During and After Training Activities
During our training program we also make sure all our students are taking advantage of being in Philippines which has many great tourist attractions. Master Ariel will personally take you to visit Filipino best natural wonders which includes
- Puerto Princesa Underground River, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Puerto Princesa Underground River, Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Also knownas St. Paul’s Subterranean River and Puerto Princess Subterranean River National Park, the PPUR is actually one of the most protected areas of the Philippines.
What’s the wonder of this underground river is that it is naturally-inspired by Mother Nature. As the New 7 Wonders of Nature stated, “At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water’s edge. Monkeys large monitor lizards, and squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave.”
Meanwhile, it features a limestone karst mountain landscape with a full mountain landscape with a full mountain to sea ecosystems and protects a forest which includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and even several large chambers inside the underground river.
Just don’t be surprised to see naturally sculpted arrays of stalagmites and stalactites that forms like Pegasus-the winged horse of Hercules, or the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. Not only that, expect to witness the formation of fruits and vegetables inside the cave, religious figures or even the extinct formation of a T-rex.
2.Boracay Island
2.Boracay Island
Boracay Island
Formed like a dumb-bell and best known as a vacationer’s paradise, Boracay Island is one of the best beaches in the world and always on the list of the best beach destinations in Asia because of its 4 km long powdered-like white sand beach and the crystal clear turquoise water.
Boracay Island has 12 beaches to count. The most famous is the White Beach which most of the Night Life, establishments such as hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and bars are situated. Bulabog Beach on the other hand is directly opposite and is the secondary water sports beach which mainly protected by a great reef.
Aside of its famous white sand, Boracay Island also have one of the best sunsets in the world that will surely inspires you to enjoy life and live to the fullest. That is why it is being tagged as a vacationer’s paradise.
3 Hundred Islands, Pangasinan
It covers an area of 18.44 square km (4,557 acres) and believed to be about 20 million years old. Some of the islands are actually have the peculiar “mushroom”-like shapes.
4.Taal Volcano, Batangas
Taal Volcano, Batangas
Where can you find a volcano within a lake within a volcano within a lake within an Island within a sea? The answer is located between the towns of Talisay and San Nicolas in Batangas well known as the Taal Volcano.
Taal Volcano is a complex volcano, the Smallest Active Volcano in the World, and part of a chain of volcanoes along the western side of the edge of the island of Luzon, which were formed by the subduction of the Eurasion Plate underneath the Philippine Mobile Belt.
It is one of the best nature spots because it offers and provides a picturesque and panoramic view to its tourists. And what’s unique about this nature wonder is that it is a volcano within a lake called the Crater Lake within Volcanoes called Volcano Island and Mt. Macolod surrounded by another lake called the Taal Lake within an Island of Luzon surrounded by the West Philippine Sea.
5.Maria Cristina Falls, Iligan City
Maria Cristina Falls, Iligan City |
- The Maria Cristina Falls is the Second Highest Falls in the Philippines with a 320 feet high waterfall which is located in the boundaries of Barangay Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un, Iligan City, 9.3 kilometers away southwest of the city proper.
Maria Cristina Falls is sometimes called the “twin falls” as the flow is separated by a rock at the center of the waterfall. Maria Cristina Falls considered as the most splendid falls among the 23 waterfalls found in Iligan City mainly because it offers an alluring natural beauty and grandeur of Mother Nature. As a matter of fat, is it called as the Mother of Industry and Fountainhead of Progress because it generates 70% of Mindanao’s electricity system.
6.Mt. Apo, Davao
Mt. Apo, Davao |
Mount Apo is best known as the country’s highest peak towering at 2,954 meters (9,672 ft) above sea level located between Davao City, Davao del Sur, and Cotabato Province. Being the highest mountain and volcano in the country, Mount Apo is also known as the Grandfather of Philippine Mountains.
It is also one of the best nature spots because aside of being the most popular climbing destinations in the country and a climber’s dream destination, it also houses the Second World’s Largest Bird and Country’s National Bird called the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga Jeffreyi). Not only that, the mountain is also an home to over 272 bird species, 111 of which are endemic to the area, 69 families of amphibians, reptiles and mammals and 118 species of butterflies. Plus the fact that the King of Fruits called the Durian grows abundantly to this area.
What’s unique and best of this spot is that the water sprouts from the rock on a cliff at the edge of a hill. Thus, the water flows from the wall of the rocks. It has even being tagged by the National Geographic Channel as the "No-River-On-Top Falls" because of this unique formation of the water-spring falls.
Indeed, this newly discovered attraction is one of the natural wonders of Mother Nature and one of the best nature spots in the country which possesses pristine and a quaint sight of natural world.
Asik-asik Falls, North Cotabato
There are more nature spots that can be seen and found in the Philippines aside of the above-mentioned destinations. The Top 10 results are based on the author’s point of view of the article’s topic. Hence, it will not reflect directly to other’s perception of the best nature spots in the Philippines. Moreover, the selected natural wonders are being carefully examined, researched, and chosen by the author on his journey on traveling and exploring the best spots in the Philippines.