Popular Tourist Destinations in Samar Part 8

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TOURIST DESTINATIONS
IN SAMAR

Samar is divided into three parts – Northern Samar, Western Samar and Eastern Samar. For purposes of clarity, Western Samar is simply referred to or called SAMAR.

Samar province is caught between mountain and sea. It is hilly, with mountain peaks and narrow strips of lowlands, which tend to lie in coastal peripheries or in the alluvial plains and deltas accompanying large rivers. It includes almost every kind of topography: mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, plains, coasts, and islands and is blessed with a lush rain forest harboring tropical flora and fauna, crossed by multiple navigable rivers, pocked by mysterious caverns and refreshing waterfalls. A tourist wanting something out of the ordinary may experience all these wonders of nature and still only be a few hours from civilization. – http://www.tourism.gov.ph/SitePages/InteractiveSitesPage.aspx?siteID=47

Kinabut-an Spring

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The spring is about 40 minutes ride from Catbalogan by land and is located in Paranas, Samar. It is a nice place to hangout and refresh from the maddening crowd of the city. The water in the swimming pool comes from the mountains, expect it to be cold.

There are cottages where visitors can rest, but visitors are advised to bring their own food, because there are no restaurants or food stores there. Talk about privacy and isolation.

Langun-Gobingub Cave

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The Langun Gobingob caving is a different level of quest, as it requires 8-9 hours of trekking outside and inside the country’s biggest cave. Yes, there are mountains to cross to reach the cave openings and rock mountains inside the caves where you have to traverse from one cave entrance to another.

Langun Gobingob is a caving system located in Samar Island National Park or SINP. SINP is a 333,000 hectares of protected natural eco-tourism system spanning the whole island of Samar and its three provinces, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar (or simply Samar). It is also the biggest natural park in the Philippines, comprising the largest contiguous lowland tropical rainforest in the country. Read More: http://faq.ph/langun-gobingob-cave-largest-cave-in-the-philippines/

Marabut Marine Park

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Marabut Marine Park and Beach Resort is a satellite resort of the Leyte Park Resort Hotel. The marine park is a jewel in the sun and sand of the charming San Pedro Bay. The marine park boasts of towering rock islets with secluded beach coves.

The resort has ten deluxe non-air conditioned rooms that have private toilet and bath. The rooms are made of indigenous materials that blend well with the marine setting while maintaining the comforts and amenities of a class A resort. The beachfront accommodations afford a breathtaking view of the towering rock islets and the unique seascape of the bay.

The surrounding water is teeming with marine flora and fauna that is a diver’s dream. Activities at the resort include scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, sailing and simply lazy under the tropical sun with frequent dips in the pristine waters. For dining, guests are treated with the freshest bounty from the sea.

Marabut Marine Park and Beach Resort can be reached by land transport from Leyte Park Resort Hotel or with the native pump boats which are anchored at the marina of Leyte Park Resort Hotel. – Read More: http://www.etravelpilipinas.com/tourism_news/western-samar-philippines-marabut-marine-park-and-beach-resort.htm