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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
P1M prize money up for grabs in Island Paradise Adventure Race
* Visayas leg set in December
DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) officials announced the Visayas leg of the Island Paradise Adventure Race (Ipar), the biggest adventure race ever in the Philippines, in terms of prize money and number of destinations.
In keeping with the adventure racing trend popularized by reality television shows such as "The Amazing Race", the DOT saw the opportunity to promote the Philippines as an adventure tourism destination. The country 's diversity offers a wide range of exciting and unique experiences to jaded travelers who are looking for something out of the ordinary, and the Ipar program is set to showcase these unique destinations.
The Visayas leg, set to run for nine days from Dec. 10 to 18, 2005,will take the participants from Manila through the southern Luzon provinces of Laguna, Batangas and Puerto Galera then cross over Mindoro down to Boracay, Capiz and Iloilo, crossing the Guimaras strait through Negros to Bohol and finally finishing in Cebu. In all, the teams are expected to stop at around 50 destinations where they will perform challenges highlighting the local attractions.
Since it is an inter-island adventure, teams are expected to traverse the Strong Republic Nautical Highway using the roll-on/roll-off (Roro) shipping facilities, which are still something of a novelty.
Tourism Secretary Ace Durano said "Ipar is our way of positioning the Philippines as an ideal tourism destination, particularly for adventure enthusiasts as we believe our 7,100 islands have something to appeal to everyone. For the long term, we hope the Ipar program will be institutionalized as an ongoing tourism program, which will attract not only local but foreign adventure enthusiasts as well." (Press release)
(October 18, 2005 issue)
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