The Chico River flows east to Tabuk City, before joining the Cagayan River 40km to the north. Tabuk City is easily reached by bus from Tuguegarao City, which provides a flight connection to Manila (PR208). Alternatively you can travel on the Haisema Mountain Highway from Baguio City or the Mountain Polis Highway from Manila. From Tabuk City you can get a jeepney west to Pasil in Kalinga municipality.
There is a 4 hour rafting adventure offered on the Chico River between Pasil and the exit point at Tabuk. The trip covers beautiful scenery such as gorges and waterfalls. The rapids on the Chico River are rated as Grade 2 to 4. After the trip, you can easy get a meal in Tabuk City, and commute back to Tuguegarao City for a flight to Manila (PR237).
Marsman Drysdale Travel Inc organizes rafting adventures on the Chico River from their head office at: 19th Floor Robinsons Summit Center 6783 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines or visit their website www.marsman-tours.com.ph. Email: inquiry@marsmandrysdale.com. Telephone: (63-2) 887 0000.
Location Map References for Chico River: See http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=chico+River+Philippines&sll=15.029686,119.20166&sspn=10.236578,20.43457&ie=UTF8&ll=17.39389,121.294556&spn=0.158242,0.31929&t=h&z=12&om=1
Info about Tabuk City – see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabuk_City%2C_Kalinga
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
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Friday, January 02, 2009
Rafting the Chico River, Cagayan Province, The Philippines
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