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Ilagan Sanctuary: An Easy Nature Escape in Ilagan City, Isabela

Posted on February 6, 2014

Part of the 819-hectare Fuyot Springs National Park, bordering the town of Tumauini, Ilagan Sanctuary is a nature park located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range in Barangay Santa Victoria, Ilagan City in the province of Isabela. This accessible reserve makes for a quick nature escape, if you happen to pass by Ilagan City on a roadtrip to or from Tuguegarao, for example. Among the natural attractions are limestone caves, waterfall hikes, and viewing endemic and exotic animalsRead More→

Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental: River Trekking at Mapawa Adventure Park! [SP]

Posted on July 26, 2012

Rappelling down a 65-foot waterfall at Mapawa Adventure Park! Just when I thought my Mindanao adventure was winding down to an end after after a night’s partying in Cagayan de Oro, a friend invited me to her family’s 2,500 hectare Mapawa Adventure Park for some awesome river trekking. Assisted by two friendly and knowledgeable guides, we took a horseback ride to the jump-off point of the river trek, where an enormous century-old dao tree stood. My horse was extremelyRead More→