SPOT.ph Roundup: Archery Spots in Metro Manila to Tap Your Inner Katniss

(SPOT.ph) We love a good food crawl with friends or a movie date as much as you do, but you can definitely make your free time more interesting by engaging in other fun activities. You've got karaoke spots to sing the emotions and rage rooms for lashing out. But if you want something fun but calm—more like an active meditation, there are a few archery ranges you can target for your next weekend hangout.

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Check out these archery ranges in Metro Manila:

Poitiers Archery

Dormus Executive Dormitories, España Boulevard, Barangay 397, Sampaloc, Manila
Open from Monday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and every Sunday, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Rates start at P450/hour

Decorated in colorful neon graffiti, this Instagrammable archery range in Manila is a great place to destress and shoot at things. The cost for an archery session includes unlimited arrows, equipment rental, archery gear, basic archery coaching, and one target paper you can take home as a souvenir. If you don't want to stay for one whole hour, opt for the P350 session, which lasts for 30 minutes but still with unlimited arrows.

Archery101

Tivoli Royale Country Club, Tivoli Royale Subdivision, Yakal Street, Quezon City
Open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., except Mondays
Rates start at P1,000/hour

Archery101's hour-long archery sessions include the use of gear and equipment. The instructors will teach you how to properly use the bows and arrows, the proper stance, and how to draw and aim at the provided target paper. Plus points: There are ates and kuyas who can take photos and videos of you while practicing, so you and your friends can zone in on hitting the targets and less about capturing a moment.

If you happen to be outside of Metro Manila, they also other shooting range at T & M 2 Building, in San Fernando, Pampanga; and Batangas Lakelands in Balete. The hourly rates outside of Metro Manila costs P600 per hour.

DMZ Archery Range

18 Mystic Rose Drive Sanville Subdivision Project 6, Quezon City
Open from Friday to Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Rates start at P300/hour

The most affordable archery class included on this list is DMZ Archery Range, another QC spot for future Katniss Everdeens. Priced at P300 per head, the hour-long session covers equipment rental, target paper, and range fees. Trained personnel are also there to give out basic instructions on archery.

If you want more of a challenge, they also offer lessons on shooting barebow priced at P P7,000 for eight sessions. Barebows don't have stabilizers so you need an overall steady stance, nor does it have sight which is used to help in aiming the arrow.

Pana Archery

SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Rates start at P499/hour

SM Southmall Game Park, SM Southmall, Almanza Uno, Las Piñas
SM Fairview Game Park, SM Fairview, Quirino Hwy, Novaliches, Quezon City
Open daily from 12 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Rates start at P499/hour

SM Bowling Center, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Rates start at P525/hour

Pana Archery has branches at different SM establishments, covering the north, center, and south of Metro Manila. Depending on where you are, you have the option to shoot some arrows at their indoor archery range post-window shopping—all at Pana Archery at an SM mall near you.

Price range starts at P499 an hour and this includes the use of the archery range, bow rental, arrows, and guidance that should eventually yield to consistently hitting the bullseye. In case you already have the equipment and you're looking for a place to practice, you can bring your bows and arrows and pay to rent the archery range.

Arrowland by Gandiva

5/F Mega Fashion Hall (Building D), SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City
*Soon reopening, currently under renovation
Rates start at P300

Arrowland's is best if you plan on shooting arrows as a group activity since they have special rates for groups. The solo rate costs P300 for 25 arrows and a target paper, P590 for two people, P830 for three people, P1,200 for four people, and P1,510 for five people. Each shooter can choose from their selection of target paper designs: Classic, Heart, Zombia, Apple Head, and Triple Face.

If you think archery is something you can commit to in the long run, Arrowland has an all-in package priced at P9,900 for 15 hours on the archery range. 

Armscor Shooting Center, Inc.

Armscor Avenue, Balete Drive, Marikina
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Rates start at P300

Armscor Shooting Center is a one-stop shop for all kinds of shooting. While the place is known as a gun shooting range, it has other shooting activities using traditional weapons such as archery. If you want to try their other weapons, they have a Traditional Weapons package priced at P300 that lets you try your hand at shuriken, axe, and knife-throwing

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