Travel Guide Sacred Mountain National Park

Mount Apo is certainly one of the most exciting sites in southern Mindanao. The highest mountain in the Philippines is a volcano that reaches 2 954 m above sea level. Its base comprises the provinces of Davao del Sur, Cotabato del Norte, Bukidnon and Agusan del Sur.The mountain is at the heart of Mount Apo National Park, one of the largest parks in the country, spanning 72 800 ha. This national park with mystical beauty has wonderful fauna and flora and is punctuated by sulfur rivers, waterfalls and lakes. Due to its high situation, there is a great diversity of plants, including the waling-waling orchid, or Vanda sanderiana, famous throughout the world. This park is one of the richest botanical gardens in southern Asia. The forest houses, among other Philippine animal species, the Filipino eagle.Apo means "grandfather of all mountains". Its indigenous inhabitants consider it a sacred mountain. They call it "Sandawa" (sulfur mountain). The Bagobos live along its slopes, in the heart of the housing of the gods.Mount Apo rise requires strength and endurance. A preparation is proposed by mountain guides associations and tourist departments. Remember, there is also a need to fight the cold. So let's have sweaters, pants, gloves, K-way® and light walking shoes.Saying for climber: «Don't leave anything except fingerprints, do nothing except photos, kill nothing except time. '»»»»