Our walking tour in Sagada continues, last time we visited Sagada's Echo Valley and hanging coffins, passed by one of its caves and strolled around St. Mary's luscious lawn.
Today, I'll take you to Sagada's tallest waterfall, Bomod-ok Falls. Bomod-ok Falls is often referred to as the Big Falls since it's comparatively bigger than Bokong Falls. This time, walking from our homestay all the way to the waterfalls wasn't even an option. It's far and you'll be going up and down the hills of Sagada. Well, it's not that far; you can walk but if just like us, who didn't have enough time, renting a monster jeep is the best alternative! The tourism office arranged a monster jeep to pick us up in our homestay and drove us all the way to the jump-off point. If there's one thing about this trip that I absolutely won't forget that's staying on top of the monster jeep on our way to the jump-off point. Grace was a bit hesitant to try ii, so she picked the safer place: inside the monster jeep. Sagada's view was all mine at that moment! From the jump-off point, we walk through acre after acre of rice paddies. It was a hot morning but I still felt a cold breeze in the air. I wish I could bring this kind of weather here in Sagada to Cebu!
The real walking tour for that day commenced! There's no other way for both tourists and locals to reach the waterfall aside from walking. Unless you own a helicopter that'll drop you in the middle of the waterfalls; you gotta endure the stroll. 🤣 But really when the narrow road is already cemented, there's no need to worry. It's not a major hike!
In my years of traveling, tour guides sometimes forget that the people they're guiding aren't used to walking nonstop under the heat of the sun; they walked fast and left us, tourists, catching their pace all the time. Worry not if you feel thirsty along the way, even in this far-flung destination, you can find your favorite Coke or Gatorade sold in mini convenience stores. Filipinos love sugar! 😂
You wouldn't even count how long you've been walking since all you can see is nature's finest beauty. I remember taking a lot of videos which I couldn't locate now! LOL! Hope to find them soon so I can show you more of Sagada. Back to my story, in less than 30 minutes of walking, we reach our destination, Bomod-ok Falls. It's not as massive compared to some photos I've seen from my friends who went here before, but it didn't fail to catch my attention. It's tall and lean and commanding respect.
After taking photos, Grace and I dipped in the ice-cold pool right below the waterfalls; it'll be a big mistake not to swim here. Again, it's ice-cold and by ice-cold, the moment you dip your toes, your body will tell you to retract. But don't listen, stay in the water a bit longer! :)