JIABONG CAVES (LOBO CAVE) – JIABONG,SAMAR A FEW KILOMETERS DRIVE FROM THE CATBALOGAN, THE CAPITAL OF SAMAR LAYS THE MUNICIPALITY OF JIABONG KNOWN TO BE THE MUSSELS CAPITAL OF SAMAR. IT IS RICH IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND A GREAT HAVEN OF REAL, EXCITING AND EXTREME ADVENTURE. BEHIND ITS FAST FACED MUSSELS LIVELIHOOD LIES A PERFECT SUMMER ENDING GET AWAY WHERE IN YOU CAN WITNESS THEIR OWN LINEAGE OF CAVES AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVES IN THE PHILIPPINES.

JIABONG CAVES 2 DAYS CAVING TRIP (EXTREME CAVING ADVENTURE) 

PRICE: PHP 6,000 PESOS / $ 120 DOLLAR PER PERSON

TREKKING, CAVING, SWIMMING, POTHOLING, ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING , BAT’S WATCHING,RIVER TREKKING, JUNGLE CAMPING AND BOATING ADVENTURE

– A MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS ARE NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE CAVING TRIP
– ALL YEAR ROUND EXCEPT BAD WEATHER
– FROM AS YOUNG AS 8 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE.
– PHYSICALLY FIT & MENTALLY FIT 

INCLUSION: 
PERMITS, CAVING & CAMPING  GEAR, TRANSPORTATION , FOOD (BREAKFAST , LUNCH & DINNER), BOAT RIDES
LOCAL PORTERS, TREXPLORE CAVE GUIDE, CAVING CERTIFICATES AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATIONS.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
-SMALL PACKS , DRY BAGS
– HAT ,CAP SUNGLASSES, SUN SCREEN
-WATER CONTAINER / MINERAL WATER
-STRONG CLIMBING SHOE OR TREKKING SHOE
– CLOTHING FOR CAVING & CLOTHING FOR SLEEPING
-CAMERA / VIDEO CAM

2 DAYS CAVING ITINERARY:

DAY 1 CAVING TOUR:

8:00 AM – BREAKFAST  TREXPLORE HOUSE CATBALOGAN CITY
9:00 AM – DEPARTURE CATBALOGAN CITY TO BRGY. TAGBAYAON
– JEEPNEY RIDE
9:30 AM – ARRIVE HI-WAY GOING BRGY. TAGBAYAON
– MEET THE PORTER , TREKKING TIME
10:00 AM – ARRIVE BRGY. TAGBAYAON
-TAKE A REST
10:30 AM – START TREKKING GOING DOWN TO LOBO CAVE
11:00 AM – ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
– SET A CAMP
– PREPARE FOR LUNCH
12:00 NN – LUNCH TIME AT THE CAMPSITE
12:30 PM – PREPARING  CAVING EQUIPMENT’S
– CAVING ORIENTATIONS
1:00 PM START CAVING LOBO CAVE
– EXPLORE WINGS OF THE ANGEL LIKE CALSITE FORMATIONS
– STALACTITES AND STALAGMITS
-WATER TERRACES
1:30 PM ARRIVE LOBO GRAND CANYON TUNNEL CHAMBER
– GO DOWN DIAMOND HOLE PASSAGE
2:00 PM ARRIVE LOBO UNDERGROUND WATER FALLS
– BAT WATCHING
-CHANDELIERS
2:30 PM – ARRIVE LOBO UNDERGROUND RIVERS
-SWIMMING, ROCK CLIMBING , CANYONING
3:00 PM – ARRIVE DEAD END LOBO UNDERGROUND RIVER
3: 30 PM – ARRIVE STALACTITES & MUD CHAMBER
– MUD PACKING
4:00 PM – BACK TO LOBO WATER FALLS
4:30 PM – SWIMMING TO EXIT LOBO CAVE
– ENTER PANAGHOYAN CAVE
-TUNNER CAVES, SWIMMING, RIVER TEKKING, CRAWLING
5:30 PM – EXIT PANAGHOYAN CAVE
– TREK BACK TO LOBO CAMPSITE
6:00 PM – ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
7:00 PM – DINNER TIME
8:00 PM – STORY TELLING
9:00 PM SLEEP ZZZZZZZZZZZ

DAY 2 CAVING TOUR:

7:00 AM – BREAKFAST
8:00 AM – START CAVING UPPER LOBO CAVE
– ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING, SWIMMING
9:00 AM- ARRIVE GIANTS FLOW STONES FORMATIONS
-WATER TERRACES, MINI NATURAL POOL,
-STALACTITES, STALAGMITES, COLUMN
-SNAKE,BATS,BLIND CRABS
10:00 AM – ARRIVE DREAM CHAMBER
– GIANTS WATER TERRACES
– THOUSAND OF BATS
– GIANTS POOL, SWIMMING IN THE CANYONS
10:30 AM – ARRIVE KING’S CHAMBERS
– WHITE SNOW LIKE CALCITE FORMATIONS
-CURTAIN LIKE STALACTITES
11:00 AM – ARRIVE FAR EXIT LOBO CAVE
– TREK TO KAMANAOG CAVE
11:30 AM- ARRIVE KAMANAOG CAVE
-SNAKE ROLLING, SNAKES
-THOUSANDS OF BATS,
-BOULDERING , ROCK CLIMBING
– EXIT KAMANAOG CAVE
12:30 PM – ARRIVE KAMANAOG RIVER
-SWIMMING AND BATHING KAMANAOG MINI WATER FALLS
-RIVER TREKKING
1:30 PM – ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
-LUNCH TIME , BREAK THE CAMP
2:30 PM – TREKKING GOING TO PANAGHOYAN RIVER
3:00 PM – START RIDING THE BOAT TO JIABONG TOWN
– BIRD AND MANGROVES WATCHING
3:30 PM – ARRIVE JIABONG TOWN
– JEEPNEY RIDE GOING TO CATBALOGAN CITY
4:00 PM – ARRIVE TREXPLORE HOUSE / ARRIVE HOTEL
END OF 2 DAYS CAVING TOUR

NOTE: THE RATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
              FOR BOOKING YOU NEED TO PAY 50 % ADVANCE PAYMENT.
ADVANCE PAYMENT NON REFUNDABLE NON TRANSFERABLE