Astig ang ATV sa Mt. Mayon!

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    One of the reasons that tourists go to Mt. Mayon in droves is the ATV Adventure.   This activity allows tourists to go to the foot of Mt.  Mayon and see the beauty of this great lady up close by means of an all-terrain vehicle.  Up there, visitors can also enjoy the view of the city of Legaspi.  They can also savor the scent of the clean mountain air and get lots and lots of photographs amid the verdant background.  ATV stands for all-terrain vehicle.  This transportation is especially built to enable riders to get past all kinds of terrain, may it be rough, rocky, watery, sandy, muddy, hilly, etc.  It is basically automatic, but it also has gears (I wouldn't know when to use them, if you ask me.) 

  Before I started my three-hour drive to the foot of Mt. Mayon, I had a quick dry-run just to test if the machine was working well.  Also I made sure that  I was wearing all the necessary gears to keep me safe and unharmed throughout the entire adventure like helmet, etc.   The ATV basically works like a big and heavy scooter, but it has an accelerator which you can use to speed up and to slow down (aside from the brakes) I was asked to sign a waiver before starting the adventure so that the company will not be liable for anything that will happen to me during the ride.  
   I heard from our guide that one guest fell from a cliff straight to a watery area because she panicked.  It was not a machine problem but it was a human error.  But had she only followed the guide's lead she would not suffer any major wounds and internal injuries which amounted to almost P200,000.  The ATV adventure company shouldered most of the expenses out of humanitarian reasons.  This, despite the waiver she signed so it's quite admirable that the company extended such a gesture.

   The ATV Adventure to Mt. Mayon has different prices, depending on the size of the ATV, as well as the distance or the trail you want to take.  The shorter the trail and the smaller the vehicle, it will be cheaper and more affordable.  However, I would recommend you take the trail that will take you at the foot of Mt. Mayon to get value for your money and see Mt.  Mayon up close.  After all, Mt. Mayon is the major attraction of the province of Albay. Why go to Legaspi if you will not be able to see Mt. Mayon up close, right?   The shortest ride which is only about 30 minutes will not be enough to enjoy the rural scenery, occasional carabao, flying birds, tall trees, rocky river and etc.  If you really want to maximize your adventure, you have to go to the foot of Mt. Mayon.  
     Prices for the ATV Adventure range from 599 to 3,000.  Once you are able to hurdle all the difficulties going up to Mt. Mayon, you'll feel really "oragon."   This is the favorite expression of the people of Bicolandia.  This roughly means "do or die"

  

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