Cagayan is dubbed as the caving adventure capital of the Philippines, Department of Tourism (DOT) tags the town as never-ending adventure. Callao Cave is one of the most popular cave in the country where the fossilized remains, "Callao man", was found to be at least 67,000 years old.
Callao cave is just one of the 300+ caves situated in Penablanca, Cagayan. It boasts of massive limestone formations, skylight and a chapel on its 2nd chamber.
Towns in Cagayan like Baggao, Sta. Teresita, and Buguey also boasts of caving adventure in the province to name a few. Sta. Teresita recently celebrated the 3rd National Ecotourism Festival where tourists flock on the said event to experience caving and endure the adrenaline test.
One of the most technical cave in the said town is Ari-0 which is a vertical cave. It is a muddy and wet cave where your technical skills in single rope technique is needed. Maquera cave is also comparable to a world class cave as per the British cavers who visited in town.
For beginners, you may opt to visit Tabaco cave with a side trip of Al-lilaw cave, Tangadan cave and Free cave for just a day of exploration. Your exploration will squeeze your body with crawling and creeping through each chamber that will keep you sweaty along the way. Though these are dry caves, expect to get dirty.
Both foreign and local tourists continue to explore the caves.
Here are some photos inside Tabaco cave, Al-lilaw and Tangadan cave situated in thr town of Sta. Teresita.
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| Tabaco cave has numerous rock formations that will crack your own imagination. |
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| Entering the last chamber of Tabaco cave. |
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| Tourists flock with awe while looking at wide ceiling in Tabaco cave. |
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| Al-lilaw cave in Sta. Teresita, Cagayan. |
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| Tangadan cave in Sta, Teresita, Cagayan. |
