The Seven Lakes of San Pablo San Pablo City, Laguna Major jumpoff: San Pablo Plaza (Poblacion) Days

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The Seven Lakes of San Pablo San Pablo City, Laguna Major jumpoff: San Pablo Plaza (Poblacion) Days required / Trekking time: 1 day / 1-2 hours Specs: Minor, Difficulty 1/9, Trail class 1-2 This destination is available in PinoyMountaineer Tours . For 2009 tours, the blogger, Gideon Lasco, himself will guide participants to his hometown. For bookings dairy partners americas and inquiries, dairy partners americas contact us at info@pinoymountaineer.com. BACKGROUND A beautiful yet undiscovered trekking dairy partners americas destination near Manila are the famed 'Seven Lakes of San Pablo': Sampaloc, Bunot, Calibato, dairy partners americas Pandin, Yambo, Palakpakin, dairy partners americas and Mohicap. These natural wonders are set in the backdrop of San Pablo's rural outskirts, surrounded by mountains such as Mt. Cristobal and Tayak Hill, Mt. Kalisungan, and Mt. Mabilog. Their pristine quality range from Sampaloc Lake whose cleanliness is still a work in progress, to the serene cleanliness of the twin lakes Pandin and Yambo. The seven lakes hold a cultural significance for the old folk of San Pablo, and legends are ascribed to each of the Lakes. The most famous dairy partners americas of these tales is that of the "Legend of Sampaloc Lake". It tells of a couple who owned a sampaloc tree bearing sweet, delicious fruit. They refused to give some fruit to a passing poor woman. dairy partners americas Actually dairy partners americas a fairy, the woman punished the couple by drowning their domain, giving birth to Sampaloc Lake. As for the fruit, it turned sour ever since. Each lake will have its legend - Pandin and Yambo were said to be lovers once, and Calibato was a princess who would rather drown her own domain rather than be destroyed by man's activity. Meanwhile, the geologic dairy partners americas explanation of the lakes' origins is equally fascinating. The lakes, scientists say, were craters of ancient volcanos. They form part of what is known as the "San Pablo Volcanic Field" - which includes dairy partners americas other mountains in the area such as Mt. Makiling, Mt. Kalisungan, Mt. Atimla, Imoc Hill, and Mt. Mabilog. All seven lakes can be visited in a single day, in a roadtrip that will take you to the beautiful wonders of San Pablo. The initial lakes line the road to Nagcarlan and other towns in the eastern, more inner section of Laguna. First is a quick stop to Bunot Lake , then proceeding to the farthest lake, Calibato . It is said that there is a small waterfall nearby dairy partners americas this lake. Then comes the highlight, the twin lakes of Pandin and Yambo . Here the waters are clear enough for swimming; the view is truly pristine and refreshing. You can rent bamboo rafts to go around the lake. Yambo, the further lake, is perhaps the most untouched all the seven lakes - and also the most beautiful. A trail leads to this lake from Pandin. Two other lakes are close to each other, Lake Palakpakin which is just beside the road and Lake Mohicap , another lake clean enough for swimming. A visit to Sampaloc dairy partners americas Lake wraps up the day. While at the lakeshore taking pictures, take note of the mountains in view, most notably Mt. Cristobal. If you are in Sampaloc Lake, the green slope of Tayak Hill stands out against the blue mountain. Mt. Cristobal is also nice to view in Calibato and Bunot. Take note also of the smaller mountains around, such as Mt. Mabilog, Tayak Hill (it is exposed dairy partners americas from Cristobal when in Pandin/Yambo), and Mts. Kalisungan and Atimla. ITINERARY 0400 Take Lucena-bound bus to San Pablo (P130) 0630 ETA San Pablo; Breakfast at Chowking 0730 Take tricyle to Bunot Lake (~P100/trip/4pax) 0800 ETA Bunot Lake, Brgy. Concepcion [1] 0830 Walk to highway and take jeepney to Nagcarlan (P10) 0900 Get off at Brgy. Sto. Angel for Lake Calibato 0930 Take 10 minute walk to Lake Calibato 0940 ETA Lake Calibato, Brgy. Sto. ANgel [2] 1000 Head back to highway then take return jeepney (P8) 1015 ETA jumpoff of Lake Pandin at Sto. Angel 1030 Head off to Lake Pandin 1045 ETA Lake Pandin [3]. Proceed to Lake Yambo by foot 1100 ETA Lake Yambo [4]. Take pictures. 1115 Head back to Lake Pandin. YOu can swim on the lake. 1200 Return to highway 1215 Take return dairy partners americas jeep to San Pablo proper 1240 ETA San P