Baobao Falls is jade-colored and clear cold waterfalls coming from the deep mountains of tropical rainforest in barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. It’s natural beauty made you stunned for a while as you hear the smashing of the waters in one level of waterways into a jade natural pools. You can see peoples with happy faces as they submerged in a cold and refreshing storage of Mother Nature.
Baobao Falls can be easilly accessible from the highway with just a 5 minutes trek, and you are done. A portion of the road is cemented along the steep line as develop by the local government unit, then the rest Mother Nature takes its place.
Location: Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur, Caraga Region
How to get there: From Butuan City by van or bus tell the driver to drop you off at Lianga highway crossing Diatagon, then a ride with habal-habal or single motor, or else go to public market to have a contact for habal-habal in going to Baobao falls. Baobao Falls is just a walking distance from the highway.
Distance: It will take for estimated 2 to 3 hours in reaching the highway of Lianga crossing barangay Diatagon from Butuan City, and an estimated 98 kilometers distance. Traveling is much nearer when having a shortcut route at Los Arcos crossing of Prosperidad highway at barangay Awa. When reaching at Lianga highway crossing Diatagon, it will be a 5-minute trek to the waterfalls.
EXPENSES:
Entrance fee : 15.00 per head
Table : 50.00
REMINDER:
-not allowed for overnight
-bring foods and waters, no corkage
-be mindful of that signage that says “this way to Baobao Falls”
-5 minutes easy trek