Make Your Cebu Tour a Wondrous Experience

Cebu is a place of rich heritage, a place whose grandeur can often leave visitors the desire to stay longer or make a promise of coming back. If you will be visiting Cebu in the future, do not leave the place without seeing its famous Kawasan Falls. activities moalboal

Kawasan Falls is located in the southern region of Cebu, beneath the greenish foothill of Barangay Matutinao, in the town of Badian. Kawasan Falls is known for its clear, greenish water, for its height and for its natural pools. Kawasan Falls is at the foot of the Mantalungon Mountain Range.

How to go to Kawasan Falls From Moalboal its is about a 15 minutes drive, you have choice of renting a tricycle or mototbike or using one of the many buses. Tricyles can be hired for about P100-150 return. Motorbike for P70-100. The bus is the cheapest and safest at P30.

From Cebu City, look for Ceres Bus terminal and board their bus that goes to Bato via Barili. Ask the bus conductor/assistant to drop you off at Kawasan Falls jump off site. The ride is approximately 3 hours. accommodation moalboal

At the jump off site, locals offer their service to guide you towards the falls. You can do so if you have a lot of things to carry. The hike to the first level of Kawasan Falls is around 30 minutes. If you are travelling light, there is no need for a guide since the trail is well established and safe.

Kawasan Falls has three parts. If you are planning to hike to the highest part, make sure to wear comfortable hiking sandals.

The two-parts waterfalls The first part of the Kawasan Falls is the largest of the three. Since it is the nearest from the jump off site, it is also the most crowded. The first part of Kawasan Falls comes with two waterfalls with natural pools. The first waterfalls is at least 40 meters high and if you are lucky, you might find some travelers with the guts to do a dive. The second waterfalls is just ten minutes away from the first one. It is less crowded. The third one

There is a P10 entrance fee to Kawasan Falls. There are restaurants in the area as well but tourists can bring their own food if they wanted to. There are available cottages and picnic tables for rent for P300. If you want to take a night swim later on, you can stay and just pay P900 for a single room that can accommodate two people.

Aside from occasional diving, one of the most popular activity in the area is rafting. For adventurous people, you can go for a downstream canyoneering that will begin at Kanlaob River and ends in Kawasan Falls. Canyoneering consists of swimming, trekking, climbing, waterfall jumping and rafting from one scenic view to another. It is offered by tour agencies for P2500 per head but local tour guides can offer it for as low as P1000. If you don’t have the guts and the time to do canyoneering, you can still enjoy Kawasan Falls by experiencing its natural waterfalls massage.

For a natural waterfalls massage, you can rent a raft for P300. The raft is good for 20 people. The raft driver will take you at the heart of the waterfalls where the water drops. The raft driver’s fee is from 150 to 200. The raft is yours for 30 minutes so take advantage of it. If you don’t know how to swim, there are life vests available for rent for only P50. According to local guides, the natural pools are at least 15 feet deep.