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

[@lynleialberto2191]

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

[@chetonichi]

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

[@julietspritzer5659]

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

[@aldenmitsa9404]

woooow! nice video ilove Philippines...God Bless

[@jjgonzales878]

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

[@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..

[@FlowerForYouBRUNO]

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

[@leslielivingonabudget2840]

Beautiful lake 💖

[@jennyreeves6774]

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

[@gemmamoreno3160]

thanks for the sharing ..love it..so amazing lake

[@PinayinHolland]

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

[@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!!!

[@jimvit1]

Great adventure. Thanks for taking us with you.

[@mellisarabano8293]

Aha waiting for this.Good morning kulas and kumar

[@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

[@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

[@graciemeier7056]

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

[@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!

[@lvg0001]

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

[@ecil1558]

heartwarming vlog.. ❤️ I miss home!

[@urbanjungle9600]

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

[@leahmaeptrinh4176]

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

[@lorenelmido9979]

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

[@saneone4453]

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

[@ourbayan1733]

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

[@carlalove8982]

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

[@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

[@NomadicInThePhilippines]

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

[@gindeniega5696]

Very nice view wow...thanks for video! !mabuhay pilipino

[@jenel123456]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@nc-hickboync9studio135]

Wow so beautiful what breath taking view thanks 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! 😉

[@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

[@jessilynlabanon7100]

Wow!!nice place Kulas and Kumar...amping perme...

[@pinoyvlogs4052]

nice place its calm place very peacefull have agood day always god bless you both

[@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

[@noraamburgey5463]

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

[@mellisarabano9235]

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

[@nhurshima3879]

Wow subrang ganda ng view 😘😍 thank you kulas 😍

[@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

[@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 :)

[@TheV2recam]

Wow! Great view! 😍

[@mariaota3732]

Wow nindut kaayo

[@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!

[@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

[@aneline903]

Wow! Amazing kulas.. Godbless

[@makatq.7298]

Amazing!!!!

[@19culprit25]

You are living a dream bruh. Wooaah!

[@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

[@JPEspulgar]

Majestic videography!

[@lorelynfrancisco1592]

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

[@MrChrisjourdan]

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

[@laneflores9700]

Oh my, You're so amazing . . .

[@WINDARSINO]

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

[@chefwang276]

Wow....beautiful .

[@IanGem1121]

Kumar's drone shots look great!

[@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. 🙏

[@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!😮👍🏻

[@LoydDoron]

Kaway-kaway sa mga taga Southern Leytenyos dyan!

[@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

[@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..

[@piemiller4433]

Beautiful Kulas! Thank you

[@rhearosello2166]

Kanindot oi😍😍maajong buntag ninjo kulas..amping kamo kanunay

[@mariad.waterman4152]

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

[@csiman5459]

Awesome drone footage brad!

[@JcrihanTolibas112023]

Hi ivan feliciano

[@Ms.NadineMB]

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

[@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...-..

[@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.

[@aliciacalthorpe7882]

Were Watching from Australia 🙋🏻👩🏻‍💼🙎💁🏻🙋🏻👰👩🏻‍💼💁🏻🙋🏻👍Thank You Guys👍👍👍

[@roberttan6335]

That place looks so enchanted... wow!!!

[@tv-rl3xf]

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

[@mercytysonvlogs7986]

#NotifiSquad keep them Coming Dude greetings from Cebu 😍

[@BecomingFilipino]

Super Apir!

[@simonriley118]

MercyTysonVlogs you seems interesting, subscribed.

[@shaneajose9259]

Subscribed

[@melismaramos7729]

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

[@chanmontecillo2552]

Very beautiful crater-lake!

[@minniemoos4967]

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

[@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 😎😎😎

[@grimlocker908]

Thanks for featuring my hometown kulas :)

[@boualiamine8186]

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

[@jeancongzon7120]

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

[@bornok3653]

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

[@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

[@properlogic]

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

[@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😎🤩💪

[@DrewsTravels]

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

[@henriettamatthews8199]

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

[@lolitagelua3384]

Comedy movie

[@rockyrainbow8742]

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

[@rodelflores7425]

Viewtiful take care lang palagi

[@shenamora389]

Nindot kaayo brad kulas.. 😍😍😍

[@FlowerForYouBRUNO]

mystical indeed

[@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

[@joelynflores4756]

Amazing adventure i love u guys and i love the backroud music too. Godbless u i hope u will get more subscriber.

[@Ms.NadineMB]

My GOSH! 😍😍😍 Worth it!

[@ronman7846]

that was sa cool umbrella! a banana leaf apir kulas

[@Eleau]

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

[@chrisrdgymnasticsmusicsports]

thanks for sharing bro..i will visit the place soon

[@ronaldocastillo5979]

WOW. FANTASTIC.