Pagsanjan Falls

Pagsanjan Falls, also known as Cavinti Falls or Magdapio Falls, is a three-tiered waterfall located within the Pagsanjan Gorge National Park in Cavinti, Laguna, Philippines. Although named after the town of Pagsanjan, the falls are geographically situated in Cavinti. It is one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines, notable for its 120-meter drop and the scenic gorge accessed by a boat ride shooting the rapids.

Visitors can expect a scenic boat ride upstream along the Pagsanjan River through a narrow gorge flanked by limestone cliffs, lush vegetation and rock formations, operated by local boatmen shooting the rapids. At the main falls, visitors transfer to a bamboo raft that is pulled by guides through the curtain of water into the Devil's Cave behind the falls. The area includes viewing points, swimming areas at the basin, and forested surroundings within the national park.

Declared as part of Pagsanjan Gorge National Park in 1976, the falls gained prominence during the American colonial period as a major tourist attraction in Laguna. Local legend attributes the falls to the folk figure Magdapio, from which the alternate name Magdapio Falls derives.

The falls is an iconic natural landmark of Laguna and a longstanding symbol of Philippine nature tourism, featured in national tourism promotion and closely associated with the traditional skills of local boatmen who navigate the rapids.