Lake Holon: The Gem of Southern Mindanao, Philippines

This majestic crater lake is situated at T’boli, South Cotabato in the Southern portion of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The lake is also known as the "Crown Jewel of the South". It has an elevation of 1280.16 masl. It is situated in the caldera of Mt. Parker.

I visited this lake in December. In order to reach this beautiful crater lake, we travelled about 8 hours from our hometown, Cagayan de Oro City located in the northern portion of the island of Mindanao. There are two ways to reach the lake through two trails; The Salacafe and the Kule trail. From the tourism center of T’boli, we rode a habal-habal (Moto Taxi) for 30 minutes going to the trail jump-off.