Pasig Rainforest Park, also known as ''Pasig City Rainforest Adventure Experience'' (''RAVE Rainforest Park'') and ''Pasig Central Park'', is a public park in

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig (), is a highly-urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the eastern border of Metro Mani ...

, eastern

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, Philippines. It spans , and is a mixed recreational and natural park with a mini-zoo. The rainforest park was opened to the public in 1977 with an initial area of . It had an Olympic-sized swimming pool, jogging oval, children's playground, tennis courts and a fitness center. In 1996, the park was enlarged with the acquisition of an additional . The park was relaunched as the Rainforest Adventure Experience (RAVE) in 2013 with the completion of the boating lagoon,

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, obstacle course and a

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. The Park which is a sanctuary of 3,000 different types of trees, was declared a "

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" and renamed "Maybunga Rainforest Park" by

Ordinance No. 6, Section 2023, January,

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Patrick Plandiano said. The

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declared its 80-year-old

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. On October 12, 2023, Mayor

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unveiled the renovated Maybunga park with the completion of various attractions such as the waterpark, wall climbing facility, botanical garden, mini zoo, butterfly pavilion, fitness center, spa, picnic area and camping site. In July 2024, Mayor

and the

led the declaration ceremony, including the installation of a historical marker on the 70 year old

as the 4th

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in PRP, Maybunga,

Description

Pasig Rainforest Park is located in the

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of Maybunga. It stretches along Francisco Legaspi Street and is bordered by Summerfield Residences to the west, the village of San Miguel to the south, and West Bank Road to the east, close to

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and Pasig's border with the municipality of

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. The park's main feature is the Water Park which consists of two adult swimming pools, two pools for kids and a mini-Olympic-sized swimming pool. It also features rapids and water slides, as well as cottages and picnic tables. The Adventure Park is where visitors can try rappelling and wall climbing. It also contains a skate park, obstacle courses and the tallest and longest zip line in Metro Manila at high and long. The Pasig Zoo is another major attraction in the park which contains an aviary, a

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and a petting zoo that houses ostriches, crocodiles and monkeys. Pasig Rainforest Park's other attractions include a man-made lagoon for boating activities, a botanical garden which features a flower park and a butterfly pavilion, a maze garden, and a full-sized amphitheater. A train takes visitors to these areas around the park. Near the park's entrance on F. Legaspi Street is the Promenade Area which houses a function hall for private events such as weddings and debuts in the elevated pavilion. The park also has tennis and badminton courts, a camping area, children's activity area, garden for senior citizens, and a modern public gym. The Pasig City Science High School is located inside the park. It is also within walking distance from the

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Maybunga Campus and Pasig City General Hospital. The park is accessible from Rosario, Ugong and

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via

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and Raymundo Avenue or West Bank (Manggahan) Road, and from Bagong Ilong and

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via

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(Eulogio Rodriguez Jr. Avenue) and Pasig Boulevard Extension to Raymundo Avenue.

Gallery

File:Rainforest Park.JPG, Entrance to Adventure Park File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park13.jpg, Main gate File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park14.jpg, Historical marker File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park1.jpg, Boating lagoon File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park6.jpg, Fitness center File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park12.jpg, Map File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park_Maybunga2.jpg, Olympic-sized swimming pool File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park_Maybunga7.jpg, Mini zoo File:Pasig_Rainforest_Park_Maybunga10.jpg, Botanical garden

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* * {{Zoos of Philippines Parks in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Pasig Zoos in Metro Manila 1977 establishments in the Philippines