Hulugan Falls in San Salvador, Luisiana, Laguna

So from Talay Falls and Hidden Falls, we started to trek again going to the biggest falls of all three which is the Hulugan Falls. I'm telling you, the trek going down isn't gentle. But it was all worth it because the view of the mountains is nothing but breathtaking and when I saw Hulugan Falls ahead, I had nothing but all praises for this curtain waterfalls. It's the taller version of Tumalog Falls in Oslob, Cebu. The water is ice cold even though there were so many people on a Black Saturday. All people were having the time of their lives. We swam for a couple of hours here then started to head home. The worst part of this 'chasing waterfalls' adventure is going up from Hulugan Falls back to civilization. It was just like my spelunking adventure at the Sumaguing Cave in Sagada. I climbed a lot of rocks and it literally took my breath away. I had to stop and rest many times to regain my breath and my strength. I was so thankful when I reached the top. But don't be discouraged, I gave birth two months ago so I am not yet 'physically well'. For a normal person, it will only take them 15 minutes. Back to our parking area, we had snacks of their special 'bibingka' in cute pandan baskets.

The majestic Hulugan Falls

Hulugan Falls from afar

Lots of tourists on a holiday

The curtain cascades of Hulugan Falls

Enjoying the cold waters 

Isn't it lovely?

A big cave at the left side of the falls

They are enjoying the cascades of the waterfalls

Our tour guide (right side)

The specialty of Luisiana - bibingka in hand woven pandan baskets

Talay Falls in San Salvador, Luisiana, Laguna

Going to the waterfalls in Luisiana is quite easy. I mean, the place is quite easy to find because from Pagsanjan, we took the Cavinti - Luisiana road and you can easily spot the big signage of Hulugan Falls in a small intersection. But going down to the waterfalls needs a lot of ninja skills. It was Black Saturday and a swarm of tourists were going down the newly cemented road to Hulugan Falls. But our guide decided to go first to Talay and Hidden Falls, so we took the road less traveled. Literally, it's less traveled since only those who really are from Brgy San Salvador knew this route. The path was rough. We passed by many pandan trees, streams and rocks that seemed like volcano rocks. It kinda aroused our curiosity because our guide said that there's no volcano around. But the rocks are black and rough and seemed like coming from a lava flow. There were many people when we reached the Talay Falls since it was a holiday. While I sat at the bamboo picnic tables, my companions went to the Hidden Falls. I'm just contented being with nature.

The small cascade of Talay Falls

The bigger cascade of Talay Falls

Talay Falls in far view

Trek down to Talay Falls

Part of the trek to Talay Falls where there are many volcanic rocks

Talay falls as viewed from the side

The small and big cascades of Talay Falls