Manila
Walk through the old walled city (called Intramuros)
with stops at Fort Santiago and San
Augustin Church…contrast it with the modern business district
of Makati and the Ayala
Museum…travel for an hour to visit Tagaytay,
with its magnificent views of the Taal Volcano,
which adventurous types may wish to climb.
Northern Luzon
Take a hilltribe trek in the Banaue Rice Terraces,
stopping in the villages of Bontoc and Sagada
to see the unique burial caves and colorful weavings…shop for local crafts
and forest products in the summer capital, Baguio City…explore
the provinces of Ilocos in northwestern
Luzon…lounge on the white sand of Boracay
…dive in the crystal waters off Palawan,
a mini-archipelago of virgin islands.
Cebu
See the "chocolate hills" of Bohol…climb
Mt. Apo, home to the endangered Philippine
eagle…admire the waling-waling orchid at the Derling
Orchid Farm…hike to the tribal villages of Zamboanga…cruise
to the pink coral beaches of Santa Cruz Island.
