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Enchanting Bega Falls, Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

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Bega Falls of Mabuhay, Propsperidad, Agusan del Sur is another majestic falls discovered in Caraga Region, back to back with the majestic falls located in Bislig City, the Tinuy-an Falls. The name has the magical power to drop men in her beauty. The fairy tale story involves a beautiful fairy attracted by many men, once they go with her they went all the way to the falls and will not come back. The word ‘bega’ means in english to flirt.

bega falls
photo credit: AJ Mordeno

Bega Falls is gifted with a 4-tiered waterfalls surrounded with green vegetation of the forest far from the main hub of the town proper, and you are going the trail with sweat and valor before reaching the majestic falls. But once you get there, you are seduced by its beauty and the feeling of exhaustion started to fade right away.

bega falls
photo credit: Mark Kevin Salcedo Elecsion
bega falls
photo credit: Marlon Villasor

How to get there: From Butuan City by bus or van and dropped you at Awa along the highway entry point for Los Arcos, you can hire habal-habal/single motorcycle driver to carry you to barangay Mabuhay, then register at the barangay hall for you to be led by a tour guide, then ride habal-habal to the entry point, from that entry point walking/hiking to the 4 tiers of Bega Falls.

Distance: It will take for estimated 1 and a half to 2 hours from Butuan City to Awa along the highway entry point to Los Arcos. Then, hire habal-habal/single motorcycle in going to barangay hall of Mabuhay. From the barangay hall of Mabuhay, you will be led by a tour guide for another run of habal-habal for 10 to 15 minutes (4 kilometers) to the entry point of Bega Falls, from that entry point you will have to hike or walk for 30 minutes (1.2 kilometers) in reaching the 1st tier of Bega Falls and soon to another tier and so forth.

Exciting Tagnote Falls, RTR, Agusan del Norte

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A pocket of paradise discovered at the foot of a majestic mountain!

tagnote falls, rtr, agusan del norte
source: Choy Cuevas Honculada

Tagnote falls is a two-tiered waterfall located at Sitio Tagnote, Barangay San Antonio in the municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez, also known as RTR. The beauty of the place is a masterpiece of God’s great creation because of the serene lush forest, tumbling waterfalls, cool and clear waters you will experience around the vicinity.

Its magnificence is due to its crystal clear water that perpetually pours in astonishing volume. Near the area is plenty of trees that serve as a shade for any visiting tourists. Around the vicinity are big and flat rocks that can be used as tables and chairs by the campers. It is an ideal site for camping.

The falls’ basin is 10 square meters wide and can accommodate 15 persons at a time. The falls has two natural pools on top of it while another lies at the water drop.

From Barangay San Antonio, it is an easy 30 to 45 minutes walk through creeks, a flat land filled with plants and trees, culminating in a short uphill stride envelope by Mother Nature before reaching the two-tiered waterfalls.

It is a gem for anybody wants to see when visiting Remedios T. Romualdez.

Location: Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR), Agusan del Norte, Caraga Region

How to get there: From Butuan City by bus or van or jeepney and drop to RTR town proper, specifically at the crossing where you can find Rose Bakeshop. Then from the town proper, you can hire a bicycle or habal-habal for a ride to barangay San Antonio for about 7 kilometers, then have a walk for 1.5 kilometers to Tagnote Falls.

Distance: It will have an estimated 30 minutes from Butuan City to the town of RTR using public utility bus or van or jeepney or private vehicle. From the town proper, you can hire habal-habal or bicycle for 15 minutes ride in going to barangay San Antonio, then walk for about 30 to 45 minutes before reaching Tagnote Falls.

4th Tier Enchanting Bega Falls, Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur

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Charmed by its beauty, all your troubles went away!

bega falls, mabuhay, prosperidad, agusan del sur
source: Choy Cuevas Honculada

Bega Falls of Mabuhay, Propsperidad, is another majestic falls discovered in Caraga Region aside from the other majestic falls located in Bislig City, the Tinuy-an Falls. The name has the magical power to drop men in her beauty. The fairy tale story involves a beautiful fairy attracted by many men, once they go with her they went all the way to the falls and will not come back. The word ‘bega’ means in english to flirt.

Bega Falls is a 4-tiered waterfall located in Purok 5, a 5.2 km from Brgy. Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. Although, the location of the falls is far from the main hub of the town proper, and you are going through hard directions before reaching the majestic falls. But once you reach there, you are seduced by its beauty and feeling of tiredness and exhaustion started to fade away.

Bega Falls has been a tourist attraction for locals but has never been publicly exposed to other tourists in the Philippines. The place is home to at least 8 small springs and 25 waterfalls, where only a few are accessible to visitors for now.

Location: Mabuhay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Caraga Region

How to get there: From Butuan City by bus or van and dropped you at Awa along the highway entry point for Los Arcos, you can hire habal-habal/single motorcycle driver to carry you to barangay Mabuhay, then register at the barangay hall for you to be led by a tour guide, then ride habal-habal to the entry point, from that entry point walking/hiking to the 4 tiers of Bega Falls.

Distance: It will take for estimated 1 and a half to 2 hours from Butuan City to Awa along the highway entry point to Los Arcos. Then, hire habal-habal/single motorcycle in going to barangay hall of Mabuhay. From the barangay hall of Mabuhay, you will be led by a tour guide for another run of habal-habal for 10 to 15 minutes (4 kilometers) to the entry point of Bega Falls, from that entry point you will have to hike or walk for 30 minutes (1.2 kilometers) in reaching the 1st tier of Bega Falls and soon to another tier and so forth.