Travelogue: Oslob Part 2

We head down south of Cebu with a packaged tour from Costabella Oslob Whale-watching services which included trekking to Tumalog falls, old town tour at Oslob and of course, swimming with the Whalesharks which I will share with you on a different post. Just too many pictures to sort out right now.

It's a three-hour drive from the downtown Cebu and I could say if you are in good company, getting there will never be a bore. Ours was fun! We got there a little bit over noon and we were greeted by our gracious host and tour moderator, Pearl. She let us in her gated property with incredible views of the Oslob shoreline. It was breathtaking! It felt like I was somewhere in Santorini, Greece for a moment. She served us her home-cooked meal which was included in the package. After lunch and a lot of snapping, we were then briefed the rest of the afternoon's itinerary- Tumalog falls and Oslob's old town church tour.

We weren't so thrilled about the trkking part as we were so busy taking photos of the amazing view from the gazebo. Can you blame us? 

This is the best vantage point to fully appreciate the beauty of Oslob. So when planning for a trip here, make sure to look for Pearl and book an all-inclusive package. 

hubby's shot -- no filter here. 

View below the gazebo

My bestgal friend Kristal and our host for this week-long trip.

I can definitely see myself spending a day here reading a good book. So peaceful. A good place for a pre-nup or post nup session.

You have no idea what I have to go through just to get to this position and get this shot lol

According to the tour guide, this was an old hospital during the World War .

Trekking to Tumalog falls....

What we had in mind at first is that it won't be worth the trip and it would be just the usual cold spring waterfall. When we got there, we were glad we didn't pass it up for an afternoon nap. It was beautiful! What I liked most about it is that it isn't deep and you could go under the waterfall and feel the cold water through your skin. The water is only knee-deep so even kids can play and go under the waterfall. Amazing!

For all of you thinking about not getting this as part of the package, I suggest you should sign up for it. It's not very far and the trek won't take that long. You can even hire a motorcycle (habal-habal) to take you there. There's a bit of a steep concrete road that you have to go through on your way back to where the car is parked. It's worth your while in the afternoon after a quick lunch at the gazebo.