Butuan, PhilippinesButuan BayPinandagatan FallsGingoog BayGuingona ParkBirhen Sa Kasilak ParishAliwagwag Fall, Cateel, Davao Oriental
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Butuan

Butuan is a city in Butuan district, Philippines of about 309,709 people. Within 50 km by road there are 159 places to visit: 101 churches, 6 waterfalls and 11 beaches & coast. The must-see places are Butuan Bay, Pinandagatan Falls and Gingoog Bay.

8.9492° N, 125.5436° EPop. 309,709

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Within 30 km154 places
Within 50 km159
Must-see8
Notable84
Best timeJuly to January

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The 3 places worth the trip

Butuan Bay, beach near Butuan
Must-see

Butuan Bay

Beach · 25 km · Agusan del Norte

Pinandagatan Falls, waterfall near Butuan
Must-see

Pinandagatan Falls

Waterfall · 39 km · Agusan del Sur

Gingoog Bay, beach near Butuan
Must-see

Gingoog Bay

Beach · 62 km · Misamis Oriental

Places near Butuan by type

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One day from Butuan

5 stops, one loop, back by 2:20 pm

73 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.

  1. Leave Butuan
  2. PSHS-CRC Balangay Boatheritage site · 1.5 hrs
  3. Iglesia Ni Cristochurch · 30 min
  4. Iglesia Ni Cristochurch · 30 min
  5. Butuan Baybeach · 1.5 hrs
  6. Free Methodist Churchchurch · 30 min
  7. Back in Butuan
Today’s loopButuanStopStraight lines between stops — distances are road estimates
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Questions people ask

What are the best places to visit near Butuan?

Guingona Park (park, about 1 km), The Raising of the Philippine Flag in Mindanao (heritage site, about 1 km), Butuan City Evangelical Church of Christ in the Philippines, Inc (church, about 1 km), Tinuy-an Falls (waterfall, about 1 km), Birhen Sa Kasilak Parish (church, about 3 km), Aliwagwag Fall, Cateel, Davao Oriental (waterfall, about 3 km).

How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Butuan?

159 places on Spotwander: 101 churches, 6 waterfalls, 11 beaches & coast, 14 parks, 3 hill stations & viewpoints.

Which is the nearest church to Butuan?

Word of God, about 1 km by road; Bell Tower (0 km) is next.

Which is the nearest waterfall to Butuan?

Tinuy-an Falls, about 1 km by road; Aliwagwag Fall, Cateel, Davao Oriental (3 km) is next.

What is a good one-day trip from Butuan?

Start in Butuan, visit PSHS-CRC Balangay Boat, then Iglesia Ni Cristo, then Iglesia Ni Cristo, then Butuan Bay, then Free Methodist Church, and drive back — about 73 km by road in all.