ocean water falls- Laswitan Lagoon

Travel Guide: Laswitan in Cortes, Surigao del Sur

The Philippines is an archipelago surrounded by numerous bodies of water, 

both big and small. With so much geological diversity, it might surprise you 

to see a special feature you have never seen elsewhere in the country.

One such place is the Laswitan Falls and Lagoon, located in Cortes, Surigao City,  

Surigao del Sur.
This waterfall is so unique that it receives a huge number of tourists from nearby towns

 and from all over the country. I’m pretty sure you’d be joining the crowd once you read

 about it, too.

Rock formations and lagoons...

The Laswitan Falls and Lagoon is actually a unique 20-foot rock formation located near

 the shore in Cortes. This geological feature creates three NATURAL basins so that 

when the surf becomes high, the huge waves would flow and spill into the main basin 

on the other side, thus creating a waterfall effect.

The lagoon below the rock formation is so huge in that it can fit up 

to 200 people – maybe even more! Tourists visiting the place can dip 

in these pools and get themselves splashed by the sea water coming 

from the other side. The lagoon has a deep part which swimmers can 

enjoy but there is also a shallow area that other people can dip in.

Laswitan comes from the Visayan term, laswit, which means ‘sea water 

pounding on the rocks’

How to Get to Laswitan:

From Surigao City, take a 4-hour ride in a south-bound bus going to

 Tandag and drop off at Cortes. From Cortes town proper, go on a 15-minute ride 

in a habal-habal to get to Laswitan.

Those coming in from Tandag will have to take a 1-hour ride on a north-bound bus

 to Surigao City instead.

To get to Surigao City, flights are available via Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines.

 You can also opt to go on a 7- to 8-hour ride to Tandag from Davao City.

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