Huwebes, Hulyo 11, 2013

TOP 5 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES? :)


PHILIPPINES AN ARCHIPELAGO CONSISTS OF 7,107 BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS AND SURROUNDED BY SEA AND MOUNTAINS IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST VISITED COUNTRIES THESE DAYS. AND NOW I MADE A LIST THAT WILL HELP TOURISTS DECIDE WHERE THEY SHOULD GO WHEN THEY VISIT THE PHILIPPINES.


PLACES YOU SHOULD NEVER MISS:
#5 PAGUDPUD BEACH- LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN MOST PART OF LUZON ILOCOS NORTE, PHILIPPINES. PAGUDPUD IS ALSO CALLED THE BORACAY IN THE NORTH BECAUSE OF THE WHITE SAND LINED WITH ALSO CRYSTAL-BLUE WATER. NOT LIKE BORACAY, IT IS A QUIET PLACE BUT BEWARE BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF NPA(PEOPLE WHO REBEL AGAINST THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT)  BUT YET MOST LOCALS HERE ARE REALLY GENEROUS AND FRIENDLY.
 
SAUD BEACH IS ONE OF THE MOST VISITED BEACH IN PAGUDPUD BUT IF YOU WANTTHE BEST GO TO KAPULUAN VISTA RESORT AND YOU’LL SEE A STYLISH SURF RESORT.

IT’S NOT BEING DISCOVERED BY A LOT OF TOURIST YET SO I SUGGEST VISIT HERE AS EARLY AS YOU CAN FOR YOU TO DISCOVER THE WONDERFUL SCENERY IN PAGUDPUD.
#4 INTRAMUROS- THE OLDEST AND HISTORIC PLACE IN MANILA(CAPITAL CITY OF THE PHILIPPINES). THIS IS WERE THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT LOCATED DURING THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD. TOURISTS WHO COMES HERE WILL LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES.


PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS THE FAMOUS WALL OF INTRAMUROS...

 INTRAMUROS IS ALSO SURROUNDED BY A LOT OF SCHOOLS LIKE MAPUA, LETRAN, LYCEUM, PLM AND A LOT MORE.IN THIS IS ALSO WHERE YOU CAN FIND ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEAUTIFUL CATHEDRAL IN  THE PHILIPPINES. OTHER PLACES YOU CAN SEE NEAR INTRAMUROS ARE THE RIZAL PARK WHERE THE STATUE OF DR. JOSE RIZAL THE NATIONAL HERO OF THE PHILIPPINES IS PLACED. ALSO MUSEUM NAMED AS MUSEO PAMBATA.
MAPUA INSTITUTE OF COLLEGE
LETRAN COLLEGE
LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES
AS YOU CAN SEE THE STRUCTURES AND FACADES OF THE SCHOOL IS LIKE IN THE EARLY TIMES(SPANISH PERIOD) 



INTRAMUROS IS A BEST PLACE FOR TOURISTS SPECIALLY HISTORIANS TO GO TO. 




#3 BAGUIO CITY- LOCATED AT THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF CORDILLERA, PHILIPPINES 1,500 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL, BAGUIO CITY IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT HAS A COOL CLIMATE. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE SUMMER CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE A LOT OF TOURIST LIKE AMERICAN AND KOREAN STAYS HERE. ONE DAY IS NOT ENOUGH TOURING IN  THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN BAGUIO BECAUSE IN JUST ONE PLACE YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT IT WILL TAKE YOU ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR IN.
PLACES YOU SHOULD GO:
SESSION ROAD- THE MAIN ROAD OF BAGUIO. IT IS WHERE COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT CAN BE FOUND. ALSO IN THIS ROAD ARE SOME HOTELS, BAKERIES, RESTAURANTS, WET MARKET AND MORE.
BURNHAM PARK- FAMOUS PARK IN BAGUIO. YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS HERE LIKE BIKING, ROW A BOAT, PICNIC AND A LOT MORE.
OTHER BEAUTIFUL PLACES:
PMA(PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY)-SCHOOL FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE A SOLDIER.

MINES VIEW PARK- IN THIS PLACE YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF BAGUIO.

THE MANSION- IT IS THE REST HOUSE OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.



#4 BORACAY “BEACH CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES”- LOCATED IN AKLAN PROVINCE 345 KMS SOUTH OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES. BESIDES THE WHITE SAND BEACHES, THE BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTION OF THE BEACH AND THE CLEAR WATER IN BORACAY ISLAND PROVIDE THE MAIN ATTRACTION, THERE’S A LOT OF ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY FOR DAY AND NIGHTS LIKE: HIKING, ISLAND TREKKING, SCUBA DIVING, WIND SURFING, FISHING, KITE BOARDING AND A LOT MORE. 



IN BORACAY SWIMMING IS NOT THE ONLY OPTION.

SO NEVER LEAVE PHILIPPINES WITHOUT TAKING A TRIP IN THE WONDERFUL BEACH BORACAY. DISCOVER AND EXPERIENCE EVERY ACTIVITIES, TROPICAL FLORA, SCENIC VIEWPOINTS AND YET TO BE KNOWN BEACHES AND CAVES



#1 BANAUE RICE TERRACES- KNOWN AS HAGDAN-HAGDANG PALAYAN  IS A 2000 YEARS OLD TERRACES FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF IFUGAO, PHILIPPINES. WHAT MADE THIS THING AMAZING IS THAT THEY WERE CARVED BY USING HANDS AND FEW EQUIPMENT ONLY BY THE ANCESTORS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF IFUGAO. IT IS 1500 METERS (5000 FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND COVER 10,360 SQUARE KILOMETERS (ABOUT 4000 SQUARE MILES) OF MOUNTAINSIDE. IT WAS ALSO NAMED IN THE EIGHT WONDERS OF THE WORLD.





THERE ARE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES LOCALS DEVELOPED FOR VISITORS WHICH INCLUDE THE TRADITIONAL SIGHT SEEING OF THE TERRACES AND VISIT THE TRIBES AT THE FOOT OF THE TERRACES. A “MUMBAK” (IFUGAO WITCH DOCTOR) IS ALSO RECOMMENDED. THESE ARE DOCTORS WHO CAN PERFORM SPIRITUAL HEALING RITUALS.



VISIT THIS AMAZING LADDER LIKE MOUNTAIN AND YOU’LL SEE HOW CREATIVE AND PERSEVERING  THE FILIPINO ANCESTORS ARE.









SO THERE GOES MY TOP 5 TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.. :)) HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING AND AGREED :D

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