HOW TO SPEND A DAY IN SURIGAO DEL SUR: ENCHANTED RIVER, TINUY-AN FALLS

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Shouldn't be missed to see Enchanted River a natural wonder of Surigao Del Sur. Unlike before the place has been well developed now more cottages constructed since it's flocked by vacationers. The Hinatuan Encahanted River is a very deep crystal clear spring river. People wonder how deep the river is and where the water coming from, some says 90ft deep and water come from underground spring of the cave under the mountain which until now is unexplored. At 12:00 noon, people warn to get off the river as it was time for fish feeding which we had no idea about. Suddenly huge fishes came out from nowhere. Fishes disappeared after five minutes feeding time and swimmers could go back to the water.
It gets really crowded by 10AM onwards especially during weekends and holidays so advised to be early.
Entrance fee: Php30.00 per person | Life Jacket Rental: Php15.00 per hour (optional) | Picnic huts and tables: Php100 
How to get here:
From MANILA: Take flight to Butuan or Davao City.
From Butuan: Take bus from Butuan Bus Terminal bound to Mangagoy(Bislig City) and get off at Hinatuan Bus Terminal. Fare is 210 pesos and five hours travel time.
From Davao City: Ecoland Terminal Bus take Bachelor bus with signboard Mangagoy (going to Bislig City). Fare 250 pesos with travel time of six hours. Bus schedule, first trip 2:30AM with intervals of 1hour and last trip will be 6:00PM. Then take bus to Hinatuan.
From Hinatuan Bus Terminal take single motorcycle around the area, drivers usually offers one way for 50 pesos per person. Travel time is about 45mins.Spending the rest of the afternoon after visited enchanted river, packed up and we came to see the Majestic Tinuy-an Falls. The waterfall spans 95meters wide and 55 meters high its the widest waterfall in the Philippines. Going here took us 45mins ride (single motorcycle) from Enchanted River.
Feels more magical when we get closer to the falls and when we ride the bamboo rafts the force of the cascading water hitting your back was an awesome feeling. We attempt to climb up that time but the management didn't allow us since the stairways are broken and risky to continue, feels kinda sad.


Entrance Fee
Php 50 pesos per person

Children 7 years old and below are free of charge

Parking Fee
4 wheel vehicles and up:  Php 20 per 6 hours
2 and 3 wheel vehicles:  Php 10 per 6 hours

Cottages (rate is per 6 hours, overnight stay is double the rate)
Small cottage:  Php 300
Big cottage:  Php 500
Function Hall:  Php 1000
Table with tents:  Php 200
Small tables with 4 chairs:  Php 100
Air-conditioned room: Php 600 per night, good for 2 pax
Php 150 per additional bed
Use of electrical appliances
100 watts and above:  Php 50 per unit
90 watts and below:  Php 20 per unit
Bamboo Raft: Php 150 per 30 minutes
Life jacket: Php 30 per hour
Inflatables (Salbabida): Php 30 per hour
Camping site: Php 100 overnight
Last thing, be sure to ask the motorcycle driver to wait for you so you will be able to have transportation back to proper city of Bislig.

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