Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

[Ian]

(Some of you may have seen these photos posted on my Facebook page)

South East of Manila is the popular tourist site of the Pagsanjan falls. You can hire a canoe (complete with two boat men) to travel up-stream to the falls and back. The journey takes you through deep gorges with vertical sides well over a hundred feet high, and over several rock-strewn rapids. The river was used for filming of Apocalypse Now, incidentally.



A local boatman passes us as we paddle against the flow of the river.



One of the smaller waterfalls encountered during the one hour upstream journey.



Approaching the entrance to one of the several steep sided gorges.



Sometimes, you just have to get out and push!



On the raft to venture to the Pagsanjan waterfall itself.



The more venturous members of my family are in there somewhere! I was on dry land operating the camera...



Returning from the falls (slow shutter speed to smooth the waterfall).



And the group photo!



Elizabeth and her aunt are soaking but happy!



We encounter a peasant girl on her bamboo raft on our way home.



Now paddling downstream. It was a superb day to remember.

Ian

[Stephen]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Great pictures Ian, and what an experience, something that will live in the memory for a very long time. The scenery is very dramatic and you have captured the trip well, wish I had been there

[Guest]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Fabulous pictures Ian and as usual well captured. You must have had some wonderful experiences judging from all picture you have posted and a holiday to remember.

[Garry]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Fabulous set, Ian
Looks like a photographers paradise.
Would love to go there and experience this, myself!

[Barr1e]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Fabulous set, Ian
Looks like a photographers paradise.
Would love to go there and experience this, myself!

me too.

Regards. Barr1e

[Autumn]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Wonderful pictures Ian. Reminds me of Thailand and Phi Phi Island.

[Ian]

Re: Pagsanjan Falls, Luzon, Philippines

Wonderful pictures Ian. Reminds me of Thailand and Phi Phi Island.

I haven't been to southern Thailand, only Bangkok and northern Thailand where my father (who is a Brit) now lives, but I can guess that there would be many similarities. The ethnicity of Thailand is not that far off the Philippines, although Thailand is more economically developed, especially in the provinces.

Ian