Asia Travel Guide – Tips on Traveling in Philippines

Philippine experiences a warm climate throughout the year. The cold season is from November to February. Every year from July to October, the typhoon will hit Philippines. During the typhoon season, there will be severe flooding. For your own safety, you should avoid visiting Philippines in the typhoon season. The majority of the rainfalls in Manila and Palawan occur during the typhoon season. The dry season occurs from December to February. The dry season vary from different regions in the Philippines. Most tourists will visit Philippines from January to May. This is the season when no natural disasters such as typhoon and hurricane occur. Surfers who want to surf in the high waves can visit during the typhoon season. The waves will reach up to a very tall height in the typhoon season.

While in Philippines, you should visit Bacuit Archipelago. Bacuit Archipelago is a group of islands that have many limestone cliffs. The lagoons in the Bacuit Archipelago have crystal clear water and sandy beaches. If you want to go snorkeling, you can travel to the Bacuit Archipelao in a Bangka. Boracay Island is another paradise Island in Philippines. As a popular tourist attraction spot, it is developed heavily. You can carry out all kinds of recreational acivities at Boracay Island including diving and kite boarding. Carcar town is located about 2 hours from Cebu City. Many Castillian houses can be found at Carcar town.

Car car town is well known for the lechon and chicharon. Lechon means roast pig in English while Chicharomn means crispu pork rind in English. You can visit the rice plantation in North Luzon. The rice terraces in North Luzon had already existed since 2000 years ago. If you want to find a place to stay at Cordillera rice terraces, you can visit the town of Banaue. The town of Banaue has many isolated villages including Batad. You can go diving at the Calamian Islands. The Calamian Islands is located to the north of Palawan. If you want to explore the shipwreck, you can dive the area located nearby to Manila. You can also go diving at Subic Bay. There are a number of prime spots for visitors to perform scuba diving including Apo Island and Malapascua.

You can carry out game fishing activities in Santa Ana. Santa Ana is located on the northeastern part of the coast of Luzon. Every year from March to July, people will come to Santa Ana to carry out fishing activities. There are more than 2,400 fish species in the water of Santa Ana. You can visit Manila to explore the walled city called Intramuros. In the walled city, you will find a church and a reconstruction of a mansion. The Fort Santiago’s rubble can be found in Manila as well. Hikers can climb the Mount Apo. Mount Apo has the highest peak in Philippines. It is estimated that Mount Apo has a height of more than 2954 m. At Mount Apo, you will find many waterfalls and forests.
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