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Balsa / Floating Cottages

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A balsa or floating cottage can accommodate up to 30 persons. Most balsa is equipped with tables and benches, a cooking/grilling area, a changing area, and a mini pool. Obviously, there is no restroom on board, so … 

All guests will be given life vests, and if you’re wondering about the food & drinks corkages, there is none.

All guests will be responsible for keeping their trash. Transparent trash bags will be given upon entry at the port, with some asking for a garbage deposit around PHP150. To claim back the deposit, guests have to bring the trash bag back to the port for proper disposal.

Rent fees range from PHP2,000 to PHP3,500, depending on the size and the owner of the balsa, as well as the available time slot.

Rent a stand-up paddleboard for PHP200 per hour, or kayak for PHP250 per hour.

Book ahead. Walk-ins are highly discouraged. [Source]

Note that operators usually require reservation fee (range from P1,000-P1,500), environmental fee (P15) and entrance fee (P10). The balsa rates range from P2,200 to P4,500 depending on size and this includes boat ride to the cottage and back to the shore. Rates are usually higher on weekends.

DOCKING AREA – see below boat docking / loading area for balsa operators

  • Baybay Mangrove Eco Park – Alubijid balsa operators
  • Bukara, Moog, Laguindingan – Moog, Laguindingan balsa operators
  • Tubajon, Laguindingan – Tubajon, Laguindingan balsa operators
  • Mauswagon, Laguindingan – Mauswagon, Laguindingan balsa operators

PARKING AREA – balsa operators have their own designated parking areas. Vehicles can drop off guests and their things at the docking area then proceed to the parking area. 

[For FB info & pictures from operators, see cdodev]

  1. 4 ANGELS DE BALSA (0949-324-2102, 0977-339-3821) – Baybay, Alubijid
  2. A&J FLOATING COTTAGE (0997-266-2520) – Moog, Laguindingan
  3. A&N FLOATING CABANA (0965-559-5047, 0906-930-5603) – Moog, Laguindingan
  4. AMARE LA BALSA (0955-410-1611) – Baybay, Alubijid
  5. ANN’S PARADISE (0935-252-1837) – Baybay, Alubijid
  6. ARCEL’S FLOATING COTTAGE (0955-526-0543) – Baybay, Alubijid [SOON]
  7. BALAY SA BALSA BY QSR (0917-774-5579) – Baybay, Alubijid
  8. BALSA ALUBIJID (0997-608-2292) – Baybay, Alubijid
  9. BALSA AMELIA (0917-640-0247) – Moog, Laguindingan
  10. BALSA BLANCA (0926-889-4197) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  11. BALSA BLUE REEF (0926-852-8235) – Moog, Laguindingan
  12. BALSA BONITA (0997-749-2091, 0917-322-2359) – Moog, Laguindingan
  13. BALSA BRIANA (0905-653-2110) – Baybay, Alubijid
  14. BALSA BRISA DEL MAR (0906-879-7699, 0997-811-1381, 0919-004-8509) – Baybay, Alubijid
  15. BALSA CABANA (0917-700-4301) – Moog, Laguindingan
  16. BALSA CABANA CASA DEL PARAISO (0915-687-8762, 0935-272-4059) – Moog, Laguindingan
  17. BALSA CAPTAIN RAY REY – Baybay, Alubijid [SOON]
  18. BALSA CAT DEL RIO (0906-164-2816) – Baybay, Alubijid
  19. BALSA DE AGUA (0967-872-3919) – Baybay, Alubijid
  20. BALSA DE BAY (0975-915-0989) – Baybay, Alubijid
  21. BALSA DE BERDE (0965-056-2405) – Baybay, Alubijid
  22. BALSA DE FRANCIA (0935-916-3895, 0906-794-0619) – Moog, Laguindingan
  23. BALSA DE LANDA (0948-751-1382, 0935-658-0961) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  24. BALSA DE RAMPOLLO (0926-990-4934, 0926-556-5267) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  25. BALSA DE SAN JOSE (0917-182-3092) – Baybay, Alubijid
  26. BALSA DE YASSY (0997-608-2292, 0935-142-5801) – Baybay, Alubijid
  27. BALSA DEL MAR (0955-047-1422) – Baybay, Alubijid
  28. BALSA DEL MAR II (0906-911-2197) – Baybay, Alubijid
  29. BALSA DEL RETRO (0965-611-7960, 0938-178-9210) – Baybay, Alubijid
  30. BALSA EL KIY JEY (0997-674-3331) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  31. BALSA EXPLORE (0997-127-2500) – Baybay, Alubijid
  32. BALSA FAR SEA SANTORINI (0968-852-3165) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  33. BALSA FUNTASEA (0926-887-9961) – Baybay, Alubijid
  34. BALSA HAKUNA MATATA (0955-0866-459) – Baybay, Alubijid
  35. BALSA HIGALA (0917-639-5233) – Baybay, Alubijid
  36. BALSA ISABELLA (0997-256-1039, 0955-881-0650) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  37. BALSA KASANDRA ZIELXYRIEL (0955-419-8270) – Baybay, Alubijid
  38. BALSA MARINA (0905-950-2927, 0997-198-9873) – Baybay, Alubijid
  39. BALSA NI BADANG (0905-953-3267, 0917-118-9775) – Baybay, Alubijid
  40. BALSA NI BANDAY (0977-806-6980) – Baybay, Alubijid
  41. BALSA NI EBANG (0917-318-9924) – Moog, Laguindingan
  42. BALSA NI GUIA (0977-806-6980) – Baybay, Alubijid
  43. BALSA NI GWAPA MAMITA (0997-875-4787) – Baybay, Alubijid
  44. BALSA NI ISAY (0997-608-2292) – Baybay, Alubijid
  45. BALSA NI JOBOY (0936-841-6740) – Moog, Laguindingan
  46. BALSA NI KUYA (0935-761-2189, 0912-9295645) – Moog, Laguindingan
  47. BALSA NI MARTHA (0905-035-9398) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  48. BALSA NI PAREKOY (0975-143-9695, 0926-798-9231, 0906-796-9515) – Baybay, Alubijid
  49. BALSA NI SAN MIGUEL (0926-160-2533, 0955-136-5680) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  50. BALSA NI SAN RAPHAEL (0926-160-2533) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  51. BALSA NI SEARGEANT JB PRINCE | PRINCESS OF THE SEA – Baybay, Alubijid
  52. BALSA NI SHALLY (0955-047-1422, 0998-940-8177) – Baybay, Alubijid
  53. BALSA NI SRA. STA. LUCIA (0905-553-6476) – Baybay, Alubijid
  54. BALSA NIÑO DE PALABOY (0906-673-3249) – Moog, Laguindingan
  55. BALSA OCEAN SPRAY (0966-937-4842) – Moog, Laguindingan
  56. BALSA OCEANICA (0917-773-2738) – Moog, Laguindingan
  57. BALSA OKAY KAAYO (0935-693-3035, 0935-504-9963) – Baybay, Alubijid
  58. BALSA OMIC-10 (0997-886-2660) – Baybay, Alubijid
  59. BALSA PEARL OF THE SEA (0906-165-1810) – Baybay, Alubijid
  60. BALSA PEGASUS (0977-219-0249, 0926-977-4062) – Moog, Laguindingan
  61. BALSA POLARIS (0967-870-8989) – Moog, Laguindingan
  62. BALSA POSEIDON (0955-054-8715) – Moog, Laguindingan
  63. BALSA PRINSESA (0956-165-5300, 0963-951-9644) – Moog, Laguindingan
  64. BALSA PROSPERITY (0916-700-6126, 0956-136-4232) – Baybay, Alubijid
  65. BALSA REINA (0956-087-8671) – Baybay, Alubijid
  66. BALSA ROYAL ARK (0977-804-3672, 0997-216-4200, 0926-771-5003) – Baybay, Alubijid
  67. BALSA SA BIRHEN DE LOS REMEDIOS (0945-380-7600) – Moog, Laguindingan
  68. BALSA SA BOARDWALK (0953-696-6028, 0975-190-8091) – Baybay, Alubijid
  69. BALSA SA FRANCIA (0935-916-3895, 0906-794-0619) – Moog, Laguindingan
  70. BALSA SA LAGUINDINGAN (0955-526-0542) – Moog, Laguindingan
  71. BALSA SA MAUSWAGON (0906-910-6717) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  72. BALSA SEARENA (0926-966-2188) – Moog, Laguindingan
  73. BALSA SEARENITY (0995-712-7458) – Moog, Laguindingan
  74. BALSA SPLASH DE FLORENSAS (0906-534-0533, 0916-822-5863) – Baybay, Alubijid
  75. BALSA STELLA MARIS (0906-150-9809) – Baybay, Alubijid
  76. BALSA TRITON (0997-416-0833) – Moog, Laguindingan
  77. BALSA UKIYO (0916-861-0818) – Baybay, Alubijid
  78. BALSA VHANSWA (0917-248-3735) – Moog, Laguindingan
  79. BAMBOO BALSA FLOATING COTTAGE (0955-055-0210) – Baybay, Alubijid
  80. BLU J FLOATING RESORT (0916-380-0505, 0956-063-4896) – Baybay, Alubijid
  81. BLUE REEF BALSA (0926-852-8235) – Moog, Laguindingan
  82. BUENA KEIJA DE BALSA (0953-396-6028, 0965-971-7267) – Baybay, Alubijid
  83. CABANA AL BAHAR D’ FLOATING BALSA (0961-585-4214) – Moog, Laguindingan
  84. CABANA CASA DEL PARAISO (0935-272-4049) – Moog, Laguindingan
  85. CABANA GE NOCHE (0917-770-5994, 0975-468-9021) – Moog, Laguindingan
  86. CAPTAIN RAY REY FLOATING COTTAGE (0926-887-9953) – Baybay, Alubijid
  87. CARROZA DE QUADRO (0917-130-1014) – Moog, Laguindingan
  88. CHRISTINE’S FLOATING COTTAGE (0995-573-7368) – Moog, Laguindingan
  89. D’BLACK PEARL (0906-911-1904) – Baybay, Alubijid
  90. DON ATÚ FLOATING COTTAGE (0967-773-6519, 0905-726-3639) – Molocboloc, Alubijid
  91. DONSALS BALSA (0917-727-8875, 0935-034-6851) – Moog, Laguindingan
  92. DONSALS FERRY BOAT (0917-727-8875, 0935-034-6851) – Moog, Laguindingan
  93. D’SAIGON BALSA (0997-127-2500, 0997-205-4134) – Baybay, Alubijid
  94. FIEL FLOATING CABANA (0936-952-8787) – Moog, Laguindingan
  95. FLOATING ANGEL (946-107-9498) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  96. FLOATING BALSA ALODIA (0917-703-2338) – Baybay, Alubijid
  97. FLOATING SHADOW (0928-322-0351) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  98. FLOATING YEONA (0936-605-6712) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  99. GOLDEN DRAGON BALSA (0906-165-1812) – Baybay, Alubijid
  100. GLORIOUS FLOATING BALSA (0997-064-4913) – Molocboloc, Alubijid
  101. HAUSBOOT KURT (0977-856-3092) – Baybay, Alubijid
  102. HAVANNA BALSA (0965-660-4421) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  103. HM BAMBOORAFT (0926-113-0796, 0936-037-5809) – Moog, Laguindingan
  104. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION FLOATING COTTAGE (0917-777-0344) – Baybay, Alubijid
  105. JC SASAN FLOATING COTTAGE (0936-482-2407, 0953-696-6028) – Baybay, Alubijid
  106. KABZ BALSA (0968-209-9835, 0995-526-5274) – Baybay, Alubijid
  107. KARLKERR BALSA OCEANICA (0917-773-2738) – Moog, Laguindingan
  108. KAYAK SA BALSA (0977-823-5570, 0915-589-1044) – Baybay, Alubijid (Kayak rentals)
  109. L AND M FLOATING BALSA (0915-314-7962) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  110. LA CABANA DE CLAUDIA I (0975-480-9644) – Moog, Laguindingan
  111. LA CABANA DE CLAUDIA II (0975-480-9644) – Moog, Laguindingan
  112. LITTLE MEN’S BALSA FLOATING COTTAGE (0916-170-5438) – Baybay, Alubijid
  113. LUCKY ONE BALSA (0966-942-1020) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  114. MCSQUARED ASTHERIELLE BALSA (0916-841-3294, 0905-112-2043, 0965-927-2355) – Baybay, Alubijid
  115. MERSAN’S FLOATING COTTAGES (0936-605-6712) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  116. MHAYA’S PLACE (0975-015-9951, 0945-310-1072) – Baybay, Alubijid
  117. MIGAR FLOATING BALSA (0965-169-4996) – Moog, Laguindingan
  118. MOFA DE BALSA (0926-895-9549) – Baybay, Alubijid
  119. MV BALSA FLOATING COTTAGE MOOG (0936-394-7329) – Moog, Laguindingan
  120. OASIS RAFTS (0956-136-4232) – Baybay, Alubijid
  121. OHANA KAYAK (0968-854-2105) – Tubajon, Laguindingan
  122. OMICTIN FLOATING RAFT (0975-045-9312, 0905-164-7230) – Moog, Laguindingan
  123. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE FLOATING COTTAGE (0936-276-6858, 0926-221-3259) – Baybay, Alubijid
  124. PRINCE PRNCESS OF THE SEA (0955-886-8326) – Baybay, Alubijid
  125. QUICKSILVER RAFT (0905-601-1587) – Baybay, Alubijid
  126. SEA KING & QUEEN ADVENTURES (0967-218-3751) – Moog, Laguindingan
  127. SEA SQUAD BALSA (0966-704-3369, 0926-863-2179) – Moog, Laguindingan
  128. SEA ZAHRAH FLOATING BALSA (0906-150-9862) – Moog, Laguindingan
  129. STAR OF THE SEA CHALET (0963-951-9644, 0953-265-5542) – Moog, Laguindingan
  130. STO. NINO FLOATING COTTAGE (0916-129-5425) – Moog, Laguindingan
  131. SYMON’S CABAÑA DE MAR (0907-343-8449), 0997-674-3331) – Mauswagon, Laguindingan
  132. TEAM ARPAC BALSA (0936-452-7015) – Moog, Laguindingan
  133. TEAM BAGITO BALSA CABANA (0917-720-5011) – Moog, Laguindingan
  134. TRIXIE JOY FLOATING COTTAGE (0997-608-2292) – Baybay, Alubijid
  135. VALSA TIMUS DE AGALON (0975-9177920, 0997-889-6866) – Baybay, Alubijid
  136. WAIKIKI BAMBOO RAFTS (0917-774-5579) – Baybay, Alubijid
  137. YUAN’S FLOATING COTTAGE (0975 469 0014)- Baybay, Alubijid
  138. ZACK GUIBS FLOATING COTTAGE (0956 337 2008) – Tubajon, Laguindingan

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Municipal:Laguindingan/Alubijid
Barangay:Moog (Lag.)
Baybay (Alu.)
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Google Map:Balsa / Floating Cottages
Nature, What to Do

Mt. Anggas Range

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Mt. Anggas Range [Trail Hike]

Mt. Anggas is the latest must-trek site of Northern Mindanao. It is a grass land mountain range that covers four municipalities of western misamis oriental. It is full of minerals and rocks from top to bottom. Big trees with deep root system cannot grow and survive, hence, a grassland.
Its unique vegetation, topography and 360 degree panoramic views from start to finish is something to fill your phone with Facebook and Instagram worthy photos.
Best approach is located at Sikiton, G. Pelaez, Gitagum, Misamis Oriental. Mt. Anggas is just 25 minutes ride from Laguindingan airport – 1 hour and fifteen minutes from the city of Cagayan de Oro. it has 6 different trails to choose from – just an hour or full 6 hrs day trek.
Mt. Anggas mountain range will soon be a part of 138km mountain trail, from Cagayan de Oro City to Iligan City, passing thru Higaonon mountain territory, 2 mountain ranges, 1 lake, 7 waterfalls and world war two historical sites.
Hiring a guide is a must and booking must be a day before the trek.
For reservation and hazzle-free trek/camping, you may contact Nyors Playground. We are CDA registered Cooperative of outdoor enthausiasts committed to provide livelihood to the local community around Mt. Anggas and to the protection & preservation of the natural environment. [Source:  Nyor’s Playground]
 
There are several land classifications, one of that is grassland.
By nature, grassland is usually filled with dense rocks and minerals.
Big trees can not survive nor grew because the the root system can not penetrate deep into the soil. Except for some scattered portion, big trees grew, like the lumped and scattered mango trees in the hills below the tall mountain range.
Mt Anggas is both a mineral and a grassland. The hills were grassland with little top soil but can be farmed.
 
The taller one in the background is filled with dense rocks and minerals from top to bedrock. Hence, only a particular kind of grass and shrubs grew. [Source: Raul B. Ilogon]
 

Beautiful ridges characterize this mineral-rich mountain in Gitagum, Misamis Oriental. There are plenty of trails in Mt. Anggas, all overlooking the mighty mountains of Mindanao, including Kitanglad, D2, and more. The best one for kids would be the trail that takes hikers from a beautiful campsite called “Nyor’s Playground”, to a two-hour hike to Abaga Falls. Day hikes and overnight camping are offered by Nyor’s Mountaineering Group.

[Source: J. Acut]

How to get there: Make your way to Laguindingan Market. From there, commission a habal-habal to Sitio Sikiton. Hire a guide at the barangay hall.

If you want a more hassle-free hike, book it with Nyor’s. After arriving in Laguindingan AIrport in Misamis Oriental, you simply take a van to the integrated bus terminal. Nyor’s will pick you up and drop you off at the terminal. A day hike with Nyor’s is only P600 inclusive of guideship, transpo to and from the mountain, and side trip to Abaga Falls. [Source: cdodev]

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Municipal:Gitagum
Barangay:G. Pelaez
Address:Sitio Sikiton
Google Map:Mt. Anggas Range