Welcome to The Countrie's First Online Philippines Travel Directory brings together the best travel sites from across the Philippines to form a comprehensive, user-friendly online information resource for all travellers from all over the world. Whether you want to go scuba diving or caving adventour in Palawan Island, Bantayan Island, Bohol Island and Samal Island. The Philippine Travel Directory is here to help you in the right direction.

The Philippines is composed of 7,107 islands spanning 1,840 kilometers north to south. It is part of the East Indies, a vast island group lying south and east of mainland Asia, with Taiwan at its northernmost coast and Borneo on the south. The three main Philippine island groups are Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region.
Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction.
The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro to Borneo in the southwest.
It lies between the South China Sea in the northwest and Sulu Sea in the southeast.
The province is named after its largest island, Palawan Island,
measuring 450 kilometers (280 mi) long, and 50 kilometers (31 mi)

Palawan may be traced back 22,000 years ago, as confirmed by the discovery of bone fragments of the Tabon Man in the municipality of Quezon. Although the origin of the cave dwellers is not yet established, anthropologists believe they came from Borneo. Known as the Cradle of Philippine Civilization, the Tabon Caves consist of a series of chambers where scholars and anthropologists discovered the remains of the Tabon Man along with his tools and a number of artifacts.[3]

Palawan is the most well preserved major island group in the Philippines. It is also the largest province in the Philippines in terms of land area. The rain forest, caves, coral reefs, mangroves, beaches and clear blue waters are its best assets. One has to go around the islands of Palawan to see how its people and the local government’s conservation efforts have born fruit.

With over 1,700 islands and islets and almost 2,000 kilometers of coastline, Palawan is known as having one of the most beautiful seascapes in the world. Sprawled beneath the seas are nearly 11,000 square kilometers of coral reefs. Palawan was proclaimed as a fish and wildlife sanctuary in 1967 and to this day, this group of islands is probably the most protected province in the whole Philippines.

El Nido Resorts Lagen Island is a tropical hideaway set in a cove and fringed by a lush forest. The most luxurious resort in the area, El Nido Resorts Lagen Island provides facilities and services that discerning leisure travelers require.

Lagen Island Resort has a total of 51 rooms with a variety of accommodation types to choose from. There are water cottages built on stilts on both sides of its cove, Beachfront Cottages with a view of the entire cove and of the sunset, Forest Rooms and Forest Suites built on the fringes of a tropical forest.

All cottages, rooms and suites have floors made of antique wood, furnishing made of old wood from old Filipino houses and a full-height sliding glass doors that open up to a private verandah, and depending on the room, affords guests with views of the cove, the cliffs, the bay or the sunset. Each cottage, room and suite is air-conditioned and has a private toilet and shower with bath amenities and a hair dryer, a mini-bar, stereo system with CD player, and IDD telephone.

Contact: El Nido Resort

Ten Knots Development Corporation
18th Floor 8747
Paseo de Roxas Street, Salcedo Village,
1226 Makati City, Philippines
Tel. No. : +(632) 894-5644
+(632) 750-7600
Fax No. : +(632) 810-3620
E-Mail : holiday@elnidoresorts.com

The Samal Island is rich in coral reefs, ideal for scuba-diving and other aqua sports for scuba divers from all over the world, such as snorkeling and sailing. It has warm cystal white sand beaches and the waters of Davao Gulf surrounding the island. Being a coastal area, it has a lot of beaches and resorts. The island has natural spring, waterfalls, numerous caves and mountain ranges. The physical topography of the island is a dreamland for individuals who are always in quest for extreme challenges and adventures. It is also a perfect place to commune with nature. Samal Island is the place where you want to relax with your family.

Sipalay City is a 5th class city is laid in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,063 people in 11,955 households.

Sipalay City boasts some of the most beautiful hidden treasures of the country. These places are very nice to visit because of the little exposure it has received throughout the years. Some of the best travel spots frequently visited by tourists and other local visitors include the Maricalum Mines, the Campomanes Bay, and the Punta Ballo Beach.

The Pearl Farm Beach Resort is a private paradise nestled in the quiet side of Samal Island, Philippines. Owing its prominence to the pristine white beaches and unspoiled tropical splendor teeming with life, the resort beckons guests to experience a different kind of pampering with its signature hospitality.

Formerly an actual pearl farm where thousands of white-lipped oysters were cultivated for their pink, white, and gold pearls, the 14-hectare resort is just a 45-minute boat ride from the Davao Marina Wharf.

The Pearl Farm Resort has 11-hectare, where thousands of white-lipped oysters, transported from the Sulu Sea, were cultivated for their pink, white and gold pearls. Today, the resort beckons with the promise of a relaxing private retreat, under the care of our friendly, charming staff.

The resort's Samal Houses are patterned after the stilt houses of seafaring Samal tribes of the Sulu archipelago. By day, schools of tiny fish frolic between the sturdy poles that support the houses. At night, the sound of the waves are a soothing aid to slumber.

Contact: Pearl Farm Beach Resort
Kaputian, Island Garden City of Samal
Davao City
Philippines

Tel. No.: (6382) 221-9970
Fax No.: (6382) 221-9979

The Bantayan island, the ever shining tropical paradise in Asia is commonly known as an island paradise in Philippines. Bantayan Island is an island in the Philippines located at the western portion of the northern tip of Cebu Island. It is politically a part of the Province of Cebu.

Tourists as far as Europe fall in love with its fine white sand and crystal clear blue waters. Many of these foreigners even settled down on the island to spend the rest of their lives.

During holy week, on Maunday Thursday and Good Friday, both locals and visitors get together by the thousands at the town center of Bantayan to be part of the Lenten procession of religious symbols and images symbolizing the Passion of Christ. Such religiosity only reflects the Bantayanon's unquestioned faith in Christ therefore making the island one of the safest place in the country.

Bantayan Island is a beautiful Island, and currently Cebu's semi-secret little Island Paradise (small numbers of travelers over the years have slowly been putting the word out) located just off the northwest tip of Cebu's mainland, and I am very proud to say that I am from the island. My biological mother was born is this beautiful island.

The Island Life here is slower and more relaxing, but that’s really the beauty of it all, as some roads are still yet to be paved, and locals who farm & raise livestock live very simply in bamboo & coco wood houses; the warmth and friendliness of the local people here only serves to make Bantayan a more unique & very special place for all who visit.