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Mt. Apo via Kapatagan Trail: 3D2N itinerary

From City of Davao · Via Kapatagan, Gudi-Gudi camp and the Boulders

Hours to the summit
10.5 hours to the summit

The usual three-day Apo climb from Davao by way of Digos and Kapatagan: register and take guides, trek to the Gudi-Gudi campsite on day one, cross the sulfur-smelling Boulders to the crater and summit on day two, and come down on day three. The summit is about 10.5 hours away. Day three differs by route: some groups return to Kapatagan, others traverse past Lake Venado to Kidapawan.

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Timetable

  1. Day 1

    1. 05:00Early breakfast in Davao.
    2. 06:00Take a bus from the Davao Ecoland Terminal to Digos.
    3. 07:30Arrive in Digos; take a tricycle to the market, have breakfast and buy supplies.
    4. 09:00Take a Kapatagan-bound van.
    5. 11:00Arrive in Kapatagan; register and arrange guides.
    6. 11:30Ride a habal-habal to the Mainit jump-off.
    7. 12:00Start the trek.
    8. 15:30Arrive at Gudi-Gudi campsite between 3:30 and 5:30 PM and set up camp; water is available there.
    9. 18:30Dinner and socials.

  2. Day 2

    1. 06:00Breakfast and break camp, between 6:00 and 6:30 AM.
    2. 08:00Start the trek to the crater via the Boulders, a long rocky stretch where gloves help against the sulfur.
    3. 12:00Reach the crater; lunch.
    4. 13:00Reach the summit of Mt. Apo between 1:00 and 4:30 PM and set up the summit camp.
    5. 14:00Explore the vast summit area.

  3. Day 3

    1. 06:00Breakfast and break the summit camp.
    2. 07:00Start the descent.
    3. 09:00Reach Lake Venado between 9:00 and 11:00 AM.
    4. 12:00Reach Mainit hot spring and cross the river.
    5. 13:00Option: retrace your route instead, arriving back at Sitio Paradise in Kapatagan around 1:00 PM.
    6. 15:00End of the traverse at Lake Agko (Agco).
    7. 16:00Ride a habal-habal to Kidapawan City.
    8. 17:00Take a van from Kidapawan to Davao City.
    9. 20:00Back in Davao City.

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