Macahambus Mini-Adventure, Cagayan de Oro City




July 31, 2006. Considering that I was with my mother, ninang, and three 50+ and 60+ yr-old yayas, I guess this was a pretty good adventure. Short and sweet, and for only P300, we got to walk across a 154-m long bridge hanging over a 150-foot deep gorge, and then slide back to the starting point sitting only on a canvas harness. Going into the cave overlooking the Cagayan River, the site of the first Filipino victory against the Americans, was totally free. The best thing about this place is that it's just near the CDO airport. Could've rappeled down a tree to the entrance of a bigger cave, too, but by then we were so hungry, we totally forgot about it.


Good reason to come back then, aside from the whitewater-rafting =D

Comments

  1. XXXX YYYYAugust 23, 2006 at 9:35 PM

    hello, jeneen! wonderful adventure! question: how much does it cost to do the whizzing through the treetops, if i have to fly from manila? and how many days will i need? thanks a lot for taking the trouble to answer.

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  2. mikel .August 23, 2006 at 10:11 PM

    nice one!

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  3. Cleo Quijano JrAugust 24, 2006 at 6:59 AM

    Hi jeneen kahinumdom lang pud ko last time when Kilat was there pwerti jud lingawa. Lingaw sab pag water raftin namo kay ga ulan then wild rapids we got, wild snakes r hangin everywher ahhhh morethan words. But wait, tis time u got the stream down tis bridge na lagi, tis ones adds d excitement nuh.

    Cheers for the love of nature!

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  4. Jemi AquinoAugust 25, 2006 at 10:20 PM

    the girls of malvar st are at it again! =)
    trust you to drag them into an adventure. such fun.

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  5. roland nemisAugust 25, 2006 at 11:25 PM

    guapo ni pagkakuha, dhay. maganda ang tama ng liwanag. tuod, pabasaha ko sa mga cebuano poems nimo beh. gimingaw jud ko sa cebuano kay dia man ko kanunay sa disyerto. thanks

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  6. Manang KaiyenAugust 28, 2006 at 11:03 AM

    were you ziplining? what fun!

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  7. Crisanto CayonAugust 31, 2006 at 11:38 PM

    hmmm... the ladies still managed to smile for the camera! great team you have there Jeen.

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  8. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 2, 2006 at 1:20 PM

    hi ada! sorry, late reply. dunno how much the MLA-CDO flight costs now (then again, you could always take a boat...but that might not be much cheaper now, either). from the airport, i suppose you could take a taxi going to macahambus. it's quite near once you're there. it's in the lumbia area. didn't notice if there was any public transport going through that highway. for this mini-adventure, you'll need about 2 hours max (if you're taking lots of pictures), maybe another hour for rappelling. for whitewater rafting you'll need 3-4 hours.

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  9. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 2, 2006 at 1:31 PM

    yup, i believe that's what it's called elsewhere =)

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  10. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 2, 2006 at 1:34 PM

    hi, sorry, i've written only three cebuano poems in my life and they're all posted in my blog already =P next time na pud, kung naay inspirasyon ;-)

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  11. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 2, 2006 at 1:44 PM

    Lagi, sayang wala mi naka whitewater rafting. I've only done it in davao, and of course, people from each place will always say theirs is better. Got an invitation to go there for free the other summer to write an article, but had to go to bacolod =P Next time again, i hope.

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