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 of planning a trip, experiencing and delving deeper into unfamiliar places, people and culture are 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!

 

 

 

DISCOVER THE PHILIPPINES

 

 

3 Main Islands in the Philippines

Photo from:  http://madcoffee.deviantart.com/art/The-Philippine-Island-Vector-311408952

 

Provinces in the Philippines

 

Photo from:  http://phbest.blogspot.com/2011/08/island-of-philippines.html

 

There are 71 provinces in the Philippines (see above map).  All these provinces are listed out under the  “Locate a Place” menu which can be found at the top of every page.   Using the Main Islands color map, you can determine which main island the province belongs to, Luzon, Visayas, or Mindanao. Example, Palawan (Nido) is in the Visayas, while Surigao (Siargao) is in Mindanao.

 

Navigating This Website

The Philippines is made of over 7,000 islands, where would you like to start?

 

Here are your options:

1. Click “Pearl of the Orient” to see the next post which is about Manila.
2. Click any of the places you see on the left column, under the heading PLACES TO EXPLORE
3. Click “Locate a Place” at the very top of our page. There will be a list of provinces to check out
4. On the right column under the heading TOURIST ATTRACTIONS are tourist attractions which are linked to more information.  Click on any of them to start.
   
5. Click “Regions of the Philippines” to start reading about the different regions in the Philippines

Underlined words and numbers are links to other pages, click them to navigate the website. Sometimes, photos about the topic are also clickable and serve as a link to other pages about the current topic.

 

As of this update, this website already have over 2,000 pages about the Philippines. There are so much to know about our country! Please feel free to browse around.

 

The Department of Tourism

Trunkline: 459-5200 to 459-5230
http://www.tourism.gov.ph/pages/default.aspx
webmaster@tourism.gov.ph
The New DOT Building,
351 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue,
Makati City, Philippines 1200

 

 

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