BALER ADVENTURE: DESTINATION WANDERS

Whenever we hear Baler, Aurora, the first thing that comes to mind is surfing, yes this is a fact, but the place has much more to offer other than that. It has wonderful hidden beauties of mother nature waiting to be marveled.

For a 2D/1N stay in Baler, my boyfriend and I didn’t waste time when we arrived at the place. We hired Kuya Andy (our tricycle driver/tour guide) for a whole day tour at a PHP 700 rate.

After we had breakfast, our exploration began…


HANGING BRIDGE 

This tourist spot is a man-made bridge to help Baler folks cross from one side of the river to the other. There was actually nothing special when you reach the other side.

This is the view when you're on the bridge.

What’s special was the picturesque view of the river meeting the sea. Likewise, the thrill of crossing the bridge while it moved with your every step, and get this, it didn’t have a straight aligned path, rather at the middle of the course the steps are tilted downward.

By the way, there’s no entrance fee for this.


ERMITA HILL

But to count it off, they were 8 people, including the baby.

Kuya Andy, our driver/tour guide told us a short history about this hill. Back in 1735, during Spanish colonization, a massive tsunami had struck Baler. The phenomena had wiped out the whole town, killing thousands of people however, only a family of 7 people survived because they climbed on what is now known as Ermita Hill.

A monument of each family members was built as a reminder of that epic miraculous turn of events.

This was the picturesque view up the hill. Amazing huh?

Also, there’s no entrance fee for this.


DIGUISIT FALLS

A small falls that can be seen from the road. It was just a short uphill trekking for picture taking and appreciation of mother nature. The stones are bit slippery so be careful when you climb it.

I just love this picture of us together with the falls.

This falls was just a warm-up for what’s coming ahead, which was the Mother (Ditumabo) Falls (a separate blog entry is published for this journey).

ANIAO ISLETS

One of the rock formations found in Baler. This is very much an Instagram worthy photo.

The view was spectacular, the rock formations were amazing though, it wasn’t a good place for swimming because of the scattered rocks.

Also, there’s a resort nearby; AMCO Beach Resort, which has their own pool that was only about 4-5ft deep.

An entrance fee of PHP 30 per person is required.


BALETE TREE

This is not your ordinary tree. This Millennium tree has lived for more than 600 years, and known as the “Oldest Tree in Asia”.

This tree is HUGE and it can be pretty scary during the night.

You can walk through the inside part of tree by crossing the interlaced branches.

This is what it looks like in the inside of the tree.

Be careful not to hit your head. Also, if you’re into tree climbing, they allow you to do so but only up to 3 meters from ground.

An entrance fee of PHP 10 per person is required.


I hope this information can help you on your trip. Also, check out my other Baler Adventures!


Enjoy!