When going to Camiguin, the usual drop-off point is Cagayan De Oro. So we booked ourselves a flight to CDO. It was raining when we arrived at CDO but we didn't let the rain dampen our spirits.
We rented out a van to take us to Balingoan Port, Misamis Oriental. When you get to Balingoan Port you can easily see Camiguin Island.
From the port we rode a ferry going to Camiguin and were picked up by a multicab from from the Camiguin port which brought us to Enigmata. Enigmata is basically a treehouse, we stayed at their Swing Garden Backpacker and paid P200/pax for our overnight stay there. After we settled in and ate a few sandwiches made by Mands, we were out of the door and went around Camiguin. We rented that multicab for P1,500 which brought us around the island.
Our first stop was Katibawasan Falls. We paid a minimal fee of P15 to get inside.
The water was freeeeezing! The locals rented out salbabidas for P10, I think.
Second stop was Walkway to the Old Volcano and Via Cruces. We passed by the different stations of the cross while walking up to the top of the volcano.
All smiles even if we were dead tired from all the hiking. This was the view from the 14th station.
Going down the volcano, we still stopped for some photo-op.
Sunken Cemetery was our third stop...we rode a small boat going to that cross. The cemetery sank in 1871 eruption of the Old Volcano. If it's low tide, another cross can be seen in the ocean...I think it's a cross in one of the tombstones in the sunken cemetery. It was a bit eery going to that cross. I remember being afraid that I might see skeletons popping under water hehehe.
Yahoo we're here.
We also stopped by the Ruins of Gul-ob church, the ruins is the remnant of the church when the volcano erupted.
Our tabing-ilog shot at the ruins.
We stopped by Sto Nino cold spring for another dip. And when they say cold they mean COLD. I remember there was also an entrance fee for this but again very minimal.
Then we went to White Island which is really a sandbar.
We were the only people there. We had a grand time!
After that we also went to Ardent Hot Spring where we had dinner and ate very suspicios looking and tasting viands. But we didn't care! It was our first full meal for the day ahahaha. We don't have pictures there because we were all exhausted, we just wanted to relax and enjoy the warm water of the spring.
The next day after waking up, Joema and I were able to see the other accommodations in Enigmata. Pardon our bagong gising looks heehee.
The next photos were shot at their waiting area before we checked out. There were lots to play with there, board games, sungka, musical instruments like xylophone and guitar.
Over all our Camiguin trip was one of my most memorable travels with the gang. Even if it was only for less than 24 hours, it seemed we had seen and done so much!
*cheesy title harhar but I remember a movie of Jomari Yllana and Gelli de Belen by the same title.
6 comments:
ang ganda! i am adding this to the place we need to tour! =D
yes you should definitely go there! :)
oh you went to Enigmata! not everyone who goes to camiguin visits that place. asa travel to-do list ko yang dumaang enigmata eh - forever postponed ang camiguin trip namin! ang saya saya niyo grabeeeeh
oh and cris - ano pang resorts na research mo for camiguin? aside from enigmata ha (pang visit lang ako don - di ba walang aircon sila? hindi ko ata kaya hahaha am not that cowboy!)
paras beach resort i think. it's just across the island. although parang maraming resorts along the same road as paras dahil nga isang sakay lang ng bangka nasa white island ka na.
What I like about Camiguin is its springs, if you are feeling exhausted from the heat, a quick dip in their colds springs freshens up you literally, and if your muscles ace from touring around the island, there is a hot spring just around the corner to relax those aching muscles.
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