Backpacking: Best Things To Produce Inward Camiguin, Philippines

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After your adrenaline-pumping whitewater rafting adventure inward Cagayan de Oro City, upwards side past times side is the volcanic paradise isle of Camiguin.

Camiguin is an isle province of the Philippines located inward the Bohol Sea, almost 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) off the northern coast of Mindanao. It is politically role of the Northern Mindanao Region of the province as well as formerly a role of Misamis Oriental province.

Camiguin Activities & Attractions must see.

Destination: Introducing Camiguin!

How to Get to Camiguin from Cagayan de Oro (CDO) 



Via Balingoan

From Cagayan de Oro, direct hold a taxi or van to Agora Bus Terminal. Fare should live about 200.00 pesos per person. From your hotel inside the urban heart center, you lot tin direct hold a taxi or motorela to Agora Bus Terminal. Take a Butuan-bound rider vehicle (143.00 pesos) or van from Agora Bus Terminal to Balingoan Port. Travel fourth dimension is almost 2-3 hours. If you're taking the bus, larn off at Balingoan Bus Terminal as well as rent a tricycle or motorela (8.00 pesos) to the Balingoan Ferry Port. Alternatively, you lot tin but walk towards the port. For vans, you lot tin inquire to live dropped off at Balingoan Port. RORO as well as ferry boats (170.00 pesos) larn out hourly from Balingoan Port to Benoni Port (Camiguin). Early trip is 5:00 AM. Travel fourth dimension takes almost 1 hour.

Via Fastcraft inward Macabalan Port
This is the expensive choice but fastest way. From Cagayan de Oro Airport, direct hold a taxi or van to Macabalan Port inward Cagayan de Oro City. From your hotel inside the urban heart center, you lot tin rent a motorela or direct hold a jeepney (with "Pier" sign) to Macabalan Port. Take the Ocean Jet ferry from Macabalan Port to Benoni Port (Camiguin). Fare is 550.00 pesos per mortal as well as move fourth dimension is almost 2 hours. Take depository fiscal establishment annotation that Ocean Jet has entirely 1 trip per solar daytime (8:30 AM). We took this choice from Camiguin to Cagayan de Oro (4:00 PM).

4 Days iii Nights Cagayan de Oro with Camiguin Package Tour - normally this parcel tour would toll about less than 5,000 pesos.

Day 1 – Pick-up from Cagayan de Oro Laguindingan Airport, drop-off to hotel inward the city. Standard check-in fourth dimension is at 02:00 PM. If reaching early, it volition live optional for the grouping to become to Water Rafting, Dahilayan inward Bukidnon for the null business activity or view Del Monte Plantation. Overnight in Cagayan de Oro Hotel.

Day 2 – Drive to Balingoan port, located 1hour away from Cagayan de Oro City. Take 1 hr ferry from Balingoan to Benoni port in Camiguin. Upon reaching, proceed to make the Camiguin Countryside Tour. Spots to view when inward Camiguin, during Camiguin Tour: Island hopping, Waterfalls, Sunken Cemetery, Church Ruins, Soda Water Pool, Sto. Nino Cold Spring, Ardent Hot spring, Station of the Cross.  Overnight inward 1 of the Camiguin resorts.

Day iii – Time to become Island Hopping inward Camiguin. The most pop spot is White Island, which is a sandbar which may live reached through a pumpboat (outrigger). Those who are trying to grab a trip dorsum to Cagayan De Oro must leave early. However, it is suggested that pax allocate an entire solar daytime as well as thence they tin also view Mantigue Island as well as the Giant Clam Sanctuary earlier heading dorsum to Cagayan de Oro. Depending on flying details on Day 4, the group can create upwards one's heed whether to pass some other dark inward Camiguin or caput to Cagayan de Oro in the afternoon.

Day 4 – Departure from Cagayan de Oro 

I. Camiguin Tour

Camiguin Island is a pearl-shaped isle alongside an expanse of around 238 km2 (92 sq mi). The isle measures almost 23 kilometers (14 mi) at its longest as well as 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) at its widest breadth. The isle is mountainous alongside the highest elevation reaching over 5,000 ft (1,500 m). It is encircled past times a national route alongside a full length of almost 64 kilometers (40 mi). As of the August 1, 2007 census, the province has a fifth class income classification with a population of 81,293.

History: Volcanic activity from 1871 to 1875

On Feb 16, 1871, earthquakes began to live felt on the island, which growth inward severity until Apr thirty when a volcanic fissure opened upwards 400 yards southwest of the hamlet of Catarman, northwest of Hibok-Hibok Volcano. Mt. Vulcan was born as well as continued erupting pouring lava into the body of body of water at the same fourth dimension gaining inward pinnacle as well as width. In 1875, theChallenger expedition visited the expanse as well as described the mount equally a dome, 1,950 ft (590 m) inward height, without whatever crater, but even as well as thence smoking as well as incandescent at the top.

The town of Catarman was destroyed as well as portion of the town sank beneath the sea. The village moved to where the town middle is shortly located as well as today, all that remains of old Catarman are the ruins of the ancient Castilian church, a convent as well as a bell tower.

1) White Islands

Located but a few kilometers off the coast are the 2 islands of Camiguin.

• White Island is accessed from Agoho which is almost 5 km (3.1 mi) due west of the town of Mambajao

• Mantigue Island can live reached from Mahinog almost xiv kilometres (8.7 mi) S of Mambajao

2) Lanzones Festival

Lanzones Festival is held every 3rd calendar week of Oct as well as it is a 4 solar daytime grand celebration of the lanzones fruit. The most of import livelihood inward Camiguin is lanzones. It is when a lot of tourists come upwards to witness the joyous Lanzones festival.Lanzones is 1 of the major fruit producers inward the Philippines. Lanzones is a tropical fruit that grows extravagantly on the north-central coast of Mindanao. Lanzones has a pale chocolate-brown peel as well as sugariness translucent flesh. It is said that the sweetestlanzones in the Philippines comes from Camiguin. The town of Mambajao inward Camiguin celebrated its annual festival calledLanzones Festival together alongside its harvest in the calendar month of October.

3) Churches

• Old Catarman Church Ruins: The church building of the Old Catarman town was destroyed as well as partly submerged past times volcanic debris during the eruption as well as formation of Mt. Vulcan from 1871 to 1875. Also known equally Gui-ob Church, entirely the ruins of the church building as well as bell tower remains of the old town. An unsightly modern white lighthouse was recently erected unopen to the bell tower
• Baylao Church: The Church located inward Brgy. Baylao inward Mambajao is claimed to live miraculous attributed to saving many lives during the terminal volcanic eruption of Hibok-hibok
• Santo Rosario Church: The Santo Rosario Church inward the municipality of Sagay was built inward 1882 using coral stones. The church building is decorated alongside driftwood chandeliers, the sawali (woven bamboo skin) walls, the ornamental plants at the entrance, bamboo columns, as well as other environment-friendly materials.

4) Springs

• Ardent Hot Spring. At the pes of Hibok-Hibok Volcano bubble the mineral pools of Ardent Hot Springs. Wisps of steam tin live seen ascent from the running waters oestrus past times the cauldron of the mountain, the most lately active of the 7 volcanoes on the island. Entrance fee is also at thirty pesos.

• Sto. Niño Cold Springs and Bura Natural Soda Water Swimming Pool in Catarman are other pop places to larn a relaxing dip on the island. Entrance fee inward Bura Soda Water Spring is thirty pesos. The puddle was divided into 2 areas, evidently for the swimmers as well as non-swimmers.

5) Sunken Cemetery

During the volcanic nascency of Mt. Vulcan that lasted from 1871 to almost 1875, some areas inward the town of Bonbon subsided, sinking the cemetery of the town to below body of body of water level. The house is commemorated past times a huge cross erected inward 1982. 

6) Waterfalls

• Katibawasan Falls. Located 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Mambajao, the Katibawasan Falls cascades 250 ft (76 m) downward to a puddle surrounded past times orchids as well as ferns. An invigorating dip on the puddle is pop specially on warmer days as well as several hiking trails are inside the park. This is also the favorite jump-off betoken for trekkers as well as mountaineers inward search of peril on the slopes of Mt. Timpoong.

Admission Fee

• Adult - xx pesos
• Children - v pesos
• Students - 10 pesos



• Tuasan Falls is located 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Catarman. Getting to the falls entails a really scenic hike passing through the Barrio of Mainit, Catarman as well as along the rocky river bed. The puddle below the waterfalls is deep as well as clear. The surrounding scenery is unspoiled as well as perfect for a peaceful picnic, the entirely sounds about you lot is that of the tumbling falls as well as running water. There is no entrance fee but you lot direct hold to hire a tour guide to direct hold you lot the waterfalls. The H2O is really clear as well as clean.

7) Walkway to the Old Volcano as well as Station of the Cross

It is an 8 kilometer path alongside xiv human-sized stations situated at Mt. Vulcan inward Barangay Bonbon, Catarman. The spot is truly 1 of the famous tourist destinations inward Camiguin Island specially during the Lenten Season equally it serves equally a pilgrimage site to Roman Catholic devotees.

This photograph was taken in White Island Camiguin (October 2009) alongside the boats in the background.

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