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Top Itineraries:
1. Manila & Panay (2 Weeks)
2. North-South Traverse (1 Month)
3. Voyage to the Visayas (3 Weeks)
4. North Luzon (1 Month)
5. Water World: Palawan (2 Weeks)
Philippines PDF travel guide
It was in 1521 when the Spanish arrived in the Philippines. In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the archipelago Las Islas Filipinas in honor of Philip II of Spain.
With 7,107 islands and the "world's first resort airport" in Cebu, the Philippines is an adventure not to be missed.
Coverage includes:Planning chapters, Manila, North Luzon, Southeast Luzon, Mindoro, Boracay & Western Visayas, Cebu & Eastern Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, and the Understand and Survival guide chapters.
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Plan your trip (4.593Mb)
Manila (3.493Mb)
Around Manila (1.024Mb)
North Luzon (3.84Mb)
Southeast Luzon (2.51Mb)
Mindoro (2.236Mb)
Boracay & Western Visayas (4.702Mb)
Cebu & Eastern Visayas (4.447Mb)
Mindanao (2.409Mb)
Palawan (3.541Mb)
Understand Philippines & Survival Guide (1.554Mb)
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