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Springs
- Located in Barangay San Joaquin, Macrohon.
Features cool spring water pool of which
many from Maasin visit during weekends and
after-beach swimming.
Bitu-on
Beach - Located in Barangay
San Roque, Liloan. Its physical features
entails white sandy beach, variety of colorful
sea shells, excellent location for picnicking,
swimming, and fishing.
Cuatro
Islas - Located in the towns of Inopacan
and Hindang; a resort equipped with nipa
huts for picnics and overnight hangouts.
Pumpboats from the town proper will take
approximately 30 minutes to reach the islas'
rich fishing grounds. The four lovely isles
namely, Apit, Daguio, Himokilan, and Mahaba,
are bordered with white sandy shorelines.
Esfa
Beach Resort - Located in Maasin City
with facilities that include resthouse with
native delicacies, beach tables, dressing
rooms. Excellent for swimming, fishing,
and shell hunts.
Guinsohotan
and Busay Falls - Located in Maasin;
features clear running waters for swimming,
picnicking, and or just simply doing laundry.
Hanginan
Trail / Mountain Hiking - The highest
elevation in Maasin. It holds a historical
value as a "watch point" during
the Spanish era.
Kuting
Beach Resort - Located in Macrohon and
features wide stretches of sandy beach.
It is a favorite site for swimming and picnicking.
Limasawa
Island - It is located at the
southern tip of Southern Leyte; can be reached
by motorlaunch-ride from Padre Burgos in
about 45 minutes. It is the historic site
of the celebration of the First Catholic
Mass in the Philippines when Ferdinand Magellan
came in 1521, and the location of the historic
Shrine / Marker where the blood compact
was performed between Magellan and two other
rulers.
Maamo
Beach - Located in Barangay Sna Roque,
Liloan; can be reached via Mahaplag, Sogod
by means of outriggers. Its white sandy
beach is excellent for swimming, picnicking,
and fishing.
Maasin
Cathedral - Located in Maasin City;
features olden images of saints which date
back to the Spanish era.
Macrohon
Reef - Nice site for scuba diving just
off the shores of Macrohon town-proper.
Nice underwater beauty linking to the fish
sanctuary.
Magsuhot
Park - Located in Sogod and approximately
3 kilometers from the Phil-Japan Friendship
Highway. This national park features a forested
area of about 500 hectares. It has 4 waterfalls
that converge into one basin.
Mohon
- San Joaquin Beach - One of the most
visited beaches in Macrohon for family picnics
and outings; the only fine gravelled beachline
along the coast with private beach cottages.
Panaon
Island - Located in Liloan; a part of
the Mindanao Deep (second deepest body of
water in the world!). An ethnic tribe called
"kongkings"(small, curly-haired
and dark skinned people) that is believed
to be the migrants from Mindanao resides
in this island. They normally come down
from their mountain hideouts during market
days to trade.
Sulphur
Spring - Located in Anahawan; a perfect
scenery for sight-seeing.
Tancaan
Point - (Santa Sofia Beach) Located
in Padre Burgos featuring a concrete stairway
to a watch tower that overlooks the deep
blue sea and historic Limasawa Island.
Wawa
Strait - Located
in Macrohon, an often invisible strait to
behold from this town.
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