Camiguin: A Paradise Beyond Your Expectation

Camiguin White Island

Looking for an extra ordinary place? A place that can give you peace and harmony?

Camiguin is a paradise beyond your expectation. This island is known as "Born of Fire" as it surrounded by active and non active volcanoes. Due to volcanic eruptions and land movements million years ago Camiguin Island is formed.

Springs in Camiguin

Looking for more bodies of water? Go to these relaxing springs in Camiguin.

Soda Spring- literally it's not really taste like soda (soft drinks) but there were bubbles at the center of the pool that makes the water cold and relaxing.

Cold spring - the name as it is.. once you touch the water, you want to shout out loud for its coldness.

Katibawasan Falls

And lastly the hot spring - this place will erase your worries, problems and even your thoughts for a while.. feel the magic of this relaxing hot water that will flow all over your body and soul.

Katibawasan Falls

This falls is truly amazing. It measures about 250 feet which cascades to a rock pool surrounded by ground orchids, wild ferns and tall trees. This place is good for family bonding and company outing. Very peaceful and it provides an ice cold water.

Old Church

 Old Church

Old Gui-ob Church Ruins or the Catarman Church Ruins are ruins of adobe walls of the church, belfry and convent that are testimonials to the wrath of the earthquake and eruption of Mt. Vulcan in 1871. 

They are still conducting masses on this church for the people near the place. At the back of this church, there is a lighthouse and a century old tree that stands bravely. This untouched gigantic tree lives in Camiguin.

Mantigue Island

 

Want to see the real coral reefs? School of fish “Nemo”? and how deep the sea is?

Sunken Cemetery

Go to Mantigue Island, this island is surrounded by luminous white sand. This place is good for swimming, snorkeling and diving; you will see the brilliant beauty of the underwater species you can’t imagine.  People here are very warm and friendly. You will feel that you own this paradise!

Sunken Cemetery

The large cross in Camiguin serves as the marker of the “sunken cemetery” literally buried underwater after Mt. Vulcan erupted in 1870’s. This is one of the most unique diving spot as the corals covered all the gravestones beneath.

The best time to go here is waiting for the sunset; as there is a beautiful reflection of the sun towards the huge cross. This place is the most visited in Camiguin.

 

Experience the Adventure in SAGADA

Lumiang Cav

Fall in love with the serenity, weather and magnificent views...

Sagada is a small town in the Mountain Province. People and their cultural heritage are preserved. Their famous hanging coffins are still protected hence some of them are destroyed by natural calamity.    They are rich in caves where you can see the magnificent art of God. Lumiang and Sumaguing caves are two best examples, these caves consists of amazing rock formations, stalactites and stalagmites that were formed millions of years.

Crossing this underground place will be priceless once you witness and reach this wonderful masterpiece. This is the most visited spot in Sagada.
 

Sumaguing Cave

This place also wealthy in falls, their most famous one is called “Bomod-ok” , before you reach this falls you have to walk almost 3kms going down the foot of the mountain and passes by the some villages. Your strength will be tested in this falls as you will burn lots of fats before you reach it. But all the pains and sweat will be worth the wait once you are there.

Another falls they are now promoting is the “Pongas Falls”. This falls consists of 5 falls in one. 2 big and 3 small falls. Same as Bomod-ok you will trek this place for almost 1-2hrs before you reach it. You can play around w/ this one, if you want to dive you can go on the upper part of the falls but if you want to sit and relax you can dip into the smaller falls.

Bomod-ok Falls

Pongas Falls

The best month you will go there will be “BER” months till February because the big splash of the water falls will be overwhelming. The water temperature is negative and once you plunge into it you feel the freezing point of the water. You can stay there as long as your body can overcome the coldness.

Hanging Coffins

In added to the hot spots, “Hanging coffins” also marked in Sagada. This is the traditional way of burying their love ones and ancestors. Literally, they hanged the coffins to the edge of the cliff or mountains or sometimes it can be seen inside the caves. The higher the coffins, the higher the position of that person in their society, to show respect for what they’ve done.

These places are very prosperous in mountains, Mt Ampacao and Malboro Hills are some of them that are good in camping and picnic for the whole family and barkadas. These places are very safe but you should trek it up to the top for you to feel the breeze of the cold and fresh air. You will realize how beautiful the mountains are and how God created this huge triangular shaped thing on earth proportionately.

Marlboro Hills

Sagada is also famous in weaving. The silk that they are using is very tough and has a good quality. All of their raw materials are made through manual weaving. The output products such as bags, pouches and wallets are export quality but not too expensive.

Filipinos are so blessed to have this majestic place. A place where you can find peaceful and sacred culture, well-off in natural resources and world class scenery. Invite your family and friends and discover this wonders of the Philippines.