Bakngeb river cave adventure in Tboli South Cotabato

The town of T'Boli in South Cotabato has gain its popularity as one of the prime tourist destination in Region 12, for the reason: one, because of the rich cultural heritage of the T'Boli tribe that has been preserved and showcase up to the present. two, because of the natural wonders that can be found in the locality, on top of which is the beautiful Lake Holon (blog about Lake Holon soon) aside from that there are falls, hot spring and the famous Bakngeb river cave.

The river cave is situated in Sitio Bakngeb in Barangay Laconon,  which is approximately 30 minutes of skylab (habal-habal) ride from the town proper, while on the road expect a bumpy, uphill, downhill ride (insert probinsyano themesong "Kapit ka sa akin" sobrang relateable sa experience, moreover prepare for the nakakangalay and sakit sa pwet effect, but once you reached the site you will definitely forget all that you've gone through instead you would feel the excitement and pure bliss.

photo courtesy: google images

HOW TO GET THERE:

Gensan (bulaong terminal) to Tboli terminal: 1.5 to 2 hrs. Van ride fare: 140-160 Php


once you reach Tboli's Poblacion proceed to Tboli Tourism Office (walking distance from the terminal) ask locals for direction, Tourism staff will assist you with transportation to Bakngeb 

Tourism office to Bakngeb via Habal-habal 30 mins. ride, fare: 225 Php one way (max. passenger 3 persons)

other expenses: 

entrance fee: 10 php
river rafting/canyoneering: 50 Php/person

WHAT TO DO:

• take instagrammable photos

enjoying the river

• have a t-boli house tour/receiving area (you can leave your belongings here while having the activities in the river cave)

• swimming in the river

savor the moment

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  eat native food prepared by the locals themselves (tip: order na kayo before pa kayo mag start nung activity para pagtapos niyo, ready na ang food for attack)

• River rafting and canyoneering

on board at river cave entrance

                after wearing safety gears you will be riding a raft that would take you inside the cave against the strong current of the river gushing out of the cave (tour guide will be with you the entire activity, it is 100% safe), once you reach a certain point inside the cave, you will then be asked to jump off the raft to further get in, this time you will rely on your strength to hold on to the ropes assembled along the trail (BTW, prepare your body with the extremely cold water), aakyat din ng mga bato para makatawid , tapos lalatay ng logs hanggang sa makarating sa designated endpoint sa loob ng cave, the river cave is 4 km. long, (don't worry, di aabot ng 1 km ang canyoneering, di na kasi kayang puntahan ang natitirang bahagi dahil sa sobrang lakas ng tubig, delikado na raw. habang nasa endpoint ng cave, pwedeng kumuha/magpakuha ng photos, sobrang ganda sa loob (tip: bring action cam/waterproof cam)

waving means we are enjoying

         Yung pinakaenjoy na part ay yung palabas na ng cave dahil magpapaanod ka sa current ng tubig, at first nakakatakot pero safe naman and eventually maeenjoy mo na cya sobra (may nginig factor pa) at ng malapit ka na sa bukana ng kweba tapos yung iluluwa ka na at mahuhulog ka sa sapa na may taas na 5ft, yun talaga yung super enjoy (tried it 3x haha) 

          So don't missed the fun, visit and experience Bakngeb's river cave adventure now, it is  perfect for family and barkada outing.