Siquijor with the Girls

We did: the most waterfall tour climbing up 13 different waterfalls in a beautiful jungle, some waterfall jumping, ate at some nice restaurants, went partying and teamed up with the germans I met in the hostel (the Memhölz crew - Phillip, Andreas, Kilian and Natalie), and even managed to drive up dirt paths through the most amazing jungle forest to San Antonio where we got a traditional healing massage and Hilot session.

There is an indigenous healing and magic tradition which has traveled down through generations from parents to children which makes Siquijor renowned for its magical energy. It is said that a lot of Phillippinos are afraid of Siquijor as people used to come here to consort with witchez to conjure up curses, make a sort of voodoo doll, among other things. The healers collect plants with special properties and make special herb potions and burn lovely smelling incense and make healing smokey fires.
The full body massage we had was a combination of knot realeasing, descompressing, deep tissue and lymph massage with a special oil (smelled of eucalyptus, menthol, among others) which created blood vessel dilation and tissue stimulation making you feel like the energy is running through you as they swiflty move their strong hands over you giving you a floating and peaceful sensation.
After the massage you are brought into the healer for a Hilot cleansing session. You sit on a chair as the healer burns his incense and herbs under the chair and moves the smoke around your head and back for about 5-10min.

We ended up getting along so well with the Memhölz gang that we even talked about possibly doing a group trip exchange, they come to Mallorca and we go to visit them in Memhölz and see Bavarian Castles.Leggi altro