Mag-aso Falls Canyon Swim & Cliff Jump, Antequera

year-round; lower, safer water in dry season

Tucked in the jungle of Antequera about an hour from Panglao, Mag-aso ('smoke,' for the mist off the water) is twin 8-metre cascades dropping into a startling turquoise pool inside a limestone canyon. A short, sometimes-slippery concrete stairway gets you down in about 15 minutes, and the real fun is in the gorge — swimming the deep cool pool, picking a line for a small cliff jump on the far side (mind the submerged rocks), and wading downstream past ferns and boulders. Local's tip: entrance is a token ₱50 and there's no single technical operator, so most people come self-guided or bolt it onto a private countryside-and-waterfall day tour — a relaxed canyon fix without the full Kawasan-style rappel circuit.

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