Lake · Butig, Lanao del Sur
Lake Butig
A small forest lake at 500 metres in the southern highlands, with Mount Makaturing as its backdrop.
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Mountain · Butig, Lanao del Sur
Mount Makaturing
Also known as Palaw a Magatoring.
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The place
Mountain in Butig, Lanao del Sur
An active stratovolcano of 1,940 metres in Butig, whose old eruptions are tied to the history of the Maguindanao Sultanate.
Mountain
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
Safety in Lanao del Sur
The security picture here is more variable than in Cotabato City or Tawi-Tawi, and it moves. Marawi itself is visited, but travel is best arranged through local contacts, the city tourism office, or MSU, and some outlying municipalities are best left off an itinerary without current local advice. This is the area where asking on the ground matters most, and where a plan made from a distance is least reliable.
About this place
Makaturing stands 1,940 metres high in Butig, with a base about 29 kilometres across, and is one of the active volcanoes of the Central Mindanao Arc.
A travel writer on Cotabato history links an 18th-century eruption of Makaturing to the decline of the Maguindanao Sultanate. On 18 May 1947 a Philippine Air Force C-47 named Lili Marlene crashed on the mountain, killing General Edwin Andrews and 16 others, among them Senator Francisco Zulueta.
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Bangsamoro officials visited Mount Makaturing from Barira in Maguindanao del Norte in 2022, while a road linking Barira to Butig was under construction.
What to do
Camp at Hunters' Camp
The usual campsite is at about 1,300 metres; the summit is roughly 3 hours above it.
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The first day's trail passes through leech-infested forest to gullies of black volcanic sand.
pinoymountaineer.comSee Lake Lanao and Lake Makaturing from the top
The summit looks north over Lake Lanao, with Lake Makaturing, Mount Latukan and the Piapayungan Range around it.
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What to eat
Labas on the way to Butig
A 2023 party bought labas, smoked bariles tuna, on the way to Butig and had it for dinner the night before the climb.
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Before you go
- It is an active volcano: check the PHIVOLCS bulletin before going.
- Arrange visits outside Marawi through the provincial tourism office and go with local companions.
Where you’ll be
Butig, Lanao del Sur
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Where to sleep in Lanao del Sur
- No photo of this hotel yet
hotel
Ranaw Business Hotel
Marawi
Business hotel used for MSSD events in Marawi, October 2026
mssd.barmm.gov.ph · as of 2026-10 - No photo of this hotel yet
hotel
Samsara Palace Hotel and Event
Mapandi Bridge, Lilod Saduc, Marawi City
Hotel and events venue listed by the Bangsamoro Parliament, July 2026
parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2026-07 - No photo of this hotel yet
hotel
Santorini Hotel, Garden Cafe and Events Place
Heaven Road, Marawi City
Hotel with a garden cafe and events place, listed by the Bangsamoro Parliament, November 2024
parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2024-11 - No photo of this resort yet
resort
Lake View Resort
Timbangalan, Marawi City
Lakeside resort above Lake Lanao; hosted an MPOS livelihood training, May 2024
mpos.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2024-05
Named where a public source names them; no rates or availability. Ask the place directly.
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Padang Karbala
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