Salcedo Ilocos Sur Philippines

About Salcedo

In the foot of the Cordillera, a cool place known for its high value commercial fruits like rambutans, sweet tamarinds, export quality mangoes, avocados and others – lies strategically between cornerstones of adjoining interior municipalities. It is also known for its abundance of spring waters which has invited the attention of orchard growers and even fighting cock breeders. And it has been frequented by trekkers and mountaineers, since it is the gateway leading to the famous historical sites of Tirad Pass.

With two national roads leading to the place, the Municipality of Salcedo is accessible through Salcedo-Sta. Lucia National Road leading to Manila in the North and the Dona Alicia National Highway leading to Candon and Vigan City to the South.

It is the second largest interior municipality based on population, and its road networks are connected to the Municipalities of Sta. Cruz in the south, Sta. Lucia in the West, Candon and Galimuyod in the North, and Sigay and G. del Pilar in the East. With lush green and virgin forest land, the place has more wet seasons than any part of the region. And along midsection, this town is traversed by the Buaya River and its tributaries which are the main source of water.

Tourism in Salcedo

Stretching at the midsection of the municipality with more or less ten kilometers of raging and rollingwater during rainy seasons is the Buaya River. The furiosity of the water during rainy days, is unpredictable but the serene deep blue waters during summer is both soothing to the eye and the soul.

If you enjoy mountaineering and can trek four kilometers of challenging and enduring path, there is more than meet the eyes as you be amazed and wonder the beauty of Dinaratan and Lucbuban Waterfalls. These heavenly creations were hidden in thick vegetations and rain forests. It requires an adventurous spirit to discover these treasures. Natural wonders abound and these enchanting paradise in the wilderness are sights to behold.