Unraveling the rich culture of T’boli and conquering an
exhilarating adventure in and around Lake Sebu. (Part 1)
Lake Sebu is
not just lake, but the name of the town.
It is one of the municipalities in the province of South Cotabato, and
known as the summer capital of the province because of its temperature that is
comparable to Tagaytay City in Luzon. The town is surrounded with placid lakes,
hills and mountains with thick rain forest, which is known to be home to the
indigenous people; T’boli’s, Tirurays, Ubos, and Manobos.
Tale of three lakes
Lake Sebu is surrounded by three lakes:
1. Lake Lahit - is the smaller of the three lakes with a scope of 24 hectares.
2. Lake Sohoton - is the deepest of the three, which covers 48 hectares.
3. Lake Sebu - perhaps the most popular and largest of the three, measuring 354 hectares.
According to the locals, the deepest part of the lake that was explored by American divers is at maximum of 60 meters. Much of its part is too dangerous to explore because it is said to be too dark and it characterizes a mountain like terrain with dense trees and logs.
Lake Sebu at dawn. Lake is home for various variety of birds and
tilapia.
Lake Sebu
is separated by lakes, thus, people use small banca as the primary form of transportation. Bancas are use by young ones and
old folks with ease and confidence.
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| For some kids who are lucky enough from the crawling grasp of latest gadgets, their playground is a simple,and very basic bamboo tree floating on cold water of the lake, an afternoon delight and a place to dream their dreams. |
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| A captivating bed of lotus flower awaits the visitors at dawn on any given day. |
Going Local
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| Daily tilapia harvest for dinner and breakfast. |
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| Among other signature tilapia dishes, one of the best is the adobong tilapia. |
The economy is based on aquaculture of Tilapia
grown in large fish cages floating in the lake. More than one half of the land
around the lake is cultivated for agriculture.
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| One of the sweetest and properly balance taste "kinilaw na tilapia". |
Accommodation
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| Breakfast overlooking the lake with a hearty meal of all the best coffee, tapa, and pineapple. You just have to ask for it . The dragon fly bid us goodbye on our last day at the hotel. |
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| View of Moutain Lake Resort from the lake. |
Mountain Lake Eco Resort
Mountain Lake Eco Resort is located along the lakeshore at Barangay Bacdulong in the municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Philippines
(Rate as of April 2015)
Room Accommodation with cable TV
Family Villa (good for 3 pax) 1,200.00
Twin Bed Villa (good for 2 pax) 1,000.00
King Size Bed (good for 2 pax) 800.00
Family Room (good for 6 pax) 1,500.00
Twin Bed Room (good for 2 pax) 900.00
King Size Bed Room (good for 2 pax) 700.00
Gono T’Boli (good for 7 pax 1,600.00
w/ hot & cold water)
Room Accommodation w/o cable TV
King Size Bed (good for 2 pax) 800.00
Twin Bed Room (good for 2 pax) 500.00
Family Room (good for 6 pax) 1,500.00
(my room for 4 nights)
Family Room (good for 4pax) 1,100.00
Gono T’Boli (good for 7 pax) 1,400.00
Gono T’Boli (good for 10 pax) 2,000.00
Dormitory (per head) 150.00
Address:Bgy. Bacdulong, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Philippines
Land Line Phone : +63 83 826-1009 PLDT
Mobile Phone:
Email:reservation@mountainlakeecoresort.com
At whatever meal time, you may try a 35 minute tour around the lake's 11 islets, and a short cultural presentation by ate Heda, the dancing queen of Lake Sebu, read more about it on Unraveling the rich culture of T’boli and conquering an exhilarating adventure in and around Lake Sebu (Part 2).
Unraveling the rich culture of T’boli and conquering an exhilarating adventure in and around Lake Sebu (Part 3): 7 Falls zipline
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