Cantabon Cave

Useful Information

Location:	Cantabon, Siquijor. In Barangay Cantabon, Siquijor. 9 km west of Siquijor town. (9.1877428, 123.5639922)
Open:	All year daily. [2006]
Fee:	3 Adults PHP 600. [2025]
Classification:	Karst Cave
Light:	bring torch
Dimension:	L=800 m, W=10 m.
Guided tours:
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Address:	Cantabon Cave, Ivan Victor Ibay, c/o Erlinda Calibo, Cantabon, Siquijor, Philippines.
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History

1985	discovered by foreign hunters.

Description

Cantabon Cave is not developed, but it is a rather easy horizontal passage, 300 m long and most of the time about 10 m wide. The cave was named after the barangay where it is located. The tour is quite demanding, which starts with the walk to the cave and the tiny entrance. There are several crawls and climbs inside. We strongly recommend caving equipment and clothes to change. However, the guides provide helmets with headlamps. The price is for a small group of three, so if you are alone or only two, you have to pay the same price.

There is an official cave guide named Ivan Victor Ibay. He looks after the cave, checks that nobody breaks dripstones, collects birds nests or leaves rubbish. The cave is protected by law, and as it is an important source of income for the locals, it is protected very seriously.