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THE SAMAR ISLAND CAVES

Mar 25, 2008

DISCOVER SAMAR ISLAND Discover a world of beguiling beauty of lowland tropical rainforest, magnificent cave cathedrals, criss-crossing and underground river , mysterious sinkholes, majestic waterfalls, shooting rapids and gurgling brooks, infinite shorlines, amazing rock formation.Samar Island, paradise for rare and beautiful birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants. Blessed with rich fishing grounds sustaining communities. Home to a sturdy and fun-loving race of people proud of their rich history and culture.Come and experience Samar Island, dance the kuratsa, savor our seafoods, follow the forest trails, explore the secrets of our caves, comb our beaches, take a refreshing dip in our falls. AN CAVING-ADVENTURE AWAITS YOU . .

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LONELY PLANET (Travel Book) Published May 2009 10TH EDITION

SAMAR..THE WEST COAST page 353 TREXPLORE (Tel: 063-055-2512301, Cell: 0919-2943865; www.trexplore.blogspot.com ; Abesamis Store, Allen Ave, Catbalogan City) a one-man operation run by the energetic, entrepreneurial and engaging Joni A. Bonifacio, is the only outfit qualified to lead trips to caves,rivers and gorges all over Samar Island. Joni can tailor trips to just about any specification, but you should make arrangements well in advance.

TREXPLORE THE ADVENTURES
SPELEOLOGIST / EXPLORER: JONI ABESAMIS BONIFACIO
Abesamis Store Allen Ave. Catbalogan ,Samar 6700
Tel: 055-2512301 Cel: (Smart) 0919-2943865 (Globe) 09159903553
Email: trexplore@yahoo.com trexplore2@yahoo.com
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Photos

Jan 29, 2012

1ST TALUBAGNAN CAVING
167 Photos, 1 comment

TREXPLORE The Adventure
9 Photos

SAMAR TOUR PACKAGES
60 Photos, 1 comment

TREXPLORE SHOP OPENING
149 Photos, 2 comments

SAMAR OUTDOOR SHOP
214 Photos

SAMAR UNDERWORLD
45 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR ISLAND SOUVENIRS
61 Photos

SAMAR CAVE MASTER
21 Photos

JONI ABESAMIS BONIFACIO
4 Photos, 7 comments

TREXPLORE OFFICE & SHOP
52 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR ISLAND
3 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR CAVING 2012
2 Photos, 1 comment

8TH EXTREME CAVING 2012
5 Photos, 3 comments

7TH JIABONG CAVING
1 Photo

PROTECT OUR CAVES
39 Photos, 3 comments

SAMAR CAVE LIFE
98 Photos, 9 comments

SAMAR CAVE WONDERS
24 Photos, 5 comments

SAMAR CAVE TOURIST
223 Photos, 6 comments

JIABONG CAVING 89
326 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 88
186 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 87
343 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 86
138 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 85
181 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 84
260 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 83
234 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 82
210 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 81
99 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 80
283 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 79
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JIABONG CAVING 78
273 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 77
211 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 76
224 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 75
259 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 74
151 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 73
158 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 72
168 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 71
213 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 70
164 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 69
118 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 68
145 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 67
244 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 66
172 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 65
152 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 64
110 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 63
159 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 62
281 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 61
143 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 60
372 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 59
245 Photos, 3 comments

JIABONG CAVING 58
158 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 57
272 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 56
134 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 55
188 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 54
94 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 53
535 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 52
216 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 51
69 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 50
144 Photos, 2 comments

JIABONG CAVING 49
183 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 48
189 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 47
160 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 46
193 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 45
248 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 44
150 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 43
190 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 42
246 Photos, 2 comments

JIABONG CAVING 41
257 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 40
175 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 39
288 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 38
338 Photos, 2 comments

JIABONG CAVING 37
202 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 36
546 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 35
286 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 34
362 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 33
308 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 32
217 Photos, 6 comments

JIABONG CAVING 31
242 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 30
588 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 29
263 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 28
518 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 27
409 Photos, 3 comments

JIABONG CAVING 26
506 Photos, 12 comments

JIABONG CAVING 25
600 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 24
528 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 23
311 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 22
486 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 21
151 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 20
255 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 19
325 Photos, 4 comments

JIABONG CAVING 18
367 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 17
164 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 16
312 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 15
171 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 14
482 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 13
146 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 12
389 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 11
271 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 10
120 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 9
190 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 8
105 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 7
368 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 6
273 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 5
286 Photos, 3 comments

JIABONG CAVING 4
384 Photos, 1 comment

JIABONG CAVING 3
316 Photos

JIABONG CAVING 2
807 Photos, 3 comments

JIABONG CAVING 1
386 Photos

SULPAN CAVING 1
368 Photos, 1 comment

NEW YEAR CAVING
474 Photos, 1 comment

CALBIGA CAVING 31
104 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 30
198 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 29
229 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 28
232 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 27
358 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 26
163 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 25
258 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 24
139 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 23
133 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 22
21 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 21
197 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 20
91 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 19
363 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 18
311 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 17
135 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 16
288 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 15
455 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 13
414 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 12
136 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 11
154 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 10
107 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 9
95 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 8
123 Photos, 1 comment

CALBIGA CAVING 7
145 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 6
168 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 5
97 Photos, 2 comments

CALBIGA CAVING 4
151 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 3
81 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 2
168 Photos

CALBIGA CAVING 1
69 Photos

CHRISTMAS CAVING
441 Photos, 5 comments

THE CAVE SHRIMPS
239 Photos

BIOSPELEOLOGY CALBIGA
97 Photos, 2 comments

BIOSPELEOLOGY JIABONG
171 Photos, 2 comments

EXPERIENCE JIABONG CAVE
518 Photos, 1 comment

EXPERIENCE CALBIGA CAVE
377 Photos

EXPLORE JIABONG CAVES
389 Photos

EXPLORE CALBIGA CAVES
437 Photos

JIABONG CAVING EXPLO
168 Photos, 1 comment

CALBIGA CAVING EXPLO
211 Photos, 3 comments

GUINTOBLE CAVING 1
71 Photos

CAMPLUBO CAVING 1
244 Photos

SOHOTON CAVING 5
151 Photos

SOHOTON CAVING 4
187 Photos, 7 comments

SOHOTON CAVING 3
215 Photos

SOHOTON CAVING 2
135 Photos, 2 comments

SOHOTON CAVING 1
312 Photos

1ST JIABONG CAVING
372 Photos

2ND JIABONG CAVING
554 Photos

3RD JIABONG CAVING
1018 Photos, 1 comment

4TH JIABONG CAVING
1067 Photos, 20 comments

5TH JIABONG CAVING
448 Photos

6TH JIABONG CAVING
623 Photos

ON CAVING
48 Photos

MOUNTAINEER & SPELUNKERS
60 Photos

1ST EXTREME CAVING
131 Photos

2ND EXTREME CAVING
60 Photos

3RD EXTREME CAVING
113 Photos

4TH EXTREME CAVING
489 Photos

5TH EXTREME CAVING
899 Photos, 30 comments

6TH EXTREME CAVING
802 Photos, 3 comments

7TH EXTREME CAVING
540 Photos

1ST SPELUNKING
92 Photos

2ND SPELUNKING
157 Photos

3RD SPELUNKING
385 Photos, 1 comment

4TH SPELUNKING
492 Photos, 1 comment

5TH SPELUNKING
179 Photos, 1 comment

6TH SPELUNKING
232 Photos

7TH SPELUNKING
772 Photos, 6 comments

8TH SPELUNKING
689 Photos

9TH SPELUNKING
673 Photos

BORN TO BE WILD
314 Photos, 1 comment

I-WITNESS (MUNDO SA ILALIM)
409 Photos, 2 comments

I-WITNESS (DILIM)
396 Photos, 4 comments

CAVE DIVING 2010
241 Photos, 4 comments

SAMAR DIVING (JANUARY 2011)
342 Photos

SAMAR DIVING (AUGUST 2010)
548 Photos

SAMAR DIVING (JUNE 2010)
676 Photos

CAVE DIVING (JANUARY 2010)
384 Photos

CAVE DIVING 2009
558 Photos, 4 comments

UNDERWATER CAVE SURVEY
295 Photos, 3 comments

CAVE DIVING (AUGUST 2011)
488 Photos

SAMAR CAVE DIVING
1055 Photos

CALBIGA CAVE DIVING
933 Photos

CAVE DIVING 2007
621 Photos, 3 comments

SAMAR PHILIPPINES 2011
384 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR 2011
899 Photos

SAMAR 2010
731 Photos

SAMAR 2009
1040 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR PHILIPPINES 2009
1072 Photos

VISAYAS 2008
1556 Photos, 12 comments

SAMAR PHILIPPINES 2007
430 Photos, 5 comments

SAMAR 2006
407 Photos, 1 comment

SAMAR PHILIPPINES 2005
500 Photos, 3 comments

LAS NAVAS 2004
91 Photos

MACTINGOL 2004
49 Photos, 1 comment

CAN-YAWA 2002
187 Photos, 7 comments

SOHOTON NATIONAL PARK
439 Photos

RAWIS CAVE
52 Photos

GUIMIT CAVE
142 Photos, 3 comments

GUINTOBLE CAVE
185 Photos

KM 3 CAVE
139 Photos, 8 comments

SULPAN PINIPISAKAN CAVE
459 Photos, 10 comments

MATUGUINAO CAVE
158 Photos

CAMPLUBO CAVE SYSTEM
150 Photos, 3 comments

LANGUN GOBINGOB CAVES
115 Photos, 11 comments

JIABONG CAVES
404 Photos

THE SAMAR ISLAND
127 Photos, 26 comments

1ST CARAGA CAVE SUMMIT
532 Photos, 4 comments

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SAMAR CAVING EVENTS 2012

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EXPLORE THE LARGEST CAVE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Nov 17, 2008

8TH EXTREME CAVING 2012

8TH EXTREME CAVING 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbH5dNu-jgQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCREam-RvxY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y8e6tAnDwo http://briefstories.blogspot.com/2010/05/beginners-journal-spelunking-in-langun.... more

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Video

Nov 12, 2010

DISCOVER SAMAR UNDERWORLD...

MABUHAY !

I warmly welcome you to the ISLAND OF SAMAR.

Our Island is rich in waterfalls,beaches,springs,caves and other awesome places that can compare or even outclass other destinations for tourist. We don't only offer these beautiful... more

Previous videos:
Oct 10	-	SAMAR OUTDOOR SHOP
Nov 18	-	JIABONG CAVES: " PANAGHOYAN UNDERGROUND WATER TUNNEL"
Nov 18	-	PB010226.AVI

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THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVES IN THE PHILIPPINES

Jun 17, 2010

7TH JIABONG CAVING EXPLORATION 2012

Start:	Jun 8, '12 08:00a
End:	Jun 10, '12 5:00p

JIABONG CAVES VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbH5dNu-jgQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AAAWNgBEM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uqW-xOduQ

6TH JIABONG CAVING EXPLORATION 2011 VIDEO

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SAMAR ISLAND's favorite events:
Jun 8	-	7TH JIABONG CAVING EXPLORATION 2012
Jun 4	-	5TH JIABONG CAVING EXPLORATION 2010
Jun 12	-	4TH JIABONG CAVING EXPLORATION 2009
Oct 31	-	6TH SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA CAVES 2008

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Guestbook

ronaldorale wrote on Oct 2, '11

yung first at 2nd calbiga cave extreme caving pics? na upload mo?? hehehe... kasali kasi ako sa 1st o 2nd ba yun... :)

gyrobowl wrote on Jun 24, '11

nice site

rjlesigues wrote on Apr 25, '11

my team and i are planning to go to sohoton cave this coming weekend.is your package for sohoton cave available?how much are we going to pay for like more or less 10 persons?can u give all the package available?including other tours concerning sohoton.thank u!u can text me at these numbers: 09192725547 or 09174103623..thank u again.

bonni69 wrote on Feb 24, '11

Sir/madame, can i have an invitation pls re: 6th jiabong caving exploration 2011. thank you

carolbalmaceda wrote on Dec 22, '10

carolbalmaceda wrote on Sep 30, '10

Happy Birthday!

samarcaves wrote on Sep 28, '10

DISCOVER SAMAR ISLAND PHILIPPINES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6la6e4Ldk2M

"BEAUTIFUL SAMAR"

operau wrote on Sep 26, '10

maupay kay mayda liwat dida mag-opay nga caves. i hope they can be preserved for future generations..

samarcaves wrote on Jul 21, '10

INVITES YOU !

8TH SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA CAVES
LANGUN GOBINGOB CAVES
( The Largest Cave in Southeast Asia )
CALBIGA,SAMAR PHILIPPINES
OCTOBER 29-31, 2010

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SEE YOU UNDERGROUND ! ! !

aapiabelo001 wrote on May 4, '10, edited on May 4, '10

how much will it cost me to go to samar?

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fjmicforce wrote on Mar 20, '10

ang galing naman.. i pound your page on poster at gaisano mactan habagat store..

lilan1e wrote on Feb 14, '10

is this soshoton cave?

fladermouse wrote on Jan 10, '10

Hi there and Happy New Year. Thanks for the 'Guest Book' information and will include (addresses not already listed) within 'PHILIPPINE TRAVEL' Page at: http://www.defladermouse.co.uk. Stay healthy and happy. fladermouse. JFB. John

samarcaves wrote on Jan 9, '10