Philippines
Seven thousand islands, and the ferry timetable is the itinerary. The going is slower than the map suggests, and the water is the entire point.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Philippines: Dec–Apr
Where people go in Philippines
- Cebu3 days is about right
- Baguio3 days is about right
- Bacolod2 days is about right
- Manila2 days is about right
- Cagayan de Oro2 days is about right
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- General Santos
What people go to see in Philippines
The Bacolod Public Plaza, officially the Plaza del 6 de Noviembre, named after the day of the Spanish surrender of Negros Island to the Negros revolutionaries, is one of the notable landmarks of Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is located in the heart of the downtown area, near the old city hall and across from the San Sebastian Cathedral.
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Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines. One of the features of the park are matching sculptures depicting a woman standing alongside a water buffalo and that of a man pulling another water buffalo. These sculptures are located at the northern and southern ends of the lagoon.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Daku Balay is the ancestral home of Don Generoso Villanueva, situated on Burgos Street, Bacolod, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Jul 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Dizon-Ramos Museum is situated in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines beside the Mariano Ramos Ancestral House.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
The Fountain of Justice is a historic landmark in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It marks the location where the house of Jose Ruiz de Luzurriaga used to stand. It was in this house that the surrender of Bacolod by Spanish authorities to the Filipino forces of General Aniceto Lacson took place on November 6, 1898, during the Negros Revolution.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Kguirnela · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Mariano Ramos Ancestral House is the home of the late Mariano Ramos, one of the first appointed Presidente Municipals of Bacolod, Philippines. The house was built in the 1930s with its architecture being a combination of Castilian and Tuscan styles. It comprises three storeys including the tower room, known as the torre or mirador.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Jul 2026
Dorothy Ramos / Garygat · Public domain
Negros Museum is a privately owned provincial museum situated in the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Complex in Bacolod, Philippines. The structure was built in 1925 as the Provincial Agriculture Building.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jul 2026
San Sebastian Cathedral is a late 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Bacolod, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. It is the seat of the Diocese of Bacolod.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Aug 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Baguio Cathedral and Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Atonement is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the see of the Diocese of Baguio in the Philippines. It is located at Cathedral Loop adjacent to Session Road in Baguio.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Bell Church is a Chinese temple of the Chinese Filipino indigenous religious syncretistic organization of the same name in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
jepoycamboy from Makati, Philippines · CC BY-SA 2.0
Burnham Park, officially known as the Burnham Park Reservation, is a historic urban park located in downtown Baguio, Philippines. It was designed by eponymous American architect and Baguio city planner, Daniel Burnham.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Session Road is a six-lane 1.7-kilometer (1.1 mi) major road in Baguio, Philippines. The entire road forms part of National Route 231 (N231) of the Philippine highway network.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Apr 2026
Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most-populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Longhua Temple, also known as the Lon Wa Buddhist Temple, is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in the Philippines and the biggest in the island of Mindanao. It is located in the Agdao District, 3-4 kilometers northeast of the center of Davao City at Cabagiuo Avenue.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Aug 2026
I Travel Philippines · CC BY 2.0
Mount Apo is the highest mountain peak in the Philippines, with an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level. A large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano, it is part of the Apo-Talomo Mountain Range of Mindanao island.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Dosias · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Museum of the Philippines-Davao, also known as the NMP-Davao, is a museum in Davao City, Philippines. It is the 17th regional component museum of the National Museum of the Philippines and the 4th regional museum in Mindanao.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Herbertkikoy · CC BY-SA 4.0
People's Park is an urban public park in central Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
Reuel Mark Delez from Valenzuela, Philippines · CC BY 2.0
Davao City, officially the City of Davao, is a highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of 2,443.61 km2 (943.48 sq mi), making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the third-most-populous city in the Philippines after Quezon City and Manila, respectively, and the most populous city in Mindanao, in Davao Region, and outside of Metro Manila.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz, also known as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and commonly known as Binondo Church, is located in the district of Binondo, Manila, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila. The church was founded by the Order of Preachers in 1596 to serve their Chinese converts to Christianity.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort Santiago, built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Elmer B. Domingo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Intramuros is the 0.67-square-kilometer (0.26 sq mi) historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The National Museum of Fine Arts, formerly known as the National Art Gallery, is an art museum in Manila, Philippines. Located on Padre Burgos Avenue on the eastern side of Rizal Park, opposite the National Museum of Anthropology, it is owned and operated by the National Museum of the Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jul 2026
Tagaaplaya · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rizal Park, Luneta, also known as Rizal Park, Luneta Park, or simply Luneta, is a historic urban park located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. It is one of the largest urban parks in the country, covering an area of 58 hectares. The area now occupied by the park was known as Bagumbayan during the Spanish colonial period.
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Ernest Malsin · CC BY 4.0
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the San Agustin Church and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the Order of Saint Augustine located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines. Completed in 1607, it is the oldest stone church in the country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Johngaje92 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan Cathedral and Parish of Saint John the Evangelist, also known as The Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Cáceres. The first church was established after the creation of the archdiocese as the Diocese of Nueva Cáceres in 1595.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Our Lady of Peñafrancia is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the Catholic Church. A miraculous copy is enshrined in the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Aug 2026
JohnPaulAven · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, commonly known as the Peñafrancia Basilica, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica located on the outskirts of Naga City—also known as the Pilgrim City and Queen City of Bicol—in the Bicol Region of the Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Porta Mariae is a memorial arch in Naga City commemorating the tercentenary of the devotion to Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Mar 2026
Neil Angelo Marcellano · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza, also known as Fort Pilar, is a 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City. The fort, which is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, is a major landmark of the city and it symbolizes the city's cultural heritage.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Jul 2026
Dennison Uy from Makati, Philippines · CC BY-SA 3.0
Great Santa Cruz Island is a small inhabited island in Zamboanga City in the southern region of the Philippines that is famous for its pink coralline sand. The island, located 4 kilometres (2.49 mi) south of downtown at the Santa Cruz Bank in the Basilan Strait, boasts one of the pink sand beaches in the Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Jul 2026
Wowzamboangacity · CC BY 3.0
Great Santa Cruz Island is a small inhabited island in Zamboanga City in the southern region of the Philippines that is famous for its pink coralline sand. The island, located 4 kilometres (2.49 mi) south of downtown at the Santa Cruz Bank in the Basilan Strait, boasts one of the pink sand beaches in the Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Jul 2026
Wowzamboangacity · CC BY 3.0
Pasonanca Park is a public park located in Pasonanca in Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Oct 2025
Wowzamboangacity · CC BY 3.0
Zamboanga Peninsula, designated as Region IX, is an administrative region in Mindanao, Philippines. It consists of the provinces of Sulu, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur, and the cities of Isabela and Zamboanga.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Jojo Lacerona · CC BY-SA 4.0
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga, is a highly urbanized city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines, with a total population of 1.02 million inhabitants. It is the third-largest city by land area in the Philippines, and is also the sixth-most populous city in the archipelago; additionally, it is the second most populous in Mindanao after Davao City.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Ralff Nestor Nacor · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cagayan River, also known as the Cagayan de Oro River, is one of the rivers draining the northern central part of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The river has its headwaters in the Kalatungan Mountain Range and Kitanglad Mountain Range found in the central part of the province of Bukidnon. It traverses the municipalities of Talakag, Baungon, and Libona, connecting tributaries along the way.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Bisayadako · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gaston Park is a park located in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The park serves as the main plaza of the city since the Spanish era. It is located beside Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral and is named after former mayor Segundo Gaston.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza Divisoria, also known as the Golden Friendship Park, is a park located in Cagayan de Oro City. The plaza was established in the town center as a fire break in the early 20th century and was then developed into an urban park. Since the 1920s, the surrounding area serves as a commercial center.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Rocky3068 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, is the ecclesiastical seat of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Señor Santo Niño de Cebú, or simply the Santo Niño, is a Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, originally given as a gift by Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon and his wife and chief consort, Hara Humamay, on the occasion of their Christian baptism in 1521.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Cofradiabsn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Colon Street is a historical street in Cebu City. Located in the city's downtown, Colon Street is often called the oldest and shortest national road in the Philippines. It is named after Cristóbal Colón.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jul 2026
Patrickroque01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fort San Pedro is a military defense structure in Cebu, Philippines, built by the Spanish under the command of Miguel López de Legazpi, first governor of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. It is located in the area now called Plaza Independencia, in the pier area of the city. The original fort was made of wood and built after the arrival of Legazpi and his expedition.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Sep 2026
xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines. The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Aug 2026
LMP 2001 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cebu Taoist Temple is a Taoist temple located in Beverly Hills Subdivision of Cebu City, Philippines.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Neigo Genetiano · CC BY-SA 4.0
Abaga Falls is a waterfall and ecosystem located approximately 15 km southwest of Iligan City on the island of Mindanao, Philippines, specifically in barangay Abaga, Balo-i, Lanao del Norte. The height of Abaga Falls is approximately twice that of the more famous Maria Cristina Falls also located within the proximity of Iligan City.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Oct 2025
The Agus River is a river that flows for 36.5 kilometres (22.7 mi) from Lake Lanao to Iligan Bay, Philippines. It cuts through the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Settlements along the banks of the river include the city of Marawi, the municipality of Linamon, and the city of Iligan.
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Pquiampang · Public domain
Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. The name comes from the Spanish queen, Maria Christina of Austria.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Lawrence Ruiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tinago Falls is a waterfall on the Agus River, located in the town of Linamon, Lanao del Norte in the northern part of the Philippine island of Mindanao. It is one of the main tourist attractions of Lanao del Norte, known as The Land of Beauty and Bounty.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Jul 2026
Andrei Martin · Public domain
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