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Planning a trip? Those who love to travel know the essence of all travel is about you and your enjoyment. Travelers know that the destination is a major part in planning a trip, experiencing and delving deeper into an unfamiliar places, people and culture is paramount.

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It offers awesome tourist attractions, magnificent beaches, hot spring resorts, colorful festivals, hundreds of scenic spots and world-class hotels and facilities. Not to mention the tropical climate, the affordable prices as well as the friendly and hospitable, English-speaking people! You will be glad you came, and we’re sure, you WILL come back for more FUN in the Philippines!

 

CAVES IN QUIRINO

 

Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon.  It is home to many mysterious caves like:

 

 Aglipay Caves

This is the Aglipay Caves in Barangay Villa Ventura, Aglipay, Quirino.  It has an area of 101 hectares of forest surroundings the cave chambers that provide a refuges for vegetation, wildlife and recreation. Among the 37 caves in the compound eight chambers have been develop for caving tours.

This spectacular formation of stalagmites in the cave was formed from minerals deposited by dripping water. The stalagmites are usually larger in diameter than stalactites. If stalactites and stalagmites meet, they form a column.

 

Liwayway Caves

Located at barangay Liwayway, Diffun, Quirino with an area of 25 hectares. Its special natural features are its glaring limestone formation, wide array of secondary forest of small trees, 15 scattered caves series with enigmatic underground river and presence of bat caves in the area. The area is known of its natural monuments and wildlife habitat. A twenty (20) minute ride from the town proper passing through by an all weather road.

One of the caves was used before by the Union Esperitista for their religious worship and service. Eco-trails were also introduced by local folks. Yearly the caves are often visited by local tourists with its peak especially every summer season. Some caves were exploited by bat manure permittees and became a hunting place for wild birds and animals rampant collection of swift/nido nest.

This tourist destination is very good for an eco-walk, picnic, spelunking, mountain climb and swimming.  Read More:  https://www.vigattintourism.com/tourism/destinations/67

 

Gawagan Caves / Bat Caves

A bat sanctuary with biodiversity around the cave.

 

 

Skeleton Cave

Located at Sitio Sinabagan, Landingan. It was formerly used as ancestral burial place of Agta & Ilongots.

 

 

Apang Cave

With three distinct chambers inside facing Cagayan River and believed to be the hide out of Luis Taruc. (The head of the movement in central Luzon in the late 40’s and early fifties known as Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan or HMB.)

 

Seven Story Caves

 

Bannuar Caves

 

 Governor’s Rapids and Caves

Is famous for its gigantic limestone formations which serves as shelter for the Dumagats and to the adventurers. 

A tributary of the mighty Cagayan  River which has received numerous awards for being the “Cleanest Inland Body of Water” in the region. Its limestone formations serve as a natural shelter to the Dumagats. Have the adventure kayaking and rafting its water, or be lured to climb its limestone cliffs.

 

Nagbukel Cave

Photo from:  http://www.ivoteph.com/official-candidates/quirino-official-candidates-2013/

 

Diamond Cave

Photo from:  http://lexicalcrown.blogspot.com/2016/05/diamond-cave-nagtipunan-quirino.html

This is my second day of my March 25-26, 2016 Quirino Trip. After we spent almost the whole morning till lunch time of March 26, 2016 in Siitan River and Bimmapor Rock Formation, we had another short drive of around 25 minutes going to Sitio Gibien. Like, Siitan River, Diamond Cave is in Nagtipunan of the province of Quirino.

Driving to Diamond Cave will bring you an exciting experience as you cut through scenic roads, rolling hills, road backdrops and rice fields with golden hue not to mention that the roads are cemented complimented with the scent of smoked dry rice stalks burned as land fertilizers.  Read More:  http://lexicalcrown.blogspot.com/2016/05/diamond-cave-nagtipunan-quirino.html

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

The Mountainous Province of Quirino

The Many Waterfalls in Quirino

See The Mysterious Caves in Quirino

Colorful Festivals in Quirino

Interesting Places to Visit in the Quirino Province