Danasan Eco Adventure Park, Danao (2026): Guide

TL;DR: Danasan Eco Adventure Park is a 133-hectare activity park in the hills of Danao City, about 1.5–2 hours north of Cebu City. Entrance is roughly ₱50 (US$0.86), and most rides — zipline with horseback, sky bike, rope course — run about ₱380 (US$6.55) each, with ATV, caving, and rappelling activities priced higher at roughly ₱500–750 (US$8.62–12.93). It’s worth the drive for a barkada or group day of mixed adventure, less so as a quick solo add-on. Verified July 2026.

If your Cebu trip so far has been beaches and waterfalls, Danasan Eco Adventure Park is the change of pace — a sprawling hillside property in Danao City built around ATV trails, ziplines, a sky bike, wall climbing, caving, and a man-made lake for kayaking and wakeboarding. It’s not polished the way some of the bigger Cebu adventure parks are, and that’s part of the appeal: fewer crowds, more raw trail, and a genuinely large property (133 hectares) to spread activities across. This guide is for people planning a day trip or overnight with a group — solo travelers on a tight schedule will get more value from parks closer to Cebu City. We cover what each activity costs, how the pricing system actually works, how to get there without a rental van, and whether it beats the alternatives.

What Does It Cost? Danasan Activity Prices

Activity	Price (per person)	US$ equivalent
Entrance fee	₱50	~$0.86
Locker rental	₱100	~$1.72
Zipline + horseback ride (440m)	₱380	~$6.55
Sky bike	₱380	~$6.55
Rope course	₱380	~$6.55
Wakeboarding	₱380	~$6.55
Waterfall trekking (3 levels)	₱380	~$6.55
ATV trail	₱380–500	~$6.55–8.62
Caving and trekking	₱500	~$8.62
Sky drop (freefall)	₱380–500	~$6.55–8.62
Tyrolean rappelling + trekking	₱750–760	~$12.93–13.10
Wall climbing (30 ft)	₱100	~$1.72
Kayaking / swimming pool	₱100	~$1.72
Ostrich feeding	₱20	~$0.34

Verified July 2026. Reported figures vary by source and season — confirm current rates directly with the park (details in Sources) before you go, especially for ATV and the extreme-tier activities.

Danasan runs on a pass system rather than a straight price list: a Green Adventure Pass (₱380) covers moderate activities like the zipline, sky bike, rope course, and wakeboarding, while a Yellow Adventure Pass (₱500) covers the rougher stuff — ATV, caving, and the sky drop. You can also buy passes in bundles or group packages, which work out cheaper per activity if there are several of you.

Is the Group Package Worth It?

Usually yes, if you’re coming with six or more people and plan to do at least three or four activities each. Reported package options include:

Package	Price	Group size	Includes
Barkada Package I	₱1,200/person (~$20.69)	Min. 10 pax	Entrance, 2 activities, lunch, roundtrip shuttle
Day Use Package	₱1,750/person (~$30.17)	Groups	Entrance, 4 activities, pool access, roundtrip shuttle
One Day Pass	₱1,400/person (~$24.14)	Individual/groups	4 activity tickets
Barkada Package II	₱2,350/person (~$40.52)	Min. 8 pax	Overnight aircon room, entrance, shuttle, 4 activities

Do the math against paying activity-by-activity: four Green Adventure Pass activities alone run about ₱1,520 (US$26.21) at ₱380 each, before entrance and transport. If a package bundles four activities plus a shuttle for ₱1,400–1,750, it’s close to break-even or a modest saving once you factor in the ride there. The overnight package (Barkada Package II) only pays off if you were going to stay somewhere near Danao anyway — otherwise you’re paying for a room you didn’t need. Confirm current package terms and group minimums with the park directly, since these shift more often than the individual activity prices.

How Do You Get to Danasan Eco Adventure Park?

The easiest way is the park’s own shuttle van, which you have to book a few days ahead. Doing it yourself by public transport is cheaper but takes longer and needs a couple of transfers.

Park shuttle (book ahead):

• From Parkmall, Mandaue City — roughly ₱400 round trip (~$6.90), departing around 6:00 AM.
• From Sands/Jollibee, Danao City — roughly ₱250 round trip (~$4.31), departing around 8:00 AM.

Call the park’s contact numbers at least two to three days ahead to reserve a seat; shuttles don’t run on a fixed daily schedule the way city buses do.

DIY by public transport:

1. Take a jeepney from Cebu City’s north routes to Danao City — about ₱30 (~$0.52), roughly an hour.
2. From Danao, hire a habal-habal (motorcycle) or tricycle up to the park — reported fares run around ₱200 (~$3.45) per motorcycle, which usually carries two people, for another 45 minutes to an hour depending on where you start from.

By private car or rented van, the drive from Cebu City is roughly 1.5–2 hours depending on traffic through Mandaue and Danao, and the last stretch is a hillside road, so a driver who knows the route helps. If you’d rather not deal with any of this logistics puzzle, a private van with driver is the least stressful option for a group — search tours and transport options on Klook if you want to bundle it with other north Cebu stops.

What’s Actually There? Activities and Layout

Danasan spreads its activities across 133 hectares of hillside, so expect a fair bit of walking between zones rather than a compact theme-park layout. The property includes a cave, a waterfall with three separate drops, several freshwater springs, and a man-made lake used for kayaking, boating, and wakeboarding.

The extreme tier — ATV trails through mud, caving and trekking, the sky drop freefall, and Tyrolean rappelling off the twin tower — is the reason most groups make the trip. These are rougher and muddier than the manicured versions you’ll find at parks closer to the city, which reviewers tend to either love or find underwhelming depending on how much they wanted a “real” outdoor experience versus a polished attraction. The moderate tier (zipline with horseback return, sky bike, rope course, wakeboarding, waterfall trekking) is more accessible and works for a wider range of ages and fitness levels. Wall climbing, kayaking, and ostrich feeding round things out as low-cost, low-commitment add-ons.

Where Do You Stay and Eat?

Day-trip cottages are free to use once you’re inside, which makes Danasan easy to treat as a single long day out. If you want to stretch it into an overnight, air-conditioned rooms run roughly ₱1,500–6,000 (US$26–103) depending on size, non-aircon rooms roughly ₱2,800–6,500 (US$48–112), and camping tents about ₱350–650 (US$6–11). The on-site restaurant reportedly runs 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM, but multiple recent visitors note slow service, especially when the kitchen is short-staffed — order early if you’re on a tight schedule, and don’t count on a quick lunch between activities.

What Should You Bring?

Sunscreen, a full change of clothes (you will get muddy and wet), a water bottle, and shoes or sandals with straps for the ATV and trekking activities. Bring cash. This is a rural property in the hills above Danao, and card payments or nearby ATMs aren’t something to count on — settle up in pesos at the activity counters as you go.

The Honest Take

Danasan is a solid pick if you’re a group of friends or a barkada looking for a full day of mixed physical activities away from the beach-and-waterfall circuit, and if you don’t mind a rougher, less manicured version of “adventure park” than places closer to Cebu City. The 133-hectare property genuinely feels spread out and uncrowded, even on busy weekends, which some travelers love and others read as under-maintained.

It’s a weaker choice for solo travelers or anyone on a one- or two-day Cebu itinerary — the transport alone eats a half day round trip, and several of the marquee activities (ATV, sky drop, rappelling) have age or size minimums that rule out young kids. Reviewers also flag slow food service and pricing that isn’t always consistent between visits, so go in with cash, patience, and a plan to confirm rates at the gate rather than relying on any single online source, including this one. If you want a faster, more predictable zipline fix without the trek north, the ziplines closer to Cebu City or Cordova are a better use of a short trip.

Combine It With the Rest of North Cebu

Danasan sits close to Lake Danao Natural Park, also in Danao City, so a two-stop day covering both is a reasonable way to justify the drive north. If you want to compare Danasan against Cebu’s other adventure parks and ziplines before committing a full day to it, see our ziplines and adventure parks roundup and best nature parks in Cebu. For the wider context of what else is worth doing north of Cebu City, check the north Cebu travel guide, and for how Danasan stacks up against Cebu’s other big-ticket outdoor activities, see best adventure activities in Cebu.

If a group trip north sounds right for you, book your transport a few days ahead — either through the park’s shuttle contacts or by searching Cebu tour and transport options on Klook — and settle on your activity list before you arrive, since the pass system makes it easy to overspend one ride at a time.

Sources

• Danasan Eco Adventure Park — official site (activities, contact, packages)
• Danasan Eco Adventure Park — Facebook page (rates and packages updates)
• Danasan Eco Adventure Park Ticket — Klook Philippines
• Danasan Eco Adventure Park — Tripadvisor reviews
• Ultimate Guide to Danasan Eco Park Adventure — Shellwanders
• Prices and package terms cross-checked against multiple 2024–2026 traveler reports; rates fluctuate, confirm directly with the park before visiting. Verified July 2026.