Come and Visit Sarangani: River Tubing in Maitum
AKIN TO the popular white water rafting, adventure-seekers would surely find the white water tubing in New La Union Maitum, Sarangani equally enjoyable.
Photo from Mindanao.com
You can’t imagine the adrenaline rush you could get from riding an inflated tire interior tube, popularly named salbabida, on a rapidly-flowing river that is occasionaly studded with rocks and boulders.
The 1.6 km rapids of Pangi River is slowly gaining popularity because it is one of the few spots in the country that offer adventure on top of ecological, cultural, and historical features. The beaches fronting the Celebes Sea may also be a good place for surfboarding. If you are a bit into learning about the people of Sarangani, you can go trekking and spelunking to discover the rich ecoloical and cultural heritage of the province at the Ayub caves. Or, you can observe the T’bolis weaving the famous T’nalak. And as you go home, you can take with you marinated dried fish (daing).
The child-friendly municipality of Maitum is about an hour and a half from General Santos City.
November 26th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
wOw, ganda naman dyan… kelang kaya ako makapunta dyan hehehehe! sana may magtour guide ahehehe! am an adventurous kind of person kaya akmang-akma sa aking hilig ang mga ganung adventure
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November 27th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Sure, bryce! just tell me when you are planning to visit the place. I’ll gladly be your tour guide. Basta libre food. Hehe
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November 27th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Mukhang masaya yan a. Sama ako. Hehe. Masmasaya pagmarami. Libre din.
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November 27th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Wow, seems like they had fun. We have whitewater river rafting in Cagayan de Oro too.
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November 28th, 2007 at 7:34 am
waaah! pwede ba tau punta dyan on my next visit to marbel? ipasyal mo naman kami dyan sa miutm… hehehe
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November 29th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Raquel, thanks! Yeah, there are just a few spots for white-water tubing, the one in your place is surely as exciting as what we have here. There’s also one in davao del sur.
Ate sweet, sureness.
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December 1st, 2007 at 2:10 am
Whhaoooww! Ang saya… makes me remember my tubing escapade in Darong. Hehehe.
How to go there?
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December 1st, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Dulce, you start from Gensan. There are L300 vans bound for Maitum. It takes about 1 hour and a half. Once you are in Maitum, going to the white water tubing site will be a breeze.
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December 8th, 2008 at 3:51 am
magkano ang budget for this adventure? entrance fee, tubing fee, fare,etc, etc… puleezzz, interested kami….
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ayel Reply:
December 8th, 2008 at 4:28 am
@amor -The fare from GenSan now, I guess, is about 200 pesos. The entrance to the site the last time I’ve heard is 100 pesos. There’s a pool there, too.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 2:26 pm
oo maganda tlaga jan…tawag ka lang sa akin ako ang magtour saiyo kaya lang ikaw bayad ng roundtrip tkt. manila to gensan e tour pa kta sa ibang lugar jan ok…just call at the 8164411-ricky dacutan…
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February 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
nice picture
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