Aliwagang Falls
Aliwagang Falls in Cateel, Davao Oriental is a wonder.Located at barangay Aliwagang.
It is a towering waterfalls considered by hydraulic engineers as the highest in the country and regarded as one of the most beautiful falls in Mindanao.
It is a series of 84 falls appearing like stairway to heaven with various heights among the steps ranging from 6 to 110 feet.
One step is measured 72 feet and another is 67 feet.
Overall Aliwagang Falls is 1,110 feet of cascading energy and 20 meters in width.
All these in the midst of virgin forest. River at the foot of the falls. 13 rapids to cross.
A first time viewer is easily struck dumbfounded, speechless and awed by the spectacular sight.
Just imagine, a series of 84 falls forming almost a hundred steps cascading from the forest to the edge of where it enters Cateel River and empties to the coast.
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