ACTION PHILIPPINE ADVENTURE

(4 days/ 3 nights)
Manila > Tuguegarao> Peñablanca > Tuguegarao > Tabuk > Tuguegarao > Manila
Departure: Wednesday (from 18 July to 19 December 2001)

DESCRIPTION

A 4 days / 3 nights action adventure in the Philippines' Northern Luzon Wilderness involving kayaking, caving, rappelling and white water rafting. Kayak the Class I to II rapids on the Pinacanauan River and raft the Class II to IV high waters of Chico River. Rafting for four hours with beautiful scenery of canyons and waterfalls from Pasil to Tabuk, Kalinga. Swim in the crystal clear waters of Pinacanauan and Chico Rivers.

ITINERARY

Day 1. Manila > Tuguegarao

Arrival in Tuguegarao on PR 208. In Penablanca, pitch the campsite in the nearby Pinacanauan River. Picnic lunch at the camp. Explore two of Penablanca's hundreds of significant and awesome caverns, Callao and Sierra Caves. At dusk watch the circadian flights of bats. At the campsite a short clinic on basic whitewater kayaking and safety will be conducted. Bonfire dinner at the campsite. Accommodation in tents.

Day 2. Peñablanca

Breakfast at the camp. Kayak at the Pinacanauan River. Picnic lunch. Afternoon rappelling down by a cliff of about 100 feet. Break camp and pack up for Tuguegarao. Check-in at Lorita Hotel for accommodation. Orientation on whitewater rafting and dinner in a private house.

Day 3. Tuguegarao > Tabuk > Tuguegarao

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by jeepney to Pasil in Kalinga. In Pasil raft down the Chico River for about 4 hours on grade 2 to 4 rapids. Take out point in Tabuk, then lunch in a simple restaurant. Return to Tuguegarao late afternoon for accommodation at Lorita Hotel. Dinner in a private house.

Day 4. Tuguegarao > Manila

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour of Tuguegarao City. Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Manila via PR 237 (1205H/1300H).