Comments on: Cagayan de Oro

By: leonora pickering

leonora pickering — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:49:10 +0000

panagatan restaurant is superb…miami inn is also a decent hotel and we stayed there

By: neth estrada

neth estrada — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:12:35 +0000

thanks for the infos, we had a nice time in CDO, our group stayed in Mallberry suites and its Aokay to all of us coz of its strategic location, nice room & service, accommodating staff and good food. we ate at panagatan restaurant, we all enjoy the fresh and delicious seafoods. again thank you very much.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:51:22 +0000

Hey there,

Finally I am back from that trip- we did exactly what we did. We went around Camiguin (Guiob Church Ruins, White Island, Sunken Cemetery, Katibawasan Falls, Ardent Hot Springs, Sto. Nino Cold Springs, Philvolcs Monitoring Centre and stayed at the Enigmata Treehouse); CDO – we went to Mapawa and met one of the owners, Iggy Pelaez (grandson of former Philippine VP Emmanuel Pelaez who showed us around on a hay ride)- we weren’t able to do the zip and the rappel as it started raining and the dangers of a flashflood is all too real, so we just had some Durian at the Ranch. At Iligan, we went to see the Macapagal-Macaraeg ancestral house in Timoga and the Maria Cristina Waterfalls as well as checked out the party places in the city with our Iliganon friends (that was really fun- Thanks to Ronnie, Arnie Mejia, Pempee and Spanky Fetalvero for showing us around). We even dropped by at Opol on the way back to CDO to visit my friend’s business in the area. And then we did a quick getaway to Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon and had a delicious roast beef lunch at the Kawayanon (Del Monte Golf Clubhouse). That was some traveling really!!

Cheers!

By: pam dionisio

pam dionisio — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:37:18 +0000

hey guys,

thank you for sharing information about your trips. I found it very informative since I also enjoy travelling but don’t have lots to spend.

By: neth

neth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:47:20 +0000

gud day! we will be in CDO on August 19-21, can you give us a list of must try foods in the area. thank you. :)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:27:20 +0000

By the way I have been to Bohol twice – very nice place and I wouldnt mind going back there but alas, I have a lot of places to cover in the Philippines so I may not be able to go back there sooner. :)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:26:17 +0000

Hi Shinigaming,

Thanks for that information! But yeah, that’s the only long weekend in September – White Island and the hot springs and the underwater cemetery is definitely on our list of must visit. We leave first flight to Cagayan de Oro and then we head to Camiguin straight away- hopefully there is boat that leaves at 7 or 8am. We do the attractions pretty fast- think of it like a slower version of the Amazing Race as I really want to cover a lot of places. The following day we head back to CdO so depending on what time we get there, I really hope to do the Canyoning (was that 3-4 hours total? going there and canyoning and back?), On our last day, Id really like to do a quick day trip to Bukidnon- so depending on the response from the office of Senator Zubiri- we will see about that side trip. We might have to forego white water rafting but we are really interested with canyoning. :) There are only two of us so I hope there are other groups we can join.

Once again, thank you very much for that information!

Cheers,

Ryan

By: shinigaming

shinigaming — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:56:59 +0000

Hi Ryan! You may contact Mapawa Nature Park for the Canyoneering package
(088) 8584402. Minimum of five persons.. But if there are other groups, then
I guess it’s okay to join those groups. It would take about 3-4 hours, since you
have to trek down the river, and do some slides, and jumps, ending with
rappelling down the falls.. And you have to get good transportation to reach
the Park.

September? Then it’s not really a good time do rafting.. We did rafting two
weeks ago, and the waters were uhm, chocolate brown. Not really appealing.
haha.. blame the rains..

CDO-Camiguin-Iligan-Bukidnon? Whew! I say you allot more time for Camiguin.
We went there a month ago. And there a lot of places to visit. Don’t miss the
Hot Springs, and of course, the White Island..^^,

you could also visit this site for pics [for Rafting, Canyoneering, Camiguin
and also Bohol, if you want to visit the island, too]:
markjamis@multiply.com

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:38:10 +0000

Confirmed my flight to Cagayan de Oro this September – will be going to CDO, Camiguin, and hopefully Iligan and Bukidnon. :)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:02:04 +0000

Hmmm…Hi Shinigaming, I am planning to do Cagayan de Oro and Camiguin this year – do you have information on canyoneering- quite interested with that- you’re right canyoneering wasn’t mentioned in this article. I reckon you do the abseiling with waterfalls and stuff? If you can, please that info please – I may have to skip white water rafting when I am there and will do canyoneering instead.

Cheers,

Ryan