Sumaguing Cave is Known as “The Big Cave” in Sagada

SUMAGUING CAVE

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Aside from the “hanging coffins” of Sagada, she is also globally renowned for her most mysterious caves. This is no other than the beautiful and endearing Sumaguing Cave. Come and let us explore the hidden secrets of Sumaguing Cave, through this very informative travel article which will not only reveal the greatest treasures of this fine tourist attraction of Luzon; but also how it had drastically changed the lives and culture of the Sagada tribes and its people. To date, many travelers across the globe have sensibly reiterated time and again that their vacation and sojourn itineraries will not be complete if they will not drop by and brilliantly unearth this tourist spot from its enthralling entrance, until they have safely reached the innermost part of the famous Cave of Sumaguing In Sagada. Over the years, the overwhelming creation and popularity of this hole has made Mountain Province a par excellence point of interest like no other, in the Asian hemisphere. Therefore, the Cave of Sumaguing In Sagada has been deservingly referred to as “The Big Cave”. Read More: http://driftwoodjourneys.com/sumaguing-cave-in-sagada-mountain-province/

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Sumaguing Cave is most visited by tourists compared to Lumiang Cave. Here is just an easy trek and will definitely entertain your eyes and exercise your imagination. If you’re looking for sight seeing only, then you should just probably visit Sumaguing Cave. It’s an area full of descent with several shallow cave pool landings along the way.

Sumaguing Cave is also known as the Porn Cave, due to some rock formations depicting male and female sex organs.

Theory suggests that Sagada was once underwater, or the cave was once inhabited by sea creatures, due to the fossils found in the rocks of Sumaguing Cave. There you will see sea shells and other fish fossils preserved on the rocks.

There is another trail inside Sumaguing Cave where guides called the Extreme Spelunking experience. It is also called the Crystal Cave. The locals said it is ten times more beautiful than the Lumiang-Sumaguing Cave Connection experience. Read More: https://ironexplores.com/sagada-cave-connection-lumiang-burial-cave-sumaguing-cave/

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Scenic views draw people to Sagada, but the beauty hidden within its caves is what makes this remote northern town a spelunker’s paradise. Among its 60 underground caves is Sumaguing, one of the longest in the country and the town’s most popular attraction. Sumaguing’s trail twists and turns, and then opens up into the largest chamber of the Sagada cave system appropriately called the “Big Cave”. It is the rush of underground water that is credited for the gentle sculpting of Sumaguing’s limestones into golden formations that seemingly look familiar, like the one that resembles a towering chocolate cake, and still another, a pregnant lady. One’s imagination is the only limit. To view these water-hewn marvels requires crawling through tight tunnels, rappelling down nearly vertical walls, and wading in ice-cold crystal waters. these are all part of the breath-taking experience that is Sumaguing. Read More: https://www.landbank.com/sumaguing-cave

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Sumaguing and Lumiang Cave. For the more adventurous person one can enter the Sumaguing Cave and exit at Lumiang Cave. At the entrance of Sumaguing cave you will be welcomed with some coffins and human remains that can be seen. There are a lot of small passages that will lead you to the exit which is Lumiang Cave. This activity requires tourists to rappel, crawl, hike, climb and pass thru pools of water. Here you will be able to see the famous rock formations such as rice granary, giant cauliflower, and the Kings Curtain. Upon reaching the exit which is Lumiang Cave you will be able to see a lot of bats at the ceiling of the cave. Read More: https://logicplan.weebly.com/