The Canlumangog Base Camp is located within the Samar Island Natural Parks’s (SINP’s) newest ecotourism attraction – that is the 24,000-hectare Borongan-Llorente Closed Canopy Forest or BLCCF.
To reach the site, one will first enjoy an hour of a thrilling ride through the challenging slopes, turns, humps and bumps of the paved and rough roads from Maydolong Poblacion to Barangay Del Pilar, identified as best entry point to the BLCCF.
From Barangay Del Pilar, it takes an average of 2-3 hours of leisure trek to the base camp. Guests will have fun going through the trail of muds, slopes, roots and rocks while enjoying the pleasant sound of nature and smelling the exciting scent of the forest.
Once at the Canlumangog Base Camp, the gushing sound of cool and clear Maylumangog River will certainly give a refreshing feel to each visitor. The lush canopy forest and awe-inspiring big trunks of Philippine mahogany trees measuring over 7-feet in diameter at breast height, supporting various plants such as lianas, orchids, pitcher plants and other epiphytes will surely take away the exhaustion from the trek.
Only 15-minute walk from the base camp, one will be amazed of the Nagkakalaton Natural Canal. It is a 200-meter stretch of clean water gently flowing into a stream with norrow upright rock wall, slightly curved inward to ceiling giving a long straight cut to allow sunlight from the top. The Nagkakalaton Natural Canal is good for swimming, tubing and other water-based recreational activities.
At the end of the canal is the spectacular Nagkakalaton Natural Bridge. The look of this natural bridge from afar imitates that of a huge cave entrance but when one enters in, it is not darkness that he will find rather a dramatic view of verdant greens and grays. Such an extravagant display of nature’s rich and vibrant colors are embodied in the abundant vegetation and beautiful rock formations in the surroundings. In addition to the cool and refreshing water disgorging from beneath, another unique feature of this natural bridge are the big and long trunks of trees that were natural driven to the site by the occasional rising of the river during heavy rains.
After a rewarding stay at the base camp, going back to the barangay will give guests a wonderful experience and adventure of river trekking which will pass through many falls and rapids. One of the highlights of this activity is a stop-over at the Kaglosong Falls. A 20-meter high waterfall, it is frequented by students and family excurtionists from different places during summertime. The natural lagoon beneath Kaglosong Falls is an ideal picnic area where visitors can take pleasure of the cool mist coming from the cascading waters.
So what ar you waiting for? Come and enjoy communing with nature at Canlumangog Base Camp!!!
Written by Roxcy Joy Azura (LGU Maydolong) and Eires Mate (SINP).
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