Soda Swimming pool was one of the things we were looking forward to in our trip to Camiguin, the name itself is very intriguing, a soda-tasting swimming pool?

Soda Swimming pool in Camiguin

Camiguin has lots of hot and cold springs, and we chose to go this one, out of the many springs in the area to save time. Plus the rumor that the water here tastes like soda, made us want to visit it more. We were anxious to get in and find out for ourselves the taste of this so-called Soda pool.

Upon entering the place, you’d instantly see huge banners of soft drinks in the area, which sort-of made it more believable that this could be a real soda-pool.

But you wont really find an answer what’s the content of this pool. The locals had devised some kind of  script on tourists there, because when you ask what’s in it.. They’d always reply with the cliche ‘just see for yourself’. And we did. Not only did we ‘see it for ourselves‘, we tasted the water, and tasted it more… and more… and more. For some reason, every taste doesn’t taste like soda, it’s just regular water. We thought our taste buds were just missing it.

It was after our trip that we knew we were played, Soda Swimming pool is not called by it’s name because it tastes like soda. It’s the bubbly characteristic of the water that made it the Soda Swimming pool that it is.

This is a great joke if you’re traveling with many people. Keep this secret to your self as well, and have the trip of your life.

Fees and Fares

Entrance Fee :20php/person

*Based on October 2008 trip

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