Interesting Places to Visit in the Quirino Province

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INTERESTING PLACES

Quirino province was blessed with diverse natural resources, such as awesome caves, rivers, breathtaking waterfalls, mountains and valleys, forests, plantations, and minerals. It is tagged as “where adventure begins”.

Quirino Province covers the upstream portion of the Cayagan River catchment area. It is bounded by mountains on the East (The Sierra Madre) and South. The area is heavily forested. and Quirino State College is a center for forestry education and agribusiness research.

It has plenty of interesting places to visit and things to see, for the local and the foreign tourists alike:

Nagbukel Municipal Tree Park and Nature Resort

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Located at Barangay Luttuad, Diffun, and Quirino with an area of 16 hectares. Its special natural features are its glamorous caves, rocky limestone mountains with forest vegetation of small trees and forest trees plantation lying beside the grandeur Ganano river a tributary to Cagayan River. Nagbukel can be the best described of its breathtaking landscape of a helmet look-like and towns. Presently there are road trails and rock walls terraces. A five (5) minute travel from the town proper.

The Nagbukel Cave is a round shape that was developed by the lamplighter, a religious sector. It is located along the provincial road of the town of Diffun, the first municipality of Quirino Province. It serves as view deck, as its top reveals the view of the surroundings and nearby Santiago city, Isabela.

Pusuac Spring Park

Photo from: http://www.qsu.edu.ph/LGUDiffun/pusuac-spring-park/

Located at barangay Rizal, Diffun, Quirino with an area of almost one (1) hectare with its mystic bubbling hot water and surrounded by secondary growth forest and surrounded by an ashen rock formation. A fifteen minute ride from the town proper via an all weather type of road. Local tourists love to visit the place for its alluring and unique spring water and held their picnic, fishing and swimming thereat.

Susong Dalaga

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Susong Dalaga is known for its panoramic mountain where people could view the surrounding fields and the Ganano River. Foreign and local tourists love to visit the area during Lenten Season for picnicking and sightseeing. It creates a pleasant atmosphere to the tourist; it is perfectly contoured like a woman’s breast; hence its name Susong Dalaga. This breathtaking natural landscape is perfect destination for trekkers who love to commune with nature.

Home of Rare Species of Soft Shelled Turtle

(Endangered Specie – Cagot)

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Discovery of a turtle known as juvenile cantor’s soft shelled turtle locally known as “cagot” in one of the barangay of Cabarroguis was considered as one potential tourist attraction of the municipality. The habitat of this species is part of the fish sanctuary established mid 90 in barangay Eden.

In 1990, establishment of fish sanctuary in Barangay Eden was undertaken. This is to protect the habitat of various species of fishes found in the streams that transverse along the Barangay where the Cagot lives. Barangay Eden is about 7 kilometers away from the urban core of the municipality. Road accessibility is viable; however, there is some difficulty during wet season.

Eden Hot Spring

The area is covered with bush and grasses. The hot spring is located near the river almost at the boundary of adjacent Barangay which Barangay Dibibi. Authorities claim that the hot spring is connected with another hot spring located at the waterbed of the river.

St. Lourdes Calvary

St. Lourdes Calvary is found at Aglipay, Quirino. It was commend on the 20th of January 2004 drawn from the people’s communal struggle, revelation experience and faith, this station of the cross stand as a reminder of Christ’s immense love to those who will follow and trend his way.

Bimmapor & Parallel Wall

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Bimmapor Rock Formation is located in Barangay Pongo, Nagtipunan, Province of Quirino. The rock formation serve as a natural monument in the heart of the town of Nagtipunan, where the town is surrounded by a virgin forest, and bodies of water, thus it was tagged as the tourism capital of the province of Quirino.

Rock climbing, rappelling are some of the future activities is the saidplace and other outdoor related activities. Bimmapor sits in the river bank of Siitan River. This is also used as jump-off for river cruising. A place of pristine silence, features a breathtaking view in spectacular limestone wall decorated beautifully by green trees and grasses. A heaven of rocks formation, sculptured by nature itself, crystal clear green water, unspoiled by rural development, super incredible and spectacular. A remote paradise in the midst of towering mountains. A breath taking scene. Best place for eco-tourism destination, where a system of cave along the river are identified. Read More: https://greedypeg.org/quirino/Bimmapor-Rock-Formation.html

Governor Rapids

quirino-governor-rapids Photo from: http://www.senyorita.net/2015/01/quirino-province-adventure-trip-discovering-undiscovered/

Located in the town of Maddela is Governor’s Rapids which form part of a tributary of the Cagayan River. It features crystal clear waters which earned it the award of being among the cleanest inland bodies of water in the whole Cagayan Valley.

A dominating feature in the landscape is the towering limestone formation. Continuous erosion by the river formed a number of rock shelters where the Dumagat indigenous people would seek refuge during harsh weather.

Why is it called Governor’s Rapids, you may ask. The tale goes back during World War II when the old province was under the administration of a Japanese governor. Road networks were not yet developed and rivers instead were used as the main thoroughfare in the valley. It has been told that the rapids claimed the life of the Japanese governor whose body was never found after the tragic accident. Since then, the river has been called Governor’s Rapids. Read More: https://www.pinasmuna.com/2013/05/governors-rapids-in-maddela-quirino.html

Siitan River

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Part of the mighty Cagayan River where before there was an abundance of fish, thus the name “Siitan”, derived from the Ilocano word “Siit” which means fishbone. Now a venue for the SIITAN RIVER CRUISE at Nagtipunan, Quirino where one can experience non-stop jaw-dropping wonders of nature which starts at Bimmapor (ship like rock formation) its environs and stone flakes to the 2-kilometre stretch of amazing rock formations while enjoying Siitan River Cruise on-board native kayaks. Enjoy crystal clear waters while listening to the songs of wild birds on its forested river banks…experience communing with nature at its best! Read More: http://discoverquirinoprovince.ph/?page=rivers-and-rockwalls