Tourist Spots in the Philippines

Boracay, a tropical island

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Boracay Island is located in the Province of Aklan, Philippines. An hour flight travel from Manila,Philippines by plane. Boracay Island is one of the most popular beaches in the Philippines. Because of its long white sand beach, boracay island became the main tourism area.Boracay island has several beaches. And two of them are White Beach and Bulabog Beach. White beach is the main tourist destination, where you can find hotels, lodging houses, restaurant and other businesses. Bulabog beach is the second tourist destination where they can do the windsurfing and kiteboarding. Another beach in boracay island named Puka beach, where you can found the rare Puka shells.

There are lots of leisure activities here in Boracay Island. Like scuba diving, windsurfing, kiteboarding, snorkeling, cliff diving, Parasailing, and beach relaxation. Beach relaxation like massage, while doing your sunbathing along White Beach, some women will approach you and offer to give you a massage, which they will do it on the spot with a towel laid out on the sand. Boracay Island is one of the best tourist spot destination for relaxation and have fun while enjoying some leisure activities in the day and at night, while enjoying barhopping and party at the beach.

Camsur Watersports, a relaxing tourist destination

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CAMSUR Watersports Complex is located in the vicinity of Provincial Capitol Complex in the province of Camarines Sur in the Philippines. Camsur Watersports Complex where you can find all kinds of water sports like, wakeboarding, wakeskating and waterskiing. Not only in a day that you can enjoy your fave water sports, even at night they allow it, because the park was provided with spotlight for the riders to enjoy their fave water sports. In Camsur Watersports Complex, not only professional riders can enjoy their watersports, even the beginners can also enjoy all kinds of water sports. In Camsur, if you doesn't want to ride in any of watersports, there is also a swimming pool that can cool yourself. Alots of table game like pool tables. Camsur also have a skate park, it is open to the public who wants to skate and it is free. And if you want to relax and pampered yourself, there is also a massage here in Camsur that can ease your pain and remove stress. Camsur Watersports Complex is one of the best tourist spot destination in the Philippines.

Casagwa Ruins Park, the most popular tourist destination

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The Casagwa ruins park are located from the town of Daraga,Albay. The town of Casagwa was buried or much damaged

when the Mayon Volcano erupted and it was buried with a pyroclastic flow or lahar ejected from a volcano, And the church of Casagwa was destroyed during that most destructive eruption. The eruption of Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon happened on February 1, 1814. Almost 1,200 people killed on the said eruption. And only the bell tower facade of the Casagwa church survive and still standing along time ago.

And now, the Casagwa ruins park are one of the most famous attraction to visit in Albay.Were you can see the ruin of Casagwa church and the view Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon.

Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon, a perfect cone shape

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Mayon Volcano, also known as Mount Mayon or in tagalog "Bulkan Mayon", it is located in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region in the Philippines. Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon, well known of having a "perfect cone shape" because of its symmetric cone shape. According to the vulcanologist, Mayon Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Philippines,like other volcanoes Mayon is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The much damage eruption of Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon happened on February 1, 1814. Volcano emitting dark ash and later on, the town of Cagsawa was buried with a pyroclastic materials ejected from a volcano. The eruption killed almost 1,200 people and also the Casagwa church was destroyed. And now, the Casagwa ruins park are one of the most well known tourist spot destination in the area. The Casagwa ruins are located from the town of Daraga, Albay.

Wright Park awesome tourist spot in Baguio City, Philippines

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Wright Park is an awesome tourist spot in the Philippines located in Baguio. One of the most visited tourist spots attraction in Baguio city the summer capital of the Philippines. It was named after the architect, Governor Luke E. Wright (who ordered architect Daniel Burnham to build Baguio as a recreational facility for American soldiers and civilians). Wright Park also known as the 'Pool of Pines' a shoal slendered rectangular man-made pool of water. Wright Park is located at the eastern part of baguio city and it is infront of the Mansion. Wright Park main features are the elongated rectangular body of water known as the "Pool of Pines" and the park circle which leads the tourist or visitors to a wide stairway going down to the place where you can enjoy horse back riding. All tourist or visitors adults or children preferred to Ride a horse or a pony when they passby here in the park and some of their families or friends stayed in a restaurants or sitting down on the side of park watching their loved ones while doing horse back riding. There are some horses or ponies that the tourists could be rented and taken more distant along South Drive, to the Mines View Park place or to Outlook Drive with an escort guide. It is advisable to be charged per hour when the tourist intend to rent and take out a horse or pony.
This place is usually crowded with tourists or people from other places in the Philippines during summer and even on holidays. At times here in Wright Park, tourist will see some Igorots dressed in their Philippine native attire and regalia who are willing to pose for a photograph and paiy for them in the cheapest price. Philippine Native handicrafts are also sold at the end of the man-made pool of the wright park by some of Igorot peddlers.
Aside from Burnham Park and Mines View Park, this awesome park is another relaxing and refreshing place to see in the city. It has different attractive features for the tourists or visitors and it is accessible to other tourist spot destinations like Mines View Park, the Mansion, the Botanical Garden and Baguio Cathedral.

Session Road delightful tourist spots in Baguio City, Philippines

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Session Road is located at the center of Baguio City which is the Summer Capital of the Philippines. It is also the main thoroughfare of the city. All tourists, residents and students in different schools in the city always had a walked up and down in this road where they can find a department stores, banks, restaurants, boutiques, hotels, movie houses, sidewalk vendors. It is the place where tourist can do window shopping while taking a walk during cold and quite afternoon or evening.
Session Road is divided into two part the Upper and the Lower part. The Lower portion includes Magsaysay Avenue, Father Carlu Street, and Gov. Pack Road, including the Baguio Cathedral area. At the Upper part includes areas where the Post office is located, Leonard Wood Road, SM Baguio, South Drive, Loakan Road, the rotonda, and the Military Cut-off going to Kennon Road.
All tourists who always visit Baguio their vacation is never complete without strolling along Session Road. Any tourist going in the city are likely to cross Session Road. It makes travelling around the city proper a bit simpler. Meandering along Session Road at night allows a romantic view of the place with neon lights, signages, and shop lights reflects all around.
Every now and then, Session Road is frequently the first stop of all tourist in Baguio. It epitomes the progress that the city has achieved. Furthermore, tourists stop by the road for a while and consider the fact that their forefather had also once toured the olden lane and had done the same.
From Session road, take a cab to any of Baguio's prime tourist attractions.

BURNHAM PARK relaxing tourist spots in Baguio City,Philippines

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Burnham Park is a romantic site and a relaxing place where the local residents and tourist can spend moments with their loved ones. And one of the most tourist attraction in Baguio the Summer Capital of the Philippines. It was designed by Daniel Burnham and it was named after him. In the center of the Park there is a man-made lake located at the heart of the city where the tourist can rent a rowboats and spend time in the middle of the lake. The Park also features comprising Igorot Garden, Melvin Jones Grandstand, the Orchidarium, the Rose Garden, a playground for kids, a skating rink, the Athletic Bowl, a Picnic Grove, Pine Trees of the Philippines, Sunshine Park, the Japanese Peace Tower and a magnificent lake where the tourists would stay and visit. All families, tourists who visits the park spend time doing picnic, riding a bicycle for adults and children, watching football game. They also have a playground for children and a restaurants to eat. Sometimes they used this park for parades, carnivals, concerts, politically rally and display booths during special events and activities.
Burnham Park is considered to be the "mother of all parks" in Baguio City. The other noted landmarks and structures are constructed encircling this park. Aside from this park, Baguio City has several other public parks, such as Rizal Park, People's Park and Wright Park were the tourist could also visit. From Burnham Park, tourist could also walk up and down to Session Road.

All visitors or tourists in the city, their visit will not be complete if they will not passingby or stay in this beautiful park.

Mines View Park fascinating tourist spots in Baguio City Philippines

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Mines View Park is one of the most visiting park and a tourist spots in Baguio City where is the summer capital of the Philippines. To get to the observation deck, tourist will have to take quite long turning stairway, which is right next to the parking area. In the observation deck you can view a panoramic of Benguet's gold and copper mines and the surrounding mountains were is the main attraction of the park. The abandoned mine, used by early Ibaloi/Igorot peoples, is viewed from the said tourist spot. You can stay here for as long as you want, to sit back and relax by enjoying the picaresque view, there are a few benches scattered while enjoying the spectacular view of the park and take some photos. And there are some shops selling Philippine native handicraft such as woodcarvings, silver products and jewelry, clothes and foods and some souvenir items that the tourist can buy. Here in Mines view park the tourist can also rent a binocular in a cheapest price to get a better view of the mountains.

Mines View Park named for its view of Benguet's mountain ranges where gold, silver and other ores. It is the next stop taken by most tourists after seeing The Mansion or Wright Park. To visit the park you should be planned early during the day where in the afternoon the view may not be visible when the fogs starts.
After visiting Mines View Park some tourist also visits the Good Shepherd Convent a short walk from the Park, where you can buy the Philippine best Ube jam made by the nuns, a peanut brittle and other Philippine delicacies product. They had a very nice small deck with the vista of the mountains of the Cordillera. A tour to Baguio will not be complete if you wont see the beauty of Mines view Park.

Manila Bay View delightful tourist spots in the philippines

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Manila Bayview is the busiest tourist spots in Manila Phippines. Where not only the residents who always visit this places but also some of the tourist stays here in the morning and most of the time in the evening. At night the tourist will delight their evening in its Bright lights regard the sun setting from the West as Manila Bay offers the tourists even residents of Manila the striking sunset view where its known for. While the tourist and the residents enjoying their nights in watching live bands or watching comedy shows at the same time while eating their dinner. Although some residents or tourists stay here just to relax and making moments while sitting down at the side of the bay while enjoying the nights with musics and feel the breezing air.
Many of the Hotel near here in Manila Bay View that can be prose of tourist who want to stay here in the Philippines. Most of the Hotel, it stands near across from Manila Bay for tourists to see the beautiful and picturesque views of the attractive Manila Bay View by night and day. In Manila Bay view, tourists and the residents will experience and witness the sunrise and the sunset view.
From the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War and World War II to major celebrations such as the city’s annual foundation day, Manila Bay remains to be one of Manila’s most significant places. Along its stretch are found numerous landmarks of the country such as Roxas Boulevard, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Senate of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, Manila Yacht Club and SM Mall of Asia in the reclaimed area.

Manila City Hall Philippines

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Along the street of Taft Avenue, one can hardly ignore the grandiose sight of the Manila City Hall. Completed in

the 1930s, it is the official office of the reigning Manila City Mayor. It is one of the most distinctive landmarks

in the area because of its unique architectural design. It is easily distinguished by the tall clock tower on its

east wing. The foreground of the image shows the green island of Hole #10 of the Intramuros Golf Course.

Cultural Center of the Philippine tourist spot

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The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) located in Roxas Boulevard is the home of Philippine culture and arts. For more than 30 years, it has hosted numerous world-class performances and has been the site of famous art exhibitions and cultural festivals. Completed in 1969, it houses numerous cultural groups and institutions such as the Ballet Philippines, Tanghalang Pilipino and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. Designed by National Artist of Architecture Leandro Locsin, the CCP has three small theaters inside its building and a large one, The Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, which serves as the main theater. The CCP which is directed by law to be preserve as a historical and cultural landmark, enhances and promotes the Filipinos’ national legacy, the 10,000 capacity Folk Arts theatre, the Coconut Palace that showcase the indigenous materials of the seven regions of the country, the Philippine Museum of Ethnology, the GSIS Museum and Archive, the Philippine International Convention Center, the Manila Film Center, the World Trade Center.

Manila Cathedral (Intramuros, Manila)

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With its intricate stone carvings, stained glass mosaics and rosette windows, the Manila Cathedral is a favorite venue for grand weddings. Located inside the historical walls of Intramuros, it is the seat of the Archdiocese of Manila. When viewed from the air, the cathedral is said to be shaped like a giant cross. The Church of Manila was established by the secular Juan de Vivero who had the honor of baptizing Rajah Matanda. Vivero first arrived in these shores in 1566 as chaplain of the nao or galleon of San Geronimo which had come to support the Spanish colonization of the newly discovered islands. He was given the special privilege and sole faculty by the Archbishop of Miexico to establish the spiritual administration of the new Philippine colony. Later, Vivero would become the first vicar-general and the first ecclesiastical judge of Manila .

Unforgettable Fort Santiago in intramuros manila

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The location of Fort Santiago was once the site of the palace and kingdom of Rajah Sulayman, a Muslim chieftain of pre-hispanic Manila. It was destroyed by the conquistadors upon arriving in 1570, encountering several battles with the Islamic natives. The Spaniards destroyed the native settlements and erected the Fuerte de Santiago in 1571.During the Spanish occupation, the old Manila was a city enclosed by thick, high walls situated along the banks of the Pasig River. This walled city known as Intramuros, and part of its structure is Fort Santiago, a former defense fortress built for conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. This is where Dr. Jose P. Rizal, National Hero of the Philippines, was detained before his execution in 1896. His final footsteps are embedded on this site to represent his walk from the detention cell to the place of the actual execution.

Luneta Park Philipines attractive tourist spot i manila

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It is also known as Rizal Park. A place called before as Bagumbayan. Luneta also features a planetarium, dozens of fountains, an amphitheatre, a children's playground, a skating rink and the Chinese and Japanese gardens. Rizal Park is one of the most visited places where our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, was executed and buried. His monument was made there to commemorate his works for his motherland. The monument is located at the western end of Rizal Park in the city of Manila. He was executed near the place of this Monument in 1896. This monument stands with a bronze statue of Rizal guarded by two uniformed sentries standing at attention 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Bamboo Organ in Las Piñas captivating tourist spots

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The Las Piñas Bamboo Organ, in the Parish Church of St Joseph in Las Piñas City, Philippines, is a nineteenth-century church organ made almost entirely from bamboo: only the trumpet stops are made from metal. The organ, the church and the surrounding buildings have been restored to their 19th century state by Architect Francisco "Bobby" Mañosa and partner Ludwig Alvarez, making a trip to the site a popular excursion for Filipinos and foreign visitors alike. The centuries-old instrument was constructed from 950 bamboo pipes, buried in sand for six months to preserve to preserve them from insect-infestation. Anually, a bamboo organ concert is open to the public, performed by the country's and world's best concertists. Ba