Planning a trip? Those who love to travel know the essence of all travel is about you and your enjoyment. Travelers know that the destination is a major part in planning a trip, experiencing and delving deeper into an unfamiliar places, people and culture is paramount.

Expand your horizons and set your sight to the Philippines, an off the beaten path travel site! An undiscovered paradise made of thousands of islands and white sand beaches all around! A tiny dot in the map of the world, and yet a haven for travelers, backpackers, retirees and even passersby.

It offers awesome tourist attractions, magnificent beaches, hot spring resorts, colorful festivals, hundreds of scenic spots and world-class hotels and facilities. Not to mention the tropical climate, the affordable prices as well as the friendly and hospitable, English-speaking people! You will be glad you came, and we’re sure, you WILL come back for more FUN in the Philippines!

 

 

SPECIAL INTERESTING SPOTS AND TOURS

Bonsai Forest

 

The 20,000 hectare area is accessible by land transport from Baler in Aurora Province and by air from Cauayan Airport.

 

Sta. Victoria Caves

 

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 Victoria Caves and Environmental School at Fuyo National Park It features naturally formed lattices and sparkling rock formations. Visitors are given lectures and allowed to plant their own seedlings, and those enrolled at the Environmental School are given certificates. Within the area is the Pinzal Falls conducive for swimming and other recreational facilities like carabao-drawn carts and horseback riding. The park is 15 kilometers from Ilagan town proper. 

 

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park

 

Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (Palanan Rainforest) The largest protected area in the country with more than 300,000 hectares of rainforest, and the lowest at 800 feet above sea level.  Read More…

 

Special Interest Tours

 

BIODIVERSITY APPRECIATION

The Biodiversity Appreciation Tour at Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park 5 days – 4 nights The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) is the largest protected area in the country with more than 360,000 hectares of rainforest. Declared number one in biodiversity in the country and also one of the top ten “biodiversity hotspots” in the world. Unknown and unnamed species of flora and fauna are present in the Park. A confirmed habitat of the Philippine Eagle and the Cloud Rat. Its coastal areas host whales and dolphins and other cetaceans. Ideal for scuba diving and other water sports; a mountaineering and trekking challenge!  

 

 

PALANAN WILDERNESS TOUR

The Palanan Wilderness Tour takes 4 days – 3 nights The Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park (NSMNP) is the largest protected area in the country with more than 360,000 hectares of rainforest. Declared number one in biodiversity in the country and also one of the top ten biodiversity hotspots in the world. Unknown and unnamed species of flora and fauna are present in the Park. Its coastal areas host whales and dolphins and other cetaceans. Ideal for scuba diving and other water sports; a mountaineering and trekking challenge!  

 

 

 

CAUAYAN CITY DAY TOUR

Cauayan City Day Tour – Cauayan City boast of abundant farms ranging from mushroom culture production centers, high value crops, vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants and the freshwater prawn hatchery farm in the Cagayan Valley Region. Start the day with a visit to our Lady of Pillars Church in Cauayan City and be awed by its modern interiors and preserved brick exteriors. Be prepared for a day of sightseeing, food trip and shopping starting at the mushroom center in Barangay Tagaran where mushrooms can be bought from mushroom farms and learn about its scientific production and the various by-products produced from mushrooms. Drive to the “Gulayan ng Bayan”at the Barangay Gagabutan where homeowners have hectares upon hectares of vegetables farms; learn to harvest and pay your own ampalaya, eggplant, patola, okra and other vegetables. Pick and pay your way at the Cortez Fruit Farm for pineapples, mangoes, papaya and bananas and enjoy an al fresco lunch of freshly caught tilapia from Cortez fishpond and eat all you can fresh fruits. Enjoy another outdoor trip in the afternoon at the Dacuycuy Farms where imported ornamental plants and fruit trees abound and bring home aromatic and green dwarf Philippine coconut tree seedlings. Learn the basics of giant freshwater prawn production at the region’s first prawn hatchery farm.

Note: Cauayan City is a commercial center for the Cagayan Valley Region. Accredited hotels and restaurants abound in the area. The farm visits require advance notice from guest.    

 

   

TREKKING, MOUNTAINEERING, CAMPING AND EXPLORATION

Trekking, Mountaineering, Camping and Exploration at Palanan, Dinapigue, Maconacon and Divilacan forest area

 

DIVING AND SNORKELING

Diving and snorkeling at Dicotcotan Beach

 

 

CROCODILE WATCHING

Crocodile Watching (Crocodylus Mindorensis) at San Mariano at night.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Isabela Province – Rice and Corn Granary of Luzon

The Powerful Magat Dam in Isabela

Colorful Festivals in Isabela

Special Interest Spots and Tours in Isabela

Tourist Attractions in Isabela

Having Fun in Isabela