Pulangbato Falls, Negros Oriental | The Red Princess of Valencia

June 20, 2020July 25, 2021 Rex Lim Lim BLOG, dumaguete, negros oriental, pulangbato, TRANSIT PINAS, TRAVEL GUIDE, valencia, waterfall, WATERFALLS

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Second on our list is the red waterfall of the neighboring town of Valencia, the Pulangbato Falls.

Dumaguete City is often dubbed as the City of Gentle People. Because of the hospitality of the people in here, more and more foreigners choose to retire here. After a day of adventure in Siquijor (click HERE), we got back to Dumaguete City to explore nearby attractions that are worth the visit.

Sulfur Vents

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Aboard our habal-habal the winding mountain road going deep into the interiors of Valencia piqued our interest.

On our right side, the whole lush scenery suddenly changed into a smoking inferno. The soft billowing fumes emerging from hundreds of small crevices reeks of the wretched smell of Sulfur.

This sulfur vent stretches around a hundred meters and is protected by a yellow concrete railing. Locals call this the Smokey Mountain of Valencia, and is one of the major tourist draws and stopovers before reaching Pulangbato Falls.

Pulangbato Falls

Unlike the exhausting trek going up and down the Casaroro Falls (click HERE), Pulangbato Falls is just smack right inside a developed resort. Getting there will only take you a minute to reach the pool. It is called also at Malabo Falls or Twin Falls.

Because of the water’s reaction with the rocks, the ones surrounding the waterfall is in hues of red and orange. Pulangbato Falls is just around 30 feet high with its water plunging down into a deep olive colored pool.

It is fitting to call her the red princess, since she’s a lot smaller than Casaroro Falls. Swimming in here is allowed despite the presence of Sulfur in water. Moreover, there’s also hotspring resorts around the area for you to dip in.

The presence of sulfur in the water is due to the activity Mt. Talinis, which is a potentially active volcano. Valencia is a mountainous town surrounded by Geothermal Power Plants namely: Palinpinon, Nasulo and Okoy.

In addition, this further justifies why the rocks along the Okoy River Valley is colored orange to red.

How to Get There

Casaroro Falls is located in Malabo, Valencia, Negros Oriental
The nearest transportation hub is the Sibulan Airport in Dumaguete City.
Cebu Pacific flies to Dumaguete at the following schedules:
- MNL- DGT – 4x daily (0625, 0935, 1340, 1615) travel time is 1.5 hours
  - I tried to mock book a month in advance and cheapest regular roundtrip fare costs around 2,914php
- CEB-DGT – 4x daily (0540, 1050, 1730, 1910)
  - I tried to mock book a month in advance and cheapest regular roundtrip fare costs around 1,939php
- Philippine Airlines flies to Dumaguete at the following schedules:
  - MNL – DGT – 3x daily (0400, 0840, 1325) travel time 1.5hrs
    - I tried to mock book a month in advance and cheapest regular roundtrip fare costs around 3,949php

- - From the city proper near the public market, hail a multicab bound for Valencia. Travel time 20-30 minutes, 15php
  - At the town of Valencia, charter a habal-habal to take you to Pulangbato Falls. Travel time 15-20mins (300php/2 pax)
  - Pulangbato Falls is located inside a resort and an entrance of 25php will be collected.
  - Alternatively, you can avail the services of Deodor Mapula who took us on a habal-habal trip to Balinsasayao Twin Lakes, Pulang Bato Falls, Kaipuhan Sulfur Vents, Casaroro Falls and Tierra Alta Lighthouse for 1800php/ 2pax.