CHASING WATERFALLS: Ambon-ambon Falls

I have the city at my doorstep and the mountains at my backyard. 

I love living at the Junction!

the falls, all the way from the top, at its source

Of the day trips I've made since I started this CALABARZON campaign, Panguil River Eco-Park is by far the best. There's light trekking, bamboo rafting, river swimming in varying depths (as deep as 18-feet), ledge jumping, waterfalls massage and a short tubing to top it all off -- Call that fulfilling and cost-efficient!

The getting there is slow -- a drive through the mountain highway of Rizal province will give you a scenic view of the beautiful Sierra Madre Range as a back-draft to Laguna de Bay. Then there's a hanging bridge to cross and a serene river to distract you before you go on 3 short bamboo raft rides to cross the  river.

 And when you're ready, you can take a plunge to the beckoning river

  

but not before you spot a snake hanging at a cliff 

-- don't worry, the guide will point this out to you hahaha

spot the snake

When you get there, I tell you, WOW would be an over-used word. 

Wow, because it's so accessible, you'd wonder how it could be there 

and you've never gone before this day.

taking my niece and her friends to see their first waterfalls, and taking them all the way under it

when your guide permits it, take a tube with you & ride the current

 Make sure to be friends with the guides, because they'll tell you the best spots to jump.
The best spots to swim at.
The places where you can drink the water from the leaves.
 and basically get away with a few fun stuff that only locals would do.


Once you're all exhausted from having chased this waterfalls,
you can then take a tube ride half of the way back to the hanging bridge.

easy does it!

GETTING THERE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
* Route 1: Jeep to Siniloan @ Big R, Cainta & get off the public market terminal.  Take a tricycle to the eco-park.
* Route 2: Bus to Sta.Cruz, Laguna @ Buendia, Taft. Then jeep to Panguil -- get off the church. Take a tricycle to the eco-park.

TRAVEL TIME:
* About 2-hrs by Route 1
* About 3.5-hrs by Route 2

DAMAGE TO THE POCKET: 
* Route 1: PhP83/head to Siniloan and PhP80/tricycle (fits 6 people)
* Route 2: About PhP140/head bus fare, plus an estimated PhP50/head jeep to Panguil and a PhP15/head tricycle fare
* Park entrance for non-resident is PhP40/adult and PhP10/child -- same fees applies to foreigners.
* Standard rate of PhP180 (group package for 6) to go to Ambon-ambon Falls.
* Tubing is PhP20/adult and PhP10/child
* Optional: small nipa hut for PhP200

Chasing Waterfalls Series:
Daranak & Batlag Falls
Ambon-ambon Falls