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The Philippines

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Reasons To
Visit The Philippines

  • Diving

    The Philippines is home to world class diving among dazzling marine life. There are coral gardens, caves, deeply plunging undersea walls and isolated coral seamounts offering wall diving, wreck diving and muck diving. Every form of underwater life can be seen including whale sharks, turtles, manta rays and dugongs.

    Diving

  • Fiestas

    Festivals in the Philippines are plentiful. Every town has a patron saint, and each of these has its own feast day and there are also bigger week long parties like Ati-Atihan in Kalibo. Easter is also a big event in this predominantly christian country.

    Fiestas

  • Secluded beaches

    With over 7,000 islands there are mile of coastline in the Philippines. Away from the popular beaches of Boracay and Cebu there are a range of quieter spots especially in the Southern Visayas and around Palawan.

    Secluded beaches

  • Tribal Villages

    There are more than 100 cultural minority groups in the Philippines, and around half of these have unique linguistic cultures. The most well known are the Ifugao, and their culture is alive and well around the rice terraces of Banaue.

    Tribal Villages

  • Volcanoes

    Most of the Philippine islands feature volcanic mountains, several of which have been increasingly active since the 1980s. The most accessible are Mount Pinatubo which last erupted in 1991 and Taal volcano one crater of which erupted in 1977.

    Volcanoes

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Accommodation in The Philippines: Discovery Shores

The most luxurious resort on the island, Discovery Shores has thought of every luxury to make your stay as perfect as it possibly can be.

Activities, Sports & Relaxation

For those looking to totally unwind there is a liberal scattering of sun loungers around the reasonably sized swimming pool and jacuzzi shared by all guest as well as the sun loungers found immediately in front of the resort on the beach where guests are well looked after by the resort staff.

The resort also offers extensive spa services and facilities which are managed by the world renowned Mandala Spa team who bring their expertise and passion for healing, relaxation and rejuvenation to the Discovery Shores.

Guests looking to keep themselves more active can get involved in various programmed activities which can be arranged through the resort and are paid for directly at reception or through the concierge. These include golf, parasailing, windsurfing, water skiing, scuba diving, snorkelling and trekking.

Furthermore the resort offers web access, a CD/DVD library and the Shorelines Gift Shop.

Diving

The resort does not have its own dive shop but diving can be arranged through the resort. If guest would prefer, White Beach is well served with various dive operators who can cater for those looking to learn to dive through to more experienced divers.

Please note that Boracay is not renowned for its diving and if guests are really keen for their beach time to be focused around world class diving, they might like to consider other destinations in the Philippines. Please speak to your specialist to discuss this.

Further reading:
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