One of the travel highlight at South Cebu is the Badian and Alegria Canyoneering. The best activity in Cebu that would pump up your adrenaline. We booked our tour through High-5 Travel and Tours. Equipment are complete where in safety is always first in our mind. I was with my friends and it’s our first time to do this kind of adventure. All of us have fear of heights and none of us don’t know how to swim, thank God life vest were provided. All we have is courage and prayers that we can finish the full course of Canyoneering.
Upon reaching the venue you need to sign up a waiver and were given the necessary orientation, then walk for almost 10 minutes to reach the starting point. We were filled with excitement the moment we reach the river. First jump is 15-20 ft high and we almost back out. This is a required jump because there was no other way to enter the canyon but by high diving.
Don’t look down… just look straight and jump!!! Voila we conquered the first jump of the course. As we continue the downstream canyoneering and was considered easier than upstream canyoneering, it was still quite a challenge. One has to be very careful as some rocks were quite slippery.
The jump was followed by more thrilling activities. We floated, jumped and slide. Our guides wanted us to experience canyoneering not only as a serious activity but also a fun adventure. Our guides would ask our group sometime to float and form a circle.
The scenery was spectacular. The view and the turquoise color of the river was indeed an added treat for our adventure. And I just hope that tourists won’t abuse the beauty of this place.
Few more jumping, floating and walking, we finally arrived at the highest jumping point 30-35 feet jump. Again this time fear started to play on our mind. A lot of second thought came to us, but the courage pushes us to finally conquer the final jump. Too bad our camera ran out of battery when we reach the final jump. We weren’t able to document the monumenting jump of our career hehe..
It took us five hours to finish the canyoneering. It could take shorter or longer depending on the pace of the group. Overall this is one of the highlights of our travelling so far! Definitely just go for it. We were with a fantastic group and had the best time. Best way to see the waterfalls.