Hiking & Camping at Mt. Famy in Siniloan
One of the closest places to do some hiking and camping in the summer is Mt. Famy. Situated in the north-eastern part of Siniloan in Laguna, Mt. Famy is one very attractive campsite to visit regularly.
Takes about 2 to 3 hours of bus from Manila to Sinoloan and another 15 minutes of tricycle ride to the foot of the mountain (although some of the buses travel straight to the hiking site). For a week-end trip, you may spend just a little less than Php500 which will cover the fares, canned food and some extra change. Take note of the Php20 registration fee at the entrance and Php100 if you need a guide. Another Php150 if you rent a horse & and a guide.
If you bring some canned foods and cooking utensils, the better. There are some stores along the campsite where you can buy canned foods and pay for them to be cooked (usually fried or sauteed). That could cost you about Php20 to have a meal cooked with some rice. Mineral water is being sold and ice is brought in very early in the morning so mildly cold softdrinks and beer can be had anytime of the day.
Once you’re there, schedule your trips to several of the really cool places around — Sampaloc Falls, Buruwisan River, Lansones Falls, and the Batya-batya which is my personal favorite.
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Mary » June 26th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
This blog is cool. I love it! Wow. I never imagined that there are actually a lot of waterfalls in Laguna?!? Nice pics btw. =)
Gloria » June 29th, 2006 at 10:02 am
feels like a long time ago. been at famy holy week 2001. akyat ng black saturday baba ng easter sunday.
sarap. luv the batya batya!
tito » June 30th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
visited Famy last year Sampaloc Falls which is the farthest and expectedly least visited…
will post pics soon in my blog
naj » July 7th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
such a beautiful place.. we’re planning to visit it, where did u get the roadmap? thanks!
dency bautista » August 11th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
mis kna mag climb dyan with my old barkadas almost 6yrs na hindi ko nadalaw yan thats were i start to know how to love nature mis fammy a lot, family man na ako cguro ill teach my kids to love n protect nature…….
mike » August 16th, 2006 at 2:52 pm
more about Manila
Beattrice » October 19th, 2006 at 4:05 pm
i’m currently on my sembreak..and i’m looking for a hiking spot to hike on with my friends..do you have the contact number for mt.famy?really enjoyed checking out your pics and would like to experience the real thing. thanks!
Beattrice » October 19th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
is the hiking going to need ropes?because i just read that last year there was some accident that happened involving a mountaineer’s rope being cut.
Abe » October 21st, 2006 at 12:13 am
Hi Beattrice,
There no phones there and the place is open as a park. You dont need ropes too although it could really get a little slippery during the rainy days.
opena josel » February 5th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
been to buruwisan falls last feb 2-4. such a nice place for rappeling. im a BS CompTech student major in mountaineering..
Happy » February 27th, 2007 at 11:41 am
i’ve been to this place too… there really are lots of beautiful things about this place… im actually planning to go there this weekend… that’s actually why i browsed this site… looking for itinerary… =) keep climbing…
emma » April 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
cool blog!
maldita » April 22nd, 2007 at 2:50 pm
maganda kya lng madumi
hermanvictorino » April 23rd, 2007 at 8:39 am
i love this place ive been there 100 or more times n pero sya prin po ang paborito ko!
Beattrice » May 21st, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Thanks for the reply Abe. We’re attempting to hike up there by this weekend. Hopefully my friends we’ll go along with it already. Another question: Is Sampaloc Falls, Buruwisan River, Lansones Falls, and the Batya-batya very near to the hiking site that when hiking up there, you’d pass it one at a time? How long is the hike up there? And when you hike up there with a guide, is the going down part easy enough that you won’t need the guide at all?
Arjay lhabhudero » May 29th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
it is a such beautiful place… like Lanzones falls, Buruwisan falls, Sampaloc falls and batya - batya falls… everything u want pd d2. lahat pede mong mgawa d2… at lahat matutu2nan mo… grabe famy babalik at babalik ako sa lugar mo……….
sam » September 19th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
are there tents for rent?
june » October 4th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
guys?coming from manila, anu mga trips ang sasakyan papunta mt.famy at san ung mga babaan.. tnx alot…
june » October 4th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
guys?coming from manila, anu mga trips ang sasakyan papunta mt.famy at san ung mga babaan.. pls reply asap,tnx alot…
chris » October 11th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
may parking ba sa mt. famy? safe ba magiwan ng kotse? tnx!
Shona » May 14th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Beautiful blog ! That looks like a awesome trip.
lory » July 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pm
grabeh ang lamig jan sa place na yan..it was my first time na mag mountain hiking..sabit lng ako kasi sister q talaga ang mahilig sa mga advebtures…but nung makarating aq sa place na yan,,,naisip q…like q na din mag mountain hiking…sarap pla ng feeling…at first nakakapagod pero pag narating u na yung place parang ayaw mo na umuwi…hehehe…..the best magpunta sa famy laguna…sobrang saya ng mga experience q jan….at ang lamig pa ng water sa mga falls…