Bohol Series Part 2: Extreme Adventure

From a wide-eyed, tourista day in Tagbilaran, we went off to Danao for some heart pumping, adrenaline rushing, extreme adventure. We were up pretty early for a three-hour drive to E.A.T. Danao  (Eco/Educational/Extreme Adventure Tour).

E.A.T. Danao.

We only got to try out 2 activities 'cause most weren't available when we got there (the current was too dangerous for the watersports, while the others were fully booked). If you plan to go there, best to give them a call and have your activities booked in advance ( I think you have to give a deposit though).

But even with just two activities in tow, we still managed to know what E.A.T. Danao is all about. Talk aboout extreme! First stop was The Plunge- a 70M jump. Need I say more?

Are you ready for this?

From left photo, clockwise: the kuya's whom our lives depended on; me and Karla ready to rumble; Karla on the ramp; Weng waiting for her fall. 

Goodbye, cruel world!

After lunch we decided to go caving and went to explore Ka Mira Cave.

The photo-op-with-the-helmet-by-the-bridge as mandated by Kuya Tourguide.:)

Ka Mira is classified as “moderate” so it’s pretty safe to try even if you’re a first timer like us. Just the right amount of challenge. It was pretty difficult getting through the mouth of the cave ‘cause you need go down by rope, but the interior was  amazing. We couldn't stop ooh, ahh-ing the entire time.  Plus we had a really cool tour guide, who seemed like he jumped right out of NatGeo.

Just got our happy selves inside and enjoyed this mini-waterfalls. We had no idea what  lies ahead.

Cameras are allowed inside but you can’t use flash and there are only designated spots for photo-ops.

This is how dark the cave really is sans flashlights. Super dark + super cool water. Brrr!

One of the crawling/duckwalking parts you have to go through. Waaah. 

Halfway through the way in. The cave is a one-way-in, one-way-out cave so this is still like a quarter of the challenge. *gulps* Tired much?:p 

While making your way crawling and swimming through the cave, don't forget to check out the amazing stalagmite formations. They're pretty cool.

These stuff take years to form. Read: an inch for every 50 years of whatever process.
Everyone's prohibited to touch them.

Imagine how long it took for this guy to form.

Close up photo care of Kuya John the Guide. 

The end of the "going in" part. The water was fabulous, some parts were more than 6ft deep. 

After a full body workout. Haha.

Weng, Karla and Martha.

After a 2 ½ trek (normally the Ka Mira trek is only 2hours, but we were such a camwhoring bunch),  we made it out of the cave alive. Wet, exhausted and with a view scratches and bruises, but alive. Even we didn’t get to try other activities, the Danao adventure was still worth it.

We were doing Panglao the following day so instead of Tagbilaran, we headed for our inn in Panglao which is around 20 minutes from the capital. You wouldn’t have a hard time getting an accommodation in Alona beach, where we stayed. We got to Alona around dinnertime, ate a nearby barbecue-han, and got ourselves for the third and final leg of our Bohol experience the following day.

Final stop: Panglao!:)

Roanni