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Where is the Province of Rizal and How to Get There

GOING TO RIZAL PROVINCE

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Rizal Province lies immediately east of Metro Manila. It is bounded on the north by Bulacan, on the east by Laguna de Bay. It has no existing provincial capital but the seat of its government is in Pasig, which currently forms part of Metro Manila.

The terrain is mostly low and flat on the western part, and rolling hills and rugged ridges on the eastern part. At the foot of these elevations are the Marikina Valley and Teresa Valley.

The Pasig and Marikina Rivers are the major rivers that can be found in the province.

Montalban Dam serves as the main source of water supply for a greater part of the Metro Manila area.

The mountainous portion of the province has evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. The lake shore area has two seasons: wet from June to October, and dry for the rest of the year. Read More: http://www.islandsproperties.com/places/rizal.htm

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NOTE: The yellow areas stand for Pililia and Jala-Jala which are also part of Rizal.

Rizal region is in the Luzon region of the Philippines. It is a province located to the east of the Manila capital region with boundaries of the westernmost towns and cities of Cainta and Taytay blurring into the city of Pasig in the capital region. While becoming increasingly urbanized since the past few decades, it holds some rich secrets in both cultures and sights that are untouched by heavy and popular tourism yet are beauties of their own to be enjoyed.

Due to its proximity from Manila, Rizal is becoming an increasingly good residential option for city-bound professionals and students who opt to stay at close proximity to the center of action (Manila) yet far enough to allow occasional peace and quiet (which is becoming increasingly hard to get nowadays). Read More: https://wikitravel.org/en/Rizal

How to Get There

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Going to Angono, Rizal : Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for or passing by Angono. Estimated fare is around P50, and travel time about an hour. The galleries and street art can be explored on foot, while the Angono Petroglyphs can be reached by a hired tricycle, which costs around P300.

Going to Pililla: Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for Tanay. Fare is usually P70 (for vans) or below. Travel time is around an hour and a half. Hire a tricycle to Pililla Wind Farm (usually around P200 to P300, but you can haggle), with the ride taking less than 30 minutes.

Going to Tanay: Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for Tanay. Fare is usually P70 (for vans) or below. Travel time is around an hour and a half. Hire a tricycle to Daranak Falls (around P200). You can also ask the driver to stop by Calinawan Cave on the way back.

Going to Baras: Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for Tanay. Fare is usually P70 (for vans) or below. Travel time is around an hour and a half. Hire a tricycle (around P350) to Masungi Georeserve (say your destination is Garden Cottages, which is the entrance to Masungi).

Alternatively, you can ride a jeep from Cubao to Cogeo. Then ride a jeep to Sampaloc, which will pass by Garden Cottages. Total travel time is around an hour and a half to two hours.

Going to Binangonan: Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for or passing by Binangonan. Fare is usually P50 or below. Travel time is around an hour or more. Upon arriving at Binangonan, take a tricycle (around P30) to Binangonan Port, then take the ferry boat to Talim Island (estimated fare around P30, with travel time around 45 minutes).

Going to Antipolo: Take a jeep or a van from Cubao or EDSA-Shaw bound for Antipolo (estimated fare less than P50). Travel time is around 45 minutes or more. From Antipolo town proper you can easily take a tricycle to different destinations.