Mountain · Butig, Lanao del Sur
Mount Makaturing
An active stratovolcano of 1,940 metres in Butig, whose old eruptions are tied to the history of the Maguindanao Sultanate.
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Lake · Butig, Lanao del Sur
Lake Butig
Also known as Lake Butig National Park.
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The place
Lake in Butig, Lanao del Sur
A small forest lake at 500 metres in the southern highlands, with Mount Makaturing as its backdrop.
Lake
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
Lake Butig lies at the foot of the Butig mountains in Barangay Pindolonan, about 500 metres above sea level. It and its surrounding forest make up a 68-hectare national park declared in 1965.
The cool climate draws visitors and a swimming resort has been set up on the shore. Hornbills, parrots, woodpeckers and wild ducks live in the forest, along with Philippine monkeys, deer and wild pigs.
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Mount Makaturing, a 1,940-metre volcano, rises behind it.
What to do
Swim at the lakeshore resort
The lake sits at 500 metres and a swimming resort has been set up on the shore for people who come to cool off.
en.wikipedia.orgLook for hornbills and wild ducks in the forest
The 68-hectare park's forest has hornbills, parrots, woodpeckers and wild ducks, as well as monkeys, deer and wild pigs.
en.wikipedia.orgDrive in on the Lake Lanao Circumferential Road
The lake is about 30 km from Marawi by the circumferential road; get current local advice before setting out.
en.wikipedia.org
Before you go
- Butig is well off the usual circuit. Get current local advice before setting out, and go with a contact from the area.
Where you’ll be
Butig, Lanao del Sur
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Where to sleep in Lanao del Sur
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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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