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Southern Leyte - Zip Southern Leyte, the Country’s Longest, Highest and Steepest Dual Zip Line


Zip Southern Leyte, is the first dual zipline in Eastern Visayas region. Located at the tallest bridge in the Philippines, Agas-Agas Bridge provides a thrilling experience for brave souls wanting some heart pounding ziplining adventure. Opened last April 11, 2011, it is a tourism project of the provincial government of Southern Leyte in partnership with some private organizations.


At 880 meters, (I think) it's the country’s longest, highest and steepest dual zip line. A lot of superlatives huh? But it's true! With it's steep angle of decent, the average ride duration is just 30 seconds, depending on your body weight. Speed could also reach up to 110 KPH. Woohoo!


Zip lines, as an extreme sport, have become popular in the country for the last five years. Dare devils crave for more thrill and adventure as they finish each one of the "so many" zip lines around the country. I am one of those. Hehehe!


The launch pad of the zipline sits on top of the hill at one end of the bridge. It is 20-meters higher than the bridge. We climbed thru the stairs and paid for the ride fee of 280 pesos. The staffs put on our safety gears and we were readied to take the ride of our lives. Wahhhhh!!!




I am so happy to have riden the zip line and fly above the Agas-Agas Bridge. I admit, I'm more scared with this than the one in Dahilayan Adventure Park. Zip Southern Leyte is definitely much steeper. The steepest I've ever riden. The wind gusts against my face is harder as I glided so fast above the bridge.




Other facilities for extreme sports enthusiats are set to follow, like bungee jumping, paramotor, downhill skateboarding, and rappelling. Hope to try these next time! :)


The Agas-Agas Adventure Park is just one of the major tourism attractions being developed in the province. It also includes a Canopy Walk in Silago's virgin forest, a Theme Park and ZooLeyte in Danao Forest Park in Maasin City, and dive sites in Napantao Marine Sanctuary, in Napantao, San Francisco (along Sogod Bay). Thus, Southern Leyte is now dubbed as “The Playground of Eastern Visayas”.

HOW TO GET THERE
From Tacloban City, take a van bound for Maasin, Southern Leyte. Tell the driver to drop you at Mahaplag crossing. Fare is 150 PHP and travel time is 1.5 - 2 hours. From there, hire a habal-habal for 300 pesos (2-way) going to Agas-Agas bridge. Travel time is around 30 minutes.


This is a part of my Leyte and Southern Leyte Adventure Getaway last October 1-2, 2011. Southern Leyte is the 40th province on my list. Indeed, this trip made me realize that there's more to Southern Leyte other than the typhoons and landslides. It also made me experience its innate provincial beauty that is undoubtedly worth traveling for. Join me as I experience Southern Leyte!
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37 comments :

  1. Admin/AuthorNovember 27, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    weeeee! pero pano bumalik? what if may mga gamit kang naiwanan? will they take care of it?

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  2. escapeNovember 27, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    mukhang ayos yung para motor ah... hmmm... astig ang zipline na dadaan sa bridge

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  3. AnonymousNovember 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Im no fan of zip lining.. yung first experience ko is Dahilayan.. maybe kung me Rappelling na, try ko yan. :)

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  4. eMPiNovember 28, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Nakakatakot naman ang zipline na yan.

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  5. Claire @lakwatsera de primeraNovember 28, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    One more year and we might just become the zip line capital of the world :)

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  6. Pinay Travel JunkieNovember 29, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    Oh WOW! That looks so FUN, lalo na yung part na dadaan above the bridge.

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  7. ChyngNovember 29, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    looks exciting! ittry ko din yan for sure!
    the outfit is hilarious no? hehe

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  8. morionNovember 30, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    wew zipline! try q yan pagpunta q ng leyte:)

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  9. Batang LakwatseroNovember 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    ang haba naman nyan, ang astig parang ang exciting... gusto ko ma-try.

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  10. D'QXTCNovember 30, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    wow another zipline, i'm wondering kailan kaya magkaroon ng Wingsuit Base Jumping - the pakamatay adventure - sa Philippines.

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  11. Josiah | Lakas ng TripNovember 30, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Thanks Mervz for telling how to get there. Matagal ko na gusto pumunta sa Agas-agas at tumambay dun. :)

    @Dee Quixotic - Gusto ko rin masubukan ang Wingsuit Base Jumping. :)

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  12. thepinaysolobackpackerDecember 1, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    very exciting trip. nainggit ako kase d pa ako nakapag zipline kahet sa dame na ng zip line sa Pinas. lol congrats sa PBA! :)

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  13. SunnyToastDecember 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    wow...meron na pala nito sa Southern Leyte...neighboor lang 2 ng lugar ko...I really need to go back to my place and discover its beauty.

    thank you for sharing) Merry christmas!

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  14. EdDecember 1, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    andami nang zip line pero ok din toh kasi madadaanan ang bridge! wow!

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  15. Wandering TandemDecember 2, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    love the height! i wanna go there too...

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  16. juanderfulpinoyDecember 3, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    ang sarap. inggit ako ... hindi pa ako nakakapunta ng leyte pero mukhang dapat ko na to puntahan next year hehe

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  17. rairaikenDecember 4, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    looks scary but curious to try it though! c",)

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  18. joan | the backpack chroniclesDecember 4, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    inggit ako!! I want to try that too..

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  19. MheAnneDecember 8, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    Wow, gutsy Mervin! i'm scared haha..

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  20. Pinoy AdventuristaDecember 8, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    @Ding - ibabalik ka nila with a habal-habal sa starting point... we left our bags dun sa ticket counter... :)

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  21. Pinoy AdventuristaDecember 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    @Chyng - yeah, aliw yung outfit parang mag-oopera ako ng something... hehehe!

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  22. Pinoy AdventuristaDecember 8, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Salamat po sa inyong lahat... Tara! Mag zip line tayo! :)

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  23. UnknownDecember 13, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    super gandah ng view... sarap cguro mag zipline diyan... :) extremeeeeeeeeeee... :)

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  24. MIAMCJanuary 11, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    been there last undas...@ 1st aayaw-ayaw pa mga kasama ko..then bili ako kagad ng tiket for 2..hehehe wla n mgawa ung partner ko...super exciting...after namin, napilit ko rin ung iba naming kasama...den ayun na ayaw n paawat..(50% off kse pag umulit ka ^_^)balita ko mukang gagawan din daw ng bungee jumping ung gitna ng bridge...whoooo max ok un!!!

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    It's not the longest and highest. Longest and highest in ASIA is in Hoyohoy, Tangub (20 mins. away from Ozamiz City) in Mis. Occ. More than 2 kms. long and 2700ft. high. I've zipped there and live in Ozamiz. Awesome!!! Trees are so small LOL.
    A thrill of a lifetime.

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  26. Pinoy AdventuristaJanuary 11, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    @Anonymous - Hi! thank you for the comment... based on my readings on the net, Hoyohoy's zipline is a single zipline... it may be longer than Agas-agas' but still Zip Southern Leyte is the longest "DUAL" zipline that I know as of this writing... thank you... :)

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  27. UnknownApril 17, 2012 at 4:02 AM

    Nice!
    Claiming the title of Asia's longest dual zipline from Dahilayan Park's Zipline.

    Based on the pictures, it sure looks steeper than the Bukidnon zipline! hopefully we can try it too!

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  28. adventurousfeetJune 22, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    nice zipline dadaan sa bridge parang crossing lang hehe! inonote ko to :)

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  29. PotpotAugust 11, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    question ulet, hehe sabi mo sa isang blog mo From there, hire a habal-habal for 300 pesos (2-way) going to Agas-Agas bridge. Travel time is around 30minutes.

    300 each? Or ilang kasya sa habal habal? Punta na kasi ako next week e..Thanks!

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    1. Pinoy AdventuristaAugust 11, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      kasya ang dalawa sa habal-habal... 300 is for the whole habal-habal... so kung mag isa ka lang, you still pay 300 pesos..

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  30. UnknownFebruary 26, 2013 at 10:18 PM

    Mervz, i am going to Tacloban next week. i'll try to squeeze this in my itinerary.

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  31. UnknownFebruary 26, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    Mervz, i am going to Tacloban next week. would you know if agas-agas park is near calicoan island?

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    1. Pinoy AdventuristaFebruary 26, 2013 at 11:33 PM

      sobrang malayo cya.. i think Guiuan in Eastern Samar is the jump-off to Calicoan...

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  32. patrickMarch 4, 2013 at 4:22 AM

    Agas-Agas is in Southern Leyte while Calicoan island is in Samar. It takes roughly 3 hours v-hire ride from Tacloban City to Calicoan island. Going to Agas-agas (from Tacloban city) also take a 3 hour ride.

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  33. AnonymousMarch 17, 2013 at 5:35 PM

    I'll be going to my folks in Matalom Leyte next week and I'll definitely try the zip line in Agas-Agas Bridge. Thank you! :)

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  34. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    From Hinunangan lang po ako pero hindi pa ako nakapunta sa agas-agas bridge na yan... I hope someday masubukan ko ang zip line na yan.....

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