6 comments on “Calbiga Cave Samar

  1. ellen on said:

    ..fantastic!!!…ate rhea, sana makapunta rin ako…

    nice pics ate ha!!..

  2. dutchpickle on said:

    I stopped in and talked to Joni last weekend, and he told me that he just returned from a cave diving expedition in one of the sinks at the end of the cave.

    The scuba divers were able to drop down 6 meters and come out on the other side into a new chamber that had not yet been explored.

    They walked 100 meters or so and said that they could hear distant waterfalls roaring so there is still a lot of cool stuff to discover down there.

    Obviously cave diving is only done by highly experienced and certified cave divers. It took 12 porters to haul all the gear down there. There are some tight restrictions that are difficult to get through even without gear so the porters had a real workout hauling the tanks etc in there.

    It was a three day operation with 2 nights camping in the cave. Joni is not a diver but he knows the interior of those caves well, and is, more than likely the top caver in Samar and probably the Philippines.

    Anyone familiar with cave diving will realize the technical aspect of an operation like this. Duel tanks, reels, and the certification and education to do it as safely as possible.

    Earlier this year a group of Italian spelunkers explored a completely different system of caves near Calbiga that were new to the caving community as well.

    Samar is definitely a cavers paradise but be prepared for a workout.

    dp

  3. Enan Salapa on said:

    been in this cave 6 times during the early 1990′s before the lgu made it a tourist attraction….our local guide that time were rebel returnees…..same guys guided the italian spelunkers. According to our guide, the cave was their escape route and served as hospital. Our every visit of the cave, different chamber explored and different story created. Hope to visit this langun-gobingob cave system again….

  4. pao go on said:

    Wow. How much should I expect to spend if ever I want to do this? Thanks. More power to your site :)

  5. Cave_Princess on said:

    Mr.Ricky,

    Hi! Thank you for this post. I love to see myself in your site…hahahahahh!

    Hope to see you in next adventure exploration. Be well! LONG LIVE SPELUNKERS!

  6. Archie of Cebu on said:

    This was a very good experience indeed. Missed it, hope to go back in Samar and experience more Spelunking Expeditions.

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