This is the spectacular moment Taal Volcano spewed clouds over a lake as tourists watched.

Footage shows a large plume being expelled from the body of land's crater while visitors witnessed it from a hill in Cavite, the Philippines, on October 2.

Curious holidaymakers gathered at the edge of the viewpoint to have a better angle of the scene unfolding.

A large mass of gas and smoke formed over the volcano after the eruption.

One of the onlookers Kizzy Kim said: 'Some of the parents pulled away their children while others stayed to watch it more.'

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology put Taal on alert level one due to a series of phreatic eruption events.

Taal Volcano is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is one of the country's most prominent and dangerous volcanoes, known for its unique features and volcanic activity.