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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Going to Kawasan Falls via Hired Van

      Two years ago, a friend of mine celebrated his birthday at the famous KAWASAN FALLS of Badian, Cebu.. I was not able to go there personally due to a hectic schedule. So I told myself that soon I will visit with a group of friends and maybe, just maybe, have my own birthday celebrated there. 

November 5, 2013. Two days before my birthday, our group arrived at MacTaN-Cebu International Airport and headed to KAWASAN FALLS. Estimated travel time is 3 to 4 hours. We rented a van for 6000 pesos to take us from the airport to Kawasan Falls then to OSLOB ( I will be posting an article about Oslob later). A v-hire is much cheaper and comfortable when traveling in groups. And since we have our own means of transportation, we decided to stop by at CARCAR PUBLIC MARKET to buy our lunch food to be taken to Kawasan Falls.




CARCAR PUBLIC MARKET is famous for its tasty lechon and chicharon. We bought 2 kilos of their famous lechon (280 pesos/kg) and chicharon (600 pesos/kg) and ‘puso’ rice (100 pesos/25pcs). 

Drop off point to Kawasan Falls is at Matutinao, Badian Cebu. Once you see the church below, then it means you are on the right track.




    Here are some pictures taken during our 20 to 30-minute trek to the KAWASAN FALLS. You will notice that the water is not too clear because according to the locals, it rained so hard the night before we arrived. I guess, we were still lucky that the sun smiled when we got there. Entrance fee is 10 pesos.







 Kawasan Falls comprised of 3 falls. We reached the first falls an hour before 12 noon. In this area, there are available rooms for rent ( minimum is 1000 pesos) as well as cottages and tables (300 pesos) and free toilets. Since we brought our own lunch, we just purchased some drinks and rented a table. 

First Falls
'puso' rice (it's not a kakanin, don't be deceived)

crispy lechon!



After a satisfying lunch, we trekked towards the Second Falls. It was just about a 10 to 15-minute hike from the First Fall.


Second Falls



The group was not able to advance to the Third Falls because according to one of the locals, a bridge was damaged during the recent earthquake. And so, we went back to the First Falls to have our swim.


Life vests can be rented at 50 pesos per person.  You also have an option if your group will rent a raft ( 300 pesos) that could take you directly to the falls for an hour. We paid an additional 500 pesos for 4' pull men' who guided us towards the falls via the rented raft.



KAWASAN FALLS... :)
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