Philippines. The London Pub is also well known among food lovers for serving the best English Fish n Chips in town.
Aside from being a nice bar, pub, resto bar and restaurant, the London Pub also accommodates parties and events for personal and company affairs. This Pampanga resto bar is a popular entertainment and party place for those looking for a convenient and practical event venue out of town but near Manila. Families regard this bar as a cozy restaurant where couples can enjoy nightlife in Pampanga away from the noisy bar scenes of Angeles City.
The London Pub in Clark Philippines
Mimosa Drive past Yats Restaurant, Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clark, Pampanga
(045) 499-1177 0922-870-5176 ask for Glennda
LondonPub@Yats-International.com
Wine and Dine at the Famous Fine Dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge
Wine and Dine at Fine Dining Yats Restaurant in Clark Pampanga
Clark is not only famous for the Hot Air Balloon Festival, the international airport, golf courses and casinos, but this city near Manila is also well known for its fine dining restaurants. To cap off a memorable day in Clark, many visitors make a reservation to wine and dine at the famous fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge located inside Mimosa Leisure Estate. Here wine lovers enjoy a delicately prepared wine-paired dinner. Even the healthy conscious and the vegetarians get to enjoy a sumptuous meal at this world-class restaurant.
Yats restaurant in Clark Philippines offers an award-winning restaurant wine list, top rated fine dining resto bar outside Manila. Each year, world leading wine and dining magazine called Wine Spectator gives out a special award to restaurants offering the best wine selections. The Best of Awards of Excellence is given out to 800 of the best restaurants worldwide. Here in the Philippines, Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar is the only one to receive this prestigious international award. This restaurant in Clark Pampanga is already well known as one of the best restaurants in the Philippines. With this award, this fine dining establishment puts Philippines, Clark Pampanga on the map of the international dining scene.
One of 650 restaurants in the world to win Wine Spectator Best of Awards of Excellence for great restaurant wine list
Fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Lounge in Clark Pampanga Philippines
Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-5178 0917-520-4401 Errol or Lito or Gladys
Restaurant@Yats-International.com
Wine Lovers should not pass up the opportunity to do a little shopping in Clark
Fine Vintage wine in the cellars of Yats Restaurant
Wine lovers all over Asia know of this place and make the trip to Clark Philippines to load up on rare vintage wines that are often cheap in comparison to prices in their home towns. Old vintage wines and lesser known labels hardly seen in Asia are wine connoisseurs’ choice.
Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices. Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world. As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.
Over 2000 selections of wine at Clark Wine Center
Wine lovers in Manila, Subic, Angeles city and Clark Philippines travel frequently to this wine shop in Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga to stock up on fine wines. This Angeles Philippines Clark Freeport Zone wine store offers a fine range of wines of all price points from wines for everyday enjoyment under p1,000 per bottle, to exciting matured vintage wines at midrange price levels of p1,500 to p5,500 and rare and luxurious wines to mark special occasions or gifts of wine to VIPs, loved ones and special people.
Clark Wine Center in Clark Pampanga Angeles City Philippines
MA Roxas Ave corner A Bonifacio Ave, Angeles City Clark Freeport, Pampanga, Philippines 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (632) 6331566 ask for Ana Fe
Wine@Yats-International.com
If you are wondering how you too can make your trip to Clark to attend the 17th Hot Air Balloon Festival more enjoyable, just log on to http://www.ClarkPhilippines.com and click on Hot Air Balloon in Clark Philippines to get all the assistance you need.
For inquiries, email HotAirBalloon@ClarkPhilippines.com
Yats International Leisure Philippines
This is one event in 2012 that no one should miss but it is also one festival that you should not presume to enjoy without being smart about making advanced arrangements and bookings well before you arrive in Clark Philippines.
Philippines Hot Air Balloon Festival brings excitement to and attention on Clark Freeport, Pampanga. Clark is normally peaceful and quiet suburban town that Manila residents visit as a getaway destination for day trips and overnight excursions. Situated north of Manila in the province of Pampanga, Clark is very accessible from Manila and Subic.
HOW TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE TO AVOID LONG LINES AT THE SITE
Each year in February, thousands of visitors arrive in Clark for a weekend of festivities surrounding the hot air balloons that gather up in the same location inside Air Force City near the Clark International Airport called DMIA. The large volume of arrivals strains the infrastructure of Clark past its limits. As the Hot Air Balloon festival approaches its climax on Sunday, support facilities and services start to buckle under pressure and complaints from participants mount.
Learning from past experiences, these major complaints are being addressed for the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Philippines.
Look for Ana Fe at Clark Wine Center
Topping the list of major complaints is the dispensing of tickets. Participants arrive in Clark were forced to put up with poorly managed queues to buy their admission tickets. Exposure to dust and the hot sun made the experience almost intolerable. To solve this problem, tickets for the 2012 Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark can now be purchased in advance. Tickets can then be picked up at one of the pre-selected outlets where participants can freshen up and enjoy some refreshments before joining the Hot Air Balloon Festivals.
ROUND-TRIP BUS TRANSFER FROM MANILA
Another problem that plagued this popular Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark was transportation. Getting to Angeles City, Pampanga from Manila was not much of a problem for most but the last leg of the journey from the bus station in Dau to the Hot Air Balloon site was not as easy as one might expect. The return trip was even more difficult as thousands of participants all decided to leave roughly the same time. Those who drove enjoyed the journey much more until they arrived in Clark and had a hard time finding a convenient place to park their cars. Many had to walk a long way to get to and from the hot air balloon site. For the 2012 Philippines Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clark, a special Hot Air Balloon Festival bus service was added. Participants can now board the bus in one of the designated pickup locations in Metro Manila, enjoy the 70-minute journey and arrive fresh and ready to enjoy the Hot Air Balloon festival.
Price for the ROUND-TRIP bus transfer from Manila is php550/person and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Have a nice trip to Clark!
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