CDO Water Rafting... High Five!

Day 3:

We are saving the best for last. Yes, we're all nervous and excited sa last activity namin. Conquering the rapids of CDO River. CDO River provides the most adventurous and thrilling rapids. Rafters will feel the rush of the challenges of rapids interval not less than 10-15 minutes of each other. Besides the rapid, there's the panoramic view of the green lush forest, rocky walls and sightings of different species like snakes, eagles, monkeys and lizards. 

fresh from the bed.. yay!

We woke up early to have our breakfast. Around 8am, our guides fetched us riding a jeep with red rafts on top of the roof. Heto na, totoo na 'to! Magra-rafting na kami! yay!

ang aming sundo

 And we're off to CDO River! May mini stop over pa kami sa Makahambus Cave pero sa ibang post ko na ikwekwento yun. Then after that, dun na ang diretso namin sa starting point which is in Mambuaya. We avail the unlimited pictures and video which is 2k, for the whole group na yun. Then, Kuya Dudex started the training course. He taught us the basic paddling techniques and explained what to do in case our raft flip and we submerge into the water. Sineryoso ko ang training.. makikita nyo naman sa video. hahaha!

kunwari mga angas.. hahaha! pero ninenerbyos!

And the rafting begins... lock your feet! and feel rush of the rapids!!!

first rapid

and we survived..

nag-eenjoy na..

2nd group: momi gwen, belen, bel, nette and rinel

high five!

at nakuha pang magpose.. hehe!

nasa rapids na nakatingin pa din sa camera.. haha!

3 hours of paddling and the amazing panoramic view

enjoy sa water!

ang aming magaling na photographer

Sobrang nag-enjoy kami sa rafting. Pinapatalon na din kami nila kuya dudex kapag kalmado yung tubig. While paddling over the rapids, we screamed, laughed and enjoyed and had the excellent day of our adventure trip! Mas naenjoy ko ang water dito kesa sa Camiguin. After ng last rapid, pinaswim na kami hanggang end point. High five para sa rafting! We'll definitely come back para sa advance course naman.

I could say we enjoyed the rafting because of our great guides. To kuya dudex and kuya john and the other guides from the 2nd group rafts, thanks a lot! You can contact and have a reservation if you want to go rafting in CDO. I suggest that you book with the red rafts. Just click here to go to their website.

Here's the video of the rafting. Enjoy our bloopers and laugh trip rafting! yay!

Conquering Northern Mindanao

Uber excited kami para sa Adventure trip namin last July 30-Aug 1. Everyone was praying for a good weather kasi sunod-sunod ang bagyong dumating. Thankfully, on Saturday Morning wala ng bagyo, though it's still raining when we got in the terminal 3.

wet Saturday morning @ terminal 3

outfit of the day (top: f&h, pants: terranova , slippers: ginga, necklace: f&h , bracelet: the beadshop)

We left Manila at 7:55 and arrived in CDO at 9:30. And uber bait ni Lord kasi pagdating sa CDO airport, uber ganda ng araw!

thank you Lord sa magandang weather

Dahil lahat kami first time sa Northern Mindanao, we decided to get a tour package from E-Philippines. Just for 4,677 php/pax for a group of 9 included na ang accommodation both in cdo and camiguin, van transfers, daily breakfast, tours and the water rafting. Kuya Edwin, our driver, was patiently waiting outside the airport holding a banner of my name. Oo, ako na sikat! hahaha!

hanggang CDO sikat! lol!

The van we used is a Grandia kaya uber luwag for us and our bags. Puro kasi nakatrolley.. hehehe!

Our itinerary for our trip is:

1st day - Camiguin

2nd day - Bukidnon

3rd day - Water rafting in Cagayan de Oro River

We had limited time for our activities because our 2 travel buddies will be going back to Manila on the 3rd day. 

The travel time is quite long from cdo to balingoan port ,2 1/2 hours. We stopped on a mini grocery to buy some snacks and drinks and had our lunch in Jollibee CDO first because according to kuya Edwin malayo pa ang byahe and wala ng makakainan along the way. After eating, travel na ulit. I wasn't wearing a watch kaya hindi ko na alam if we arrived on time sa Balingoan port. First time kong sasakay ng roro. hihihi! 1 hour pang byahe from Balingoan to Benoni port at dito ako uber nainip. Nakakaantok kasi sa ferry. From benoni to Paras Beach Resort is another 30 mins. Bale mga 4 hours bago kami nakarating sa destination namin. Worth it? oo naman! Basahin ang mga susunod kong ipopost. =)

xoxo dorang gala

I'm Excited!!!

25 days to go for our most awaited trip! I'm uber excited na.. medyo matagal-tagal bago nasundan yung Palawan trip ko. We chose E-Philippines Travel and Destinations to organize our trip in CDO-Bukidnon-Camiguin because it offers the cheapest fee for a 3 destination trip. For 4050 php/pax for a group of 12, it's uber good deal na di ba? They also prepare an itinerary of our trip.

Itinerary:

July 30

930AM pickup at CDO airport, private van transfers to Balingoan pier ( 2 hours travel time)

Take ferry to Benoni pier ( P150 per person per way- 1 hour travel time)

Pickup at Benoni pier, transfers to Paras Beach Resort

Countryside tour: Ardent Hot Springs/ Katibawasan Falls/ Macao Cold Spring/ Taguines Lagoon/ Santo Niño Cold Spring/

Tausan Falls/ Gui-ob Church Ruins/ Sunken Cemetery/ Vulcan Daan/ Tangub Hot Spring ( total of 8 hours)

* actual sites to be visited will be dependent on schedule and route. Entrance fees and meals are excluded.

White Island boat trip- best done after 300PM as the island doesn't have any shade

July 31

Early breakfast at Paras Beach Resort

Take 7AM to 8AM ferry back to Balingoan pier ( P150 per person per way- 1 hour travel time)

Its best to arrive as early as possible in Dahilayan Park during times that there will be a lot of tourists as well.

Please coordinate with the resort for the actual ferry schedule

Pickup at Balingoan pier and transfers to Dahilayan Adventure Park/ Forest Park/ Del Monte Plantation

Dropoff at Victoria Suites

August 1

Breakfast at hotel, check out and bring bags along

800AM pickup for Whitewater Rafting adventure with lunch

Straight to airport dropoff for 355PM flight out

You may take a shower after the rafting adventure

Additional P1,500 for photos (SLR camera)

Excited na ko gawin to:

photo source

at magpagulong-gulong gaya nito..

zorbing

at malunod dahil dito... hehe!

white water rafting

at mamasyal dito..

camiguin

Few more weeks, hope that the weather will cooperate. Please CDO , welcome us with sunshine! =)