Mount Apo Natural Park — Attraction in Kidapawan

The only mountain that captured my heart. Its majestic views and natural forest serve as the home of faunas. The colorful floras, from its smallest organism to the centennial trees. The terrains and trails serve as paths to the peaks and summit. The springs, rivers, falls, and lakes ease our thirstiness on our way. These are the waters not only for the hiker/climber but it serve as a life-giver for all creatures above the summit to the deepest point of the oceans.

I hope someday I can be there again. Watching my footprints in the shallow lakes. Taking pictures where my memories save those precious time.

Exploring my fatherland is like searching for a piece of myself. Every climb I take is a step to rethink what my ancestors lived back in those days. That story my father and grandfather tell me.

To my dear climber:

Let us help maintain the cleanliness and preserve our natural gem in our land. Not only in our place but also in every corner...

Painful, tiring yet fun and refreshingly awesome! Nov.19-21, 2021 Camp Reyes site. Expenses are as follows: Van rental (optional) 7k from Mintal to Bansalan Ubo but negotiated to 6500 all in. Single motorbike from Ubo to star is 100/bag and another 100/person from ubo to star. Porter fee is 800/day initial 15kg. Additional will be 70/kg applicable on 1st and 3rd day. Tour Guide fee is 1k per day. Day 2: private porter separate fee Day 3: Motorbike single person with bags 150 from star to ubo. Food: potluck Water: 100Php/500ml natures spring bottled water available in camp reyes Activities: Day 1: 8-hour hike from Star to camp reyes 12noon to 8pm Day 2: 4-hour hike from camp reyes to crater Few minutes climb to Bansalan peak. 1.5hrs hike to Kidapawan peak 3-hour hike from Old camp to camp reyes

Day 3: 4 hours hike from camp reyes to first water source. 1 hour hike from water source...

It's pristine nature hard to find anywhere else. Wanna detoxify from the stresses of life? I highly recommend going back to nature here at Mount Apo. Not sure if you can make it? Do a lot of research and prepwork beforehand and try trekking through smaller mountains first, like Mount Loay in Sta Cruz. Reaching the top of Apo is really 90 percent mental so aside from physical preparation, make sure you got the fortitude needed too. Learn to take things one step at a time. When tired, rest. Refrain from asking the tour guide about how long it will take you because either you wont like the answer or they won't be honest with you. Just keep on walking and enjoy the trek through the mountain because you will surely get...