Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Conquering Northern Mindanao: Katibawasan Falls at Camiguin

This is the second part of our 4-days-3-nights Conquering Northern Mindanao trip.

Camiguin is probably one of our favorite places that we have been to so far. It’s very peaceful and the people are very friendly. It’s also very easy to tour to (if you have your own car) since the roads are situated around the whole island. Camiguin is an island province located in the Bohol Sea, about 10 km of the northern coast of Mindanao. It is the second-smallest in the country both in population and land area after Batanes.

Anyway, our first stop for our Camiguin Tour is Katibawasan Falls. There are 2 popular falls in Camiguin, one being the Katibawasan Falls, the other is the Tuawasan Falls. We were not able to go to the second one but I think Katibawasan Falls is enough to satisfy our waterfalls curiousity.

Katibawasan Falls


Katibawasan Falls from Afar


Entrance fee is 15php/person. Katibawasan Falls is nature at its best. Who would have thought that such a small island could have 250-feet waterfalls hidden among it. The water is clear and very refreshing and cold. The fauna all around the falls are just beautiful. A plus to it is that there is a cemented pathway going down to the falls so people who are deathly afraid of heights (*ahem* me *ahem*) wouldn’t have a problem going down. Be careful though, because it is still a bit slippery. At the bottom of the steps there are several tables where you could have a picnic or just rest and stare at the falls. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we only had about 1 hour to stay here and just took some pictures. It would have been nice if we could have stayed for a few hours to just swim and lounge about.

Katibawasan Falls Upclose


Katibawasan Falls Upclose


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Posing with the Falls


Posing with the Falls


The Lush Greenery surrounding the Falls


Up next, the Camiguin tour continues with the different springs found all around Camiguin!

Read more:
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Getting to CDO and Camiguin
Conquering Northern Mindanao: The Different "Springs" in Camiguin
Conquering Northern Mindanao: White Island Beach at Camiguin
Conquering Northern Mindanao: The Sunken Cemetery in Camiguin
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Old Church Ruins and Walkway to the Old Volcano
Conquering Northern Mindanao: White Water Rafting in Cagayan De Oro City
Conquering Northern Mindanao: DIY City Tour of CDO
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Food Tripping at Limketkai Mall
Conquering Northern Mindanao: How To Go To Bukidnon
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Dahilayan Adventure Park
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Eating Fresh Pineapples in Bukidnon
Conquering Northern Mindanao: How To Get To Iligan City
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Maria Cristina Falls
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Tinago Falls
Conquering Northern Mindanao: Summary of our Trip

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