NATURAL ATTRACTIONS
Dao-Dao
Islands
A big island has an area of 1.1057
hectares and is a 7-10 minute ride by motorboat from the seaport. It has
artificial coral reefs and is ideal for swimming, boating and fishing.
A smaller, still underdeveloped, island is submerged during high tide and
also ideal for swimming and fishing.
White Beach
A stretch of white sand beach just five
minutes via motorboat southeast of the seaport. Clear, deep, blue waters
(even at low tide) are ideal for swimming and diving.
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| Pulacan
Falls Found in the town of Labangan, 12 kms. from Pagadian City, and covering an area of 400 square meters. It is the source of water for the Labangan irrigation system. Two kilometers from the area is the 134-hectare Home Defense Center. The falls can be reached easily by any motor vehicle. With the opening of the PADAP road, Pulacan Falls became a beautiful camping and picinic site. It now has a permanent Boy and Girl Scout site with facilities and has been the location of regional and provincial jamborees. Bomba Beach Located in barangay Bomba, about 2 kms. from Pagadian proper, available for fishing and swimming with a bomba bridge and shed as well as a coral reef. Under study for development. Lourdes Hot and Cold Springs Natural hot springs at barangay Lourdes, about 32 kms. northwest from the urban area. This is tapped by the Pagadian City Water District as a piped water source for barangay Kagawasan. Lourdes Waterfalls Also located at barangay Lourdes, about 32 kms. from Pagadian proper. Ideal for bathing. Dumagoc Hill A former military reservation with contours following that of a heart. Still under study. Mt. Susong Dalaga Found in barangay Lourdes, 32 kms. from Pagadian proper and 10 kms. from the barangay center, Susong Dalaga is a semi-perfect cone with good forest cover. It can be reached by horseback. Mt. Pinokis This one's in barangay Lison Valley, 42 kms. from the Pagadian poblacion. Mt Pinokis is 2 kms. from Mt. Susong Dalaga as 12 kms. from barangay Lourdes. The mountain features virgin forests inhabited by monkeys and gorillas. It can also be reached by horseback and is now under study for development. Kendis Cave About 14 kms. from Pagadian poblacion and 5 kms. from barangay Ditoray. Kendis Cave is an open-end cave with plants and vegetation. Has large overhead crevices with two interior chambers. Can be reached on horseback and currently under study. Manga Caves Twin caves along the two-layered Manga waterfalls. Currently under study. |
Muricay
Beach Located in barangay Muricay, just a little over 4 kms. from the city proper, the white sand beach is available for swimming but is as yet undeveloped. Mangroce tracts and seaweed plantations are nearby. Poloyagan Beach Rocky beach with coral reef, also under study. About kms. from Pagadian proper. Lison Valley Waterfalls Barangay Lison Valley boasts of these falls (about 42 kms. northwest of Pagadian proper) with a height of about 20-25 meters. Its spherical-shaped basin, 20 meters in diameter, with cool and invigorating water is ideal for picnic. Located in sitio Santa Lucia, about 18 kms. from Lison proper, the area is ringed by verdant greenery, giant ferns, orchids and moss-covered rocks as well as lime and marble stones. It overlooks ricefields and Chocolate Hill lookalikes. Manga Falls Located in barangay Manga, just 7 kms. from the Pagadian poblacion. This is a two-layered cascading fall surrounded by huge trees which are home to white monkeys. Still under study. Mt. Palpalan This is the promontory within the Pagadian City area on whose apex are located the transmitters of major commercial communication systems. About 30 minutes of steep climbing from the boundary of Pagadian City and Dumalinao municipality along the Pagadian-Zamboanga national highway. From 684 feet above sea level, Mt. Palpalan gives a sweeping vista of urban Pagadian City, neighboring municipalities, and the deep blue waters of Pagadian Bay. Bulatoc Hill Very accessible from the poblacion, being only 2.6 kms. away. Provides a breathtaking view of Pagadian and site of a flourishing housing subdivision. Still to be developed. Bogo Hill Situated at barangay Bogo, only 4 kms. from Pagadian proper. The hill is haven to agricultural land and offers a panoramic view of Pagadian Bay. Ditoray Waterfalls This is 14 kms. from the Pagadian poblacion and 5 kms. from the center of barangay Ditoray. Large stones ring the falls. |