The Legend of Tinago Waterfalls
"The legend of Tinago Waterfalls started when Sultan Agok and her wife were appointed as King and Queen of their village. But they became too proud and selfish to their people. One day an enchantress disguised as a beggar and asked for help but rejected and ordered to put into exile. During that time the wife of Sultan Agok was pregnant, and the enchantress put a curse onto their child to become as ugly as their attitude.
"The legend of Tinago Waterfalls started when Sultan Agok and her wife were appointed as King and Queen of their village. But they became too proud and selfish to their people. One day an enchantress disguised as a beggar and asked for help but rejected and ordered to put into exile. During that time the wife of Sultan Agok was pregnant, and the enchantress put a curse onto their child to become as ugly as their attitude.
When the baby was born, the once
proud parents became so disappointed and hid their baby in a cave of the forest
to avoid embarrassment. They name the
baby as Tin-ag which means hidden face.
Tin-ag grew alone and constantly
weeping because of loneliness. One day she went out of the cave and got amused of the wonderful and
beautiful environment that dwells outside the cave. In her wandering, she met
the enchantress who cursed the parents and show pity to the child. The
enchantress offered her to be beautiful and Tin-ag accepted no matter what the consequences. She was turned into
a majestic waterfalls that everyone who sees it are awed by its enchanting
beauty."
My Personal Encounter
On a blessed day with a good weather,we decided to visit this much talked about waterfalls. Upon reaching the jump off point, the children of Sitio Diticulan cheerfully welcomed us and offered themselves as guides going to the staircases leading to the falls, of course they asked for guide fee –Php 20.00 the minimum.
Two local kids led us up to the edge of the concrete winding stairs, and from there we endured more than 300 steps going down but I was most worried part was the climbing back up after our visit to the falls: stairs are my worst enemy of all time.
Love at First Sight!
From the very first glance at the
falls, I was already got awed by its magnificent and enigmatic beauty. The drops are like
curtains swayed by the wind making it look like being blown, spreading its
width that resembles like an upside down Japanese fan. Beautiful and exotic ferns and orchids
add up as priceless backdrop of the cool cascading water from a 73 meter high
cliff. The multiple drops –at least 5- are scattered filling the blue colored
lagoon of Tinago.
Getting there
Coming from the South Terminal of
Iligan

There was an entrance fee of Php 20.00. Since we did not bring packed food, we opted to buy some drinks and bread at the mini store of the caretaker. They even offered us a place (a tree house) where we can spend the night in case we decided to stay and leave the next day. But since we are on a tight schedule we decided to follow our prepared itinerary.
Coming from Cagayan de Oro

Inform the driver that you will alight at Tinago Falls. You will notice that you are in the right place when you see a sign on the left side of the road “TINAGO”. Take a habal habal going to the jump off to the waterfalls.
Personal Itinerary for the Lanao, Mindanao Trip
Time Schedule
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Activity/Destinations
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Travel Cost
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Day 0 (Friday)
|
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600p
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Tandag City to Butuan (BXU)
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Php 260.00
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12mn
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BXU to CDO
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225.00
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Day 1 (Saturday)
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600a
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Breakfast
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35.00
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730
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CDO to Iligan
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115.00
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1000
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Central Bus Terminal to
South terminal ( Marawi)
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14.00
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1030
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Terminal to MSU (Marawi)
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50.00
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1130
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MSU Tour
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20.00
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1230
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Lunch @Diner
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75.00
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130
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MSU to Iligan South Terminal
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50.00
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230
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South Terminal to Tinago
Falls
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50.00
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Entrance
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20.00
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Food
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160.00
|
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Tour guide
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50.00
|
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500p
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Tinago to highway
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50.00
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515
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Tinago to Iligan Ciudad
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14.00
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600
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Check in and wash up ( Ma.
Cristina Hotel)
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975.00
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700
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Dinner @Iligan Plaza/ Coffee
@DND
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200.00
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Day 2 (Sunday)
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600a
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Breakfast Jolibbee
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85.00
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730
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Iligan City-National Power
Corp (NPC)
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14.00
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900
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NPC Nature Park Tour
(entrance and cab fare)
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45.00
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1100
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Iligan North Bus to Bulua
(CDO)
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115.00
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100p
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Bulua to Limkitkai
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14.00
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145
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Lunch @goldilucks
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135.00
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230
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Watch Movie
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100.00
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500
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Dinner@ Agora terminal
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35.00
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530
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Agora terminal to BXU
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237.00
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Day 3 (Monday)
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100a
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BXU to Tandag City
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350.00
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600
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Tandag to San Miguel SDS
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45.00
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800a
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Back to work :D
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|
Total
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Php3538.00
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That waterfall is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteisnt it wonderful... i just love to stay the whole day and swim into its cool water ..:D
ReplyDeleteAs usual Ganda ng mga photos Dennis! luv the way u write ur posts- very detailed at talagang pwedeng reference:) keep it up bro!
ReplyDeleteI really like reading legend stories and this one is a good one. Tinago falls is really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo Iligan has a really wonderful waterfalls. The legend on it is so amazing. :D
ReplyDeletedami pala ng waterfalls. i'm a nurse traveler all over northern mindanao. im from cdo and i always pass by iligan. i've been at tinago too. totally nakakapagod pag.akyat and what's scary is when the guides advise us not to sit down or else we'll collapse dw. the worst part, the sun was already down when we started climbing up.hehe delikado na talaga.
ReplyDeleteThis post is very helpful. If ever I'll be travelling down south, I'll keep this as a reference. :)
ReplyDeleteyour legend got me there! but i'm reminded how beautiful people is in the midst of my angst towards the government. and the information is very helpful.
ReplyDeleteWow!!nice view. How I wish I can go there!!Especially the falls it looks really great..
ReplyDeletewow...nice to know that you visit Tinago and the city of Iligan.. I'd been there for almost 4 years, I studied there at MSU-IIT...I miss Iligan...
ReplyDeleteMaybe Dennis you know what I admire in your blog... everything here is amazing...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this to me and for your soon article for OFW...Two thumbs up!
I've never been to Iligan but if and when I get to visit the place, I'll sure stop by and see Tinago Falls! Great story!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why most legends involve a beggar asking for help...hehe. The scene is breathtaking! I wish I could also go there someday. >_<
ReplyDeleteBeautiful falls! I hope people there will be able to maintain it's beauty and cleanliness.
ReplyDeletethanks for the share.. truely a great and breathtaking place.. hope the get in this place...
ReplyDeletehaven't heard of this falls, maybe coz they "tinago" it, hehehe.. would love to visit such places coz I'm a nature lover :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot how magical it is to listen to a local legend. When I was still a little girl and living in the Philippines I used to read books with different legends.
ReplyDeleteIligan seems to fit the magic of the legend. I've never been there, and I am sure I'll be coming back to this blog when the opportunity arises and we could visit Tinago Waterfalls.
Wow! This is truly breathtaking! I'd probably be sitting as well just staring at it for a while and marvel at it, before jumping right in.
ReplyDeleteWow! The trip doesn't cost that much as I initially knew. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThe falls look very inviting!!
ReplyDeleteThis falls look so magical! I would love to visit and experience Tinago Falls and its beauty in the near future.. :)
ReplyDeleteawesome! I had been here the last time, grabe hingal ko kasi sa Linamon side ako dumaan na more than 300 steps and yung pag-akyat, hihimatayin ako hahaha
ReplyDeletesee you Tinago next month :) i'm eksayted :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Tinago Falls is a beautiful place isn't it! The giant, cascading falls shows the raw beauty of nature.
ReplyDelete- Wanderer Juan
One of the most refreshing of all waterfalls I have ever experienced. A nice music video about Tinago Falls was made by some college students, well worth watching can be found here >>
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2TEVxAbWO4
Oh! You should have visited MSU-Marawi CIty ! The "Sleeping Lady" across the Lanao Lake as seen from the MSU-Main Library would be too impossible to ignore. I like your blog so much! I miss Lanao!
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I'd been to Marawi and i love the micro climate .. it's like Baguio .. but we only roamed MSU .. wishing to go far out side the campus ....
ReplyDeletethis is really nice Bob.. thanks for sharing this ... :D
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