Masungi Georeserve

Don’t miss out on those golden hour pics ☀️

Here’s how the sunset schedules make the Discovery Trail all the more magical 🌅✨

👣 Plan your private Sunset Discovery Trail visit at bit.ly/SunsetTrailAtMasungi. Open on weekends, with time slots available at 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, and 4:30 PM.

At the Legacy Trail, visitors step into the quiet rhythm of restoration: nurturing young trees in reforestation areas, walking alongside forest rangers, and experiencing what it means to care for a landscape still healing and growing.

A different kind of immersion, one that stays with you long after the trail ends.

👣 Private Trail Visit: Request a private Discovery or Legacy Trail for a minimum of 7 guests. Request a visit at least four days in advance via www.masungigeoreserve.com/visitrequest.

🌄 Origin Trail Visit: Welcome the break of day atop one of our highest peaks, leading you where clouds drift, birds rise, and the forest awakens around you. Every Friday to Sunday. Reserve your spot through https://bit.ly/MGOriginTrail

🦋 Shared Discovery Trail Experience: Join on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 AM, or weekends at 9:40 AM. Secure your place at bit.ly/SharedTrailAtMasungi.

Can’t make 7 in a group?

No worries—the Shared Discovery Trail is open for single sign-ups or small groups, so you can still join even if you’re not a full set of seven.

Just show up. The forest takes care of the introductions.

🦋 Shared Discovery Trail Experience: Join on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 AM, or weekends at 9:40 AM. Secure your place at bit.ly/SharedTrailAtMasungi.

👣 Private Trail Visit: Request a private Discovery or Legacy Trail for a minimum of 7 guests. Request a visit at least four days in advance via www.masungigeoreserve.com/visitrequest.

🌄 Origin Trail Visit: Welcome the break of day atop one of our highest peaks, leading you where clouds drift, birds rise, and the forest awakens around you. Every Friday to Sunday. Reserve your spot through https://bit.ly/MGOriginTrail

LOST NO MORE 🌿

A rare plant species last recorded in the 1890s has been rediscovered within the limestone forests of the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal, marking its first verified sighting in over 130 years.

Scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Philippine Normal University confirmed the rediscovery of Exacum loheri in a research note published in the Philippine Journal of Science.

Researchers unexpectedly encountered the plant while conducting a snail reconnaissance study within Masungi’s “600 Steps” area in Baras and Tanay, Rizal.

The species is considered highly unusual because it lacks chlorophyll and cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis. Instead, it survives through a rare symbiotic relationship with fungi, allowing it to thrive in Masungi’s humus-rich limestone forests.

According to the researchers, Masungi Georeserve currently hosts the only known living population of Exacum loheri in the wild, making the rediscovery significant for Philippine biodiversity and conservation efforts.

The species was originally collected by Swiss botanist August Loher in 1895 and had since remained undocumented in the wild for more than a century.

Misty views and cool breezes are about to be back at Masungi 🌬️🌿

In rainforests, occasional showers can be expected as part of the experience. 🌧️ With the onset of monsoon season, here are some things to keep in mind for your next visit. 💡

👣 Private Trail Visit: Plan a private Discovery or Legacy Trail for a minimum of 7 guests via www.masungigeoreserve.com/visitrequest. Visit requests must be made at least for days in advance.

🦋 Shared Discovery Trail Experience: Join on Thursday and Friday at 8:00 AM, or weekends at 9:40 AM. Secure your place at bit.ly/SharedTrailAtMasungi.

🌅 Sunset Discovery Trail
On weekends, experience Masungi during golden hour with a guided trail through our conservation area and limestone formations, with time slots at 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM. Plan your visit at bit.ly/SunsetTrailAtMasungi.

🌄 Origin Trail Visit: Welcome the break of day atop one of our highest peaks, leading you where clouds drift, birds rise, and the forest awakens around you. Every Friday to Sunday. Reserve your spot through https://bit.ly/MGOriginTrail.

GROWING A FOREST 🌳

Thousands of narra trees have already been planted by rangers, visitors, and partners at the Masungi Geopark Project.

Slow-growing, resilient, and built for the long view, these young trees can be easy to overlook. But in 10 to 15 years, if the restoration work is sustained amid efforts to curtail it, these same slopes could be shaded by flowering canopies we can only begin to imagine today.

These restoration areas are quietly becoming something that can outlast us. Our hope is that they will be perpetually protected from destructive projects, now and in the future.

But that future will not sustain itself. It depends on continuity, community, and care that goes far beyond planting day.

We ask for everyone’s help to keep this effort alive.

Sign the petition to relocate Vena Group’s giant wind project away from Masungi:

📌 For organizations: http://bit.ly/HOGV_Org
📌 For individuals: http://bit.ly/HOGV_Ind

Special opening for May 30, Saturday! 🌤
Request for visits are only until May 28.

📞 Call to Request your Visit :
+639088887002
📩 Email: [email protected]

The Origin Trail invites like-minded people to retrace the first steps that defined Masungi’s conservation journey. 🌄 Formerly known as the Sunrise Trail, the experience takes you through quiet moments and origin stories that encourage reflection and reconnection with nature.

Learn firsthand why the Masungi landscape remains worth protecting.

🌄 Origin Trail Visit: Welcome the break of day atop one of our highest peaks, leading you where clouds drift, birds rise, and the forest awakens around you. The experience lasts 2-3 hours, with an ascent through 600 steps and breakfast. Available Fridays to Sundays. Reserve your spot through bit.ly/MGOriginTrail

👣 Private Trail Visit: Request a private Discovery or Legacy Trail for a minimum of 7 guests. Secure your schedule at least four days in advance via www.masungigeoreserve.com/visitrequest.

🦋 Shared Discovery Trail Experience: Join from Thursday to Friday at 8:00 AM and Saturday to Sunday at 9:40am. Secure your place at bit.ly/SharedTrailAtMasungi.