Sola Gratia

Tago is blessed with natural attractions but only a few, if at all, have been developed. But recently an inland resort has opened in Pamugsukan, Gamut that is fast attracting tourists. It’s called “Sola Gratia.”

Sola gratia is Latin for “grace alone,” a teaching that salvation comes by God’s grace alone and not as an unearned favor from Him. The name is apt because the resort is one of the amenities of a bible school. In fact, it was put-up so that the school can have funds to support partly its students who study there for free.

Sola Gratia is a pocket forest that exudes a notion of all things primitive: vine-curtained trees, massive boulders limned by cascading waters, a murmuring creek and a colorful bed of flowers.



At the center of Sola Gratia are two pools: one for kids, one for adults. Not necessarily mutually exclusive, these pools contain emerald water siphoned from a natural source---somewhere up there must be a spring or a falls---and discharged into a creek that snakes all the way to Tago River. In short, the water is forever flowing, fresh and clean!





At present, there’s only one cottage. But a small group can camp out under the caretaker’s high-heeled lodge decked with tables and chairs. Other than those two, campers have to content themselves with just long tables and benches. But for sure that’s only for now.

Sola Gratia’s area is limited but its unique contour can be exploited to offer thrills to daring souls. One thinks of rappelling, rock climbing, vine-swinging, and crossing a hanging bridge from one tree house to another. Here's praying the pastor-owner would spend time learning what to do with Sola Gratia’s natural advantages!



From Tago or Tandag, Sola Gratia is just a short tricycle commute away. It’s about 50 meters from the highway but one can drive down the narrow path straight to the gate.

Children and adults are asked to pay P10 and P20, inclusive of cottage fee. Night swimming is allowed from 6:00 to 9:00 o’clock at P30 each. Drinking alcohol and smoking are prohibited.