DecaWake Clark Philippines overview

Deca Wake has 2 cable parks in Philippines; one is in Davao City almost the southernmost place in Philippines and the newest in Clark about 110km to north from Manila.

IWWF Cable Wakeboarding Worlds were in Deca Wakepark Clark and here is small overview of cable, how to get there etc...

They are planning to build new international airport to Clark, but still now it’s necessary to fly Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila. There are lots of Asian cities from where you can fly to Manila e.g. by Philippines Airlines.

How to get from Manila airport to Clark:

The easiest, but the most expensive way is by taxi. Taxis are not very cheap in Philippines and it takes about 4500-6500 pesos. (November 2012   1€=50 pesos)

 

I asked from airport information the cheapest way to get Clark and they told me about busses. So I took first taxi (350pesos) to bus station. Taxi driver tried until the last moment to drive me to Clark and the last price was 4500pesos, I had time and I refused, I wanted to try a bus. Then from bus station I found Victory Lane Bus Company and they drove me by 150pesos to Clark. Bus was nice air-conditioned and free wifi all the way.

From Clark bus station you can take “Tuk Tuk” or taxi to hotel or where ever you are going to stay.

In IWWF Worlds I was in Holiday Inn hotel, which is 5 stars luxury hotel and not the most budget one (normal price about 100€/night). This hotel is really nice! Taxi costs about 400pesos to the cable.

Then more budget one is Tune Hotel. It’s new and costs about 20-30€/night. It’s quite near of cable and it’s possible to go to cable by really cheap local minibuses (8pesos) and then the last part by “Tuk Tuk” (50 pesos).

I would rent moped, it costs about 2000 pesos/week.


Then about cable:

Obstacles are place as shown in picture. It was ideal maybe for IWWF Worlds (easier to judge).
Anyway I hope they will change place of them later.
They need more obstacles and kickers should be more near starting dock.



View from starting place

If you fall down on the second kickers (which are the farthest corner),
you can take a short cut through the island back to starting dock like this "beginner"))).

Sunset and landscapes were nice in DecaWake.

Around the cable they are building DecaHomes! Small house including everything costs about 18 000€.
If you take a moped and drive about 1 kilometer away from cable you can see how the locals live. Lot of smiling childrens etc...
Here are a few pictures from there:

Westerns are BIG!