IT'S MORE FUN IN LUZON

manila ocean park - glass bottom boat ride The Manila Ocean Park's glass bottom boat ride. a small boat with a glass bottom to see the acquarium/ocenarium below with a guide . a short trip on the small lake/lagoon is 150 pesos per person. check out the boat Manila Ocean Park christmas promo for discounts.

 One of the most magnificent sights when going east of Manila is Lake Taal, a very large lake with Taal Volcano on an island within the lake, with a two-kilometer wide lake in Taal Volcano's crater, and a smaller island inside that lake!   Lake Taal itself consists of water which collected in the caldera of a massive volcano, so there are high ridges above the lake, however when I visited it wasn't even possible to see the lake from the top because the air was so murky, and there certainly wasn't any hope of seeing Taal Volcano.   The volcano is very active, there have been numerous eruptions over the centuries, the most recent activity lasted from 1965 to 1977, during which pyroclastic flows travelled several kilometers across Lake Taal, killing hundreds of villagers.   You can get some sense of how hazy the air was from this photo of the faux castle at "Fantasy World Resort" near Lake Taal, which is supposedly modelled after the very famous Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria - which was itself a fake 19th century concoction!


That castle isn't the only great work of culture in the area east of Manila, there's also this mermaid at the coastal town of Atimonan, known locally as the Sirena.
It's said to be a replica of the famous Little Mermaid on the rock in Danmark's capital, Copenhagen, but my guess is that the Danes have no great need to fear this bit of competition!

Star city is one of the most affordable theme parks in the Philippines. Attractions here draw crowd from different parts of the country. So if you are planning to spend quality time with your family in this full of excitement venue but don't know how to arrive in its location, here's the directions to the Star City from different parts of Metro Manila. Star City is located in the CCP Complex in Pasay City at the corner of Vicente Sotto and Magdalena Jalandoni streets.

In the Philippines, there are three regions where this feast is being held: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Since my family and I are based in Manila, we’ve been observing the feast in Luzon for over a decade now. Specifically, it’s usually held in Pangasinan where majority of members in Manila come from.

Baguio
 There’s no other place in the world like Baguio.it is one of the high-class urbanized cities located in the Northern part of Luzon. As a part of the Benguet province, Baguio is not only abundant in attractive tourist destinations but it is also rich in cultural heritage as well. Every year, when the sun is striking hot at some areas in the Philippines, Filipinos from neighboring provinces, especially from Manila, drive up to the steep road of Kennon or Marcos just to reach Baguio. That is why the city is popularly known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines.
The locals of Baguio City are gifted with the skill of turning a lifeless wood into a new form. Wood carving is one of the major industries in the city of Baguio. There are many wood carving shops scattered around Baguio. Some are just on the side of the streets welcoming you as you enter the city coming from Marcos highway. Typical wood carving subjects are religious icons, animals, chairs and an Ifugao hunter.

Camiguin, a tropical paradise, is one of the Philippines’ most beautiful islands. It is the home of the sweetest lanzones in the country and one of the best mangoes for export. Tourist spots in Camiguin include the Sunken Cemetery where a large white cross marks a cemetery swept into the sea by Old Vulcan Daan’s eruption in 1871, it has 3 beautiful and scenic falls- the Katibawasan Falls,