Paradise Philippines: A City in Bloom, in Blossom, and in BOOM!

Cagayan de Oro City is the gateway to Northern Mindanao, city of Golden Friendship! And the city in Bloom, in Blossom, and in BOOM!

Quick Facts about CDO

With a land area of 488.86 sq. kms.If you travel by air, it takes an hour and a half of 491 miles (810 air kms) from Manila and by sea for just 24 hours. The climate is coldest in January and hottest in August. The local dialect is Cebuano but majority of the people can speak Tagalog and English. A narrow coastal plain along Macajalar Bay and Highlands that includes plateaus, terraces, hills, mountains, canyons bound the city from east to west. Lowland is relatively flat and elevation is not more than 10 meters above sea level. More of its adventure? Just follow the river!

Have you heard about white-water rafting? Rappelling? Discover it here in Cagayan de Oro! Paradise Philippines of an emerging adventure destination.

Photo Courtesy: raftingcdo.com

You can feel the rush of rappelling the 130 feet descent from Macahambus Cave down the river. And experience the exhilaration of a wild ride afloat a pinoy- style raft with a thrills of varied intensity or heights. If you want the breathtaking, heart pounding and gut-wrenching experience derived from white water rafting, then it is your chance to explore Cagayan de Oro River , classified as ripply stream, straights, extremely difficult and those requiring technically challenging maneuvers with an intervals not less than 10 to 15 minutes of each other.

River Taxis

If you want to cross the river wishing to avoid the jeepney thing traffic on the bridge above, river taxis are an unconventional means of transport in Cagayan de Oro for an alternative route. You can find also a floating restaurant dance gleefully on the river’s surface known as Reyna del Rio. Taste the foods and delicacies and experience having candlelit dinner afloat the river with your love.

Golf Haven
An indication of the growing sophistication of Cagayan lifestyle, Pueblo de Oro Golf Course is an 18- hole, par 72 all weather championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones II. Take a swing in the greeneries of the place with clubhouse, function rooms, driving range, pro shop and a hotel.

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