Villa Escudero Plantations, Labasin Waterfalls, San Pablo, Laguna & Quezon Province, Philippines

Labasin Lake is the narrow lake or reservoir created by the Labasin hydroelectric dam. One of the amenities provided by the resort to visitors is rafting and native bamboo rafts are available and is included with the day tour. Some accommodations made with native materials are beautifully set protruding by the lake.
Getting there
Villa Escudero is a pleasant two to three hours drive south of Manila. The fastest route is by taking the SLEX or South Luzon Expressway and exiting in Sto. Tomas (Exit 60) and following signs to Laguna and San Pablo City on the Pan-Philippine Highway. After crossing the Luguna/Quezon border arch, the plantation entrance is a few hundred meters on the left side. A longer route passes through the picturesque towns of Laguna province by taking exit 50 in Calamba, passing through the towns of Los Baños, Bay, Calauan to San Pablo City.