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Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

CapitalManila
RegionSouth-Eastern Asia
CurrencyPHP
Official languagesEnglish, Filipino
Access to the seaYes
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Manila

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Puerto Princesa

Sulu Sea

Jessie Beazley Reef

Batad

Hungduan

Kiangan

Banaue

Bangaan village set among rice terraces in Ifugao.
Philippines · City or town

Banaue

Banaue is a reference point for approaching Ifugao’s agricultural landscapes. Batad and Bangaan, two UNESCO-inscribed groups, are within its municipality; nearby viewpoints offer a visual introduction but are not a substitute for walking through those sites.

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Amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces surrounding Batad village in Ifugao.
Philippines · City or town

Batad

Batad, in Banaue, is an Ifugao village at the base of a semicircular bowl of rice terraces. Walking through the agricultural landscape offers a close view of its scale, but involves steep descents and climbs on stone steps.

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Hungduan
Philippines · City or town

Hungduan

Hungduan is one of the municipalities associated with the Ifugao rice-terrace clusters included in the UNESCO inscription. The article describes its terrace pattern as resembling a spider web.

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Kiangan
Philippines · City or town

Kiangan

Kiangan adds historical and museum context to a visit to Ifugao. The National Museum Cordillera is located within the Kiangan Memorial Shrine grounds and holds objects related to Ifugao material culture.

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Urban view of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Philippines · City or town

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines and a city in the National Capital Region. It offers a starting point for locating the island country in Southeast Asia and planning an itinerary around specific destinations.

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Puerto Princesa
Philippines · City or town

Puerto Princesa

Puerto Princesa is identified as the departure point for liveaboard boats carrying visitors to Tubbataha, where they stay aboard for the entire trip.

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Sulu Sea
Philippines · Region or area

Sulu Sea

The Sulu Sea is the remote marine setting of Tubbataha, a protected area made up of atolls and reefs that requires advance planning to visit.

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Reef fish above coral on an underwater wall in Tubbataha.
Philippines · Region or area

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a remote marine area in the Sulu Sea, encompassing atolls, reefs and open water. Visitors travel on authorized liveaboard boats for a planned diving trip that depends on sea conditions.

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Philippines

Guides to this destination

Urban view of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Practical guides

The Philippines, from Manila basics to connections worth checking

A starting point for getting to know the Philippines and understanding what the available evidence tells you—and what specific details to check before travelling.

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Reef fish above coral on an underwater wall in Tubbataha. Nature

Planning an authorised liveaboard dive trip to Tubbataha Reefs

This remote marine park is visited from a liveaboard boat. The key decision is not just certification: you also need to accept a limited season, strict rules and several days without setting foot on land.

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Amphitheatre-shaped rice terraces surrounding Batad village in Ifugao. Culture

Ifugao’s terraces through Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan

The rice terraces of the Cordillera are not one single “Banaue landscape.” Choosing between Batad, Bangaan and Kiangan changes the physical demands, travel time and, above all, how you understand an agricultural system that still depends on water, forest, labour and community.

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