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A cool spring in Ampatuan, on ground the Teduray hold as a sacred hunting ground.
The place
A cool spring in Ampatuan, on ground the Teduray hold as a sacred hunting ground.
Nature
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
Safety in Maguindanao del Sur
This is the area to arrange rather than improvise. Several municipalities carry standing advisories and a visible military presence, and clan disputes are a real and local phenomenon that outsiders read badly. Travel with a local contact who knows the specific town, coordinate with the LGU, and treat any plan that does not include those two steps as incomplete.
Kilantan Spring is one of the tourism sites the Maguindanao del Sur provincial government lists for the town of Ampatuan. The name comes from klan-taen, a word meaning chaos, drought, the dry season or the absence of water.
The province describes the place as a sacred hunting ground of the Teduray, the native inhabitants of the area. A 2026 Manila Times column on the province's lesser-known places notes the spring's cool water and the greenery around it.
Cool off in the spring
Its cool water and the greenery around it make it a quiet place to spend time outdoors.
newswav.comAmpatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
No lodging here is named by a public source yet. Ask the area’s tourism office, or stay in its main town.
Memory · Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
The site in Sitio Masalay where 58 people, many of them journalists, were killed on 23 November 2009.
Best: Families and media groups gather at the site for the anniversary around 23 November
Heritage · Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur
The P218-million capitol the Ampatuans built in Shariff Aguak, about 400 m from their mansions.
Nature · Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
A clear river pool about 7 feet deep in Sitio Tangkapa, Datu Hoffer Ampatuan.
Heritage · Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur
A Teduray village in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan where women make and sell rattan and bamboo goods.
