PLACES OF INTEREST

Banahaw 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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