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(P330), and occasional live music from jazz to reggae.
There's also a private soundproof karaoke room (P350/hr)
with its own billiards table. Daily 10am-1.30am.
P Bar Magsaysay Ave T 0949 630 3669. Laidback,
inviting and popular bar with low lighting, mellow green
walls and a stone-and-pebble walkway. It's a pleasant
place to enjoy a beer (P30) or a cocktail (pitchers P150) as
you nibble on the signature P-Tatas, fried baby potatoes
with garlic mayo dip (P60). There's a pool table and wi-fi,
too. Daily 4pm-1am.
DIRECTORY
Banks There are plenty of banks, including Metro Bank,
BPI and PNB on Plaza Rizal.
Internet access Reikachance.Café, Lot 215, Lagrimas
Dorm, Bagumbayan Sur (Mon-Sat 8am-midnight; P15/
hr; T 054 472 4136).
Police City Hall Complex, Miranda Ave (24hr hotline
T 054 472 3000).
Post City Hall Complex, Miranda Ave (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm).
Shopping The House of Pili, 3km from town at 178
Jacana St, RJ Village, Haring, Canaman (daily 7am-8pm;
T 054 474 5160, W jempastries.com) is a family-run pili
production factory where, during working hours (Mon-Fri
8am-5pm), it's possible to watch staff coating, glazing and
packaging all manner of pili products - which you can then
buy at the attached shop.
CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC)
Provincial Capitol Complex, Brgy Cadlan, Pili • Mon 8am-9pm, Tues-Sun 8.30am-9pm • Prices vary - P370 for half a day on the main
course plus P750 for wakeboard rental and P90 for helmet and life-vest rental • T 054 477 3344, W cwcwake.com
Located just under 10km southeast of Naga, CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC) is an
international-standard wakeboarding course. There is a beginners' winch park, where
you can practise standing up on a straight run, and it's also possible to use a kneeboard
on the main course, which involves six turns and an assortment of ramps and rails for
those who know what they're doing. The complex includes a swimming lagoon, a
swimming pool and a small skatepark.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
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CAMSUR WATERSPORTS COMPLEX CWC
By shuttle The easiest way to get to CWC is to take a free
shuttle from Naga's SM mall and along Magsaysay Ave -
contact CWC for the current timetable. There is also a free
airport shuttle service that meets incoming flights at
Naga airport.
By bus and jeepney From the bus terminal in
Naga you can take a bus towards Legazpi (20min) or a
jeepney to Bula or Partido (every 30min; 25min; P12) -
ask the driver to let you off by the CWC entrance by
the highway. At the entrance you can take a tricycle
(10min; P50) or habal-habal (5min; P10) to get into the
complex itself.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Villa del Rey Hotel T 054 477 3349, W cwcwake.com.
A huge range of accommodation options, from simple
but welcoming tiki huts to cosy wood cabins sleeping two,
available in small (P1350), medium (P1750) or large (P1950).
There are also private villas (P3500) with small gardens
and breezy outdoor bathtubs surrounded by greenery and
bamboo shoots. The wi-fi reaches some of the r ooms, and
there are a couple of restaurants and bars. P1000
Lake Buhi
Mostly enclosed by hills - some of which rise as high as 300m - Lake Buhi lies
52km from Naga. From the lakeside market in the surprisingly busy town of
BUHI , on the south shore, you can charter a bangka to take you across the water
(20min; P100); once you're across, it's a fifteen-minute walk to the wonderful
twin Itbog Falls in the barangay of Santa Cruz, 5km from Buhi. The falls crash
through thick rainforest into deep pools that are perfect for swimming. You can
also trek to the falls from Buhi, a terrific hour-long hike through rice paddies and
along rocky trails. You'll have to organize a guide with Mary Grace Oafallas, the
Executive Director for Culture and the Arts ( T 0947 187 0457, E dj.graceangel20
@yahoo.com).
 
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