Friday, February 1, 2013

"Initao-Libertad Protected Landscapes & Seascapes"- Misamis Oriental

 Welcome again to another adventure of mine. 

The main entrance

Initao-Libertad Protected Landscapes and Seascapes is located in Initao, which is a third class municipality of Misamis Oriental. It is seated about 39 km west of the provincial capital of Cagayan de Oro City, 29 km east of Iligan City, and about 767 km south of Manila. For only Php30 entrance fee, you can already enjoy the trip.


During our trekking

Initao is rich of diverse trees. It has a 57-hectare natural forest with diverse flora and fauna, accessible via the National Highway ( Cagayan de Oro to Iligan) that snakes through the forest. The image above shows our adventure during our trekking in the forest. (A) shows the small trees at my back. (B) shows the nest of a bird, the locals called "Tabon", that can be seen hanging on some trees. (C) shows the soil inhabited by wild ants. (D) shows a piece of coral which proves that the place was once part of the sea. 

Large trees and roots

Diverse trees can be seen on the area like Bugo Tree, Centennial Tree and more. 

Forest tour guide

There was also a tour guide who guided us through the forest. For almost 25 minutes, we had our trekking.

Cave tour guide

The next adventure that we had was caving. Another tour guide guided us through the caves. Only 3 caves were allowed that time, the Lisa Cave, Bat Cave and the Open Cave. The other caves were closed to avoid danger.

Stalactite

Cave Swallow
African cave spiders

The first cave that we had was the Lisa Cave where many "Sayaw-sayaw" or Cave Swallows are nesting. There are also few african cave spiders inhabiting the walls of the cave. These cave spiders are neutral mobs that can inflict poisoning.

The entrance of the Bat Cave

Split-nose Bats inside the cave
A well inside the cave


The second cave was the Bat Cave, where the split-nose bats are inhabiting. This bats are very sensitive to light that's is why we were not able to use our camera with flash light.  There was also a well where you could see a big crab and other lost sea creatures. 


A very small way through the end of the Open Cave 
The last cave was the Open cave. This was the most challenging cave because of its too small holes. We really crawled and got dirty through the small holes just to reach the very end.


The open end of the cave

At the end of the Open Cave was a beautiful view of the sea. From its wonderful rock formations to the fresh breeze of the ocean, your stress and body pains will be vanished.


It was really worth it... 
I had a great time.
The adventure I had in Initao was really one of a kind.
If you are an adventure lover, this is such a good deal for you... :)


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