We’ve been told to keep this a secret but I just feel that ain’t right.
Whilst the blame that some people are throwing to us, bloggers, I’m still posting this travel guide for those who are interested to experience and discover Catmon. We expect everybody to practice responsible tourism and give others the chance to witness the beauty of the place, too. 🙂
As promised, a travel guide for our Catmon river trekking adventure.
Where: The trek started at Barangay Tabili Elementary School. You can choose to trek upstream or downstream depending on your capacity. 😀
How to get there: Ride a north-bound bus in the North Bus Terminal and tell the driver to drop you off in corner Katambisan, Barangay Corazon, Catmon. Travel time should not take more than two hours for moderate traffic. Bus fare from terminal to Catmon — Php78. From corner Katambisan, hail a motorcycle to take you to Barangay Tabili Elementary School. We suggest you meet your guides first before going there and they will make the negotations for you. Motorcycle fare — Php50.
Who to contact: Our awesome guide was Mr Kyno Lim Dumlao. He knows the place like the back of his hands so we suggest you contact him. He also conducts guideship to Mt Kapayas and other destinations that requires extreme adventures. You can reach him through this number: 0999 325 9621 😀 You can also negotiate the fee with him.
Tips and Reminders: **Wear proper clothing and footwear for this activity. **Bring enough water to keep yourself hydrated during the entire adventure. **Expect to plunge in the water so bring your dry bags with you to protect your personal belongings like phones and wallets. **The trek would last more than two hours, you can bring trail snacks with you but be mindful of your trash. **You will be chasing waterfalls, if the place is not what you expected, just enjoy the moment and stop comparing. This place is unique in its own way and that’s what makes it beautiful. **And lastly, LEAVE NO TRACE!!! 😀
Expenses:
- Php176 — bus fare (back and forth)
- Php100 — motorcycle fare (back and forth)
- Php200 — guide fee
Total: Php456 (Note: This was our individual expense. Food expenses are not included for you may have different preferences.)
We hope you’ll enjoy trekking the rivers of Catmon as much as we did. We’d love to hear your stories about your adventure, too. Update us! 😀
Ace and Demi Travel Stories 
This is such a comprehensive Travel Guide post Madz. Thank you so much for sharing! Yeah, I was about to refrain from blogging this as well, but I believe it’ll be a selfish idea to stop sharing it with others. Everyone should simply have to practice responsible tourism and not blaming the mess of a certain tourist spot to travel bloggers all the time.
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Absolutely. There’s just some people who open their mouths just for the sake of opening and not even thinking. As much as we don’t want to mind them but they keep lurking around telling everybody irrational things.
Ace told me to ignore the haters and continue with my passion as long as I’m not doing anything that could harm others and the places that we’ve visited. 😀
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