Cotabato City
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Cotabato City is a city, the regional center of the newly rarified Bangsamoro region.
Cotabato City is the City of cultural charms, because the city is the melting pot of different beliefs like Christians, Muslims and Lumads.
Get in
By bus
- Buses, jeepneys, Minivans bound for Cotabato are available in many parts of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato.
- Mindanao Star buses from Davao city 6 hours.
- Minivans from Koronadal, General Santos, Iligan, Pagadian. Davao.
- Husky Bus lines from Koronadal and General Santos.
By plane
Cotabato Airport
- Cebu Pacific has flights to/from Manila and Zamboanga.
- Philippines Airlines has flights to/from Manila
By ferry
The port for ferries is in Parang, Maguindanao.See
- PC Hill painted houses
- Tantawan park
- Kutawato Cave
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkhia Masjid (Grand Mosque)
- BaiWalk
- Rio Grande De Mindanao
- Down Town
- Takumi Butai Shrine
- Tamontaka Church
- ORG Compound
Do
- River cruising in Rio Grande De Mindanao
- Malling in Mall of Alnor, CityMall and Southseas Mall
- Enjoy spelunking in Kutawato Caves
- Swim in the virgin beaches of Timaco
- Walking and sunset viewing in “baiwalk” (Baywalk)
- Take a picture the largest mosque in the Philippines the Hajji Hassanal Bolkhia Masjid.
- Take a picture to the colorful houses of PC Hill.
Buy
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address: S K Pendatum Aveune
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address: Gov Guterrez Avenue.Has a cinema supermarket and many fast food outlets.
Eat
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Cafe Le Sorelle
address: Sinsuat Avenue Sema Bldg, corner Macapagal StreetTheir chicken, pastas and cheesecakes are recommended. -
Pagana Kutawato
address: Rufo Manara Street Rosary Heights XIPork-less menu featuring native and local foods: fresh seafood - tuna, other fishes, crabs, large shrimp, and other shellfish. -
Las Hermanas
address: Sinsuat AvenueSiomai, dim sum, pork dishes. Pork-less dishes. -
Moro Cafe
address: ORC Compound, Gov. Gutierrez Avenue -
Rebecca Buffet
address: Salipada K. Pendatun StreetKare-kare (buntot ng tuna), inihaw na panga, kilawin, fried chicken, shrimps, sinigang na isda, sweets, cookies, unlimited rice.
Drink
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Tati’s Bar and Grill
address: 027 Ramon Rabago Sr Ave
Sleep
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El Manuel Hotel
phone: +63 64 5462769address: #3 Quezon Avenue, Cotabato CityDOT Accredited. Fully airconditioned rooms, Flat TV cable ready, swimming pool. -
Em Manor Hotel and Convention Center (DOT Accredited)
phone: +63 64 5460959address: Sinsuat Avenue, RH 9, Cotabato CityDOT Accredited. Fully airconditioned rooms, Flat TV cable ready, Wi-Fi, free breakfast. -
Alnor Suites
phone: +63 64 552-00-88address: Sinsuat Aveune, Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato CityDOT Accredited 2-star hotel. Rooms: Electronic keycard, fully airconditioned, mini bar with complimentary coffee and mineral water, Wi-Fi, Flat LCD tv with cable ready, free breakfast buffet. Amenities: Pavillion pool, conference room, sky view music room and business center. -
Hotel Castro
phone: +63 64 4217523address: Sinsuat AvenueFan/AC rooms with own bathroom. Some rooms have cable TV. -
City Plaza Hotel
phone: +63 64 4219148address: Makakua StreetDouble A/C rooms with cable TV.
Stay safe
The city is surrounded by the war-torn Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; there is high risk from spillovers of the Islamists insurgency from that region. See travel warnings at the region page.
Stay healthy
- Cotabato Regional Medical Center. Sinsuat Avenue Rosary Heights. +63 64-4212192.
Cope
- Bureau of Immigration Cotabato office. 2nd floor Alnor Complex, Sinsuat Avenue.
Go next
Davao, 5-hour bus ride.