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| Mt. Apo |
Located within the boundaries of Davao City, the Province of Davao del Sur and North Cotabato. With an area of 72,769 hectares, Mt. Apo is the home of majestic Philippine Eagle and the world's famous Waling-waling.
The mountain offers sea of an exotic display of nature at its best in its virgin state a steaming blue lake in a picturesque setting, geysers and sulphur pillars, rainwater lakes, the swift flowing Marbel, Sibulan and Baruring Rivers, waterfalls cascading with a thunderous roar from a deep gorge for a total drop of almost 300 feet.
Climbing Mount Apo takes four days. Several trails lead to the summit, coming from North Cotabato and Davao provinces. An average hike requires 2–4 days. Various sights include Lake Venado, one of the highest lakes in the Philippines, and the old crater of Mt. Apo near its summit. In the classification system used by local popular mountaineering website PinoyMountaineer.com, the difficulty of the hike is 7 out of 9. The mountain may be climbed year-round.
Before climbing, contact the Department of Tourism Office in Davao (Magsaysay Park Complex, Tel. (82) 221-0070/221-6955) or the Mt. Apo Climbers Association of Davao City where tents, camping, gear, provisions and guides are available.
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