By Rotchelle M. Padua
In a world, where everybody is in constant motion, every tick of the clock requires dynamism; every breath is designed to attend to a pressing matter at hand and every action tips the scale between failure and success, is there still a place that would cater to the simple joys in life?
Down in South Cotabato is the place you have been yearning for. Carefully molded by God’s magnificent hands, embellished by nature’s lavish grace, manicured by the people’s nature-loving souls and bettered by time’s healing and renewing supremacy is a sanctuary of splendor and solitude juxtaposed excitement, adventure and thrill. A superb combination found only in Lake Sebu.
Lake Sebu is a cache of nature’s finest creations. With a land area of 89, 138 hectares , Lake Sebu is South Cotabato’s biggest municipality. With a temperature that ranges from 20-37.5 degrees Celsius, it surely is a vacation target for many people. Who wouldn’t be proud when you have three lakes; (Lake Sebu, Lake Lahit and Lake Seloton) The Seven Falls, Traankini Falls, Isla Grande and Teyega Island,Talili Mt. Range, Tasaday Caves, Sta. Cruz Mission and resorts that sweep tourists of their feet and make them want to visit again and again? Surely, Lake Sebu has all the right to be put on the tourism pedestal of South Cotabato.
Lake Sebu offers two opposing yet highly sought after yearnings of the human soul: tranquility and adventure. The former is no doubt a trademark of Lake Sebu as it has long been acclaimed for its soothing, unquestionably cool weather, its culturally-inclined people willing to share a portion of themselves to their visitors and the enticing sound of the falls as it cascades its way to the river. The latter would first seem to many as an obscured, blurry, almost non-existent feature of Lake Sebu but lo and behold, as the altitude increases as one ascends the way to the Seven Falls so does the adventure heightens to a breath-taking level as one sets foot on the rigging area of Seven Falls’ now famous zipline.