Destinations

Islands, coastlines, highland cities, and the capital — every guide covers what to do, where to stay, and how to get there.

Luzon

Manila, the Cordillera rice terraces, Vigan, Palawan's lagoons, and Batanes.

Visayas

Boracay's beaches, Cebu's festival city, Bohol, and Iloilo's heritage mansions.

Mindanao

Siargao's surf, Davao beneath Mount Apo, and Camiguin's quiet volcanic coast.

Destination Guides

Every Philippine destination guide

Each guide is researched and kept current — start with the destination that calls to you.

Cordillera Administrative Region

Baguio

A cool highland city in the Cordillera — pine ridges, a walkable downtown of parks and markets, crafts and creative culture, and Benguet excursions just beyond the city line.

Cordillera Administrative Region

Banaue

Home to the famed Ifugao rice terraces — the amphitheater villages of Batad and Bangaan, ridgeline viewpoints above Banaue, and living mountain culture in the Cordillera heartland.

Cagayan Valley

Batanes

The Philippines' northernmost province — rolling green hills, dramatic cliffs, lighthouses, and the quiet stone-house culture of the Ivatan people.

Central Visayas

Bohol

The island of the Chocolate Hills — a jade-green countryside of cone-shaped hills, a jungle river, tiny tarsiers, and the white-sand beaches of Panglao just across a bridge.

Western Visayas

Boracay

A small island off Aklan's coast with a famous four-kilometer stretch of powder-white sand, turquoise shallows, and legendary sunsets.

Northern Mindanao

Camiguin

A small volcanic island off northern Mindanao — White Island's sandbar, the Sunken Cemetery, waterfalls, springs, and seven volcanoes in a compact, easy-going island.

Central Visayas

Cebu

The Philippines' great island crossroads — Spanish-era heritage in Cebu City, resort beaches on Mactan, and waterfalls, reefs, and quiet islands stretching far down the province's long coastline.

MIMAROPA

Coron

Jagged limestone islands, emerald lagoons, and WWII shipwrecks around Coron town on Busuanga island — lakes, reefs, and wreck diving in Palawan's far north.

Davao Region

Davao City

The Philippines' largest city by land area, at the foot of Mount Apo — the Philippine Eagle Center, durian markets, Samal Island beaches, and a famously orderly, outdoorsy city.

MIMAROPA

El Nido

Limestone karst towers rising from turquoise lagoons at Palawan's northern tip — island-hopping through Bacuit Bay, hidden lagoons, and long white-sand beaches.

Western Visayas

Iloilo City

A heritage city on Panay island — grand ancestral mansions, the UNESCO-listed Miag-ao Church, batchoy at La Paz market, and a waterfront esplanade — with Guimaras mangoes just offshore.

National Capital Region

Manila

The Philippines' principal gateway — Intramuros, Binondo, and Rizal Park in the City of Manila, ringed by the modern cities of the wider Metro Manila metropolis.

MIMAROPA

Palawan

Palawan is a sprawling archipelagic province known for its dramatic limestone karst landscapes, turquoise lagoons, and diverse marine ecosystems. It offers a distinct mix of terrestrial adventure and coastal exploration across its major hubs.

Cordillera Administrative Region

Sagada

A highland town in Mountain Province — hanging coffins in Echo Valley, limestone caves, pine forests, and mountain sunrises above the clouds, reached on the famous Halsema Highway.

Caraga

Siargao

A laid-back island in Surigao del Norte — the Cloud 9 surf break, General Luna's low-key tourism hub, and palm-fringed coasts, lagoons, and island-hop escapes across a genuinely rural island.

Ilocos Region

Vigan

A UNESCO World Heritage city in Ilocos Sur — cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial houses, horse-drawn kalesas, and Ilocano cuisine in the country's best-preserved colonial town.

Central Luzon

Zambales

The laid-back coast northwest of Manila — the pine-lined coves of San Antonio, surf beaches at San Narciso and Pundaquit, Capones Island, and weekend beach towns an easy drive from the capital.