On April 11, 2011, the newly completed construction of the much-awaited zipline, an environment friendly tourist attraction, has become an added feature of Agas-agas Bridge, the tallest bridge in the Philippines located in Sogod, Southern Leyte.

The zipline extreme sports facility is the typical Public Private Partnership (PPP) undertaking by the provincial government of Southern Leyte and a local investor, Edwin Sakdalan, who is based in Camp Sabros, Digos City.

Zip Southern Leyte is dubbed as the highest and longest zipline ever constructed in the country at present. It is one kilometer in length and has a height of more than 1000 meters.

Ziplines have mushroomed in the Philippines. The Agas-agas zip experience affords a picturesque view of the surrounding thick forest. With a helmet, harness, and carabiner, the flyer poised like a “superman” takes off from a hill and gets across the T-shaped bridge in only 30 seconds on the average depending on one’s weight. It is a gradual descent and slightly winding towards the finish line. The wind against one’s face is refreshing, which seems like a reward for a personal triumph.

The Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SLCCI) has identified the construction of zip line among the four tourism hubs, namely, the Canopy Walk in the virgin forests of Silago, dive sites of San Francisco and Padre Burgos, and the animal park in Danao Forest Park in Maasin City.

Accommodations

• Dona Marta Hotel

Tahusan Beach Road Hinunangan

• GV Hotel Maasin (Southern Leyte) - T. Opus Street, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Samar / Leyte, Philippines

• GV Tower Hotel - Sogod - Osmena Street, Sogod, Leyte

• Maasin Country Lodge - Maasin City

• Verano Pension House - Along Kangleon Street, Barangay Matahan, Maasin City, Southern Leyte

• Southern Comfort Pensionne - Demeterio Street, Barangay Abgao, Maasin City, Southern Leyte

• Jaimee's Hotel - Ibarra Beach, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, Samar / Leyte, Philippines 6600

How to get there

From Manila, tourists can reach Southern Leyte by riding a plane via Tacloban. Local airlines from Manila have trips going to Tacloban - the gateway to Southern Leyte.  From Tacloban, take an FX van going to Hinunangan - one of the towns in Southern Leyte. 

There are buses from Manila, particularly in Pasay or Cubao, that have direct trips to Hinunangan.