Cantabon Cave is a guided cave walk in Barangay Cantabon, in the municipality of Siquijor. It is described as an undeveloped cave rather than a show cave: visitors follow a mostly horizontal passage past stalactites and stalagmites, with an underground stream and natural pools along the way.
Reported lengths vary by source, from about 300 m up to roughly 800 m or more. Visits start at the cave office in the village centre, where visitors register, pay and collect equipment. A guide then leads the group on foot to the cave entrance, and the route comes out about a kilometre from the office.
Practical points
A guide is required, and helmets with headlamps are provided. The cave is wet and muddy in places, so wear shoes that can get wet and bring dry clothes to change into. A 2025 travel report puts the fee at about ₱600 for a group of up to three adults, charged at the same rate for one or two people (verify locally).
Photos from a travel blog show a chamber with stalactites overhead and dark water at floor level. They also show a small entrance hole, with rocks and a handrail leading down, and a close-up of white, knobbly flowstone with thin stalactites.
Good to know: The photos date from 2025. None of them shows the cave office, the exit or a name sign. Facilities and swimming conditions are not listed here; ask locally before you go.
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It is described as an undeveloped cave rather than a show cave:\nvisitors follow a mostly horizontal passage past stalactites and stalagmites,\nwith an underground stream and natural pools along the way.\n\nReported lengths vary by source, from about 300 m up to roughly 800 m or more.\nVisits start at the cave office in the village centre, where visitors register,\npay and collect equipment. A guide then leads the group on foot to the cave\nentrance, and the route comes out about a kilometre from the office.\n\nPractical points\n\nA guide is required, and helmets with headlamps are provided. The cave is wet\nand muddy in places, so wear shoes that can get wet and bring dry clothes to\nchange into. A 2025 travel report puts the fee at about ₱600 for a group of up\nto three adults, charged at the same rate for one or two people (verify\nlocally).\n\nPhotos from a travel blog show a chamber with stalactites overhead and dark\nwater at floor level. 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