Bulacan - Bayukbok Cave

Bayukbok Cave
Sitio Madlum, Brgy. Sibul, San Miguel, Bulacan
Spelunking Time: 2-3 hours

One of the should-not-miss-destinations that the Biak-na-Bato National Park shelters is the Bayukbok Cave. Played a big role in history, the eight series interconnected cave called  Bayukbok Cave was one of the shelters that our Katipuneros have used during revolutionary period back at Spaniard colonization times.

Spenlunking Bayukbok cave is really quite a challenge, thus patience and determination is needed. Yours truly are not familiar with the cave difficulty ratings,  but with some readings, this may fall under the Level 3 or Moderately easy since it falls with it's description, a li'l crawl, climb and squeeze. Going there needs a little uphill trek, but during rainy day carefulness is needed as trail are slippery when wet since they are made from limestone. Limestone here are sharp and even slightly pointed making them very risky giving you no room for a slip, cause an accident will surely cause you wounded. Continuing, visitors of Bayukbok Cave will have to pass by an open passage and soon face a narrow entrance. Moving forward, the spelunkers of Bayukbok Cave have to descend via a ladder made of rope and bamboos(slippery on rainy season). Next is the crawling and squeezing part, but the crystal like at the stalactites and stalagmites will now be visible. Then the greatest challenge! Visitors have to pass a slope with a pit on the side. Looking down below will surely bring your nerve as it is deep and pointed stalagmites are waiting to any who'll fall. Soon, it's vine swinging at the exit.

There have been reports of mysteries at the Bayukbok Cave, but there are no solid proofs other than testimony of some. Fortunately, yours truly have no personal encounter with the said and still suggest the Bayukbok Cave a worthy destination to those who have brave hearts.

TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS

From Pasay or Cubao, there are buses enroute to Cabanatuan (yours truly have taken 5 star bus at Pasay at the back of Winston Hotel) were you can ask to drop you off Brgy. Camias. From there, you can ride a tricycle to Sitio Madlum.

SUGGESTED ITINERARY

*Visiting Bayukbok Cave is best to be along with Mt. Manalmon, thus suggest to refer to it's itinerary.