H E L L O ♥ K I M M Y : Mother Falls Of Aurora: Ditumabo Falls

One of the most famous landmarks in Aurora that you have to visit while touring from Baler can only be reached by traveling through unpaved rough dirt roads littered with huge boulders. You need to make sure to use a vehicle with a high enough ground clearance or else it would be scraping it's under body all over the sharp rocks along the way. After some 20 minutes of a bumpy ride, you will be able to reach the jump off to the very famous Ditumabo Falls, more commonly known as Mother Falls.

It is located in Brgy. Ditumabo in the town of San Luis. After reaching the parking lot at the jumpoff to the falls, one must still trek around 20 to 30 minutes in order to reach the beauty that is Ditumabo Falls. The jumpo ff is filled with huts selling different merchandises from food to souvenirs. In there is also a hydro power plant which is powered by the falls itself.

It was around lunch time when we arrived and the parking lot is filled which we waited quite some time to wait for a slot. After prepping what we need, we now started the trek under the 12 noon sun.

The parking lot at the jump off

After passing by some more huts, you will be able to reach a small hut where you need to pay a fee of P20/head as an entrance to the falls.

The hut where we paid the P20 fee

The trek starts easy because the grade of the slope is not that much, but there is little shade on the first part of the trails that is why you need sun protection and must keep yourself hydrated at all times. The trek gets a bit easy later on as the huge trees will be blocking the dangerous rays from the sun on the middle part of the trail.

Multiple river crossings through make shift bamboo bridges are also part of the trail so make sure that you are wearing a foot wear that is okay even if it gets wet.

The trek gets hard a bit later on as there the grade of the slope gets really noticeable. Good thing for this part of the trail is that it is mostly covered by trees which makes the climb much easier.

Huge pipes carrying water to the power plant

One of the most difficult part of the trail is a river crossing where there are no designated paths. There are knee deep parts of the river and all you can step on are slippery rocks. Extreme caution is needed while crossing this part as the current is strong and you might get swept if you ever slip on the moss covered rocks. According to the locals, the falls is not accessible during rainy season because the water in this river can swell up to torso deep! Scary!

The river crossing part

After some around 25 minutes, you will be welcomed by a loud sound of water falling. We were then welcomed by water droplets that it feels like it's raining all over the place but in fact, it was just water splashes from the force of the water falls. I wasn't able to take out my DSLR camera because of this so just have to stick with my water proof action cam. Even though we're still far away, we were already soaking wet and our bags are already dripping wet!

Looks like rain

I was then welcomed by the magnificent sight of the falls and waited no time to take a dip into it's ice cold waters as a reward for the sweaty trek going here. The water was very cold, so cold that the canned soft drinks we brought seemed like they came from the refrigerator after dipping it into the water for a few minutes.

The splashes of water is really strong as you get nearer making it feel like you are in the middle of a storm. I tried going near the drop of the falls but current gets stronger and stronger. The locals warned us not to get near as the strong current would sweep you away even if you're a good swimmer! Yikes!

Water splashes blocking the lens >.<

After enjoying the clear ice cold waters, it is now time to trek back into the jumpoff as we haven't eaten lunch yet. The trek was definitely faster as it was all a downhill walk from the falls.

Make sure you visit Mother Falls if ever you are in Baler as you can rent trycicles near Sabang Beach to take you into the falls.

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