Bohol

Extreme Bohol 

The latest addition to the park’s many attractions; it was inaugurated December of 2008 and has been drawing a number of adventure enthusiasts by sheer word of mouth. Picture this: you are dangling from threadlike cables on a main 450- meter long cable that spans a gorge. Below you, after a drop from a 50- storey high building, are the rapids of Wahig River. After your guide shouts “Bomb’s away!” from your side and a confirmation comes from the one on the far end, there is no turning back—you are pushed to the edge of the cliff, sliding with a “hissing suisssssss” to the other side, at the mercy of gravity. If all goes well, it is over in under a minute, depending on your weight. The thrill of putting your life on the line like that, though, is a buzz that lasts much longer.

Wahig River

A return trip can be arranged by the site’s trained personnel. You can go back seated (best for taking photos or a video of the entire experience) or lying facedown like a flying lemur to savor the sensation of flight. The zipline is safe even for children, accompanied by a guide, of course. One may also opt for the thrill of rappelling down the cliff surface below the viewing deck. The park also offers less dangerous endeavors like kayaking, river tubing, camping, and the unique root climb, where one holds on to gigantic exposed balete tree roots to climb a rock surface. By the time you are reading this, they will also have installed the first canyon swing in the country (the closest other would be in Nepal), where one is suspended over the same gorge as the suislide and is swung like a pendulum over a perilous height.

Photo and Article Source: Mabuhay Magazine (PAL)