WHen you're going to PUEBLO EL SALVADOR , dont tell manong tryck driver to drop you to an ECOPARK in Brgy Tibatib, because that will make them confuse . They will bring you here .Tell them that it should be PUEBLO EL SALVADOR :)
Overlooking man made falls from Cavinti Bridge
If you just live nearby towns of Laguna , enjoys Nature Trip and just simply wanna have time to escape from corporate world for a while in just a day or two, this town is a perfect choice for me . The way government promotes their town is really encouraging and if you do practice budget travel as well, LAguna won't squeeze your pocket up to the last cents but will offer a good deal to explore ( uhm just look and research and you will find prices that will fit your budget , unfortunately some locals there offers ''tourist'' or foreigner's price ) . Apparently, the Pagsanjan Adventure tour lift my willingness to set a date right away and talks to whoever could help me reaching the Town of Cavinti and that starts my Sunday get away. Pagsanjan got 2 package tours to choose from , the first one is 1250php wherein you will ride a canoe and get to see 13 rapids on your way to the magnificent pagsanjan, and the other is @270php wherein you will only take a less than an hour trekking , rapelling and rafting . Obviously , i took the latter, am not the adventurous type but what encourage me is the amount of peso that will take me to the Falls . Different price but same thrill . = )
I just wanna share my ''gastos'' haha ,kakatuwa kase! Sulit na sulit! haha
If you're from Cavite, the easiest route will be riding a Van from Pala Pala Dasmarinas. Usually vans will stop in Pagsanjan Terminal but tell manong driver to drop you to Pagsanjan church , few kilometers away from this arch below. chika chikahin nyo nlng heheehe
Unfortunately the bridge that will take you to ride a jeepney to Brgy Tibatib Cavinti is still damaged. So your only option is to cross the less that 20meter wide river under the bridge by a raft for only 2php each and you will found that river near the LA VISTA Hotel , few walks from the church.
After crossing the river under the bridge, ask the locals where to find the jeepneys bound to cavinti and tell manong driver to drop you to Brgy Tibatib ( there's no harm on just asking the drivers ) hehehe = )
There were steel bars along the trail so you wont get lost although the tourguide assigned for you were nowhere in sight. hehe .
A tower style steep ladder going to the Falls. ALl in all you'll need to surpass 500+ steps from this ladder : )
Our first sight of the river , the colorful canoes from above! = )
Surpassing the ladders going down, made me think that we still need to ride a canoe before seeing the Magda & Pio Falls , we ran over the canoes and the guide shouted that the raft and the Falls was on the left side!!
First word came to my mind to describe and seeing the Pagsanjan waterfalls is ''powerfull ''. Second word? ''furious'' . Kase parang kumukulog ! . The water is brown and high but it was still beautiful, indeed! Nakakatulala , ang sarap umupo lang !
The PAGSANJAN FALLS ( Magda & Pio Falls )
So its time to go to the raft and went behind the falls , the Devils Cave. I really am scared knowing that its been called ''Devil'' , but maybe because it was totally dark and when behind the water falls , you will feel there's no way out ! Yes, it's creepy too . I am not fascinated with caves so what was in my mind was SNAKES, i might find snakes there and that brought me to creepy thoughts! hehe
So there after rafting , we stayed in a few minutes and prepared going back to the ecopark. Actually climbing back is more challenging than going to the Devils Cave : )
Natigilan ako. May mga kuliglig sa paligid. Sabe ko s kanya '' Mas pagod ka ata saken e kugn anu ano na sinasabe mo , anung konek ? hahahahaha. adik! ''
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