Subterranean River

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. It is truly amazing and it’s now listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. To get here you just take about an half hour boat ride from the pier in Sabang.The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 kilometers north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. The National Park is located in the Saint Paul Mountain Range on the northern coast of the island. The City Government of Puerto Princesa has managed the National Park since 1992.

On the way there you get to see several other nice beaches, that seems only to be accessible by boat.The boat will take you to a beach inside the national park, and from here it’s just a short walk to the entrance of the cave. The boats are like small canoes, and there is room for 3-4 people in each as well as a guide. When there we were told that the cave goes like 8 km into the mountain, but the guided tour is only a couple of kilometres in, still you get to see a lot on this trip.


Inside there are lots of facinating formations of stalactites and stalagmites, long corridors, huge chambers where you almost can’t see the ceiling as well as a bunch of bats flying around. I’ve never been to any cave like this one before, and it’s definitely a must see if you’re in the area. It costs like a couple of hundret peso each, with the park fee, boat fees and tips.

You will also see bats hanging on the wall and ceiling of the cave. Some portion of the ceiling rise up to a hundred feet or more and there are many natural shapes of stones and rocks that resembled castle, our saint, body of a woman, fruits, etc. The river water is about 8 meters deep and a little muddy. When high tide occurs the salt sea water just a hundred meters away will be able to pass through here.

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Mount Samat Cross

Mount Samat is a mountain in the Town of Pilar, Province of Bataan, Republic of the Philippines that is the site of the Dambana ng Kagitingan or "Shrine of Valor".

Along with the island fortress of Corregidor, Mount Samat was the site of the most vicious battle against the Japanese Imperial Army in 1942 during the Battle of Bataan.

Suffering heavy losses against the Japanese all over Luzon, Filipino and American soldiers retreated to Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand. This retreat to Bataan is part of a United States strategy known as War Plan Orange.

After fierce battle lasting 3 days, 78,000 exhausted, sick and starving men under Major General Edward P. King surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. It was, and still is, the single largest surrender of U.S. and Philippine Forces ever. These forces were then led on the Bataan Death March.

The mountain is now a war memorial. A huge white cross stands as a mute but eloquent reminder of the men who died there. It also acts as a tourist attraction with a war museum nearby that has a wide array of displays from paintings of the Philippine heroes to armaments used by the American, Filipino and Japanese forces during the heat of the battle.

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Pagsanjan Falls

Pagsanjan Falls, formerly called Magdapio Falls, referred to as “shooting rapids.” It is found in Cavinti, starting from Pagsanjan town. Another is Lake Caliraya, which is located between Cavinti and Lumban. The strong mountain breeze that blows from the Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges and the distant Mount Banahaw makes the lake an ideal place for aqua sports like wind surfing, water skiing, sailing as well as game fishing.

A popular tourist destination, Pagsanjan Rapids and Falls is a series of 14 rapids punctuated by mini-waterfalls on the way to the main falls.


Pagsanjan is Laguna Province’s most famous town. Many visitors come to ascend the Pagsanjan River as it flows through a lovely canyon from Magdapio Falls. Here you may change to a raft and go under the powerful falls. Expect to get soaked. Then everybody shoots the rapids on the way back downstream.

Pagsanjan is a town 102 km (63 miles) from Manila. It is most famous for the Pagsanjan Waterfalls, which are one of the top tourist attractions of the Philippines.

Once in the town of Pagsanjan, the tourist is taken by bangka (canoe) up the river to the falls. Two bankeros (boatmen) row the bangka against the fearsome current of the river and navigate carefully while avoiding the many boulders and eddies on the way.

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Chocolate Hills

Scenic Bohol casts an enigmatic charm drawn from the many archaic mementos spread throughout the oval-shaped island from the Chocolate Hills and the tarsier to 16th century watchtowers and Jesuit Baroque mission churches. The Chocolate Hills, all of 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills, are undoubtedly the most famous tourist attraction in the province. Among these hills that abound in Central Bohol, two have been developed into top-class resorts.

Bohol's best and famous tourist attraction. This paradise Philippines look like giant mole hills, and remind us of the hills in a child's drawing. Most travellers who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a natural artifact. However, this idea is instantly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the construction of the famous pyramids in Egypts. The Bohol's chocolate hills consist of are no less than 1268 hills. They are very similar in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 metres high. They are covered with green grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name.


The Chocolate Hills is considered one of the natural Wonders of the World, composed of 1,247 cone-shaped hills. The origin of its name comes from the fact that the hills turns brown in the hot summer days that they look like Hersheys Chocolate Kisses.

The Chocolate Hills get their name from the brown-colored grass that covers them during the dry season, which makes them look good enough to eat. The rest of the time they are just as green as the forest that surrounds them. There are 1,268 cone-shaped hills spreading across 50 square kilometers, in the middle of Bohol Island.

Location
The Chocolate Hills are spread over an area covering the towns of Sagbayan, Batuan, Carmen, Bilar, Sierra Bullones and Valencia. Most of the hills though are found in Sagbayan, Batuan and Carmen, the later having the most uniform cone-shaped hills.

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Boracay Beach

The tropical island of Boracay, in north Aklan Province, is one of the Philippines' most popular destinations. Its white sand beaches are the island's main draws. Choose from Yapak Beach, with its white shells, White Beach, with its amazing sunsets, and romantic, secluded Balinghai Beach. Off the sands, good restaurants, enticing shopping and Butterfly Garden provide other appealing diversions. Explore the 4.5-mile-long island by motorized pedicab or rent a bicycle or motorbike from your resort.

The world famous Beach is located in Aklan province 345 kilometers. South of Manila Philippines. Boracay Island Philippines is a beautiful small island surrounded by pristine coral reefs and located one kilometer north-west of Panay Island Visayas. Boracay is 7 kilometer long and 1 kilometer width at its narrowest point.


The best part of the island is the four-kilometer White Beach hailed as the “finest beach in the world.” The surrounding water is shallow and the sand is finer and brighter than most beaches in the archipelago. White Beach is so fine, it feels like treading on miles of baby powder!So awesome is the Island that the best descriptions cannot give justice to natural beauty. Boracay's attractions do not stop at its natural beauty. A wide range of accommodation serving every visitor's lifestyles is available on the Island.

Boracay is a tropical Island filled with tourist all searching for that one souvenir that they can carry home, as there reminder of such a beautiful place. Boracay Beach Path, the area that separates many of the Boracay Beach Resorts from the Sulu Sea is lined with shops filled with native items for sale.

It has also been voted in 1990 as one of the best beaches in the world by the BMW Tropical Beach Handbook. The British Publication TV Quick in its issue of December 21, 1996 gave the latest accolade for Boracay as the number one tropical beach in the world.

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Vigan

The province of Ilocos Sur is where the Ilocos Region’s myriad of cultures and histories converge to become a living museum of a spirited past. A national shrine, a national landmark, a national museum, heritage museums, ancestral houses, period houses, cobble-stoned streets – they all share space in the timeless land of Ilocos Sur.

Vigan holds a unique place in the Philippines. It’s history runs deep and can be seen in the Spanish style architecture and cobblestone streets. Prior to the Spanish colonial period, Vigan was a major trading port, its location on Northern Luzon made it a convenient stopping off point for Chinese merchant ships.


Vigan shows that the history of the Philippines is as diverse as its present. The deeply rooted Spanish influence is on full display in Vigan and its environs. Even if history does not interest you, the atmosphere is Vigan is un-missable.

The kalesa is still very popular in Vigan, as it is also the only way of public transport that is allowed in the old Spanish heritage city. The kalesa is a horse-drawn carriage and it was introduced during the 18th century by the Spanish officials and the nobles for transportation purposes.

Rich Filipino business owners, also named ''The Ilustrados'', did not only just the kalesa for traveling but also as a way to transport their trading goods.

Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia.

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