Capisaan Cave System (Lion - Alayan)
Brgy. Capisaan, Malabing Valley, Kasibu town, Nueva Vizcaya

            Dark and dangerous, often scary but intriguing. These are but some of the words that come to mind when one hear the word “cave.” And yet, the Philippines has 1,756 of them, one of which is the Capisaan Cave. Although relatively unfamiliar to many, its numerous breathtaking formations have awed both newbie and professional cave enthusiasts or “spelunkers.”

            The holding of the First National Caving Congress in 2001 in the province of Nueva Vizcaya brought the then newly-discovered Capisaan Cave to the attention of environmentalists, scientists and cave enthusiasts who have since acknowledged it as one of the country’s best, a “geologist’s paradise.” This recognition was reinforced when the province repeated its hosting duties a decade later.

            It is located 700-900 meters above sea level in Brgy. Capisaan in the citrus-filled Malabing Valley in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya. It is also known as the Lion-Alayan Cave because its two main entry and exit points, from end to end, are the Lion and Alayan Caves.The 4.2-kilometer long Capisaan Cave is considered as the fifth longest cave system in the Philippines and ranked among of the best, considered a geologist’s paradise due to its varying rare calcite formations and unique stalagmite and stalactite formations. Within its four kilometer length is a subterranean river that doubles as a passageway to the best part of this multi-chambered cave.