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| enkanto falls |
A few weeks ago, my friend and I explored the beauty of
Enkanto Falls. I’ve heard about this waterfalls from one of my friends and the
name itself have intrigued me. Kakaiba kasi ang pangalan ng waterfalls, parang
weird at may something extraordinary. The word “enkanto” means enchanted or pwedeng
ang ibig sabihin nito ay may mga kakaibang kakabalaghan.
Our trip to Enkanto Falls started in Naga City. I woke up
early in the morning to go to Naga City. Upon arriving at the Naga City Bus
Terminal, my friend and I proceeded to the Van Terminal, however, there is
still no van bound for Sipocot or Ragay town. We then proceeded to the jeep
terminal near the LCC Mall to catch a jeep bound for Ragay. Even though the waterfalls
is located in the town of Libmanan, specifically in Barangay Bikal, we need to
ride a jeepney bound for Ragay town or Sipocot town because if we ride the
jeepney bound for Libmanan, it will not pass Barangay Bikal.
So after 1 hour of jeepney ride, we finally arrived at
Barangay Bikal. We paid 35 pesos for the 1 hour trip. We were dropped off at
the barangay chapel of Bikal, however, when we asked a local where the Enkanto
Falls is, we were informed that we were a bit far from the jump off point going
to the waterfalls. We walked for about 15 minutes to the jump off point going
to the waterfalls. If you’re coming from Naga City, the jump off point to the
waterfalls is right after the bridge, which is after you pass the barangay
chapel. There is no signboard going to the waterfalls and all you need to do is
asked the locals. The waterfalls is just about a 15 to 20 minutes walk from the
highway. You’ll be passing some farmland and some houses.
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| a fresh water crab |
We reached the waterfalls after a 15 to 20 minutes walk. I
was somewhat disappointed upon seeing the waterfalls. Sobrang konti kasi yung
tubig na dumadaloy sa falls and I was expecting na medjo malakas ang agos ng
tubig because it rained so hard the night before we went to the waterfalls.
Medjo maputik nga din yung dinaanan namin. However, medjo swerte din pala kami
na hindi masyadong maagos ang tubig sa falls because we were able to explore
the several waterfalls in Enkanto. The Enkanto Falls is a multi-tiered falls.
From the main falls, you can hike at the side of falls and you can go to the
several tiers. I think we were able to visit 4 tiers of the falls. The hike
going to the other waterfalls is like spelunking a cave without a roof and a
wall. The waterfalls has a cave-like formations and I guess this is due to the
fact that the waterfalls is near the Kulapnitan Cave. Hindi ko lang sure kung
may connection nga talaga ang pagiging malapit ng waterfalls sa cave kaya
nagkaroon din ng parang mga cave formations ang waterfalls.hehehe!
Anyway, after exploring the waterfalls for more than an
hour, my friend and I decided to go to the 3 islands in Libmanan, which is
called as Tres Marias. We rode a jeepney to Sipocot town, which is just a 15
minutes ride and we paid 10 pesos for that. And then from Sipocot we rented a
motorcycle to Barangay Caima in Libmanan and this is the jump off point to Tres
Marias. There is a jeepney plying the route Sipocot to Caima but we chose to
rent a motorcycle para mas mabilis kami makarating sa Caima. It was about an
hour ride going to Caima. We reached the farthest passable road in Caima at
kailangan pa namin maglakad going to the beach to rent a boat. Yung binabaan namin
ay 15 minutes walk pa ang layo sa dagat kasi masyado ng maputik yung kalsada at
hindi na pwedeng madaanan ng motorsiklo.
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| a wood mushroom, i think. |
We were greeted by some locals in Barangay Caima and we were
even invited to eat kasi may birthday party nung araw na yun dun sa bahay na
malapit sa binabaan namin. We were somewhat disappointed when the barangay
officials at the birthday party informed us that hindi daw kami makakapunta ng
isla kasi maalon. We still informed them that we want to go but they discouraged
us since it would be so risky travelling the sea with huge waves. And we also
found out na may bagyo din pala nun somewhere in the northeastern part of the
Philippines. Ang pagkakamali namin is we didn’t bother to check the weather
report before going to Libmanan. So dahil hindi na kami makakapunta sa isla,
kumain na lang kami dun sa birthday party. Even though we were just strangers
in the area, we were welcomed as a friend and as a part of the community. So
parang pumunta lang kami ng Caima at bumyahe ng 1 hour para lang makikain sa
birthday party.hahaha! We met some of the other former barangay officials in
Caima at nakipagkwentuhan na din. They informed us na bumalik na lang kami kung
wala ng bagyo para hindi maalon and we should go there early in the morning
para daw calm ang dagat. We then gave thanks sa mga nakausap namin na mga
barangay officials and we then travelled back to Sipocot. From Sipocot, we then
rode a train back to Naga City.
Our trip to Libmanan was an exciting adventure. I am sure
that I’m going back to Caima and visit the Tres Marias islands. Libmanan may
not be a known tourist destination in Camarines Sur province but the town has a
lot of things to offer. The town has a
beautiful river, waterfalls, caves, islands and hot spring. Going to Libmanan
town’s beautiful destinations maybe a little bit of a challenge but if you’re
that kind of a traveller who loves adventure and off the beaten track
destinations, then I would suggest that you visit Libmanan town in Camarines
Sur. That’s it pusit! ‘til the next story!!
