There are a lot of beautiful places to
visit in Legazpi City , however, there is one waterfalls
that is often not included in the list of tourist destination in the city. The
waterfalls is called as Karangahan Falls and it is located in Barangay Banquerohan, Legazpi City. It is about 30 to 45 minutes jeepney
ride from the city center, plus a 15 minute trek going to the waterfalls. From my estimate, Karangahan Falls is about 25 to 30 feet in height.
Whenever tourists go to Legazpi City ,
most of them just visit the famous Ligñon
Hill Nature
Park or Embarcadero or the famous
Cagsawa Ruins in nearby Daraga
City . Few tourists know Karangahan Falls , and in fact it is not even included
in the tourism website of Legazpi City. Konti lang talaga ang pumupunta ng Karangahan Falls , but for adventure-seekers, maganda
din puntahan ang lugar na to lalo na kapag madaming tubig na umaagos sa waterfalls.
Karangahan Falls, Brgy. Banquerohan, Legazpi City |
Now, how do you go to Karangahan
Falls ?
Medjo mahirap hanapin ang waterfalls na to, there are no road signs going to that
waterfalls and if you’re going to ask the Legazpi City locals, most of them
doesn’t even know that this waterfalls exist in their city.
Here’s the direction on how to reach Karangahan Falls :
First, if you’re coming from Manila , ride a
bus bound for Legazpi City . It is about a 10
to 12 hours bus ride. If you don’t want to ride a bus, then you can ride a
plane bound for Legazpi City . It is about an
hour plane ride from Manila to Legazpi City. If you’re travelling by bus, get off at Bañag in Daraga City and ride a jeepney bound for Legazpi City via Daraga City . Dadaan sa city
proper ng Daraga City ang jeepney via Rizal Street and then get off at Saint Gregory the Great Cathedral. It is about 10 to 15 minutes travel from Bañag and
the fare is 10 pesos. And then from the cathedral, just walk to the jeepney
stop near the church. It is just a 5 minutes walk. The jeepney stop is where the jeepneys bound for San Francisco , Manito and
Banquerohan waits for more passengers. And then you can either ride the jeepney bound for San
Francisco or Banquerohan or Manito because all of
them will be passing the same road going to Karangahan
Falls .
From the jeepney stop near the St. Gregory
the Great Cathedral, it is about 30 to 45 minutes ride to the jump-off point to
Karangahan Falls . The jeepney fare is 25 pesos.
There are no signages or landmarks going to Karangahan Falls
from the main road so you really need to tell the driver or conductor that
you’re going to Karangahan
Falls .
The nearest landmark that you should remember in order for you to know that
you’re already near Karangahan Falls is Banquerohan National High School, and
then after another 5 minutes jeepney travel, you’ll be passing by Don Bosco
Agro-Mechanical School. Kapag nakita mo na ang Don Bosco Agro-Mechanical School ,
mga 5 minutes travel na lang makikita mo na ang isang rough road sa left side
ng main road. From that rough road or jump-off point, maglakad ka na going to Karangahan Falls .
Karangahan Falls, Brgy. Banquerohan, Legazpi City |
Now, going there from the main
road is a little bit tricky since there is no way you’re going to know that
there is a waterfalls there. Wala man lang sign. You really need to ask the
locals to guide you. Medjo malapit na din sya from the main road. From the main
road, lakarin mo na ang rough road going to Karangahan Falls, after I guess 5
minutes walk, may makikita ka na small trail sa right side mo, follow that
trail na dadaan sa isang coconut plantation, and then after that makikita mo na
ang Karangahan Falls, but you still need to walk down the hill trail for about 5
minutes to reach Karangahan Falls.
Here’s the direction on how to reach Karangahan Falls if you’ll be travelling via plane from Manila :
From Legazpi
Airport ,
ride a tricycle and tell the driver to bring you to Legazpi Grand Central
Terminal. The travel time is 5 to 10 minutes. From Grand Central Terminal, look
for the jeepney that is bound for Banquerohan, San Francisco
or Manito. From the Grand Central
Terminal, it is about 30 to 45 minutes ride to the jump-off point to Karangahan Falls .
So there, now you know how to reach Karangahan Falls .
Medjo mahirap nga lang syang hanapin but if you like the feeling of getting
lost or you’re an adventure-seeker, then I think magienjoy kayo sa paghahanap
sa waterfalls na to.hehehe! By the way, medjo magkakalayo ang mga bahay papunta
sa Karangahan Falls so you need to ask the locals or
magtanong kayo sa unang bahay na makikita nyo from the main road. I hope
magenjoy din kayo sa paghanap ng waterfalls na ito kagaya ng pagenjoy kong
hanapin ang Karangahan Falls.hehehe! Have an adventure-filled vacation in Legazpi City ! Byes!
I think I know this place though im not too sure.. malapit yata to sa mga hills.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this information. I used this blog post when I visited the waterfalls last June and it was awesome. Here is my post about it in my blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.freddaruth.com/dreaming-in-karanggahan-falls-brgy-bangquerohan-legazpi-city-albay/
Wow, I've been living in Legazpi pero di ko alam na meron pala nito dito. Ang alam ko lang ay yung sa Daraga. BTW, Daraga is not a city. Not yet anyway.
ReplyDeleteHow far is it from when you ride in Albay?
ReplyDeleteHow far is it from when you ride in Albay?
ReplyDeleteTried getting there today - jeepneys on strike, so took taxi from pacific mall for 800 Pesos return with 2 hours to be spent there. Cabdriver unaware of falls but when he read the above description he agreed to go. Was curious himself. It was hard to find the dirt road consists of 2 tracks with stones turning off to the left just before San Francisco. Toyota could drive onto there and up to a big house, from where a path bordered by a fence on either side led to the right. The descent into the basis is very steep and it had rained plenty that day.the path proved too slippery for our slippers and we had to give up. Went to the "White Beach" in Cawayan instead for a picnic. Beach not really white, but still nice for a picnic and a swim.
ReplyDeletedoon po mismo yan sa Amin sa may katabi nag lupa namin yan karangahan falls . kilala sa tawag na busay
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