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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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Excursions in The Philippines: Pagsanjan Waterfall to Tagaytay

Once at the falls, you have the option of relaxing in the sun on a rock or going for a swim in the plunge pool. Some people have enjoyed being taken out on a bamboo raft in order to get behind the falls.

Pagsanjan Falls, Philippines

Pagsanjan Waterfall to Tagaytay

Manila, The Philippines
  • Cruises, Sailing & Water

Leave Manila in the morning for the two to three hour drive south to the Pagsanjan Waterfall. At a small lodge you have the opportunity to change into suitable swim wear or clothing that will get wet to start the boat trip up to the falls. The boat journey is an arduous task entailing your boatmen to jostle the narrow vessel up a series of 13 sets of rapids which vary as water levels rise and fall throughout the year. 

Once at the falls, you have the option of relaxing in the sun on a rock or going for a swim in the plunge pool. Some people have enjoyed being taken out on a bamboo raft in order to get behind the falls. Once you are ready you will head back to the lodge to dry off. 

From the Pagsanjan Waterfalls you will head for lunch at the Kusina Salud which is nearby. Set amongst lush gardens, this restaurant and art gallery was set up by a Filipino textile designer with a focus on celebrating the Philippines. The architecture is made up of reclaimed building materials, offering a feel for an antiquated Filipino family house and the menu is focused on home cooked Filipino dishes with a gourmet twist.

After lunch you continue your journey to Tagaytay which will take roughly one and a half hours from where you catch your first glimpse of the Taal Volcano and lake.

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