Tiklas Falls

Beneath the silence of Gingoog City in the Province of Misamis Oriental lies the majestic Tiklas Falls located at the northern part of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is situated in Barangay Santiago about 8 kilometers from the City proper. For commuters, one can take the “habal-habal” (a single motorcycle that could accommodate as much as 5 passengers J) in going to the place for a fair fare of around P20.00 (less than $.50). An entrance fee of P20.00 per person is charged. Once inside, one can rent a cottage at P100.00 (a little over $2) or you can just be contented with a mere table for P50 (a little over $1)where you can place your stuff.

What is more exciting in going to Tiklas Falls is the beauty of its scenery where one can observe the virginity of its forest notwithstanding the little development done by the local government to provide a little comfort to the visitors. The falls is a staggering 50 feet wide drop of water with a massive fall of about 200 feet from atop. You can take a dip or a dive right through where the water drops or just cool yourself at the pool sourced naturally from water coming from the mountains. It has a knee-length deep swimming pool for kids and one for adults that is about 6 feet deep. Visitors can bring in food, and the good news is no corkage fees J. There are no reservations to make, all you need to do is just go right away to the place and enjoy its awesome beauty.

My Personal Review

Going to Tiklas Falls is pretty much comfortable. The road leading to the area from the National Highway up to the base parking lots is fully concretized. The falls boasts of its astounding beauty where nature is at its best. However, there are downsides to this beautiful place as the comfort rooms and dressing rooms will still take you about 50-meter walk from the cottages. Not too many stores, though, but it was good enough not to pollute the place further. You just have to bring all the stuff you will need in going there. My honest rating from a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest: 4.