Aguinid Falls in Samboan, Cebu

It was Sunday morning right after we had breakfast at Fantasy Lodge when we went off to go to Samboan's pride — the Aguinid Falls. Public transportation was quite rare around the area but luckily, we saw a Ceres bus so we hailed it and rode. We told the driver to drop us off at Aguinid Falls and paid Php 10 each.

Me and my work batchmates. Photo taken at Level 1.

We paid the entrance fee for Php 20 each at the registration site. Each group was provided with two guides. As far as I know, there is no fixed "guide fee" and it's up to the group how much they will pay the guides. In our case, we paid them Php 100 each. After everything was taken care of, we went to the orientation spot. Aguinid Falls has five levels or tiers but there is a sixth one for those who are up for an extreme adventure.

The ascent from Level 2 to Level 3 was quite difficult for me. This is where we had to climb up with only the man-made footholds to step on and a rope to hold on to as we come across the strong current of flowing water.

Level 4

Level 4 is where the fun is. This level has a tiny pool and a jump off cliff. I haven't tried Canyoneering yet and never have I tried jumping off but that time was the first time that I braved myself to do so. I'm not sure how high the cliff was but it was pretty much a huge milestone for me.



This is the Level 5 of Aguinid Falls. We were greeted with a huge boulder with a stunning waterfall view. The water in this level is not as deep as the water in Level 4. We spent a few minutes at the last level and then started our descent. If the ascent from Level 2 to Level 3 was difficult, I'm warning you, the descent from Level 3 to Level 2 is even harder! You will have to rappel your way down.

Anyway, that experience at Aguinid Falls was amazing. It was just sad that we only get to spend a little time since we needed to check out at Fantasy Lodge at 11AM. We rode a tricycle back to Fantasy Lodge and paid Php 10 each. I went home that day with memories to keep and I'm hoping to see more waterfalls in Cebu soon!

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