2013 Lake Holon Outlet Adventure

Attention mountaineers!

Get your backpacks and mountaineering gears ready, and prepare to experience the Lake Holon (also called Lake Maughan) adventure as the Municipality of T'boli in South Cotabato invites everyone to the most awaited climb this year to Mt. Melibingoy and Lake Holon, the 2013 LAKE HOLON OUTLET ADVENTURE!


Known for its crystal clear waters and recognized as one of the cleanest lakes in the Philippines, Lake Holon has become one of the favorite destinations for eco-adventure enthusiasts and mountaineers. It is around 300 hectares and is the caldera lake of Mt. Melibingoy (also Mt. Parker) in T'boli, South Cotabato. Check out this photo by Sir Julz Mella.

From Poblacion, T'boli Lake Holon can be reach through a motorcycle (habal-habal) ride for about one hour to Brgy. Salacafe , then Salacafe to Lake Holon via an almost three (3) hours of trekking.

Below is the itinerary for the 2013 Lake Holon Outlet Adventure:

March 8 (Friday) DAY 1
8:00AM-4:00PM - Arrival of Participants/Registration
Tourism/Information Office
4:00PM-5:00PM - Fetch Tents Besides Tourism Office
5:00PM-6:00PM - Dinner Preparation
6:00PM-9:00PM - Free Time
9:00PM-Beyond - Lights Off

March 9 (Saturday) DAY 2 
5:00AM-6:00AM - Wake up call/Coffee Time
6:00AM-7:00AM - Breakfast
7:00AM-8:00AM - Fixed Tent/Gear up
8:00AM-9:00AM - Orientation c/o MENRO
Jump off Poblacion to Barangay Salacafe
9:00AM-10:00AM - Arrival (Barangay Salacafe)
10:00AM-10:30AM - To Sitio Nabul
10:30AM-2:00PM - Trekking to Holon Outlet
2:00PM-5:00PM - Fetch Tent/Photo Ops
5:00PM-7:00PM - Dinner Preparation
7:00PM-9:00PM - Mountainers’ Way
9:00PM-Beyond - Ligths Off/Be considerate to other Mountaineers

March 10 (Sunday) DAY 3
5:00AM-6:00AM - Coffee time
6:00AM-7:00AM - Breakfast Preparation
7:00AM-8:00AM - Trek to outlet downstream
Going to Landslide Area
8:00AM-10:00AM - Photo Ops/See the Destruction Made by 2001 Earthquake
That causes a flashflood that affected some part of the Province of Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato along Allah River
10:00AM-12:00N - Still on Landslide Area
12:00N-1:00PM - Lunch
1:00PM-2:00PM - Trek Back to Campsite
2:00PM-5:00PM - Break Camp/Pack up Logistics
Trek Back to Barangay Salacafe
5:00PM-6:00PM - Transportation (Salacafe-Poblacion)
6:00PM-7:00PM - Fetch Tent/Washed up
7:00PM-12:00MN - Giving of Certificates/Dinner
Mountaineers Night

March 11 (Monday) - “HOME SWEET HOME”

Registration: P 350 (inclusive T-shirt, Transpo and one (1) dinner)

The 2013 Lake Holon Outlet Adventure is one of the major events of the 15th Seslong Festival & 39th Foundation Anniversary of the Municipality of T'boli

Don't miss it!
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