MYSTERIOUS VOLCANIC CRATER LAKE IN THE PHILIPPINES - BecomingFilipino Leyte Guide

I was reminded once again... the Philippines is mysterious and mesmerising!
Welcome to the crater lake of Mt. Cabalian in San Juan, Southern Leyte. This active volcano last erupted in 1820 and stands 3100 feet tall overlooking the Cabalian Bay.
Kumar and I knew nothing about this place and just saw it randomly on google maps. Because it looked so interesting... We talked to locals in San Juan, found a guide, and spent two hours trekking through dense jungle. Upon reaching the crater lake we said...
“Tabi-Tabi po”.
The green water and surrounding area was both mysterious and mesmerising! I did go for a swim, and shockingly, even though the lake is high up... it wasn’t that cold! Maybe the volcanic environment has something to do with that?!
Yup, Southern Leyte is home to this natural wonder! A mysterious volcanic crater lake in the Philippines!
AYUS!
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Music: Epidemic Sound

[@BecomingFilipino]

ALWAYS REMEMBER IF YOU GO ON THESE KIND OF LOCAL TREKS IN THE PHILIPPINES TO PACK OUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU PACK IN :) The lake area was very clean, but those two bags of garbage that have been collected over the past months should not be there in the first place. These kind of places are INCREDIBLE. And we can all do our part in helping keep them clean. Taking a few pieces of garbage out with you is even better... SUPER APIR! HAVE YOU BEEN HERE!?

[@jev2867]

Adventure pa more. Power on!

[@henriettamatthews8199]

Kulas, Kumar pahingi ng pan de sal. Sarap......... Ayo ayo............

[@juliuscarltomada2030]

Kulas can I see you? please please please!!!!

[@romulobulalacao8729]

albor nalang t-shirts mo

[@ronman7846]

thats a lot of garbage there but the one who did this did not think about environment they just left it there so sad..

[@sentinelws]

Far from civilisation, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by people you don't know and the only thing you have to fear is overeating. I love Filipinos !

[@aklanpinoy6717]

sentinelws Cool reply, the best! :)

[@pearl-uj8bl]

overwhelming comment...cant help to smile while rading your comment. thank u for loving us..

[@nelsonvallarta9611]

I am really crying with this comment. All over the world love Filipinos, Filipinos are really known to be hospitable and very kind but its really alarming that we dont do that to our fellow Filipinos. Not all but certainly a lot of us are, its good to show to all human kind who we are but we always tend to see other nationalities superior to us its God's gift but on the other hand, we dont apply it to our own race.

[@Hi-vw7fg]

Thanks for the nice description of Filipinos because it's really true, even in other countries like in America where I reside now we still do it.

[@ynajones1536]

Thank u for loving us Filipinos ,love from Filipino heart working in hk

[@chetonichi]

Pure, unadulterated adventure in a jaw-droppingly gorgeous exotic tropical setting. Doesn't get any better I don't think...

[@ourbayan1733]

Ah! Pandasal....the best in the morning when still warm! What's mesmerizing is watching your video's. Love them, Kyle!

[@lynleialberto2191]

Wow another amazing in the Philippines 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Amping kulas and kumar thanks to guy God bless always 😭😭😭❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍

[@samundoko]

That drone shot with the bird flying underneath was EPIC! Absolutely loved that! 👌I also liked how chill and laid back this vlog is especially the coconut climbing and picking. I would have wanted to see what happened next - like if you drank/ate the buko (young coconut). That lake is dope! 👍 Nice filming by @kumardjack too!

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hello samundoko marrivera

[@lvg0001]

I watch your vlogs on my break time, very relaxing and fun to see your new adventures every time!

[@julietspritzer5659]

WOW!! Gorgeous lake Kyla's. thank you for sharing.

[@saneone4453]

The palm tree /coconuts finale.. wheww..nuff said about the Phil camaraderie ! The rest was yet another visual Odyssey ! Thanks Kyle !

[@jjgonzales878]

Amazing ...... the KuKu's are here (Kulas n Kumar ) .... great tandem

[@jenell73]

Did not even know about this place. Thanks for sharing it with us,kulas. You probably have travelled the country more than most us had done

[@BecomingFilipino]

I didn't know either... just saw it on google maps and went for it :)

[@lampbajep]

He beat us mga pinoy. Haha!

[@lampbajep]

@@BecomingFilipino that's what I've been doing here in US, discovering it in the google earth.

[@evelaire]

This is located in our neighboring town but i havent been there 😂 ngayon ko lang sya nakita lol

[@photovlog4495]

its ormoc

[@mel124177]

That is why you're the no. 1 vlogger of all time here Kulas, you go the off-beaten, non-touristy spots that we can only dream of going to! That lake is sure enchanting and breathtaking!

[@annsola347]

Watching your vlogs to start my day.Thank you so much Kulas for bringing the Philippines to us OFW in any part of the world.Amping always.Godbless👼

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hello ann sola

[@mariacorazonamante4260]

Wow! Awesome nature! Ka beautiful sa place. Nag ulan pa gyud. Anyways, the after effect of the rain is a plenty of negative ions which is good for health. Ikaw man gyud ang amazing Kulas with your buddy Kumar. Ma awe gyud ko sa imong mga video sa mga places nga imong maadtoan. Busa ako gyud ka gina follow. Take care you two both always. God bless!!!

[@filipbong]

I can't say this enough- lush tropical landscape is my element. That place is a nature paradise/a place of communion with nature. Thanks for 'taking' us here.

[@mellisarabano8293]

Aha waiting for this.Good morning kulas and kumar

[@FlowerForYouBRUNO]

wow i love the simplicity of the town and the crater is beautiful i can’t wait to go there perfection amping kulas

[@imevaldezkyle]

Hi, Kyle. I'm Kyle! Haha. Just wanna say thanks so much for visiting our dear Cabalian, specifically in Danao. I hope that you enjoyed everything there. We are very much overwhelmed for what you did. I may not know you personally, but I can see the goodness in your heart. Again, thank you. I... We rather, hope to see you next time. By the way, taga Sta. Cruz ko. Silingan nga barangay sa Dayanog. Pag- ajo ajo. APIR! 😉

[@leahmaeptrinh4176]

Wow Kulas! Another amazing epic views, mountain's, trees, so green Lake and amazing good loko Pilipino's around you.🤗🤗🤗🤗😄😄😄😄😄😄😄I loved it!

[@Dalszielle]

Wow!! It’s a breathtaking view from above with the green trees and the lake in the middle. You are lucky to be there!😮👍🏻

[@crixelcrux6454]

What a great vlog as always kulas and a wonderful day to you, .. you really not just showing the wonders of Philippine but also embrace and love it as the way it is.. I can fell how you truly felt ..every time when you see everything new to you..Your somehow like a kid who've been very happy for finding a treasure..keep it up kulas and please take care always...wish you good health and more treasure for you to found..

[@BecomingFilipino]

Thanks for being part of the journey :)

[@aldenmitsa9404]

woooow! nice video ilove Philippines...God Bless

[@graciemeier7056]

Oh so fantastic!!! I love this! 😍 Thanks, Kulas!! 🎉🌟💯🥂

[@ayeshagonz9495]

a good way to be fit... trekking to a beautiful and mystical place..WOW!!! thank you kulas and kumar for this journey! Amping mo pirmi..

[@snowbeach11]

Wow❗️breathtaking, the sweeping valleys of the mountains soo beautifully naturally shaped. The shining bright sky hovering its reflection to the densely greenest forest you can even imagine & then going down down eh voila it’s Mr J in the middle of the jungle everyone. Abaca fiber that is what we use for making stuff in grade sch. Good joke. Wow wow wow that is like a hidden paradise that a visitors like Kulas & co. can be proud of finding/being in there. Kulas smiles says it all. It’s all worth it. It looks like a giant green eye nature. It’s natures fullest beauty at it’s best. Where they’re come from they’re not there b4? I thought all the way it’s just the 3 of you + the dog ohh that’s a bit scary they just come up. It’s all cool. So brave of you to swim just like that alone in the middle of nowhere. Your moving & kicking like a frog w the drone shot. 🤣 Exactly the right place for a boyzzz day out eating pancit/adobo. That’s a really wild berry ✔️location 🧐 i think Mystic Meg doesn’t want you to live , it keep stopping you , branches keep holding on to you or maybe they probably like your red Canadian top. You’re being stop by the trees twice just like your twice 💩 steps. At the end still Pinoys hospitality at its finest.

[@kaibiganka7558]

Oh, gorgeous drone view Kulas. That's a real treasure... I really hope people will take their trash with them until they see a trashbin to put it in. That's how they do it in Japan. This will help mother Earth. Please let us keep our planet clean. Kulas I think the reason you keep getting caught by the bushes is that the mountain wants to keep you to help clean the whole area. LOL! God bless Kyle and Kumar. 🙏

[@ramiltransfiguracion4928]

Been watching all your blogs and so thankful that somebody like you who in one way or another never hesitate to be a filipino maybe not by blood but by heart...thank you so much for your love to our country...-..

[@thellystravelvideosmore2969]

Awesome view! Well done Kulas. You have show us again how beautiful our country is. Thumbs up.

[@Shr3dMyAss]

When you flew your drone, it was a stunning view. A hell of a mountain range, super beautiful..Is it a crater or a sleeping volcano? You know what Kulas? you really deserve it that you are now in tourism department. 👍👍👍👍

[@santiagofrankcyrusg.9775]

Its a sleeping volcano

[@pageantnerds5986]

There's an eagle passing by @12:45 - @12:48 .. not sure if it's Philippine Eagle but this place should remain to be protected .

[@BecomingFilipino]

Not a Philippine eagle, but certainly a beautiful bird

[@pageantnerds5986]

I love seeing Sea Eagles flying in Opol beach when I was still living in CDO City. Hope you also get to feature a one of a kind Water fall terraces (Kaparkan Waterfalls) in Abra which looks like those fantasy places on Elf kingdom. Just knew about the place when I watched Jessica Soho on GMA TV and would love to see more vlogs featuring that place. The layers of the waterfalls are made of Coral reefs because the mountain used to be underwater hundreds of years ago. It was just recently discovered waterfall and not much tourist yet in the area.

[@anrekuizon1849]

Might be a juvenile White-bellied Sea Eagle. This species nests in that area.

[@robertarodriguez2279]

never saw an eagle flying backwards :)

[@anrekuizon1849]

White bellied sea eagles have black tipped white tail.

[@jenel123456]

nice one kulas, such beautiful a place, padayon sa mga adventure og pag amping mong duha ni kumar

[@DrewsTravels]

An absolute legend of travel vloggers. Cheers Kulas for the inspiration to create Drew's Travels, documenting province life in Southern Leyte, Philippines.

[@kennalexisove]

Small advice from me as i grew up in a country side.. don't wear slippers/ flip flops especially if you're trekking at a high volume of vegetation. Centipedes are everywhere now that its rainy season..even the small snakes or baby snakes.. you wouldn't know if one of these will sting/bite you. 😉 happy trekkihg in this season..

[@NomadicInThePhilippines]

Looks like an amazing spot to explore! Great work on this one

[@jiandeegee8884]

Wow galing. Ito na siguro isa sa best video mo Kyle. Thanks for the Drone footage.

[@MrChrisjourdan]

kulas jst last few days I start following your videos, its so nice, keep on uploading. God bless🇵🇭

[@mikemikie8312]

OH WOW,truly a hidden gem what an amazing spot I bet many folk don't even know it exists thanks for taking us there guys and what a super guide he was :)

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hi mike mikie

[@janicesal922]

Ohh wow!!! This is just another amazing beautiful lake!! Even the forest doesnt want u to go yet, they kept their branches stuck on your shirt... thats so funny! What a way to get closer to the mother nature. The nature provides food in turn we must take responsibility of our trash... 😊I so love berries and butong!!! Take care always pag nagsuroy-suroy ha!! 💞💟💕💖💗

[@BecomingFilipino]

That was so crazy it happened twice!

[@mrUten-ob6xj]

😍Majestic epic 😎 lake danao🤩one of my bucket list.next year😍😎thanks for sharing sir.kulas&sir.kumar.super ayus.super apir.😎tca po mga sir.😍youre guide is superman😎🤩💪

[@lorelynfrancisco1592]

Wow😍😍😍 Its a green lake nyc vlog kulas and kumar .. Keep it up.👍👍👍

[@lorenelmido9979]

Watching from HK. And my hometown is Abuyog Leyte... Nice one Kulas And Kumar....

[@Nil_Sama]

OMG HAHAHAHHAHA that guy with the white shirt saying welcome to lake Danao is my classmate from elementary lol 😂😂😂

[@lourdes86179]

Hala ako nanay sige hisgot ana lake Danao

[@howardalteisen2281]

Binugbog ko yan

[@minniemoos4967]

Thanks Kulas and Kumar for exploring and sharing this beautiful place.

[@sPcynnP]

Can't stop watching these amazing videos of amazing places in Philippines. Keep up the good work Kulas!

[@shilashila4737]

Love to see n watch your journey kulas. .its so amazing Philippines. Take care u n kumar kulas .avid watcher your channel from Kingdom of Bahrain

[@mercytysonvlogs7986]

#NotifiSquad keep them Coming Dude greetings from Cebu 😍

[@BecomingFilipino]

Super Apir!

[@simonriley118]

MercyTysonVlogs you seems interesting, subscribed.

[@shaneajose9259]

Subscribed

[@edilbertolopez4859]

The diffetence on your vlog is the sponaeity closeness to mother nature and to animals and your magnetic cool respect for the simple less fortunate rural yet gentle ordinary folks wherever you go.

[@WINDARSINO]

Wow, the clouds fells like heaven. Hehe...like it kulas

[@ecil1558]

heartwarming vlog.. ❤️ I miss home!

[@reyskidude]

impressive flying/dramatic intro starting 10:40... place reminds me of Bulusan lake but wilder...

[@BecomingFilipino]

It was a really fun place to explore and to fly

[@jennyreeves6774]

Hey love watching your videos,i love adventure,hiking and swimming,

[@lukeziepro5827]

Wow my wish come true thanks for visiting Mount Cabalian or Lake Danao. I made a wish a while ago and you made it true. Have more fun in the Philippines

[@leanderinosanto7846]

"I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world." Quoted from Louis Armstrong song "What a wonderful world", indeed. I'm still amazed to see those green vast, thick forest mountains intact beyond progress and development.

[@henriettamatthews8199]

Thank you. One of my favorite songs....

[@janicesal922]

Naks! ur an avid follower now!!!💞💕💖

[@lorelynfrancisco1592]

Wow... Its a green lake.. Nyc vlog kulas and kumar. Keep it up.😍😍😍

[@leanderinosanto7846]

Janice, yup matagal na. The only vlogger na sinusubaybayan ko. :)

[@mariacorazonamante4260]

Wow! nice song. It really is a wonderful world.

[@properlogic]

Damn, your drone can go SOOOOOOOO FAR. Amazing video, once again..

[@bornok3653]

So lucky the locals had some food, after a 2 hour walk. Daghang Salamat. Also what a great guide. Enjoy Kulas and Kumar.

[@LhilYoung14]

Oh my God! A very good morning to me. Thank you oh so much!

[@19culprit25]

You are living a dream bruh. Wooaah!

[@leslieonabudget]

Beautiful lake 💖

[@LoydDoron]

Kaway-kaway sa mga taga Southern Leytenyos dyan!

[@lccortez3519]

Wow! What an amazing aerial video of a hidden lake--at first I thought that you were referring to Lake Danao near Ormoc City (now a tourist attraction). This southern Lake Danao is a little smaller, but an awesome hidden gem (oh yes! that flying eagle was a bonus @12:46)... I just hope that the folks who visit this place never leave any trash, as in "leave no trace behind", because it seems that there are no rubbish collectors there, perhaps because the place is not yet developed for tourists! Gosh, you have to wade through a jungle to get there!!. Thanks Kulas for another brilliant Philippine travel vlog.

[@aliceinwonders7587]

Wow such a beautiful place.. .. Appreciate kulas for showing how beautiful our country is.. Watching your vlogs.. Watching here in Taiwan. Ofwpinay: free time medicine.

[@angelitalanuza2133]

Wow na wow kulas...

[@Richtv.888]

Beautiful place Amazing

[@melismaramos7729]

That lake looks so cool! Next time, bring mike coz I wanna see what is under that lake.

[@johnnheildollesin1749]

Napakasarap tlga pakinggan ang huni ng ibon at pakiramdaman ang malamig na simoy ng hangin kapag umaga sa probinsya. Ingat lagi kuya !

[@rabrox1435]

happy to watch this Kulas, nice one!

[@enricotolentino1175]

The drone shot from the top is magnificent.. the lake which is inside the crater of a sleeping volcano is absolutely amazing. I hope people who goes up there should take the responsibility of taking their trrash down.. Kulas is right. Lets protect and not ruin the beautiful places that we have. Have some discipline

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hello enrico tolentino

[@noraamburgey5463]

Hello kulas and kulas, what a beautiful house, loved it

[@lifevlogs2320]

This place is So Beautiful Kulas.Kudos to your squad for cool shots. 😊😊

[@jeancongzon7120]

Another interesting vlog Kulas. Like no other. 🙂👍👍

[@IanGem1121]

Kumar's drone shots look great!

[@PinayinHolland]

Wow i❤ nature super👍👍 Pandong ug dahon sa saging relate😂

[@olifabelo8652]

This amazing crater lake in Leyte was underrated,,i don't even know about this lake ,,thanks kulas for your channel..

[@travelandliveinfinland3094]

Woww, this place is so serene and lush.I wish, one day i will visit this place with my wife. Kulas, you are an expert in finding hidden gems, the reason why i am a fan of your channel is, you always go for exploring nature and recording it in a unique way that make viewers so happy and welcoming.I love phillippines and i am proud of myself for marrying a phillipino!.

[@csiman5459]

Awesome drone footage brad!

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hi ivan feliciano

[@rictvofficials1555]

Good morning kulas wow amazing LAKE if you go there in ormoc city we have also a LAKE DANAO shift like a geuter. God bless you and your family. Watching from Qatar 😎😎😎

[@zanggultiano8035]

Love to see that lake in the middle of that mountain kulas, its seems a volcanic crater..... continue vlogging the Phils. nature existence....

[@tv-rl3xf]

Omg watching your vlogs every day kulas,ka nindot diraa. .♡♡♡

[@mariad.waterman4152]

while your drone is taking the whole view of the hidden water lake a Philippine eagle fly by. Beautiful site.

[@zonelyn]

Nice drone shots nindot kaaju!

[@BecomingFilipino]

I really loved flying there :)... but even more so loved jumping into the lake and the experience of trekking

[@Ms.NadineMB]

My GOSH! 😍😍😍 Worth it!

[@nathshiju]

wow! first thing to pop-up on my youtube and I am greeted to a beatiful morning by your video...nice scenery😀 good morning kulas! super apir✋ keep on spreading positive vibes

[@Eleau]

12:45 .... that fly-by was amazing!!! was that an eagle?!

[@laneflores9700]

Oh my, You're so amazing . . .

[@rm_alfaro]

Wow! The clouds made the crater lake even more mysterious and captivating! I was a little nervous there thinking you might lose your drone in the clouds or crash it again, haha! Nice capture of the bird with your drone! Amazing indeed!

[@judithbriones3626]

Hi guysss! !!! Everything is so amazing . God Bless and protect you in your Phil. tour.

[@grimlocker908]

Thanks for featuring my hometown kulas :)

[@boualiamine8186]

Hello, i hear that there are gold by the locals is it possible ?

[@kerchahal4488]

Did you see a hawk flying on top of Kulas while he was swimming taken by the drone! 😱🇵🇭🇨🇦

[@joymarcase585]

Ker Chahal That's a Ph Hawk Eagle I think

[@redskitter]

Philippine eagle.

[@angieocampo3038]

Banog

[@iwanedison3214]

12:45 😮

[@delmacruz543]

Ker Chahal ha really?i saw it i thought its the drone flying.. ill watch it again he he

[@Ms.NadineMB]

So amazing😍😍😍 Thank you for visiting the beautiful place's in the Philippines.

[@elisanamoca4669]

You are so risk taker and daring too. Thanks for sharing the video for discovering one of our Volcano's in the Philippines, The nature was so amazing, Keep it up bro

[@rockyrainbow8742]

WE LOVE YOU KYLE THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dirusinag2201]

Filipino hospitality is everywhere, but sadly politics is dominating this country's pride. So sad and too bad 😣

[@YelleDee1]

That's not surprising, where there is land, there abides dominion, where there is worldly dominion, there is disunion and corruption. Typical.

[@bluemarshall6180]

Well, The hospitality yes proud of it. But Bad Politics and Corruption? We Got it from the Spaniards and Americans perhaps? thanks

[@milosiap6997]

Not so, Oligarch dominating this country but they shock on Pres. Duterte has won the Presidency, and now they doing any means to exaggerate or manipulate in order to fool the people by using there own media company., sorry for them General Public already notice and learned. 👊

[@bluemarshall6180]

@@milosiap6997 Has Won. Hindi got won.

[@milosiap6997]

Blue Marshall thanks sa correction 😇

[@LORETA50]

That's a very good aerial shots , thank you Kulas .

[@kintvincentgaldo3035]

We used this video as our guide upon going there. We stayed overnight. It was breathtaking... 😍😍😍😍😍

[@Dalszielle]

Ohh wow the rain tries to join in😁😂

[@rapheebicoy8670]

kaway kaway sa mga taga leyte Dyan!!! 👋👋👋👋

[@floramansueto1077]

Katakot jan maligo bka my ahas na malaki..

[@rogelioencinas4715]

saan sa leyte yan brod

[@codenameaki6614]

Sa Pilipinas naman

[@evelaire]

Rogelio Encinas sa San juan southern leyte po. Also known as cabalian

[@uzibert8497]

Sa southern leyte yan mga kuya

[@allancampado5625]

Super apir, bro. Kulas, daghang salamat, sa pg suroy sa among lugar, nindot kaayo ang view ang Danao Lake.

[@urbanjungle9600]

Beautiful location, one for me to check out. Thanks for sharing

[@henriettamatthews8199]

The lake inside the crater is ENCHANTING.... One of the best kept secrets........ WOW.. Tabi tabi po.. Purya buyag.

[@lolitagelua3384]

Comedy movie

[@jerichodelapazmatic6605]

Hi kulas and kumar... you already taught us how to make your "Gucci" headband... but im a bit curious with Kumar's sling bag.. can you please make a DIY video for that? Thanks a lot for your videos... you made me more eager to explore my belived Pilipinas... jay here from abu dhabi..

[@carlalove8982]

Awesome It's good that you having fun in phils...mabuhay

[@mellisarabano9235]

Smiling the whole time while watching your awesome video.mao na diha