Cotabato City

Cotabato City is a city, the regional center of the Bangsamoro region.

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 (CBO  ^IATA Awang Airport). Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Manila. Cebu Pacific also flies from Cebu and Zamboanga.  

By ferry

The port for ferries is in Parang, Maguindanao.

Get around

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

Shopping malls & supermarkets

• KCC Mall de Cotabato. 9AM-8PM. (updated Mar 2016)
• Puregold Supermarket, S K Pendatum Aveune. 8AM-9PM. (updated Mar 2016)
• City Mall, Gov Guterrez Avenue.. 9AM-8PM. Has a cinema supermarket and many fast food outlets. (updated Mar 2016)
• Mall of Alnor, Sinsuat Avenue. Has a cinema.
• South Seas Mall. Has a supermarket.
• Double Heritage Mall-El Manuel, Citywalk Ultrabottom, Quezon Avenue
• Barter Trade Center, Governor gutierez avenue

Eat

• Cotabato City Barbecue Stand - Offers different halal barbecues and pork bbq.
• Home grown restaurants - Mang Gorio Bahay Kainan, Kitoks litson manok, Picante Pizza, Pritong Manok, Avenue Grill, Tati’s resto bar, reese, Sugar Pappi, Le Sorelle, Chefmel, Kai’s Lounge, Manongs, Mardoneys, Oriental, Minadanaw Cafe and Etc..
• Fastfood chains - Jollibee, McDonalds, Chowking, Greenwich, Mang inasal, Queen Bee, Penong’s, Hukad, Chicken Deli, Calda Pizza and Mandarin Tea Garden.
• Snacks and Cafe - Tater’s, Infinitea, Bo’s Coffee, Highlands Coffee, Turk’s, Lemonleaf, Moro Cafe and Organo Gold Cafe.
• Must try low end eateries - NDU Backgate pastil, Manangs barbecue and Double J barbecue
• Rebecca Buffet Restaurant for only 298 pesos per head.
• International cuisine restaurant- Daebak (Korean), Albaik (Arabian), Oriental (Chinese) and Las hermanas (Japanese).

Drink

• Tati’s Bar and Grill
• Cafe florencio- along Sinsuat Avenue
• Avenue Grill- along Sinsuat Avenue

Sleep

• El Manuel Hotel (DOT Accredited), #3 Quezon Avenue, Cotabato City (Just infront of Puregold Cotabato and soon to rise KCC Mall), ☎ [phone]. Fully airconditioned rooms, Flat tv cable ready, swimming pool. ₱1,000-3,000. (updated Apr 2019)
• Em Manor Hotel and Convention Center (DOT Accredited), Sinsuat Avenue, RH 9, Cotabato City (Near the new Cotabato City Hall), ☎ [phone]. Fully airconditioned rooms, Flat tv cable ready, wifi, free breakfast. ₱990-5,000. (updated Apr 2019)
• Alnor Suites (DOT Accredited 2⭐️ hotel), Sinsuat Aveune, Rosary Heights 9, Cotabato City (infront of Mall of Alnor), ☎ [phone]. Rooms: Electronic keycard, fully airconditioned, mini bar with complimentary coffee and mineral water, wifi, Flat LCD tv with cable ready, free breakfast buffet. Amenities: Pavillion pool, casa torre conference room, sky view music room and business center. ₱2,700-6,000. (updated Apr 2019)
• Hotel Castro, Sinsuat Aveune, ☎ [phone]. Fan/AC rooms with own bathroom. Some rooms have cable TV. ₱300/500. (updated Apr 2015)
• City Plaza Hotel, Makakua street. (over looking the Plaza), ☎ [phone]. Double A/C rooms with cable TV. ₱450. (updated Apr 2015)

Stay healthy

• Cotabato Regional Medical Center. Sinsuat Avenue Rosary Heights. [phone].

Connect

Cope

• Bureau of Immigration Cotabato office. 2nd floor Alnor Complex, Sinsuat Avenue.

Go next

Davao, 5-hour bus ride.