Cagayan De Oro River Rafting

We woke up at 6am and got ready for our last adventure of our Northern Mindanao Escapade! Hooray!! Cagayan De Oro is known for its river rafting and many adrenaline junkies have visited CDO for this main reason.

But did you know there are other places in the Philippines where you can go river rafting? Well, of course since the country has so many rivers, that’s expected.

The river, which is in between Bukidnon and CDO, is best for beginners who just want to try it out. For advanced, they also have a river in a higher area where there are bigger rapids and challenging obstacles. Below are the lists of places in the Philippines where you can enjoy river rafting.

Luzon

• Chico River in Kalinga Province
• Quezon Province River
• Mountain Province: Sagada’s White water enthusiasts
• Ibulao River in Ifugao
• “Twin River” in Apayao

Visayas

• Rafting in Tibiao river, Antique
• Samar white water rafting in Calbiga river

Mindanao

• White Rafting in Cagayan de Oro
• Kabula river in Baungon,Bukidnon
• Davao River in Davao

Now let’s have a look at our adventure. We booked at Bugsay and apparently, it’s worth it. The guides are approachable and knows how to take care of their guests.

This is one of the guides who’s giving the orientation.

And here’s me showing the correct way of attacking as a cave woman…… lol

But seriously, we were all scared to be honest since it was our first time. Also, if you can remember, there was an accident before where someone drowned after a raft capsized due to strong rapids. We were tense, but still determined not to fall and to safely complete all 14 rapids.

Every time you survived a rapid, everyone should raise their paddle and say ‘HIGH FIVE!!’

Then there are still waters where you can swim.

And there’s a part where you have to climb the rock and jump!!

After all the fun, we reached the last remaining obstacles, and that’s when things got serious. When our guide told us that the second half of the rapids had more obstacles and would be more technical, we were determined not to fall — especially since the accident happened at the 13th rapid. When they say “technical,” it means there are rocks we need to avoid so our inflatable raft doesn’t capsize.

Unfortunately, after we hit a big rock, two of our friends fell into the water. The good thing is they’re safe. I actually envied them, though, because I wanted to know what it feels like to fall into the water in the middle of rafting lol, weird. But I decided to stick to my goal of not letting go of the grip and not falling.