| Cagayan de Oro City is one of the most progressive | | | | Cagayan de Oro also boasts of its natural view, about |
| cities in Mindanao, Philippines. You can find bargain | | | | 14 km south you can find Makahambus cave which |
| handicrafts markets, music bars and night clubs, and a | | | | had its part of the city's history. It was the camp of |
| wide range of accommodations, from first-class hotels | | | | small band of ill-equipped Filipino soldiers who scored a |
| to budget inns and lodges - all without losing it's small | | | | major victory against the superior American troops in |
| town appeal. | | | | 1900. |
| One of the city's main attraction to tourists is the | | | | There's also the Malasag mountain range and white |
| annual celebration of Kagay-an Festival which draws a | | | | water rafting in the adventurous rapids of Cagayan |
| large crowd from all over the world every last week | | | | river. In fact, to promote white water rafting in the city, |
| of August. The festival features the customs and | | | | it was no less than the president Gloria Arroyo and her |
| traditions of the Manobo tribe, the original settlers in | | | | husband Mike Arroyo, tested the rapids and shown in |
| Cagayan de Oro City. | | | | worldwide television. Since then, tourists from all over |
| A must see for visitors here is the San Agustin | | | | the world never failed to visit the Cagayan river for |
| cathedral with its unusual water tower and Xavier | | | | the white water adventure every time they visit the |
| University which has an excellent small museum with | | | | city. |
| archeological finds from all over northern Mindanao. | | | | |