Samboan: Binalayan Falls

After visiting Samboan’s Dao Falls, we headed to Binalayan Falls, which is also called Hidden Falls and Triple Drop Falls.

It’s easy to see why they called it Triple Drop.

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This was easier to conquer than Dao, and the trekking time was also shorter (about 15 minutes).

After my friend paid the entrance fee of only Php 10 per person, we headed to the falls.

This coconut plantation was located at the bend right after where we paid the fees.

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Again, get ready to get wet because to get to the falls, you have to cross about 2-3 streams.

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The falls has 2 drops, and this was my first glimpse of its first drop.

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Its waters flow straight into this stream surrounded with palm trees, ferns, and some other flora that I couldn’t identify.

Because we were tired from our walk, we spent some time at the swings by the stream. Here’s a photo of our guide Alex, at the tandem swing.

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In front of this were these individual swings made of old tires.

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After our short rest, we continued our trek up the falls.

At the first drop, we passed by these children.

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This is a close up of the first drop, which honestly wasn’t that impressive.

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A short trek from there was the grand second drop. 47 feet of waterfalls in 3 streams thus the name, Triple Drop.

Isn’t it beautiful?

I loved the lush greenery surrounding the falls’ base and the contrast of the water against the stone.

While its basin is smaller than Dao’s, I actually find Binalayan/Hidden/Triple Drop falls prettier than Dao because of its unspoiled look.

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The water was also cool to swim in, though one has to be careful when swimming here because the pool seemed shallow one moment, but when you walk around, would have sudden drops.

Here are more photos of this beautiful falls at different vantage points.

The above was taken by the walkway while the photo below was taken at the center of the stream.  I decided to cut the stream of water on the succeeding photo to focus on the canopy of trees at the falls’ base.

We had the falls to ourselves for about 15 minutes before a family arrived. By then, we were shivering from the cold, so we decided head back.

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Oh, before I forget, here’s a collage of my photos at Binalayan Falls. I had more, but since my friend who took them using her camera still hasn’t uploaded them, I had to make do with whatever’s on my camera.

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Before trekking back, we again took a short rest by the stream. By this time, more visitors had arrived and all the swings were occupied.
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On the way back, we again passed by the same coconut plantation that we saw earlier.

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Here’s my favorite photo of coconuts.  This became my favorite because of the way the trees looked tall, dainty and graceful in this photo.

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We met this cute dog too.

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At the entrance, we passed by the fall’s signage, which had a photo of a dog swimming at the stream. The dog looked similar to the one we met by the coconut plantation.

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Binalayan Falls is located in Barangay Bonbon in Tangbo, Samboan, Cebu.

5 responses to “Samboan: Binalayan Falls”

  1. […] Dao, Binalayan, and Aguinid Falls, the 5-tier Aguinid Falls is the most accessible. It is a mere 5-minute walk […]

  2. […] famous for its falls (they said they have about a dozen, but we’ve only been to three (Dao, Binalayan, and Aguinid), it has other attractions too (If you have an Android device, I recommend downloading […]

  3. Is Binalayan Falls located at Brgy. Bonbon, Samboan?

    1. I’m not so sure as we weren’t familiar with the barangays. Sorry.

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