Rewarding Scenic Beauty at Mt. Batulao
Of all the beginner-friendly mountains these climbers tagged, Mt. Batulao is one of the few that really is a beginner-friendly. If you are looking for your first mountain to climb, you might want to consider Mt. Batulao. Truly, with less physical effort, a rewarding scenic beauty at Mt. Batulao awaits you. It is so far, based on my experience, the epitome of a “chill climb” next to Gulugud Baboy. Although, I don’t remember claiming these words on our first and previous climb here which can be read here: Up and Down to the top of Mt. Batulao
Anyway, I’ve listed down the best qualities and reasons to climb Mt. Batulao:
1. As I have mentioned, with less physical effort, a rewarding scenic beauty awaits you. Of course, assuming that you are physically active. If not, then, it can still be exhausting on your part.
2. Ridges are pretty awesome and will be more cinematic if one will do drone shots here. I can say that it can be likened to the mountain ridges we see on tiktok and fb reels.
3. There are 12 peaks, which will help you anticipate how much more or long you need to go through before reaching the top. It’s like a countdown.
4. As for now, it is underrated, or probably because most don’t know that Mt. Batulao is open again after closing for rehabilitation for several years. So yeah, there ae less tourist on the location even on weekends. Well, if I were to compare Batulao to other famous mountains, such as Pulag and Rizal’s. This also means, less waiting time for the opportunity to have decent photos on the beautiful spots. And imagine on weekdays, you’ll get “wantosawa” photo opportunities.
5. Refreshments and food are available on the trail and on the top on weekends and holidays but they are closed on weekdays. So pack your own if you’re going to sched your hike on weekdays.
6. You have the option to use the new trail or old trail or both by doing a traverse. Numerous pass-through fees are still implemented here (P20-P30) probably because some part are privately-owned.
7. If you are fond of rapelling, then Mt. Batulao is perfect for you. Some part of the trail require rapelling or rock climbing but the difficulty level is very low.
8. Most part of Mt. Batulao, including on the summit, the network signals are available.
9. Here is the video documentary of our climb here to help you visualize your climb here: Mt. Batulao (Mountain Ridges, Rapelling, etc.)
And, here are the proofs of the scenic beauties at Mt. Batulao, crafted by the most creative and gracious God who allowed us to witness these, though the weather forecast told us otherwise:
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I know you are looking for the itinerary and budget breakdown, so here:
Itinerary
2:00 AM – left Bacoor, Cavite
4:00 AM – arrived at Brgy. Kaylaway / Registration / Breakfast
4: 40 AM – start of trek
6:00 AM – witness sunrise / rest
7:20 AM – Summit
8:00 AM – Descent to Peak 8
9:00 AM – Peak 8 / Early Unli Lunch (provided by the tour)
10:00 AM – Descent back to jump off
11:00 AM – Registration Area / Clean-up
12:00 NM – Back to Cavite / Manila
Budget Breakdown
1500 – Transpo / Registration / Tour Guide / Event Fee / Unli Food
25 to 100 – Bathroom use (depending on how much water you are going to use)
