A 400-hectare theme park being developed in Carmen town, some 41 kilometers north of Cebu City, is being groomed as Cebu’s next tourism draw, an official said.
Patria Aurora Roa, Cebu Province’s tourism consultant, said the theme park, developed by Cebu pawnshop and money remittance magnate Michel Lhuillier, is expected to attract both local and foreign tourists.
Roa, a former Department of Tourism Region VII director, said the 400-hectare theme park in Carmen is an ecotourism Disneyland-like attraction in size and attractions.
She said Lhuillier’s theme park will have accommodation facilities, farms, a zoo, nature tripping and other outdoor activities that promote “communion with nature.”
Roa said ecotourism remains a priority tourism product pushed by Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, who is the chairman of the province’s tourism sector.
Earlier, Magpale pledged to develop more ecotourism destinations in Cebu, citing the rising interest in nature tours.
She said the provincial government released funds to Samboan town last year for the Aguinid Falls development; to Tabuelan town for its river cruise project; and to the towns of Badian and Alegria for their canyoneering activities.
