Ludy and I reached the Cebu South Bus Terminal at around 5:00 pm. The terminal was in total chaos as first-time travelers couldn’t find their way around and terminal regulars were so loud and busy complaining about the new ticketing system. LOL.
Our bus left the terminal at six. The bus was filled to the rafters and I had to bend, twist, and wiggle just to keep an old man who was standing beside my seat from sitting on my face. LOL. But that didn’t prevent me from dozing off. Before the bus even reached Carcar, I was already dreaming of chicken lollipops and spaghetti. Hahaha. I woke up when the bus was already in Malabuyoc. Strangely, the old man was still standing there, his butt still just a few inches from my forehead. Whatever happened from the time I closed my eyes til the time I woke up, I don’t want to know. Hahaha.
We reached Irene’s house in Tangbo, Samboan at 10:30 in the evening. The trip was so tiring. And as expected, I almost puked. Twice. Hahaha. ‘I’ll definitely go ballistic if this trip doesn’t turn out to be post-worthy,’ I told myself as I got off the bus. LOL.
Ginatilan’s hidden treasure. Inambakan Falls in Calabawan. Just awesome!
The entire household was up early the next day for Aiz and his granddad’s double birthday celebration. Here’s Wendy’s husband preparing the paklay.
Coconut meat sun-dried by the road.
The ancestral home of Irene’s family. Looking really quaint.
Boat! With a view of the island of Negros.
Alone again, naturally. Hahaha.
Rocky beach. But still very nice.
Jet!
We traveled to Ginatilan (the next municipality) to check out the Inambakan Falls. I saw the sign the previous night and I told them about it. By the way, we saw this eGwen poster near the town church. Hehehe.
Wow. Very nice and clean. I love Ginatilan.
The sign that I saw the previous night. Inambakan Falls in Calabawan, Ginatilan. 3.9 Kms away!
The road to the falls is quite dangerous and tricky. If you’re not an experienced driver, please let someone else drive. We made a few stops because our service vehicle (a multicab) could not take our weight (There were 15 of us. Hahahaha.) Eventually, the multicab had to turn back and only 6 of us went to the falls.
Start of the 5-minute trek to the falls.
Wow! I can see the river! I’m quite excited.
That young girl is a local tour guide. She agreed to take us to the falls for a small fee.
Casualty! The same thing happened to my slippers when we went to Aguinid Falls about two years ago, So sad.
Wow! I can see it!
Inambakan Falls. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?
Wow! Don’t you just want to jump in?
Irene and Wendy checking out Inambakan.
Ryan couldn’t wait to jump in. LOL.
Milay, Wendy, Irene, and Ludy. Para ingnon turista. Hahaha.
Ryan enjoying the water.
If you don’t know how to swim, this part is perfect for you. LOL.
Fun! We’re actually standing on huge rocks. Hahaha.
View of the river below the falls.
Fresh and clean water.
Wow. I really liked this part. It’s perfect for young kids! Like me. Hahaha.
I think this is how the falls got it’s name. To ambak means to leap/jump/dive.
I sense a belly-flop! Hahaha.
He looks like he’s having a lot of fun. If only I could swim. Hahaha.
This guy is sad and lonely. Hehehe.
And he picked the perfect spot to think about his worries. Hahaha.
We found a transparent bra strap for my slipper. Hahaha. Thanks Wendy! Hahaha.
Leaving Inambakan. I shall return, don’t worry!
Wow. The view is just breath-taking.
Lovely sight.
A coprasan.
Coconut meat being ‘cooked’.
We walked for 500 meters before we found a habal-habal. The habal-habal took us to the poblacion for 20 pesos each.
Then, we got on a tricycle to get to Samboan for 15 pesos each.
Back at the house, people were already eating. What? No more kubal?!?!!? Hahahaha.
South National Road.
It was once again a very nice trip. And definitely post-worthy! Big thanks to the Olores Family! Happy birthday Aiz and your grandpop who was so accommodating and nice. And thanks to Ryan, Irene, her grandma, her mom, her sisters, and everyone who made the trip fun and very memorable. 🙂
So much for expensive and imported slippers… Hahaha! I think a pair of Islander slippers would have had more luck surviving.
di sad oi. na slide lang gyud ko. hehehe.
Next time pag spartan nalang kay mahumok apan malig-on, kini ang lakad bida.
Pwede sa Sunbeach.. 😀
yeah..thumbs up..its better to wear Islander doing adventures coz it cooperates more, than Havai slippers..:)…
ley, in 2hrs we will be heading to the airport for my safe flight to cebu (puhon) its about 12:30MN here in gardendale…. matulog sa ko for 2hrs…
kanindot sa ginatilan uy, layo bana sa city?
have a safe trip, mam luisa! 🙂
yes, it’s about 5 hours from the city… hehe
Nice trip Ley, naibog ko sa inyong swimming dah.
hehe. ty mam inday!
nag rugged shoes unta ka Ley,,, di na kaagwanta si haviannas.
hehe. ga tsinelas ra man gud ko gikan siyudad. wa ko nag expect nga maslide ko. hehe.
I bet you that it was worth the trip. I love the beautiful falls & the scenery. I would love to sleep there for the whole day. 🙂
murag wala pa kaayo nadevelop ang lugar mam ianne. i hope naa bitaw murag inn nearby para sa gusto mag overnight. hehe
Mao gyod ni akong nauyonan sa imong blog, Ley. Mora pud ug nakakuyog ko nimo ug suroy sa daghang maanindot nga lugar dinhi sa atong Sugbo. Salamat.
thanks sir billy! 🙂
nice kaayo ang place…
hurot jud kubal sa lechon… miss na jud kuna….. hehehe
lami kaayo pagkaluto ang lechon ani. maong nahurot dayon ang kubal. haha
where is this?? NAHAN KU MU-ARA! XD
sa ginatilan. hehehe. inig abot nimo sa munisipyo, pangutana lang sa mga locals. naa pud sign kilid sa highway. sayon ra man tultolon…
grabe suya ko dah.. wa pa jud ko kaanha diha..haayyy. nice jud kau ang place…reallly..
hi lan! thanks for posting our adventure! you are always welcome to visit our place. Congratulations, it’s already your second time to visit Ginatilan and Samboan nga wala ka nisuka??? wala bah? that’s remarkable! Anyway, people there are very happy to have known that you have published the place.. murag pwede naka magtourism ambassador lan! char! balik2x mo didto. my parents too are happy of your visit… pero lan! i protest! I only got few pics on your blog! unfair! i want more! LOL!
duh! wala ko apil… = (
what a fantastic trip! 🙂
u always make me miss cebu ♥
Awesome pictures! Very intelligent on making the slippers work with a plastic.
thanks rocky! 🙂
sus oi!100x lol
wow! nalingaw jud ko sa imong picture. especially sa katong lalaki nga naghinuktok sa tumoy sa bato og sa inasal nga wala nay kubal. hahaha!
I like your slippers refashion Ley. I-feature tka sa akong blog if you make a tutorial. :p
Hi Lan! I talked to one of our eGWEN program coordinators about the trip and he mentioned that the newly developed road to Inambakan Falls is actually a development initiative of the LGU of Ginatilan, and more development may be expected. For those who are wondering, eGWEN My Cebu program is Expanded Green and Wholesome Environment that Nurtures, a 5-year implementation project of the Provincial Government and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. which aims to make Cebu a “more livable place to live, work, play and do business in”, wherein different projects such as preserving and promoting natural heritage are being implemented by municipalities all over Cebu. With this admirable beauty, hopefully more Cebuanos grow interest and involvement in keeping treasures in their very own communities alive, as Inambakan Falls is to Ginatilan!
nindot dyud ang Ginatilan, I missed those days mag pahuway diha likod sa munisipyo silong sa dakong kahoy, hayahay kaayo, naa pod kan anan diha sa merkado, Jerry’s Carenderia, lami kaayo, inato kaayo ba….. about eGwen program, I like the concept of preserving the environment and promoting natural heritage, pero ngano epoliticize man dyud ni GG uy, ipa patik dyud iyang ngalan. . . . thanks for the pics ley . . .
Pagkaluoy sa inasal. 🙁
bwahahaha
wow! great pictures ley! sige pud kog katawa sa imong mga side comments 🙂
Ley, sa kanindut sa imong mga adventures, murag mag-expect na lang ta pirme ani nga ang imong ipang-post dapat “post worthy” jud! Hahahaha…Bitaw, this is a very nice post and maka-aghat jud natong mga Cebuano to visit our own hidden treasures! Ka-ambakon pud ko sa falls pero just like you, igo` ra jud ta ani sa babaw nga dapit sa sapa. 🙂
Thanks again!
Ley, I forgot, pilay size sa imo Havs! Hahhahaha…basin naay Cebuano nga napadpad sa Brazil ug magpadala nimo ug Havs! 😀
Grabe parang si Darna kung lumipad
hi ley, i really love reading your comments on your pictures. and ganahn sad kos imong pics kay raw jud. by looking at your blog i realized nga 30 years nako sa sugbu pero daghan pa jud diay kaayo kog wala na explore sa atong island…thanks to you it feels like i’ve been there na…hopefully i can go to these places. God bless! and keep it up!
thanks siakoy! 🙂
Looks like a really exciting trip with a fun group to a beautiful place! I love the rustic beauty of the area. Hopefully, they don’t ruin it with ‘development’ like they’ve done to Kawasan.
Ley, are the headwaters accessible/close to the waterfalls?
i like the pics. i like the traveling u guys did. i’m a pure cebuana but i still have a of traveling south to do. honestly, i am scared of driving or riding in a vehicle to the south. i heard a lot of stories of vehicular accidents. farthest i went was in santander for their sanayon fiesta and then on i know i am missing a LOT!!! thanks for this website, i get to nourish my inner traveler. live vicariously for me please. travel more and show me more of your adventures. Salamat kaayo!!! 🙂
Thanks; kobal sa inasal baboy.
been here and i super love the place!!! can’t wait to go back.. =)
Hahahahahahahaha. Nice gyud kaayo imo mga pics sa Ginatilan no. Adto unya ta sa amo sa Malatbo, Ginatilan, Cebu ha. Keep up the good work. God Bless.
leyland,
half of my childhood was spent in ginatilan while half was spent in bindoy.
my mom is from bindoy (jaculbe-amolo clan)
while my papa is from ginatilan (visitacion, singco, ferraren clan)
but my papa’s mama is from bindoy (carriaga-vailoces).
how about you?
i’m now residing in lapulapu city but presntly working in cebu city as operations manager of the dimsum chain of restaurants (harbour city, dimsum break, dingquaqua). i worked for 20 years in GMC as Plant Manager handling Alaska Milk Plant, Granny Goose Tortillos Plant, Homepride Pasta Plant, Red Star Yeast Plant and their Noodles Plant. Proud to be a Bindoyanon and Ginatilanon.
i understand you are from bindoy too. right?
im from cebu. but my mom is from bindoy. we go there every year. 😀
tsk!tsk!
KAMAHAL SA HAVIANAS!kausik.sige lang kabalos man sa inasal.paksit!
hi! I saw ur photos on inambakan falls. I went to this waterfall before but it didn’t have stairs yet. now I can see that it has been developed. May I also ask if one still has to cross the river before going to this waterfall today or do they have bridges already? Last time we went there we had to cross the river lots of times before we could see the inambakan. Thanks for ur info.
…te nindota io… suya man xad tah!!!!!!!!!!
hping nxt tym koug nme!?????!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow! kanindot gud. i think kahibalo nako asa nako dalhon among Kaabay Club next outing. thanks for sharing such a great help.
wow!!! i hope i can be there again in Ginatilan to tour again the beautiful sceneries..i”ve been there 5 yrs ago…Sometimes so many years ago, happened to visit this place every fiesta of St. Gregory( correct me if i’m wrong). 2nd sunday of March..This place is a memorable one for my family..My Father’s home town..Guiwanon, GINATILAN.
my roots are from ginatilan…been there from time to time…but only on short visits. how is the mayor dean singco relayed to my grandma benita singco who has passed away for quite some time? my grandma is married to the late ciriaco ” akoy” birongan. anybody can enlighten me….?
Bilib kaayo ko sa imong photos and your website. Para nako you are a professional photographer and you have a good taste of nice spots. Your work can compete with highend magazines and websites. You got the talent.
More unexpored Cebu beauty please and nice photos…
nindot gud dinhi… nice picture… seems it was a great experience.. ganahan sad ko mu anhi… someday…
All I can say is Inambakan falls is such a beauty! I can be your tour guide guys! My mother is from Ginatilan and i’ve been to the place a lot of time. Not to mention we live near to the falls. Thanks for the pictures! It makes me want to go back there now! Ha! Ha!
Hi ask lang ko pila man ang magasto namo padulong Ginatila? sa falls kong maligo ka? ang entrance fee?
nindota pud dha wui ;;;;;;;;;;gusto unta ko anha dha”””’
Do you guys have like an outdoor club or a group I can join? Man I miss Cebu a lot. Porbida ning Hawaii pa paraiso2X pa na wala mani gibatbat dha sa Cebu. I LOVE MY ISLAND of Cebu.
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The pictures are great… i think a professional photographer took those pictures.My great grandfather Nicomedes Gornez and my Grandfather Luis J. Gornez came fron Ginatilan. I will visit Ginatilan on May 2011.
next week na fiesta sa Ginatilan…
hapit na sad mi uli para mukaon ug litson hehe
last year naligo mi dinha nice kaau pero grabe kabugnaw…
di makaya sa ako powers ang kabugnaw haha
ADVANCE HAPPY FIESTA SA TANAN GINATILANONS
wow! superb pics jud… makadagit sa manan-aw… naay m.stayhan overnight dri? and if naa pila sad? TIA
Grabe Ley, nice kaayo ang Falls. Naa ko sa Biliran Province now and daghan kaayo ug falls diri pero murag wala’y ingana na falls diri sa Biliran. Very awesome!!! Lami kaayo adtuon. Sulit dyud ang pagkaputol sa imong Havaianas! 😀
hello everyone,
pila ka uras ang travel pdung sa Inambakan Falls, Brgy. Calabawan, Ginatilan, Cebu?
pila pliti?
hello medyo hirap akong makaintindi ng bisaya kahit matagal n ako dito cebu pero i like ur blogs and photos..hope i can try going to this place while my bf is in cebu,its really nice
I been here sa inambakan way back 2005 wala pajud development ato nga time karon murag nice na kaau kay gi develop na ang mga agi-anan..nice photos,good job!!
nka-anha nmi dra naa tnan neighbors pag last holy week kay ga vacation sila sa amung province nya gidala namo sila diha , then ganahn kaayo mi kay lingaw kaayo , naa pmay daghang falls sa babaw . pero delikado ang falls nga gigikanan kay stiff kaayo ang road . but WORTH IT !
BUGNAW jd ang tubig . 🙂 ishare lang . !
Wow Cool!
Hi bai! Daghang salamat sa imong photoblog about this beautiful waterfall. I want to share your site in my blog at http://promotraveltips.blogspot.com/. Please feel free to visit, too. Thank you.