Lake Sebu: Falls Two of 7 waterfalls
Lake Sebu travel buddy, Oggie, in action at Falls 2
The second falls, simply named as Falls 2, is not far from the first waterfall, Dongon Falls. Just a short habal-habal going down the road from Dongon falls, you’ll reach the entrance gate. The place has been developed into a park and there’s an entrance fee of Php 5.00 per person. The thought of the place being developed somehow irked me at first as those developments on some natural sights did much worse than improving them. Does Falls 2 suffer the same fate?
Bouncing mist and trinket falls
Thankfully the development of the area here as a park was done well enough as not to disrupt the natural state of the environment. The cemented pathways and stairs were actually pretty helpful in reaching different points around the waterfalls. At the time, there were also some girl scouts doing some camping activities. Very fitting location for them.
The towering height of falls 2
We took this rightmost pathway just beside the mountain walls which eventually took us to the foot of the waterfalls. And what can I say about this waterfalls? Just impressively unique and surreal in quality. The whole inlet which the falls plunge into is a universe in itself. It’s one of the best if not the best waterfalls I’ve seen due to its unique characteristics. On the bottom where the falls plunge into is a triangular rock formation where the water splashes bounces off. And with the force of the of the air on the plunge, this bounced water turns into a mist which flies up in the air hitting the opposite cavern walls creating this trinkets of mini-terraced waterfalls. And with the light from above penetrating the hovering mist casting heavenly beams of light from above.
Falls 2 peeking through the gorge and girl scouts by the bridge
The fall’s seems to tower about 70 to 80 feet in height. It is during these times where I wish I had an ultra wide angle lens with me as my 14mm (28mm) wide isn’t sufficient enough to fit the composition I really wanted. I had wanted to get an Olympus Zuiko 7-14mm (14-28mm) wide angle lens, which is currently the worlds widest angle lens on all camera brands without distortion and end to end sharpness, but it’s hefty price tag of $1520 is too much for me right now, so I have to wait for their upcoming budget wide angle lens from them and settle for what I have now. Given the surrounding, it was also quite hard to move around and position yourself properly to get that wanted shot. Good thing Oggie brought his dry bag with him and we were a bit confident enough to cross to the boulders on the other side on above mid-thigh waters with our cameras protected from splashes. Still, I’m not satisfied with my shots here but that’ll do for now.
Top view of Falls 2
If you want another view of the waterfalls, there is another point up the hills where you can see the falls on a bird’s-eye view. You have to do a very short hike to reach that viewing point and be warned that mist and moisture from the waterfalls reaches that area.
Falls 2 of the seven waterfalls of Lake Sebu is truly and impressive and unique waterfall that one has too see for themselves to appreciate. Now I’m wondering how the other 5 waterfalls looks like. Hopefully next time I come back here, we could visit all of them.
Tags: Falls 2, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Waterfalls
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 at 3:34 pm 
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August 29th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Love the bouncing mist photo! Ang galing!
This looks like a very nice spot to visit, seriously. Mother Nature is the best, di ba?
August 29th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
malamig ba jan???
August 29th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Falls 2 of 7? wow…dami ha.
7-14mm??? haneps, superwide nga. wala pa atang equivalent ang Nikon dyan. ang alam ko yung ultra wide na 12-24 DX pero nakakarimarim ang presyo.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
What an impressive Falls. I imagine it must be very loud!
Your pictures are so crisp, I can almost hear the thundering water.
August 29th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
nice! non-stop travelling talaga ikaw. be safe!
August 30th, 2007 at 5:03 am
naks, parang niagara falls ah hehehe
August 30th, 2007 at 8:41 am
Impressive! I think your pictures are perfect. I particularly like your first picture.
August 30th, 2007 at 9:42 am
huwaw ang taas nitong falls na tio!
gaganda ng mga pics parang naririnig ko ang agos ng tubig
August 30th, 2007 at 11:12 am
hey bro, am back! hahaha, na-extra pa’ko sa first pic. glad sidney didn’t find me a distraction to the beautiful falls
what the hey, your images are nice - particularly image 2 
August 30th, 2007 at 11:43 am
para na ring nasa waterfalls ako. very nice pics again ferdz!
August 30th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
7 falls? wow, a counterpart of San Pablo’s 7 lakes. now, i am thinking, parang halos wala pa akong nakikitang totoong falls, hmmm..
August 30th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
$1520 for a camera? Whoa, that’s too much for me, too. hehe.
I like the pic labeled “Top view of Falls 2″. Nice.
August 30th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
This is glorious.the water mist forms like foamy smoke and the water was captured in just right speed by nit really freezing it but by blurring a bit to give that really continuos look on its surface.
August 30th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
buti di nabasa ng mist camera nyo… isa sa mga gusto kong picturan ang falls, kaso bihira ako makatyempo… love the series ferdz…
August 30th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Nice shots..The water is so tempting
I’d love to take a dip !
August 30th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
ang lakas ng agos ng tubig, naalala ko tuloy bigla yung featured sa bal;ita kahapon nung may mga na trap na foreigners sa pagsanjan.
August 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
The shots are beautiful, even without that expensive lens! But because I’m an amateur hobbyist, I understand the longing. I’m really loving this series.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Non-stop adventure ha?
Lovely images! 
August 30th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
ang ganda naman ng pictures. ganda ganda siguro jan ano? i love waterfalls . great adventure again.
August 31st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
breathtaking shots!
August 31st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I hope you would try the huge tilapias there. It was so luscious for me when once i was there. Sayang hindi kami nakapunta sa mga falls na yan, they simply look majestic; natural beuties they are. And there are seven of such there—amazing.
August 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Lovely!one of the nicest thing in PI is that we never run out of gorgeous waterfalls!
September 1st, 2007 at 12:23 am
while reading your blog, my sister saw the picture.. and she said “ganda naman ng falls na yan” ganda kse talaga. kita mo na ang lakas tlga nung pagbagsak ng falls. feeling ko nga naririnig ko pa. hehe
September 1st, 2007 at 6:05 am
wow, that’s one might waterfall!
September 1st, 2007 at 6:06 am
mighty*
September 1st, 2007 at 10:27 am
love this one
nature shot is the best !
September 1st, 2007 at 10:59 am
gorgeous!!!!!
September 1st, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Oh yes! I like that it hits that rock formation and the water splashes a mist. Ang ganda talaga!
September 2nd, 2007 at 4:58 am
refreshing view ang galing! naigara falls ang dating
September 16th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
sarap maligo sa falls… ^_^
January 30th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
ang ganda naman ng falls namin promise pag nag punta kayo doon hinding hindi kayo magsisi dahil maganda talaga ang ginawa ni God sayang lang wala ako doon pero pag nakauwi ako maliligo ako doon kita kits tayo doon.
April 15th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
wowwwwwwwww!!!
Ganda talaga nyan as in super duper nice nang VIew,, mararamdaman mo un talsik ng tubig parang umaambon,, sulit talaga ang pagpunta mo dun,,
Nakarating na rin po kami jan,, kasama ng Family namin, as in ang GAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Hope Makapunta rin kayo,,
God bless you all,,
Take Care c”,
April 21st, 2008 at 1:02 pm
wowowowowowowowowowowowoooooooooooooooow……ang ganda talaga ng lake cebu nakakalula ang falls kc ang lakas ng agos ng tubig sana makarating na ako dyan………..hahahahahahaha akala nyo ano nakarating na ako dyan sa picture lang oi……nakarating na ako pero totoo maganda talaga cya kaya nga gusto ko mag punta dyan.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:24 am
hi,
can i ask for a complete details on how to get there.. ?!?!? tnx
June 25th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
pwd ba mga bata dito?i’m thinking of bringing my kids with me pagpunta ko dito..such a nice place..