Mergrande EcoPark

We were invited by Mergrande Ocean Resort to attend their first Content Creators Day and at the same time launching of their Mergrande EcoPark.

May 14. I woke up early because the meet up time was move at 8AM. I'm excited to see my socmed colleagues, because it's our first time to have a f2f event amidst pandemic.

The Mergrande Ocean Resort is formerly known as Villa Victoria way back 80s and 90s. This place is so famous of their children playground and pool. It becomes one of Davao City landmarks for food, travel, adventure and vacation. But, it was closed and reopened again last July 2000 with a new management.

When Mr. Ernie and Mrs. Mercy Evangelista acquire the resort from the Limso they change the name of the resort to MERGRANDE. MER is a combination of the owner's name, MERCY & ERNIE.

A little bit of a trivia though, MER from the French word means SEA, and GRANDE in Spanish means GRAND or GREAT!

Upon arrival, we are advised to proceed to the MERGRANDE ECOPARK. Actually the area of their ecopark is the previous area for the horseback riding amenities they have way back 90s. But, Mrs. Evangelista renovates the area into something fun but also educational that both children and adults enjoyed.

This is the newest addition at Mergrande Ocean Resort. A product of the pandemic, which forced the resort to close for 2 years and 2 months. The project started only with the BOUGAINVILLEA GARDEN.

Overlooking view of BOUGAINVILLEA GARDEN at the AVIARY DOME

But as pandemic stretched on, new ideas and new attractions materialized. Such as: KOI POND, BUFFET AREA, GAZEBO SWING, AVIARY DOME, OCTAGON POND, CALACHUCHI GARDEN, BONSAI FRUITY TREES AND PONDARIUM.