Salagdoong Forest — Attraction in Maria

This man-made forest of molave or tugas may leave a lot to be desired. Its canopy is thin probably because the trees still lack years of further growth or simply because its lime-rich soil is bereft of necessary nutrients. It was not as impressive as I had expected, far from the mesmerizing man-made forest in Loboc in Bohol where one enters and feels being caught at dusk when in fact it is mid-noon as the close canopy of mahogany shields the sunlight trying to penetrate the umbrella of foliage. At any rate, the Salagdoong Forest epitomizes man''s or the Siquijornon's attempt, to bring back the grandeur of the woods in this island in the face of the...

Salagdoong Beach park is a white coral rock beach with a large rock outcrop that has a 10 meter jumping platform into crystal clear water. It has a small swimming area. There is a hotel that is a bit pricey at 1500-1800 per night. There is also a restaurant at the beach with reasonable food prices. I recommend you visit this place as a day trip only. Kayak rentals are available as well. I love jumping and the Molave tree forest that you drive through to reach the park is nice and...

Romantic and cozy place. It offers natural ambience and the resort just trimmed and improvised the place but did not cut off the trees planted already before the place was transformed into a resort. Just a little reminder of the pool that needs to be cleaned at least twice a week because of the leaves falling down as there is no net above. Thank you for the friendly staff who accommodated my team, thank you for bringing us home...