THE ADRENALINE RUSH, THE CHALLENGING BREATH-TAKING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY OF A INFLATABLE RAFT NAVIGATING THE RIVER'S RAPIDS.
DIFFERENT BEST ADVENTURE SITES IN THE WORLD, ADVENTURE HOLIDAY, WHITEWATER TIPS AND MORE VACATION ON GUIDED TOURS.
Getting here could be reached as easy as “1, 2, and 3” especially nowadays the means of transportation plays a major factor in accessibility. If you’re outside the country well you have to get in here by airplane but reaching Cagayan de Oro City could only be done by Domestic flights connecting from the different International Airports in the country. For both international and local tourists, you can get in here by airplane trough domestic flights and you can also get in here by big ferry boats that vessels the vast seas of the country. If you’re just in the mainland of Mindanao Bus transportation is daily from any point of Mindanao.
Cagayan de Oro City — what was only previously known as The City of Golden Friendship now holds the title White Water Rafting Capital of the Philippines. Although the sport had only started gaining popularity during the last five years or so, it was back in mid-1970s when Kagay-anons first discovered the thrills of white water rafting. Cagayan de Oro is conveniently located amidst a network of mighty rivers flowing from the highlands of Bukidnon and other neighboring provinces in Misamis Oriental. The city boasts of some of the country’s best white water rafting rivers. The strong rapids of the rivers are very ideal for this adventure water sport, a fact that 1st Rafting Adventure didn’t fail to promote.
A lot of local and national media and well-known sports enthusiasts have already featured white water rafting Cagayan de Oro in sports-oriented television shoes, magazines and newspapers. Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo even tried out the sport herself—and absolutely loved it.
Local and foreign tourists have already enjoyed the excitement, fun, and the one-of-a-kind nature adventure that one can only get with white water rafting. CdO has not been called the City of Golden Friendship for nothing too. The celebrated friendliness and hospitality of the Kagay-anons are evident in the high degree attentiveness and expert guidance of their very friendly, funny and entertaining rafting guides.
Speaking of their adventure guides, these guys are all well-trained under the guidance of the International Rafting Federation (IRF) and well-versed about white water rafting Safety and Standards rules. Annual trainings on CPR and first-aid are conducted for them by the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC).
1st Rafting Adventure offers guided tours on a Beginners’ Course, two Advance Courses and an Expert Course.
With 1st Rafting Adventure Philippines, tourists will get so much more than just viewing and taking pictures of Cagayan de Oro’s fiercest white water rafting rivers — they get to ride with it!
Whitewater Rafting is a recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development of this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid 1970's. Whitewater Rafting in the Philippines
Whitewater Rafting in the Philippines originally started as a “hobby” by a group of outdoor sports enthusiasts organized by the Cagayan de Oro Whitewater Rafting Adventure (CDOWRRA) sometime in the month of June year 1995 led by Mr. Rupert M. Domingo and his group with the goal of introducing whitewater rafting sport in the country. However, the group has been involved in river expeditions and explorations; it took 10 years for Mr. Domingo and his partner Julius Bioco to transform their passion into a thriving business serving local and foreign clients. From 1985 to 1995, they surveyed the river by sections, making repeated crossing on inflated tire tubes or crude floats made of banana trunks. Painstakingly, they identified the different channels and stretches of the river. Studying the characteristics and honing their skills in paddling the wild rapids of Cagayan de Oro River to perfection.
Cagayan de Oro Whitewater Rafting Cagayan de Oro City is home to some of the most scenic and exhilarating whitewater rafting and dubbed as the “adventure capital” in the Philippines.
Rafting Adventure Philippines (RAP) formerly the Cagayan de Oro Whitewater rafting Adventure (CDOWWRA), the PIONEER and most respected Cagayan de Oro river rafting outfitter, has been providing top quality river rafting trips since 1995. A whitewater rafting trip combined with any of the area’s many outdoor activities; provide the basis for a fun and memorable vacation. On our river rafting trips, you will meet other people who enjoy being outdoors along the spectacular Cagayan de Oro River, bask in the splendor of the lust vegetation scenery, pause for a moment while cruising the calm waters and embrace Mother Nature, and have time to mingle with the friendliest river guides to enjoy a Cagayan de Oro river rafting adventure.
It is the gateway of the northern Mindanao. This Philippine city resembled something close to a picturesque, rural town just a few years back. In recent days though, Cagayan de Oro – or CDO, as most of the other Pinoys are wont to call it – has experienced a rather startling makeover, pushing the bar between a rural-urban hybrids, where downtown certainly looks the part while the suburbs are the most secluded gated subdivisions one could ever try trekking to.
The heart of the city harnesses a serene welcome of suburban people. A simple jeep ride is enough to demonstrate this fact. From the downtown divider Divisoria, a jeep en route to the airport takes you up Carmen Hill, a sprawling mini-mountain with impressive scenery and natural formations such as the Historic Macahambus Cave and Macahambus Adventure Park in the barangay of Lumbia. Nearby is the Ateneo de Cagayan college of Agriculture, which can give you a view of expansive tracts of land geared towards the development of agri-tech expertise in the country.
Apparently, there are few things that the City is famous for…“City of Golden Friendship” It’s been said that the Kagay-anons are one of the nicest folks in the Philippines, and that’s not just a myth. Nor is it an exaggeration, since the people here can be friendly to a fault.
It’s actually one of the more colorful ground zero for the many cultures in the Philippines (you will see Christians, Catholics, Muslims, foreigners and various mestizos in and around the city in equal concentrations).
There’s also the peace and order situation in the Despite its close proximity to the more notoriously turbulent areas of the Philippines, Cagayan de Oro maintains a relatively tension-free environment where one can usually safely walk the streets, taho vendors sing in the streets, and almost everybody closes up shop after ten or eleven in the evening, with a few exceptions.
And the city itself is as heartwarmingly cozy as the people, teeming with people-friendly parks and shopping centers. Gaston Park, right beside the Saint Augustine Cathedral in downtown CDO, is one of such parks, where anybody can just sit back and relax up to the wee hours of the morning (although that isn’t really encouraged). If you’re out to do a little bit of shopping, the various malls throughout the city are readily available to cater to your needs.
Adventure Sports
More than the famous Oro Ham, More than the sunshiny friendly people, Cagayan de Oro’s become renowned throughout the country as the premiere whitewater rafting destination in the Philippines. Although whitewater rafting outfitters have been running the Cagayan river circuit since the 1990s, the tourism picked up after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo gave the rapids a go in 2002.
The river boasts of a twenty-three rapid count ranging from levels I to IV, the ceiling of most manageable whitewater rapids. River tours run throughout the year given good enough weather conditions, and vary in difficulty in the wet and dry seasons.
But rafting vacations aren’t the only things CDO has to offer. Several other spots, like the Macahambus Gorge and Adventure Park, give thrill-seekers a chance to test the limits of their nerves. The sky bridge alone is enough to give agoraphobic people panic attack. The park offers rapelling services, and guests can also explore the Macahambus cave, or for that ultimate adrenaline rush, ride the Zip Line – a hanging slide of more than a hundred feet of high-tension cables strung up a hundred and fifty feet from the bottom of the Macahambus ravine.
Testimonials: “I had a great time; it’s pleasant and exciting to visit Mindanao… I want to show the whole world that Mindanao and other areas of the Philippines is peaceful and beautiful. “ - President of the Republic Gloria Macapagal Arroyo “I had a enormous and terrific time in teaching the Filipinos, They’re easy and fast learners and a very warm people and fun to be with.”
-Mark Joffe of Rapid Pulse (IRF Certified River guide trainer)
Feel the rush of whitewater rafting in the beautiful and spectacular Cagayan de Oro River, and discover the thrill of nature at its wildest!
KAGAY is Cagayan de Oro’s premiere whitewater rafting outfitter. They are the only group that uses State Of The Art Rafts (SOTAR) and equipment, as well as the only outfitters that offer rafting trips ranging from the beginner’s course – which covers class 1-2 rapids – to advance courses, which cover the more difficult class 3-4 rapids. And these trips are offered throughout the year.
And it’s guaranteed to be safe, no matter what the time of year: with our experienced and able river guides that had been trained both by the prestigious International Rafting Federation (IRF) in rafting techniques and safety, and by the Philippine National Red Cross in first-aid and CPR, rest assured that your experience will be so safe and enjoyable that you’ll want to keep on coming back for more!
Whitewater rafting has never been this good. With KAGAY, you will always have the best whitewater rafting experiences this side of the globe. So make your reservations now!
