Eskapo Verde Zipline

The zipline most guests associate with Eskapo Verde Lodge isn’t on the property itself — it’s the Badian Zipline Adventure, a short distance away in Sulsogan. The lodge sits along the Badian riverbank as a quieter eco-stay, built around mangrove kayaking, paddleboarding and river-side nature walks; when guests want the adrenaline instead, the lodge arranges the trip out to the zipline.

The Badian Zipline runs a dual-cable, face-down “Superman-style” course stretching roughly 1,000 meters across the canyons and forest canopy of southern Cebu. Riders are strapped in headfirst for a flight of about a minute, covering the jungle and mountain terrain below at speed rather than a slow scenic glide.

Beyond the standalone ride, the zipline earns its keep as a shortcut: canyoneers headed to Kawasan Falls use it to skip a long stretch of the hike from the registration center to the jump-off point, saving energy for the strenuous downstream trek. Ziplines like this one have become a standard part of the adventure-tourism economy that towns along the Kawasan corridor have built up around canyoneering over the past decade. The lodge’s slower activities, mangrove kayaking among them, put guests in one of Badian’s remaining riverside mangrove stands — a habitat that’s been thinned elsewhere along Cebu’s coast by shoreline development. Staying at Eskapo Verde Lodge means the quiet river stay at night and the zipline’s adrenaline during the day, without relocating between the two.