One could easily be drawn by the beauty of the surroundings in Hagimit Falls. Lush greens will delight your eyes while the never ending sound of the gushing waters surely is music to the ears. Hagimit Falls is a small waterfall with natural swimming pools surrounded by amazing rock formations. The falls flow into series of cascades and pools and is perfect for picnickers and campers.But who would ever guess that such bountiful beauty could hide a painful past? Reading the tarpaulin placed at the midway of the steps would reveal that the original cultivator of the land was stuck by lightning and his successor likewise died while gathering freshwater prawns in the falls' underwater caves.
Notwithstanding the death in the family, the remaining heirs continually nurtured the place visualizing that the beauty of Hagimit Falls will extend beyond island boundaries making the place a healthy living legacy for future generations to see. Afterall, they believe that Hagimit Falls is God's perfect gift of nature to the Samalinos.
Hagimit Falls is located in Barangay Kawag, Penaplata in the Island Garden City of Samal. To go there, first you have to get to Davao then take a ferry/boat to the Island Garden City of Samal. The Falls is about two kilometers from Penaplata and is accessible by car/jeep. After Penaplata proper, upon reaching the top of the long uphill road, turn left at the dirt road hich is about 350 meters away.
Or, you could take a habal-habal/motorcycle from any point in Samal and ask the driver to bring you to this place. In our case, we hired a motorcycle from Maxima Aqua Fun Resort into this place and the ride was just around five minutes. A minimal entrance fee is collected at the gates for the upkeep of the place.
natural waterfalls?
ReplyDeletelooks serene... and beautiful...
wow what a serene setting. is the pool deep?
ReplyDeleteAng ganda bro. Maliit lang pero maganda pa rin.
ReplyDeleteAmazing scenery. I would definitely want to go there and enjoy the beauty of nature. So sad about the tragedies though.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous photos & very interesting information, too!
ReplyDeleteI could almost hear the sound of flowing water. Sarap siguro dyan no? Thanks you for taking us there kahit sa pics lang.
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ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful set of pics. Ilang araw ka doon?
ReplyDelete^same question..
ReplyDeleteparang ang hirap i-squeeze in lahat yan for 3 days lang.. hhmm. papaturo ako sa inyo ng tips pag nagkita tayo (sa calaguas) joke! di ako kasama.. Ü
ang ganda. natural lang sya...
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm getting speechless for such stunning beauty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasing sight! Ang ganda! Reminds me of the falls I went to in Luang Prabang, Kwang Si Falls. We hiked to falls and ended up on top. The view from the top was like that cascade of water flowing down except that it's much higher than Hagimit.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful!
ReplyDelete@ gillboard - its a natural waterfalls bro, although i have seen a portion na parang sinemento para siguro gawing reservoir.
ReplyDelete@ photo cache - the pool in the main falls is just chest deep and very cold too.
@vinzent - yup, one of the shortest falls i have seen in terms of vertical length pero marami itong cascades.
@ vanessa - tnx. the place is simply refreshing and there are several huts that are being built for picnickers.
ReplyDelete@ genevieve - thank you. :)
@ d fat man - siguro mga 15 minutes lang kami sa place kaya hindi masyado nalibot ang entire place. im sure kasi may hidden beauty pa doon kaso talagang pressed for time.
@ uno - overnight lang kami sa samal, dumating kami doon around 4 pm then umalis din kami kinabukasan ng 1 pm. bitin na bitin talaga.
ReplyDelete@ chyng - sure, one of these days magkakasama din tayo sa trip. ang ganda ng calaguas and excited na ko to go there. :)
@nanaybelen - opo, natural po yan.
@ dodong flores - thanks. the place is simply beautiful and not that touristy. i just jope that its appeal wont deteriorate because of the development in the area.
ReplyDelete@ jenn - hagimit is one of the smallest falls i have seen and comparable in height to twin falls of sagada and the one in siquijor. small but pretty. :)
@ regina - thanks.
wow, natural etong mga pools? galing ah! i hope to see this place soon too.
ReplyDeletelooks so inviting, wish to visit this place too
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this beautiful waterfall with us. I think this would be a wonderful place to hike.
ReplyDeleteso refreshing.. I like to take a dip !
ReplyDeletei love waterfalls
ReplyDeleteparang agos ng buhay ang tubig dyan, eh
paminsan malakas, paminsan mahina
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@ reena - yup, natural ang mga pools doon.
ReplyDelete@ lakwatsera de primera - yup, and also try maxima slide coz magkalapit lang sila.
@ george - you are very much welcome. it is a good place to hike, in fact the stairs goin' down there is already a challenge in itself lol.
@ bw - i also would like to take a dip there but we had limited time in the place, just enough to shoot.
@ raft3r - wow, matalinghagang pananalita lol
LS: That is a special waterfalls, great captures of the water.
ReplyDeleteyes it is very nice place but be very careful in swimming as u might be drowned my sister almost drowned during our stay, it is a mysterious place as i can feel and observed.
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