Gecko sculpture at Enigmata

How to go to Camiguin

Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines have regular flights going to Cagayan de oro. Fare ranges from 2000 to 5000 pesos. (One way, non-promo fare)

For our trip, we took a taxi from Cagayan de Oro Airport to take us to Balingoan, were the ferries bound to Camiguin can be found. The ferry trip is about 1 to 1.5 hours long, where it will dock at the port of Benoni. Ferry fare to Camiguin is P135.00. (October 2008)

How to go to Enigmata Tree House

From the port of Benoni, take a jeep going to Mambajao. Tell the driver to drop you off at Enigmata Tree House. Most jeepney drivers and passengers knows where it is. But in case they don’t, just watch out for a 10-foot igorot statue on the road. That’s where the tree house is.

The tree house of Enigmata

What to See – Tourist Spots in Camiguin

Enigmata Tree house is a nature-inspired hotel or lodge. It is built in a tree, and has four rooms available for rent.

Here are the room types available at Enigmata: (source:enigmatatreehouse.com)

• Bartender’s Backpackers Room
  at the bar with rooftop for moon gazingPhp200 per pax four persons shared toilet and bath
• Swing Garden Backpackers
  right beside the mother acacia treePhp250 per pax8 persons private toilet and bath
• Shell Garden Suite
  Php950 per 2 paxplus Php200 per extra pax4 persons private toilet and bath
• Eagles Nest Suite
  P950 per 2 pax plus 200 for each additional personprivate toilet and bath

The tree house is environment-friendly. Most of the items located in the house are recycled.

Recycled bottles makes up the walls of the mini-library in Enigmata

The reception area can be found at the ground floor of the tree house. In there are different hand-crafted souvenirs which visitors can buy. There’s also a class room (for arts and crafts), a library, and a music room in the reception.

Reception area

Outside the grounds of the tree house are different statues made by Kublai (resident artist of Enigmata Tree House) and other artists can be found.

One of Kublai's sculture in Enigmata

The room we availed at Enigmata was the 3rd floor room (Eagles Nest) where a star gazing area is available, at the very top of the tree.

There are two beds, and two extra ones available in the our room. Best feature of the room is that we have a private bathroom

One of the beds at our tree house room

On our last day at the tree house, we were treated to a hearty breakfast for free since it was the owner’s birthday that time. Our breakfast included organic brown rice from Bohol, bacon, egg, ham and coffee.

Visitors can also log on their guest book after a nice visit to the tree house. Here is the lame one I did:

Enigmata's guestbook

(Other post on Enigmata’s Tree House can be found HERE)

Fares and Fees in Camiguin

Fare from Balingoan to Benoni – P135.00

Jeep from Benoni to Enigmata – about P15.00

Enigmata Room Tree House: P900(base rate) + 400(2 additional pax) = P1300.00

Tips and Traps

• The tree house has limited rooms, reserve a room prior to your visit at Enigmata.
• The lights in the tree house are dim, and the electricity is turned off at night, so bring a flashlight.
• Don’t forget to bring your insect repelant. The tree house is open area and different insects visit you at night.
• The comfort room (in the room we availed) is open area, there are little holes in the bathroom, in case you are conscious with that, you can bring your sarong to cover up the bathroom.
• The path going to the tree house is not asphalted. Bring your most comfortable shoes/slippers for walking.

Sources

Enigmata Tree House website: http://www.enigmatatreehouse.com

More pictures of Enigmata Tree House in Camiguin

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