The canoe ride
Up the rapids.
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Pagsanjan is a tall waterfall in a narrow, forested gorge in Laguna Province, southeast of Manila. White water drops from a dark rock face into a pool at the foot of the gorge, sheer green walls rise around it, and long wooden canoes cut through the river. Its well-known old name is Pagsanjan, and it is now also called Cavinti Falls because it lies within the town of Cavinti. It is a three-drop waterfall and one of the most famous in the Philippines. Visitors have reached it since Spanish times in dugout canoes poled up the river through the rapids; the oldest written account of the trip dates from 1894. The gorge was declared a national park in 1939 and covers 152 ha. You ride a dugout canoe up the river through the rapids between the gorge walls to the foot of the falls. You can also reach the top of the falls by a short walk from Cavinti. The falls are about 5 km in a straight line east of the town of Pagsanjan. Wear a life jacket and bring a waterproof bag, as you will get wet.
Up the rapids.
At the foot of the falls.
Green walls.
Cavinti, Laguna Province, southeast of Manila
Yes, bring a waterproof bag.
Yes.