Tourism activity has largely been concentrated in the National Capital Region with almost 46% of the tourist availing of the commercial accommodation in NCR. Recognizing the need to minimize its dependence on one region, as well as to disperse the benefits of tourism to other regions, DOT, as outlined in its Master Plan, has started to promote tourism to regions outside Metro Manila.
In Northern Mindanao, the designated tourist destination is the island of Camiguin. As a result overall arrivals of tourist in Camiguin has risen.
Gingoog City has a diverse and complementary range of tourist attraction but relatively unexplored. Foremost are the green mountains, waterfalls, beached and other natural attraction but access to these attraction is limited and difficult.
With proper planning, development and promotion, Gingoog City should be able to offer tourist attractions and activities to a wider range of general and special interest tourist market such as mountain climbing, boating / canoeing along Odiongan River, Cultural tourism and other alternative activities.
For the year 1996, the total domestic and foreign tourist that visited the city reached to 2,252. 1,916 are domestic tourists, 97 are balik-bayans and 239 are foreign tourists. Topping the list of foreign tourists are the Americans totaling to 77 or 32.22 percent; Hongkong 28 or 11.72 percent; Korens, 24 or 10.04 percent; Australians, 13 or 5.40 percent and the rest are Canadians; Malaysians; Germans, Indonesians, Italians and Arabian.
The city has diverse natural scenic attractions. There are beaches, waterfalls, cave, lake and man-made attractions. Available beaches are the Badiangon Beach and Cold Spring, Mawa Beach, La Vista Mar, Alte Beach, and Punong White Beach. Facilities offered are cottages, canteens, rest rooms and dressing rooms.
Gingoog has plenty of waterfalls, thus the city is named as “City of Waterfalls”. Foremost are the Tiklas, Kilubag, and Bangbang falls which are easily accessible by motorcycles or vehicles. The rest needs a thirty minute to one hour walk of rugged terrain, best for ambitious and thrill seeker individuals.
Danao Lake is approximately seven (7) kilometers from Barangay Banta-awan which itself is 18 kilometers southwest from the city proper. It is approximately 1,830 meters above sea level and extends to a 5 hectares oval shaped body of water which is clear and calm surrounded by a virgin forest.
The city is blessed with verdant mountains namely Mt. Lunot and Balatukan both very rich in natural resources, flora and fauna included. These mountains are haven to mountaineering enthusiasts.
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