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PPSPalawan
π MIMAROPA
The Philippinesβ last frontier
USUCoron
π Palawan
Shipwrecks, lakes & limestone
IAOSiargao
π Surigao del Norte
The surfing capital of the Philippines
MPHBoracay
π Aklan
The world-famous White Beach
CEBCebu
π Central Visayas
Whale sharks, waterfalls and island energy
TAGBohol
π Central Visayas
Chocolate Hills, tarsiers and Panglao beaches
CEBMoalboal
π Cebu
The sardine run & turtles
CGMCamiguin
π Northern Mindanao
The island born of fire
ENIEl Nido
π Palawan
Limestone cliffs and hidden lagoons
PPSPuerto Princesa
π Palawan
Gateway to Palawan & a UNESCO underground river
USUBusuanga
π Palawan
The wild Calamianes - safari, Coron & remote islands
PPSPort Barton
π Palawan
Palawan's laid-back, off-grid beach town
SWLSan Vicente
π Palawan
Home of Long Beach - the longest white-sand beach in the Philippines
PPSBalabac
π Palawan
Pink-tinged sandbars and the Philippines' most pristine remote islands
CEBCebu City
π Cebu
Queen City of the South - history, highlands & the best lechon
CEBMactan
π Cebu
Cebu's resort island - beaches, diving & the airport in one
CEBOslob
π Cebu
Whale sharks, waterfalls and a sandbar on Cebu's south coast
CEBMalapascua
π Cebu
The world's only daily thresher shark dive
CEBBantayan
π Cebu
Powder-white sand and slow island days off northern Cebu
CEBBadian
π Cebu
Home of Kawasan Falls and the Philippines' famous canyoneering
TAGPanglao
π Bohol
White sand, world-class diving & dawn dolphins
TAGLoboc
π Bohol
Emerald river cruise, tarsiers & the Bohol countryside
TAGAnda
π Bohol
Bohol's quiet white-sand secret with hidden cave pools
TAGTagbilaran
π Bohol
Bohol's capital & gateway to the countryside
DGTDumaguete
π Negros Oriental
City of Gentle People - gateway to Apo Island & Dauin diving
DGTApo Island
π Negros Oriental
Swim with wild green sea turtles over a pioneering reef
DGTDauin
π Negros Oriental
The Philippines' muck-diving capital of black-sand critters
DGTSiquijor
π Siquijor
The mystic island of healing forests, falls & white beaches
MPHCaticlan
π Aklan
Boracay's mainland gate β arrive, cross, go
KLOKalibo
π Aklan
Festival capital of Aklan with the budget flights
MPHBulabog Beach
π Aklan
Southeast Asia's top kite beach, one island-crossing away
ILOIloilo City
π Iloilo Province, Visayas
The Visayas city that feeds you history, festivals, and the best bowl of batchoy you will ever eat
ORNKalanggaman Island
π Palompon, Leyte, Visayas
A two-kilometre sandbar in the Camotes Sea that makes every photograph look fabricated
TACTacloban City
π Leyte Province, Visayas
A city that was leveled by the strongest typhoon ever recorded β and rebuilt itself into something worth visiting
TACSohoton Natural Bridge National Park
π Basey, Samar, Visayas
Underground rivers, cathedral caves, and bioluminescent lagoons hidden inside a limestone mountain in Samar
DVODavao City
π Davao del Sur, Mindanao
Eagles, durian, and a city that rewrites everything you thought you knew about Mindanao
CGYCagayan de Oro
π Misamis Oriental, Mindanao
White water, pineapples, and a river that turns ordinary people into adrenaline junkies
GESGeneral Santos City
π South Cotabato, Mindanao
The tuna capital of the Philippines, where the fish port at dawn is more impressive than most tourist attractions
GESLake Sebu
π South Cotabato, Mindanao
Mist, waterfalls, and weavers β the Philippines' most culturally distinct highland destination
BHODonsol
π Sorsogon, Bicol
Swim with the world's biggest fish β ethically, in the wild
BHOLegazpi
π Albay, Bicol
A perfect volcano, lava ATV rides, and seriously spicy food
WNPNaga
π Camarines Sur, Bicol
Asia's biggest Marian festival and Southeast Asia's top wake park
BHOBulusan
π Sorsogon, Bicol
Volcano lake, hot springs, and cloud forest trails β no tour buses
MNLManila
π Metro Manila
Gateway megacity β history, food, and Manila Bay sunsets
LAOVigan
π Ilocos Sur
The Philippines' most intact colonial city β cobblestones and empanada
BAGSagada
π Mountain Province, Cordillera
Hanging coffins, cave rivers, and pine-forest silence
BSOBatanes
π Batanes Province
Wind-swept stone villages at the edge of the Philippines
MNLBaler
π Aurora Province
Aurora's surf town β where Apocalypse Now met Philippine waves
IAOGeneral Luna
π Surigao del Norte
Siargao's beating heart β surf, eat, repeat
IAOCloud 9
π Surigao del Norte
Southeast Asia's most iconic right-hand reef break
IAODapa
π Surigao del Norte
Siargao's real capital β fish, ferries, and local life
IAOPacifico
π Surigao del Norte
Siargao's wild north β empty waves, dirt roads, no crowds
MPHPuka Beach
π Aklan
Boracay's wild north shore β shells, no sun beds
SJILa Union
π Ilocos Region, Luzon
The Philippines surf capital where cold brew meets cold waves
LAOPagudpud
π Ilocos Norte, Luzon
The Philippines northernmost beach: windmills, white sand, and the edge of everything
MNLHundred Islands National Park
π Pangasinan, Luzon
123 limestone islands, one outrigger banca, and a day you will not forget
MNLAnawangin Cove
π Zambales, Luzon
Volcanic sand, pine-needle forest, and absolute silence β a beach that does not behave like a beach
MNLPuerto Galera
π Oriental Mindoro, Luzon
The Philippines dive capital, where the Verde Island Passage holds more marine life than anywhere in Asia
MNLTaal Volcano
π Batangas, Luzon
A volcano on an island in a lake inside a caldera β the most unusual volcanic geography in the world
MNLTagaytay
π Cavite, Luzon
Manila's highland escape at 700 metres, with volcano views, cool mountain air, and the best bulalo in the Philippines
MNLBataan Peninsula
π Central Luzon, Luzon
WWII history, a 92-metre cross, sea turtle nesting, and colonial heritage on one undervisited peninsula
SVESan Vicente
π Palawan, Philippines
The longest beach in the Philippines β and barely anyone knows it yet
BCDBacolod City
π Negros Occidental, Philippines
The City of Smiles β where the best chicken inasal in the Philippines awaits you
SUGSurigao del Sur
π Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
The Niagara of the Philippines and 24 emerald islands β in one province
CGYIligan City
π Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines
The City of Majestic Waterfalls β 23 named falls within one city boundary
ILOMalalison Island
π Antique Province, Panay, Philippines
The last unspoiled island in the Visayas β and almost no one knows it
TBHRomblon Island
π Romblon Province, Philippines
The marble island with world-class diving that the world has not found yet
CEBCamotes Islands
π Cebu Province, Philippines
The Cebu you remember β before the resorts, before the crowds
SUGHinatuan Enchanted River
π Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines
The river whose colour looks like a lie β and is not
BAGBaguio City
π Benguet, Cordillera, Luzon
The City of Pines β cool air, strawberry fields, and a mountain pace the rest of Luzon has forgotten
BAGBanaue Rice Terraces
π Ifugao, Cordillera, Luzon
Two thousand years of hand-carved mountains β the Eighth Wonder of the World, still farming
TAGAlona Beach
π Panglao Island, Bohol, Visayas
The beach that put Bohol diving on the map β and has been worth the crowd ever since
CBOCaramoan Peninsula
π Camarines Sur, Bicol, Luzon
The limestone islands Survivor chose β and which most travellers still haven't found
MNLAnilao
π Batangas, Luzon
The dive site that launched Philippine scuba β two hours from Manila, a world below
MNLApo Reef Natural Park
π Occidental Mindoro, MIMAROPA
The second largest reef in the world β a live-aboard dive in the middle of the Sulu Sea
ILOGigantes Islands
π Carles, Iloilo, Western Visayas
The islands where scallops are currency and every cove has a name only locals know
ILOGuimaras
π Western Visayas, Philippines
The sweetest mangoes in the world, an island you reach in 15 minutes, and almost no other tourists
MNLIntramuros
π Manila, Metro Manila
The walled city Spain built, Japan destroyed, and Manila is slowly remembering
MNLSubic Bay
π Zambales, Central Luzon
Wreck dives in an ex-US naval base β and one of the best rainforests left in Luzon
DVOSamal Island (IGACOS)
π Davao del Norte, Mindanao
A beach island five minutes from Davao City β and the bat caves hold a world record
MNLMarinduque
π MIMAROPA, Philippines
The heart-shaped island where Easter becomes theatre and the sea is always within sight
CEBBiri Island
π Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas
Volcanic rock formations carved by the Pacific β the most dramatic coastline in the Philippines
ILOSipalay
π Negros Occidental, Western Visayas
Sugar Beach and slow time β the Negros coast that backpackers found and kept quiet
ZAMZamboanga City
π Zamboanga del Sur, Mindanao
The City of Flowers β pink sand beaches, a 17th-century fort, and the only Spanish creole still spoken in Asia
VRCCatanduanes
π Bicol, Luzon
The Land of the Howling Winds β raw surf, empty beaches, and a secret the ocean keeps
MNLPalaui Island
π Santa Ana, Cagayan, Luzon
The northernmost wild island of Luzon β no roads, no resort, just the Pacific and your tent
BAGMt. Pulag
π Benguet, Cordillera, Luzon
The highest peak in Luzon β and the sea of clouds that forms above the pygmy forest at dawn
MNLAntipolo
π Rizal Province, Metro Manila environs
Manila's mountain escape β Shrine, falls, and a skyline that makes the city look small
CEBCalicoan Island
π Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas
ABCD Beach and raw Pacific surf β the Eastern Samar island that only surfers knew about
PACSouthern Leyte
π Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas
Sogod Bay's whale sharks swim here year-round β and almost nobody knows yet
CEBBiliran Island
π Biliran Province, Eastern Visayas
The hidden province of Leyte β waterfalls in every municipality and the tourist count in single digits
CDOBukidnon
π Northern Mindanao, Mindanao
The cool highlands of Mindanao β pineapple plains, adventure sport, and the Del Monte connection
DPLDipolog
π Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao
Dakak Beach and the Sardine Capital of the Philippines β western Mindanao's overlooked coast
BXUButuan City
π Agusan del Norte, Caraga, Mindanao
Where the oldest boats in Southeast Asia were found β and the Agusan River still runs to the sea
MNLMasbate
π Masbate Province, MIMAROPA, Philippines
The Philippines' cowboy island β rodeo, white beaches, and diving that nobody else has found
MNLBatangas Beaches
π Batangas Province, Luzon
Manila's weekend coast β Laiya, Calatagan, and a hundred beach resorts two hours from the capital
BOCMatnog
π Sorsogon, Bicol, Luzon
The southern tip of Luzon β pink sand, sea turtles, and the ferry to the Visayas
MNLQuezon Province
π Calabarzon, Luzon
Pahiyas harvest festival, pristine eco-reserves, and the Pacific coast nobody visits
DVOMati City
π Davao Oriental, Mindanao
Dahican Beach and the longest ridable wave in the Philippines β eastern Mindanao's surf secret
LAOLaoag
π Ilocos Norte, Luzon
The Ilocos Norte capital β UNESCO churches, sand dunes, and the northernmost Philippine coast
DPLDapitan
π Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao
Where Rizal built his masterwork in exile β and the beach in front of his house is still there
PH-IFUBatad
π Cordillera
UNESCO amphitheater rice terraces hidden in the Cordillera mountains
PH-RIZTanay
π Luzon
Rizal's adventure capital β waterfalls, mountain lakes, and Manila's weekend escape
PH-PLWTaytay
π Palawan
Old Spanish fort, island-hop lagoons, and a quieter taste of northern Palawan
PH-PLWCulion
π Palawan
The forgotten island that housed the world's largest leper colony β and survived
PH-LEYOrmoc
π Leyte
Leyte's floral city β a mountain lake, WWII history, and a gateway to the highlands
PH-MDOSan Jose, Mindoro
π Luzon
Occidental Mindoro's gateway city β beaches, the Mangyan, and the world's best dive wall
PH-WSMCatbalogan
π Eastern Visayas
Cave diving, WWII history, and the untamed heart of Western Samar
PH-SDNBucas Grande
π Caraga
Sohoton Cove β the stingless jellyfish lagoon and cathedral caves of Surigao
PH-PLWRoxas, North Palawan
π Palawan
Honda Bay islands, turtle sanctuaries, and the quiet charm of North Palawan
PH-NCOKidapawan
π Mindanao
Base camp for Mt. Apo β hot springs, a volcanic lake, and the roof of the Philippines
PH-SCOKoronadal
π Mindanao
South Cotabato's capital β pineapple highlands, B'laan culture, and Lake Sebu's gateway
PH-ZDSPagadian
π Mindanao
The city of waterfalls β and Mindanao's most unique mountain-sea geography
PH-MSOOzamiz
π Mindanao
Spanish fort, underground river, and the port gateway to Northern Mindanao
PH-ALBLigao
π Bicol
Mayon Volcano's quiet side β waterfalls, heritage churches, and an under-explored Bicol gem
PH-SLEMaasin
π Eastern Visayas
Cathedral city at the tip of Leyte β thresher sharks, whale watching, and heritage
PH-NEGMt. Kanlaon
π Western Visayas
The active volcano at the heart of Negros β challenging trekking and dense cloud forest
PH-DVOMt. Apo
π Davao Region
Philippines' highest peak β an active volcano, Philippine Eagle habitat, and the ultimate mountaineering challenge
PH-ZMBMt. Pinatubo
π Zambales / Pampanga
A turquoise crater lake inside an active volcano β one of the Philippines' most accessible and dramatic treks
PH-CAPRoxas City
π Capiz, Western Visayas
The Seafood Capital of the Philippines β fresh scallops, Capiz shells, and unhurried Visayan charm
PH-PAMClark
π Pampanga, Central Luzon
A former US airbase turned duty-free resort zone β gateway to Pinatubo and Kapampangan cuisine
PH-CAGTuguegarao
π Cagayan Valley, North Luzon
Callao Cave, the Philippines' largest river, and the gateway to the Cagayan Valley wilderness
PH-EASGuiuan
π Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas
Where Magellan landed, where Haiyan struck first β Pacific surf, WWII wrecks, and Philippine history at its most dramatic
PH-SORSorsogon City
π Bicol Region, Luzon
Bicol's southern capital β whale sharks at Donsol, Bulusan volcano, and the gateway to Ticao's manta rays
PH-MSCCotabato City
π Bangsamoro (BARMM), Mindanao
The Philippines' Islamic heart β the Grand Mosque, Ligawasan Marsh, and Maguindanaon culture
PH-WSACalbayog
π Western Samar, Eastern Visayas
Western Samar's waterfall capital β hidden falls, cave systems, and a genuine Philippine off-the-beaten-path experience
PH-KALTabuk
π Kalinga, Cordillera
The Kalinga heartland β traditional tattoo artistry, warrior culture, and Buscalan village with Whang-Od
PH-BUKMalaybalay
π Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon's highland capital β pineapple plateaus, the Philippines' longest zipline, and Lumad indigenous culture
PH-EASBorongan
π Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas
Eastern Samar's rugged Pacific capital β surf, seabird sanctuaries, and the Philippines at its most elemental
PH-PLWNarra
π Southern Palawan
Palawan's overlooked south β Tabon Cave (oldest Philippine human remains), hidden beaches, and 22,000-year-old history
PH-PLWBrooke's Point
π Southern Palawan
Southern Palawan's wild edge β Mt. Mantalingajan trek, Ursula Island seabirds, and frontier Philippines
PH-DAOMt. Hamiguitan
π Davao Oriental, Mindanao
UNESCO World Heritage pygmy forest β a cloud mountain where trees grow knee-high and endemism defies belief
PH-MDRCalapan
π Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro's quiet capital β Mt. Halcon (the Philippines' hardest trek), Naujan Lake, and Mangyan culture
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