Head to Carmen to tour the famous Chocolate Hills – more than 1,268 grass-covered limestone domes that are nearly symmetrical in shape and height. The picturesque hills turn a distinct shade of brown during the dry season and give them a passing resemblance to a...

We know it’s a cliché, but we really do have the best sunsets in Manila Bay. Take a walk down Roxas Boulevard and see it for yourself. Each day it seems like a different sun.

The Philippines just isn’t the Philippines without the colourful festivals, or fiestas, that rage across the country throughout the year. The granddaddy of them all is the Ati-Atihan Festival in Kalibo.

This series of majestic grassy hillocks that span far into the horizon is one of Bohol’s premier attractions. Straddling three municipalities, the largest and most visited concentration is 5km south of Carmen at the Chocolate Hills Complex. They’re best viewed during...

This is where the Philippines’ first scuba-diving operators started back in the 1960s. Famed for its colourful corals and rich species diversity, there are good dive sites scattered around Balayan Bay and the Sombrero and Maricaban Islands. The most famous dive site...

Filipinos have a zest for life that may be unrivalled the world over. Their fatalism has a name: bahala na, which expresses the idea that all things shall pass and in the meantime life is to be lived. There are many ways to get under the skin of the Filipino culture,...

It wasn’t that long ago that Boracay was a sleepy, almost unknown backwater. Oh, how times have changed. The world has discovered Boracay, elevating the diminutive island into a serious player in the pantheon of Southeast Asian party beaches.

Southeast Luzon, geographically defined by the Bicol peninsula, is fast becoming adventure-travel central for the Philippines. It’s a top draw for wakeboarding, surfing and kitesurfing, as well as snorkelling with whale sharks in Donsol.