Canlaon City, Philippines

Canlaon City Description

Canlaon is home to the highest peak in the province, Canlaon Volcano, which is also one of the attractions in Negros Oriental, Philippines. Being one of the tallest peaks in the Visayas, you can view the whole Visayas region with the clouds just a stone’s throw away. You can also see in the map above that Canlaon City is in an island. There’s no doubt that this city has a lot of natural wonders in it. So better read on to check it out. You might get an idea where your next summer escapade will be.

Canlaon City Attraction

Canlaon Volcano raised Canlaon City’s skyline to 8,085 feet above sea level as one of the favorite spot of intrepid mountain climbers and the still active volcano can be accessed from Canlaon City, 165.7 km. from Dumaguete City. This dormant yet quite active volcano, is one of the 5 highest mountains in the Philippines. Its new crater is a breathtaking 400 m deep and less than 100 m wide. The trail to the top is steep, and you’ll trek through different vegetation zones from rich agriculture land to thick rain forest until reaching the lunar-like landscape surrounding the crater. Camps are usually set-up on the crater saddle.

Inyawan Enchanted Falls flows 100 feet off Inyawan River at the edge of a forest. Cold and clear waters cascade downstream that joins with Masaulog River. I’m not pretty sure why they call it Enchanted falls but it’s better to go there and find out what made it enchanted.

Quipot Falls is described as a bottle-shaped water cascade which is about 100 feet and the largest of three neighboring waterfalls fed by the Binalbagan, Malaiba, and Linothangan tributaries. The name “Quipot” almost sounds like the Tagalog word which means “narrow”. That’s probably the reason why people of Canlaon City called it Quipot Falls. It has a deep basin ideal for swimming and boating as well.

Makawiwili Ridge is also known as the “Saddle in the Sky,” the ridge is located between two mountain peaks 8,000 feet above sea level, and frequently used by scientists as a vantage point in observing the two craters of Canlaon Volcano.

Camp Mapot and Mountain Park is a verdant plateau 5,000 feet above the sea level and is first developed as a health camp. Pine trees, streams, and hillside springs, some rare flora and fauna are present in this part of Canlaon City. The temperature and scenery is reminiscent of Baguio’s Mines View Park. This camp is also a part of Mt. Canlaon National Park which is one of the favorites of nature trekkers.

Canlaon City Location

Canlaon City is situated on the eastern side of Mt. Canlaon in the Province of Negros Oriental. It is bounded on the north by the City of San Carlos, on the east by Vallehermoso, on the south by Guihulngan, and on the west by La Castellana.

Canlaon is located 168 km from the provincial capital Dumaguete. Guihulngan borders it on the east by Vallehermoso and on the south.