Alviera Camp Hero - the training camp for wannabe superheroes

Now on its second year of camping season, Alviera is announcing and accepting participants to Alviera Hero Camp to be held on October 15 to 16, 2016 (Saturday to Sunday). This year, camping experience is unique because it is themed as a training camp for wannabe heroes.

Yes, the Alviera Hero Camp is for those who dream to become a superhero as part of their lifetime. Here is your chance to become one by participating over a weekend of purposeful adventure and learning. Participants will experience the thrills of hero role-playing throughout their stay at the camp. They will learn and earn some of the attributes on what makes a hero.

Aspiring participants could be as young as 4 to 5 years old to join this zero-to-hero camp adventure experience in a campsite with an estimate capacity of 300 campers particularly for the events of Alviera Hero Camp.  

The camp will offer a Hero Training Crash Course for kids and those kids-at-heart in the Hero Basics 101.  Here, the participant is introduced to a short outdoor survival course led by expert adventurers and outdoor guides.

After deciding on a hero name, participants can complete the new identity at the Costume Crafting Corner. Here they can create their hero mask or jazz up their own hero costumes.

The KAPOW! Hero Combat Training will teach heroes some evil-fighting skills. Martial art masters will demonstrate and teach self defense moves practice on the spot. For their first task, the newly trained heroes will battle monsters through an outdoor archery maze in the Monster Obstacle Course of Aqtiv Archery.

When evening comes, there will be a Parade of Heroes where kids are wearing their hero costumes and can go trick-or-treat across the booths and tents at the campsite as an anticipated celebration of the Halloween .

If one has to look for galaxies to save far, far away, the Mind Museum will lead stargazing activities in the star-studded skies of Alviera.  It will be an exciting experience with astronomical experts guiding naked-eye stargazing with laser pointers and telescopic viewing of planets and the moon. In each one-hour activity, participants will learn about planispheres, astrolabes, orienteering with the stars, and identifying different constellations.

To make the evening awake, the campsite has a widescreen superhero movie shows for everyone to enjoy watching.

Day 2 activities will start with Breakfast of Champions. Wake up to a buffet fit for superheroes.  It is a special spread for campers who are ready to face the new day as the heroes they truly are.

Aside from all this excitements in the camp, the SandBox attractions will be open for visitors to rev up their hero training. That means the Giant Swing, Aerial Walk, Adventure Tower’s free fall, rappel, wall climbing, plus Avatar One rollercoaster zipline are open for players. They can also have the outdoor archery, the children’s playground, and mini-golf course to try. SandBox has announced that for the first time, by the last quarter of this year (i.e. in October), it will have its night operation every weekend to the delight of many visitors because they will be enjoying the amenities minus the intense heat of the sun and to accommodate the expanding number of visitors. Everyone can enjoy day and night with the camping facilities.

SandBox will have its evening operations for the Hero Camp.

Its new hours will be from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Eventually, regular night operations will be launched in the latter part of the year.

The main event for the month of October would be the Halloween, where participants are given the chance to dress up in costumes for fun and that would be the best part of the occasion as they will gain something positive in dressing up and changing into costume. So instead of scaring each other as with Halloween, everyone is encouraged to do something better, the way a hero does. It will be a camping weekend filled with fun and thrills and for everybody to discover the superhero in them.

The campsite welcomes those who would come wearing their own superhero costumes. Everyone will get a chance to win Alviera prizes. All they have to do is to post on social media their best superhero photos in Alviera with hashtag, #ALVIERAHEROCAMP.

Being that safety is the top priority of SandBox, elaborate costumes will not be allowed when trying out SandBox attractions, particularly those that would restrict physical movements. As a precaution, it might be best to leave your secret identity in your vehicles or in your tents.

For practical reasons, those who would try SandBox attractions are required to be in perfect physical condition to enjoy the outdoor facilities. Pregnant women and people with health conditions such as hypertension, cardiovascular disorders, and orthopedic problems, among others, are advised not to use the facilities.

Alviera Project DevelopmentAssociate Manager, Leo Grape introduces the October weekend Alviera Hero Camp during its launching last week.

Joining Alviera Hero Camp is not just for fun and make-believe heroes. The participants are actual heroes in deed being that this activity is a major supporter of HERO Foundation, which provides educational assistance to children and dependent siblings of Filipino soldiers killed in action or permanently incapacitated for performing their line of duty.  A portion of sales to the event will go to the scholarship fund of HERO Foundation. Some of these young scholars will be brought to at the campsite to enjoy along with the Alviera Hero Camp participants.

Alviera Hero Camp packages

Day Adventurer package (P2,150) -  use of four free Sandbox attractions:  Rollercoaster Zipline, Aerial Walk, Giant Swing, and Adventure Tower.

Hero Training Crash Course

·   Hero Basics 101

·   Costume Crafting Corner

·   KAPOW! Hero Combat Training

·   Monster Obstacle Course with Aqtiv Archery

Weekend Camper package (P2,950) - will include all day activities plus night activities:

·   Use of Sandbox attractions at night

·   Parade of Heroes

·   Superzoom Stargazing with the Mind Museum

·   Wham Bam Movies

Tickets are available at the Travel Factor

Alviera Project DevelopmentAssociate Manager, Leo Grape (white shirt), and Travel Factor Managing Director, Cedric Valera (green shirt) present the ALviera Hero Camp, the latest signature event from the master-planned sustainable estate in Porac, Pampanga. In partnership with Leonio Land. Alviera is an Ayala Land estate envisioned to become  regional growth center for Central Luzon.

What to bring to the event

·   Comfortable outdoor suit/attire like, pants and t-shirts. Please choose clothing appropriate to hot weather and worn tight to the body to avoid snagging on apparatus.

·   Wearing a pair of sneakers is suitable. Flipflops and sandals are not advisable in SandBox attractions.

You may also bring the following necessities:

·   Extra clothes and costume, in case you break into a sweat.

·   Reasonable amount of food and drinks.

·   Handheld fan

·   Sun block

·   Hat / cap / umbrella

·   sunglasses

·   face towel

·   wipes

·   hand sanitizer

·   personal medication (if needed)

The SandBox may require the signing of a general waiver and being subjected to a medical assessment prior to participate in activities.

Weekend Campers will be supplied with their own tents, but must bring their own beddings.

Food and cooking

Cooking is prohibited for safety reasons. Just bring an extra water bottle for refills and enjoy the tasty food and beverage selection of the Alviera Hero Camp. There will be some great food concessionaires on-site. Just bring enough cash for credits cards and ATM debit transactions may not be available yet in the Alviera compound.

Showers and toilet

There is an ample showers and toilet facilities for participants’ exclusive use at the camp. Sanitation, environmental care and of course, safety and security are all primary in Alviera.

Medical emergency concerns

The organizers assured the presence of an ambulance, physician and other medical attendants in the entire duration of the event. Those who are taking maintenance drug are advised to bring enough supply of personal medication.

  

Tickets are available at the Travel Factor

Be a real life hero to our fallen soldiers - join Alviera Hero Camp

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Alviera Hero Camp for the brave and the bold

Grab your gear and bring out the hero inside you in the Alviera Hero Camp, a heroes-to-be camping weekend in the great outdoors of Alviera in Porac, Pampanga on October 15-16, 2016. Campers can look forward to a weekend enjoying SandBox adventure park attractions along with the excitement of a hero training crash course, superhero movies under the night sky, stargazing with astronomers and so much more.

Perhaps the most familiar with real-life heroes would be the scholars of HERO Foundation, which supports children and dependent siblings of fallen military personnel. Alviera Hero Camp will have these scholars on hand as special guests to enjoy all of the camp’s features. A portion of sales for Alviera Hero Camp will also be donated to HERO Foundation.

Alviera features some of the most beautiful natural vistas in the province. Participants can avail of two types of packages to best enjoy the fresh air and views of rolling hills.

Day Adventurer and Weekend Camper packages let visitors ride four SandBox attractions during their stay. These include the Rollercoaster Zipline, the 10-meter high Giant Swing, Aerial Walk, and Adventure Tower for free fall, wall climbing, and rappelling

With capes, costumes and secret heroic identities all welcome at the Alviera Hero Camp, participants will log their role-playing adventures in a comic booklet to complete the whole hero course.

Training starts with Hero Basics 101, where expert adventurers and outdoor guides give heroes a rundown on some nature survival skills.

Then what’s a hero training camp without some combat training? In KAPOW!, martial arts masters will teach and demonstrate basic self-defense moves that heroes can practice on the spot. Meantime, the Costume Crafting Corner is for getting creative with hero costumes. Spruce up the mask, design your hero logo, or stitch up the cape.

For an action-filled test of their evil-fighting skills, participants will face the Monster Obstacle Course of Aqtiv Archery. In this archery challenge maze, archers must target monsters and finish the course under time pressure.

Weekend Campers will also get to enjoy the evening’s Parade of Heroes, where they dress up in full costume and go trick or treating in participating booths and camp tents.

Superzoom Stargazing in partnership with the Mind Museum will give heroes food for thought. They will learn to identify constellations, try naked-eye stargazing with laser pointers, telescopic viewing of heavenly bodies, learn night orienteering and how to use instruments like planispheres and astrolabes.

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Then heroes can cap off the perfect training day by relaxing and watching superhero movies under the night sky. With SandBox soon to begin evening operations on weekends, campers can also take their four free rides on the selected attractions at night.

Participants to the Alviera Hero Camp are encouraged to take their hero shots in camp and post them on social media tagged with #ALVIERAHEROCAMP. The fun continues after camp when Alviera picks the best photos to win cool prizes.

“Aside from providing an ideal venue for outdoor activities with Alviera’s scenic views and terrain, we wanted people to gain something positive in dressing up and changing into costume,” said Jomi De Guzman, Alviera Project Development Manager. “This Halloween, we’d like to inspire families, especially the kids to live purposely the way heroes do. So the Alviera Hero Camp concept grew from there, a camping weekend that is fun and thrilling where kids and kids-at-heart can discover the heroes in themselves.”

Alviera Hero Camp packages are available on Travel Factor’s website for P2,100 for Day Adventurers and P2,950 for Weekend Campers. 

For more information, visit travelfactor.org/alvieraherocamp for more details.

In partnership with Leonio Land, Alviera is an Ayala Land sustainable estate located in Porac Pampanga, accessible via NLEX-ScTex. Envisioned to become a regional growth center of Central Luzon, it features a diverse mix of quality residential, industrial and commercial developments to support local economic growth.

When summer ends, let's Go Play more games

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Alviera Go Play features world’s first game show-inspired playground 

Alviera, the township development rising in Porac, Pampanga plays host to the first game show-styled playground in the world. Experience outdoor fun and wacky games inspired by hit TV shows like Takeshi’s Castle, Wipeout, and Gladiators in a one-day summer festival.

Alviera Go Play takes off on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at SandBox, a full day of lively games, mental and physical challenges, foamy frolic, bouncy inflatables, prizes, food and music.

Take part in the craziness of Human Foosball, keep singing through Wacky Karaoke, run in sumo suits through Sumo Relay, play Agawan Base dressed in a zorb ball, or manage three lay-ups with binoculars on in Binocular Basketball. Try to kick a goal without wobbling, but only after spinning yourself silly in Dizzy Penalty Kick. There’s Buzzingo, Extreme Jack & Poy, Brain Games, Photo Mission and more. Over a dozen simultaneous games and activities will keep you, family and friends entertained throughout the day.

There’s a foam bash party every hour where a local DJ will be onstage to play the summer’s soundtrack. An inflatable play area will be open for kids aged 13 years old and below. Not to be missed is a water obstacle course where players have to avoid giant swinging balls to get to the end.

Alviera Go Play is organized by Runtertainment, the company behind Outbreak Manila, Slidefest Philippines and Breakout Philippines. Players can sample the Breakout.

Philippines Escape Room Game at the event, for a real taste of the game’s excitement and mystery.

"We are all about memorable moments, big laughs, and team work. Go Play offers young and old a fun-filled festival atmosphere of games, music, food, drinks, foam pits, and lots of selfie opportunities," said Angelo Cruz, Runtertainment Managing Director.

Alviera Go Play runs like an outdoor arcade where players can earn more tickets or exchange them for prizes. Registration as a Regular Go Player for P800 entitles one to 10 points, while the Extreme Go Player at P1,200 gets 20 points. Children aged 7 and below can register as Go Kids Player for only P600 and start off with 10 points. Each activity requires points to join in. Every successful activity gains a player more points.

A point refilling station will be set up, as well as a prize area where winners can exchange points for souvenir items.

 

Youtube video: Alviera Go Play

Coupled with the thrilling attractions of SandBox, the outdoor adventure never stops. Go Players will be entitled to discounted tickets to SandBox attractions like the Giant Swing, Aerial Walk, Adventure Tower free fall, wall climbing, and Avatar One rollercoaster zipline.

“Alviera Go Play is another one of our signature events to cap off the summer,” said Jomi de Guzman, Alviera Project Development Manager. “This is the kind of experience one enjoys in Alviera, the kind that lets everyone participate in the fun and appreciate the outdoors.”

Alviera, an Ayala Land development in partnership with Leonio Land, is envisioned to become a regional growth center of Central Luzon. The master-planned estate will include residential communities, commercial establishments, academic institutions and offices. Upcoming developments include the Alviera Country Club and the Alviera Industrial Park.

For tickets and information to Alviera Go Play, visit www.goplayph.com. 

THE AQTIV GAME OF PLAYING BOW AND ARROWS

Inspired by the mechanics of typical gun shooting range and her love for archery that she acquired during her college days in UP Los Baños, Ms. Krizia Chu-Tranquilino, the owner and the General Manager of the Oculus Archery introduced the Aqtiv Archery by raising the level on how to play the bow and arrow. 

Aqtiv deviates from the game of hitting conventional stationary targets to a fun-filled way of shooting arrows on through moving objects or moving targets. In the new game, the stationary circular archery target (bull’s eye) is attached on target hidden behind moving objects. The game will require you to move around from one bull’s eye target to another, most of them are hidden behind swaying obstacles or that the target itself would sway back and forth as if it is trying to avoid getting hit. The degree of difficulty would trigger your adrenaline rush and make the game of shooting arrows a very challenging sport to play.

Aqtiv designed some of the targets by hiding them from your aim then reappear as if teasing your line of sight. Interestingly, the mechanism employed in hiding and moving targets uses no electricity or battery. It simply utilizes the  (... read more and see more photos here)

 

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Join the Alviera Christmas Jamboree - a Yuletide family bonding & adventure

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Alviera Christmas Jamboree offers unique holiday camping adventure for families and first-time campers

Alviera offers a one-of-a-kind Christmas adventure for the whole family with the Christmas Jamboree on November 28 and 29 at Porac, Pampanga. It is a unique Yuletide celebration where you get to camp out under the stars and enjoy day-long arts and crafts workshops, live performances and holiday games.

During this weekend, SandBox transforms into a Christmas wonderland with festive workshop tents, life-sized Christmas displays and numerous parols or Pinoy Christmas lanterns lighting up the campsite. Alviera’s majestic 360-degree view of scenic hills and mountains enhance the fantasy setting.

 
“Alviera is here not just to merely create an economic hub, we are also making sure that the natural beauty of Porac is preserved and highlighted. Our role as a developer is to simply enhance God’s gift to us and the best way for people to appreciate this would be to bring them closer to nature through camping,” said John Estacio, Alviera General Manager. 

Alviera is Ayala Land’s first masterplanned estate in the north, in partnership with Leonio Land. A 1,100 hectare development, it is inspired by a philosophy of harmonious balance between urban living and nature.

“The Alviera Christmas Jamboree gives you a glimpse of what to expect in Alviera in the future. Even at full development there will be open spaces for everyone to enjoy. More importantly, we want to provide opportunities where families can create moments they can share together,” added Estacio. 

 
Packages to the Alviera Christmas Jamboree come in Day Dasher and Christmas Camper variants. The Day Dasher package, at P1,900 per person, includes roundtrip transportation from Manila to Alviera, free use of SandBox attractions, access to all Christmas Jamboree Day Workshops, passes to the evening entertainment, stage shows and Starlight Cinema outdoor movie theater.

The Christmas Camper package at P2,850 per person entitles participants to all Day Dasher inclusions plus overnight campsite stay, access to campsite-exclusive activities, free use of Coleman tents, exclusive use of SandBox in the morning of the second day, a bonfire treat complete with a set grilled dinner and buffet breakfast on Sunday morning.

As a family event, the Christmas Jamboree offers special rates for kids at P1,050 for Day Dasher and P1,750 for Christmas Camper for all children 4 feet below. Both packages come with travel insurance, Alviera Camp Bag, and a Christmas Passport that serves as your event journal that contains raffle stubs for exciting prizes.

Day Dashers will experience a full day’s worth of activities including arts and crafts activities such as Christmas cookie- making and designing angel souvenirs and parols. Guests can test one’s knowledge on Christmas trivia with Quiz Kringle. Each time they sign up for an activity, they get an entry to the hourly Jamboree raffle. There will also be all-day fun bubble activities with bubble artists.

Live entertainment begins at night with the “poi” or fire dancing and a Christmas carol serenade by some of the country’s top chorale groups. Guests can perform onstage during the Merry-oke open mic session, complete with a live brass band. After the Yuletide dinner, astronomy experts will lead constellation-tracking sessions. The “Starlight Cinema” opens from 9:00 p.m. until midnight to feature Christmas movie favorites. 

Christmas Campers will enjoy the entire Day Dasher offering combined with premium camping activities such as a welcome bonfire with s’mores at the campsite and ukulele jam session while enjoying hot tsokolate served with biscochio. Campers can also learn to play the ukulele during the workshop. A Christmas breakfast buffet awaits them the next morning, as well as Christmas stockings filled with surprise holiday goodies.

The Alviera Christmas Jamboree is guaranteed to inspire lasting memories with families and friends. Christmas is a time for giving and for spending time with our loved ones, and this is what a merry Christmas adventure in Alviera is all about.

Tickets only are also available for purchase at P1,000 and P1,500 for Day Dasher and Christmas Camper and P500 and P800 for the kids’ rate respectively. 

For reservations and booking, guests can visit the Travel Factor website at http://travelfactor.org/jamboree.

The Alviera Campfest Jamboree is an event presented by Ayala Land and Leonio Land in partnership with Travel Factor, Coleman, Alveo, Avida, Nestle Chuckie, and Business Mirror. This is also brought to you by R.O.X., The North Face, TriNoma, Marquee Mall, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, and Manila Bulletin