08/11/2019
Cagayan Travel is REAL
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Callao Cave is one of the limestone caves located in the municipality of Peñablanca, Cagayan province, in the Philippines. The seven-chamber show cave is one of 300 caves that dot the area and the best known natural tourist attraction of the province. The town is named as Peñablanca (Spanish for white rocks) for the presence of white limestone rocks in the area.Callao Cave is located in the Barangays of Magdalo and Quibal in Peñablanca about 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Tuguegarao City, the capital of the Province of Cagayan.More than 300 caves dot the protected area, 75 of which have been documented by the National Museum since 1977.Callao Cave and the nearby, but more challenging, Sierra Cave are easily accessible by automobile.
Callao Cave is a seven-chamber showcave in Cagayan Province. It is the most accessible of all the 300 caves in the area. The cave system is composed of seven chambers each with its own features and rock formations. There are also natural cracks above some chambers allowing rays of light that illuminate the area. If you’re looking for side-trip destinations in Cagayan, this cave should be on your list.
GETTING THERE
1.Ride a bus to Tuguegarao City. Bus lines like Victory Liner and GV Florida have daily trips to Tuguegarao. Travel time is 10-14 hours depending on the traffic. An alternative would be booking a flight to Tuguegarao through Cebu Pacific. Flight duration is only 1 hour.
2.From Tuguegarao, ride trike to the tricycle terminal to Penablanca. Travel time 20 minutes.
3.Ride another Tricycle heading to Callao Cave. Travel time is 40 minutes.
Other options: Victory Liner has direct trips to Sta. Ana Cagayan. If you can’t get tickets to Tuguegarao, another route is via Tabuk. From St. William’s Cathedral, ride a jeepney to Tuguegarao.
ACCOMMODATION
It you’re planning to visit Callao Cave, it’s best to stay in Tuguegarao City. There are air-conditioned inns and hotels available for as low as P500/day.
