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Badian Canyoneering is truly one of a kind. You can do a lot of techniques when you are canyoning the area such as walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling or rappelling, and swimming. A lot of canyoners or even ordinary tourist has been doing this activity since then.

_Things to remember: _

DON’T JUMP ANYWHERE. Don’t just jump whenever you feel like jumping, always ask your guide first if it's safe to jump and also you should always pay attention to your guide at all times.

*WEAR PROPER AND COMFORTABLE FOOTWEAR. *The trail isn’t easy to walk and there’s a lot of slippery stones so you should not forget to wear shoes that will not be burden when walking down the trails.

ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR TOUR GUIDE. Your guide is familiar with the trail and the area so it’s better to follow your guide at all times. Never stray from your group.

BADIAN CANYONEERING IS A POPULAR ACTIVITY. You should better start your canyoning activity early since there will be a lot of crowd during noon and I’m sure you won’t like canyoning if the area is crowded.

*STAY HYDRATED. *Bring lots of bottled water or a huge one. There’s a stall/store but the water bottle costs a lot more than they should be so it’s much better if you bring your own.

PACK YOUR THINGS INSIDE A DRYBAG. Pack your things inside a dry bag and you can let your tour guide hold it for you, they are that hospitable and friendly.

ASK YOUR GUIDE FOR AN INSTAGRAM PHOTO. You can ask your tour guide to take photos of you and your group, don’t hesitate to ask for help.

BE A RESPONSIBLE TOURIST. Please don’t throw your trashes anywhere. Keep it inside your bag or pocket and throw it once you saw a trash bin in the area. A simple act like that is a big thing in keeping the area clean and neat.

Island Hopping in Cebu is a very well-known activity and it a lot of tourists are looking for this kind of activity to experience it. The islands that you will be heading to are very beautiful, each of them has its own beauty to entertain every tourist that will travel.

If you plan to do this activity, you must plan ahead of time so that you will be able to have a smooth and hassle-free island hopping. If you wish to have a tour agency to do all the necessary things to be done for your Island Hopping in Cebu, just visit Cebu Tours and there you will find all the things you want to know, if you have a question, you can contact them and they will absolutely response to your enquiry right away as long as it is their office hours.

Here’s the list of the possible islands you could visit for your island-hopping adventure; Caohagan Island, Olanggo Island, Gilutongan Island, Nalusuan Island, Pandanon Island, and Sulpa Islet.

*Things you must know *

Cost for an island hopping in Mactan varies depending on the size of the boat. The cheapest that we’ve hired only amounted to 2,500 PHP ($50). And that’s already good for 8-10 persons! So, if you are in a group, that will be around 250 PHP ($5) per head. You’ll be able to snorkel and enjoy the sea at a very affordable price.

NOTE: Some island would ask for an entrance fee to help preserve the island, it will just cost around 100 PHP to 300 PHP ($2 to $6) depends on what island you’re going to.

Cebu City or also known as the Queen City of the South is the second largest air hub in the Philippines and also one of the cities that has a huge tourism in the country due to its wonderful and marvelous tourist destinations and attractions that can be seen in within the City and on its provinces.

*Places you should visit for your Cebu City tour: *

_**Heritage of Cebu Monument

Fort San Pedro

Magellan’s Cross

Casa Gorordo

Malacañang sa Sugbo

Mountain View Nature’s Park

Plaza Humabon/Hamabar

Sirao Flower Farm

Sky Experience Adventure (Crown Regency)

Taoist Temple

Temple of Leah

TOPs

Terrazas de Flores Botanical Garden

Yap-San Diego Ancestral House **_

*And some amazing places just in Lapu-Lapu City to visit! *

**_Guitar Factory,

10,000 Roses and Café,

Lantaw Native Restaurant

Mactan Shrine. _**

And the most important part of visiting Cebu City is the Sinulog Festival which takes place every 3rd week of January. Doing a Cebu City Tour during this month is reeking of fun and adventure, but it also reeks a sense of paranoia since during this month a lot of establishments is crowded wherever you go.

A lot of tourists will be seen during this month since a lot of people, both local and foreign, loves to witness the grandest festival in the Philippines. Make sure to book 3 to 4 months before the Sinulog festival to be able to have a room since every hotel in Cebu, even in Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, is getting booked so fast due to the upcoming Sinulog Festival each January.

Aside from the beautiful turquoise water on the pool of Kawasan, there’s this Canyoning activity just upstream Kawasan Falls. You get to jump to a lot of waterfall and the trail isn’t easy which makes it challenging and not suitable for everyone, only to those who are physically fit and has a very strong stamina to endure the trail and the excitement of jumping multiple falls.

Canyoneering in Kawasan Falls has been gaining a lot of attention from tourists, both local and international, and people who love extreme adventures alike. Canyoning in Kawasan is really fun, you get to jump to a lot of waterfalls and sadly enough the last falls which is the main falls is not open anymore to jump off due to some regulations that was placed in the area.

*How to get there? *

*From Cebu City: *

Take a taxi or any public vehicle to take you to the South Bus Terminal which is near Elizabeth Mall (E-Mall) and look for the bus that goes to Bato via Barili, make sure it is via Barili since the other bus (via Oslob) will not stop or pass Kawasan Falls at all and I recommend you take the yellow bus (Ceres bus).

Tell the conductor or the driver to drop you off in the Kawasan Canyoneering Headquarters, Matutinao Beach Resort, just across a roman catholic church. And when going back to Cebu City, just cross the street from Matutinao Beach Resort and ride a Ceres Bus back to the South Bus Terminal.

*Things to remember: *

- DON’T forget to wear safety gears such as helmet, life vest and aqua shoes or any shoes that you are comfortable to wear (since the trail won’t be easy to walk with all the slippery rocks there is).

DON’T just jump whenever you like or feel to jump. Ask your guide’s permission first before doing anything. It’s for your own safety.

PACK light things and store them on a dry bag.

TRAVEL TIP: Start early to avoid the crowd since there’s a lot of tourist lately who wants to try the canyoneering in Kawasan falls. The activity will take for 3 to 4 hours and the Kawasan falls will be closing before sundown (5pm) so if you arrive at the area around 2pm and you want to do the canyoneering, well tough luck but they won’t allow it since it will be dangerous when it gets dark so make sure to start early.