Calbayog is considered to be Samar’s City of Waterfalls. With over 20+ waterfalls, this city in the province of Samar is home to a lot of natural and man-made spots; an adventurer’s dream place to be.
When you fall, you “bangon”.
I am Cian 👋 and today, we’re going to Bangon Falls which is somewhere east from the Province of Cebu. Let’s dive (literally) right into it.
Bangon Falls is located in Brgy. Tinaplacan/Brgy. Bugtong, Calbayog City, Samar, a more or less one hour land travel from the City proper. Also known as Bugtong Falls, this beauty is sought after by a lot of locals and foreigners that chose to visit the Province. It is a tiered waterfalls being the topmost level as tier 1 in this blog.
𝙵𝙰𝙼𝙸𝙻𝚈 𝙱𝙾𝙽𝙳𝙸𝙽𝙶
Fun fact: The word “Bangon” in Filipino and Cebuano language means “get up”. This explains our joke mentioned a while ago 😂.
When you fall, you “bangon”. 😂
My family and I decided to have our usual outing at Bangon Falls before pandemic. Woke up early in the morning to prepare our foods and be there as early as possible so that we’ll still have a place to stay.
Arrived at the Brgy. Tinaplacan Highway and decided to ride a paid habal-habal going up to the falls. 🏍It is a 3km distance from highway, sooo… it’s up to you if you wanna walk or just save your energy for later hahaha. Finally, we’re at the area of the falls with little number of tourists still. Secured our spot at the lowest level of the falls (Tier 3). This level is the safest level to swim at. We had kids on board so this is where we chose to stay.
𝙱𝚈 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚁𝙾𝙲𝙺𝚂 𝙻𝚄𝙽𝙲𝙷
We ate our lunch and snacks by the rocks at the lowest level of the falls. We just sat down and enjoyed the nice weather, ate our already cooked dishes, drinks and talks, while the water is flowing from one place to another. Such a nice time to be alive!
𝚃𝙸𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙵𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚂
Bangon Falls 🌱 is known for its system of cascades. The water is flowing from one elevation to another. The safest one is of course the lowest level (or what I want to call as Tier 3). It’s basically for kids because this part is shallow. This is where we stayed, aete our lunch at, and left our bags to climb up the middle and topmost level.
Posing at the middle level hahaha. Then went to the uppermost, the main falls. The top is deep enough for someone to dive. It is wide enough for everyone to share. The air above is so nice and we were all so happy to be blessed with such natural beauty of nature. We stayed there and took a lot of pictures and videos to treasure the moment.
We need to be very careful ⚠️ in going up because you’re walking on a slippery rock. There is a rope to guide you but you really need to be extra careful. What I did is I really removed my slippers for precaution hahaha and even grabbed the rocks in fear of sliding.
𝙷𝙾𝚆 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴
If you’re not in Calbayog City, Samar:
- WATER: You can ride a boat/ship, they have a port in Calbayog.
- LAND: Ride a bus/car, from one island to another thru boarding in big ships (RORO).
- AIR: There is also a direct flight to Calbayog Airport from places like Manila and Cebu.
If you’re already in Calbayog City, Samar:
- Ride a van or a jeep going to Tinambacan district by going to the City’s Terminal in city proper.
- You can also hire a tricycle, motorcycle, etc to bring you at the highway going to the falls. Quite expensive since it’s a long ride so much better if you go there in groups.
- Most preferred is through personal car/ motor, safest one. Just use google maps.
If you’re already at the highway going to falls:
- You can either ride a habal-habal to go up the falls
- Or walk the 3km distance, I prefer the former hahaha
𝚆𝙴𝙸𝚁𝙳 𝙿𝙾𝚂E/ 𝙶𝙴𝚂𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴 𝙾𝙵 𝙲𝙸𝙰𝙽
I don’t know why I did what I did and kept on doing that pose, must be the weather hahaha. But anyway, I think that it really made me stand out on our pics. Although I regret doing it now. 😂
𝙽𝙴𝚇𝚃 𝙳𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽
We left Bangon Falls around late noon and went straight to another spot just nearby called Malajog Beach. We played volleyball by the beach and ate our remaining foods before heading home. 😋
Samar is known to be the caving capital of PH. It does have a lot of nature-made resources and spots that we sure do need to visit when in the said province.
I’m still going to bring you to other destinations nearby. Hope you’ll join me in that too next time. Ciao!🤘
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