The Powerful Maria Cristina Falls

Maria Cristina Falls is so powerful that as I stand on the viewdeck of the hydroelectric plant fronting this 98-meter waterfall, I see billows of mist, even with just one of its drops flowing (on weekends, both drops come rushing down full force at 11AM). The mist reaches me....or maybe it's just the rain. But, believe me, it is very powerful—it provides a large chunk of Mindanao's electricity.

 

I was in the mood to be a nerd that day and would have loved to have a tour of the power plant, but time was limited and, besides, I think a request for a tour would have to be arranged in advance.

Maria Cristina Falls is located within Iligan City's National Power Corporation (NPC) Nature's Park, just 9.3 kilometers from the city center. NPC Nature's Park can be reached by taking a jeepney bound for Buru-un (fare is Php 11).

NPC Nature's Park

Daily 9AM to 4PM

Entrance Fee Php 35

Park Shuttle Php 10

Other things to see/do at the park:

Zipline

Canopy walk

Picnic

Mini zoo

Butterfly garden

Waterfalling Adventure Tour (WAT):

Hats Off to Iligan Bloggers Society

All in a Day's Eat in Iligan

Dodiongan Falls: Expectation and Reality
The Disappearance of Mimbalot Falls
The Powerful Maria Cristina Falls (you're here!)
The Hidden Beauty: Tinago Falls
Nagkalisod Para Limunsudan
WAT 3.0's Last Supper at Villa Sabarre 

Waterfalling Adventure Tour 3.0 by the Iligan Bloggers Society, Inc. would not be possible without the following partners: Iligan City Government, 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, IHARRA, and Iligan Chamber, and event sponsors:

 [Jacko's Kan-anan] [Jollibee] [Calda Pizza] [Jasmine Pensionne Home] [Tita Fannie's] [Tatay's Grill]

 

With the support of:

Keepsakes Iligan | Adventist Medical Center- Iligan | NPC Nature's Park | Bob NY USA | The Good Type | Margeuries House of Goodies