Cagayan Travel Guide and Itinerary

1. Callao Cave, Cagayan province:
Callao Cave was visited by American Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. in 1932 who under his term created the National Park system of the country with the passing of Act No. 3195 in 1932. The Callao Cave National Park encompassed an area of 192 hectares (470 acres) of land. With the passing of the NIPAS Act of 1992 that revamped the protected areas of the country, the Callao National Park was reclassified but enlarged by Proclamation no. 416 on June 29, 1994.

The Callao Cave is the premier attraction in the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape. It is the most accessible of all the caves, its entrance is reached by climbing 184 concrete steps. The Callao Cave system is composed of seven chambers, each with natural crevices above that let streams of light to get into the cave, serving as illumination for the otherwise dark areas of the place.

2. Baggao Blue Waterfalls Cave in Cagayan:
A visit to Cagayan is not complete without going to this wet river cave and a swimming cave which is almost all passages with water, which is about 70% of the way to the Skylight Falls, have large breakdowns or walls without handholds along the side so the only way through is to swim. Because of this, you should wear a lifejacket to ensure a safe return trip especially after the long swim.

Baggao, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years. In the 2020 census, the population of Baggao, Cagayan, was 87,753 people, with a density of 95 inhabitants per square kilometre or 250 inhabitants per square mile.