Basakan Spring

Useful Information

Location:	Mabinay, Negros Oriental. On Negros Island, on Highway 6, 8 km north of Mabinay, turn right on road towards Ayungon 4 km, turn left on gravel road to Basakan Elementary School. (9.806016, 122.970968)
Open:	All year daily. [2025]
Fee:	Adults PHP 20, Children PHP 10. [2025]
Classification:	Karst Spring
Light:	n/a
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Basakan Spring, Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Tel: +63-.
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History

Description

Basakan Spring is a karst spring which is the core of the Basakan Spring Resort. Located in the middle of nowhere, there is actually no road to the spring. Park after the elementary school and then take the dirt track downhill to the farm. In the middle is the spring, which was surrounded by a wall and so there is now an elliptical pool which is used as a swimming pool. It has the typical blue colour of limestone rich karst water.

According to local lore, a woman named Binay fell in love with the son of her father’s rival chieftain. Her father ended the affair by having her lover killed. Binay grieved and Mother Nature took the weeping maiden into her bosom. Where Binay was laid to rest, a spring broke forth. She weeps to this day, feeding Mabinay Spring, which was named after her.