Casaroro Falls - A Hidden Natural Beauty

Pea takes her friend Christine on a first-time adventure to Casaroro Falls in Negros Oriental, one of the most popular natural attractions in the province. The video is a lighthearted travel vlog documenting the full experience — from registration to the grueling 335-step descent, swimming in freezing water, and the punishing climb back up.

Getting there and logistics ​

• The falls are about 30 minutes from Dumaguete City
• You register first at the Valencia tourism office, then again at a separate yellow building (which is private property) where you pay
• Entrance fee is 20 pesos per person, plus 250 pesos fixed rate for a guide for up to three people — total of 310 pesos for three
• Guides are now required after multiple fatal accidents dating back to 2011-2012, when there were no guides; people slipped and fell or drowned because they couldn't swim
• The waterfall is 32 meters (112 feet) high; jumping off is absolutely forbidden
• There's a food stall at the entrance where you can order food; your guide can radio ahead to have it prepared, but they won't deliver it down to the basin

The descent with guide Dennis ​

• Their guide Dennis explains: 335 counted stairs plus additional flat sections with uncounted stairs, making it even longer
• The path includes a 350-meter walk before the stairs even begin, plus a short river crossing over slippery rocks
• Pea jokes about needing an elevator or escalator — "maybe in 2034, 10 years from now"
• She notes rusty handrails and a missing handle, quipping about Philippine maintenance standards
• The hike passes through beautiful jungle with enormous bamboo, huge boulders, and a temporary bamboo bridge
• There's a jungle bathroom with no door, no toilet paper, and no toilet seat — Pea jokes that only men can comfortably use it since "they can stand"
• Pea compares the scenery to the video game Skyrim and jokes about speaking Elvish
• The descent takes about 30 minutes

At the waterfall ​

• Dennis gives a safety briefing: the area near the waterfall is narrow with cliffs on both sides, rocks are extremely slippery, and there's risk of rockfall
• Swimming is forbidden directly under the falls due to dangerous hydraulic action that can suck you down and drown you, but the guide lets them swim in the corner area
• When Pea asks Dennis if people take nude photos there, he casually says "it's your decision" and admits he's the one who takes the photos — a funny exchange
• The water is shockingly cold — Pea says it's colder than the Scottish water in Aberdeen, and colder than anything she's experienced in the Philippines
• Christine has never experienced water this cold either; the coldest she'd had was in Sagada/Baguio, where she once skipped showering for two days because the water was too cold
• They hold hands crossing slippery rocks and gradually acclimate to the icy temperature
• Pea mentions she's lived in Negros for almost 4 years and this is her first time visiting Casaroro — "I'm a hermit"
• They enjoy the waterfall, do hair flips in the water, and spot butterflies
• A creature (possibly a tick or bug) attaches to Pea's foot and won't let go — she has to coax it off

Lunch and the climb back ​

• Rather than buying food at the entrance, Pea and Christine brought their own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with blueberry preserves — "we're too frugal"
• Christine tries PB&J for the first time
• The 335-step climb back up is brutal — Pea's thighs are "on fire" despite doing cardio three times a week
• She compares it to Cersei's Walk of Shame from Game of Thrones, calls it "Highway to Hell" rather than "Stairway to Heaven"
• Does a dramatic survival-diary bit: "Day three, I haven't seen any signs of life... the stairs are never-ending... I need to get to the end to seek salvation"

Overall tone ​

• Very casual, fun vlog energy with lots of banter between Pea, Christine, and guide Dennis
• Pea's humor is on full display: Skyrim references, James Bond jokes, self-deprecating comments about her age and fitness
• Practical travel info is woven naturally into the adventure narrative
• Pea asks viewers if they want more adventure-style content like this

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