Biliran's Tinago Falls Experience :)

We visited Leyte to attend the 2nd birthday of Angge's cousin Paolo and then headed to the tip of Biliran to dip in the cool waters of Tinago Falls.

From Cebu, we had a 2 and a half ride to Ormoc through Weesam Express at P650. After the kiddie party, we traveled for 15minutes and stayed in Kananga, Leyte, Angge's dad's hometown. The next day we were off to Caibiran, Biliran to check out the falls! 

Just a short info about Biliran. Biliran is located in the Eastern Visayas Region. It used to be part of Leyte until it was declared a full fledged province in 1992. Biliran is connected to Leyte by the the Biliran bridge. So we stopped over, marveled at the glorious view and had pictures taken. :)

Biliran Bridge

Zoe  & Angge enjoying the spectacular view

We then headed to Pulang Yuta, Caibiran to finally have lunch and enjoy the cool waters. Angge had been there so many years back, she hardly remembered the place. Then, there was no stairway, so you had to climb over the boulders to get to the falls. But now, the government has constructed a pathway to make it easier for visitors to go to the falls.

the 1st level

So after the 2.5 hour road trip, we hurriedly ate our lunch and dipped in the water. We stayed in the 1st level for we had kids who were more eager than us to jump in. The water was cold, but not freezing, and clear, but the current was quite strong since it was a rainy week before we visited. But nevertheless, we just swam and swam until it was time to go home.

the kids enjoying the water

wati jumping from the 1st level falls

you can swim towards the rocks near the falls, and jump because it was quite deep. And because the current was strong, we didn't exert so much effort in going back to our base, we just wen with the flow :)

We then climbed up the big boulders (unfortunately, we decided to go barefoot and the rocks were scorching hot!hehehe) but nevertheless, the view of the top falls, the cool air, and the water were just amazing. 

our 2nd falls getaway this May

relaxing in the big falls

After a few hours of swimming, we went to Caibiran proper, visited the in laws of Angge's aunt and checked out their beautiful church, the St. James the Apostle Parish! Too bad, camera's batt got depleted so we made do with a phone cam.

Before the main entrance to the church is an edifice of the apostle which is surrounded by 6 columns and protected by 6 singing angels. At the bottom of the statue is a fountain, which according to the tablet near the statue represents the 4 rivers that gives the land the irrigation it needs. The park also has benches around, and more statues decorating the park. Could not resist having dramatic pix taken :)

And aside from the great view within the church grounds, surrounding it are luscious mountains, worth taking pix again! :)

It was a great Caibiran experience. They say Biliran has more spots to be explored, more waterfalls, springs and white sand beaches too! Maybe the next time we'd be in Leyte, we'd get to see those places and write about them too. 

Excited!:)