BULACAN | Exciting Activities at San Miguel!

Bulacan's exciting activities.

Here's a rough sketch of my Bulacan adventure!

1. Mt. Manalmon Hiking 
JUMP-OFF: Sitio Madlum Brgy. Sibul San Miguel Bulacan, Philippines TYPE: Minor climb
TERRAIN: Terrain minimally steep, fall hazard possible
REQUIREMENTS: Hiking shoes/sandals, some sure footedness.
Check-out more of Mt. Manalmon here.





2. Madlum River Swimming
One side trip after Mt. Manalmon Climbing is plunging you selves into waters of Madlum river to freshen up. More of Madlum River can be seen here.







3. Monkey Bridge Cross
One of the exciting side trip of Mt. Manalmon and Mt. Gola climb is Monkey bridge crossing. It is approximately 20-30 meter long of solid wire securely tied around two boulders. Check this activity here.






4. Bayukbok Caves Spelunking
Bayukbok Caves are one of the historical places in Bulacan which can be found at the territory of Biak na Bato National Park. Based on Philippine history, these were hidding spot of guerrillas from Japanese colony. Later you'll realized how they put their selves in the narrowest and the darkest holes of the caves just to hide and save their lives. More this found here.




5. Madlum Cave Traverse
Anyone who's planning to climb Mt. Manalmon or Mt. Gola will definitely pass through this part of the Madlum Cave. More of this here. 6. Zipline Another Exciting activity here is approximately 20 meters made by the locals.





6. Zipline
Last but not the least, the man-made zipline!

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BULACAN | Swimming at Madlum River

Dive in to the refreshing Madlum River

If you have plans to climb Mt. Manalmon, you have to go to the other side by crossing this part of the River. Locals will help you cross via "Balsa" (bamboo raft in English) for free. But if you want something exciting, you can cross using the Monkey Bridge which is also free.

Children fishing the day after heavy rains.

Children were fishing for "tilapiang tabang", ("St. Peter's Fish in freshwater"). This was the view from other side of the river. It was was not clear then because of typhoon "Bebeng". Waters from the mountain, hills and forest are all directed to the the said river making that muddy color. However the residents assured us that it'll be clear as soon as the rain stops and the sediments settle.

Madlum river viewed from other side of the river.

Moreover there are tables and seat near the river if you want some place to put your things and eat for P50/table. Be sure to use only ones you are going to pay  and do not leave your things on other tables if you don't want to end up paying all of those, like us!hehe.

The all around sari-sari store.

I named this store as "all-around store" because of it's duties. Well first, you can buy anything you need here such as toiletries, food and drinks. If you want to rent a "balsa" in your swimming, you can just pay it here for P100/whole day and likewise for comfort room or shower usage, for P10/use. Oh, just in case you want some homey food to eat, you can also ask them to cook it for you. But of course the price will be doubled due to extra charges like for transpo and catering service. Plates and utensils are included. Basically, they served us well and gave us the list of all the ingredients together with the amount.

Swimming...swimming...

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