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CALABARZON has good road links with neighbouring provinces and is well served by buses from and elsewhere (there’s no major airport). From Manila to City in Rizal, by road is 30mins (20km), to City in Cavite 1hr 20mins (60km) and to City in Quezon 3hrs (138km). Jeepneys and cars are the most popular means of getting around the region.

Where ALL YOU NEED to Stay Climate

TO KNOW Accommodation in Batangas, including Tropical, with a November to April dry season the beach resorts in , San Juan, and most rainfall in August. Temperatures range The most populous region in the Philippines and Mabini, is mostly simple, between about 24°C in January and February Department of Tourism (with a large section considered part of the comfortable and affordable. The same goes and 34°C in April and May. Embassy of the Philippines 2nd Floor, 10 Suffolk Street Greater Manila Area), CALABARZON to the for Tagaytay in Cavite and in Laguna province. London SW1Y 4HG south of Manila on the Philippines’ largest However, there are a few more upmarket United Kingdom island, , comprises fi ve provinces – options dotted around. The Farm at San Benito Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon is a world-class health and wellness haven in Tel: +44 (0)20 7321 0668 Regional Offi ce – plus the highly urbanised city of Lucena and Lipa, Batangas. Sustainable hotels are on Department of Tourism, Dencris Business Center, Halang, National Highway, [email protected] the very popular Tagaytay City. the rise in CALABARZON. Calamba City, 4027 Laguna, Tel: +63 49 508-0761, [email protected] www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk Mount Pico de Loro, Batangas The province of Cavite is one of the country’s Welcome to fastest growing, centred on the popular holiday Why It's More Fun Calabarzon town of Tagaytay and offering day trips to the in Calabarzon peaceful Corregidor Island with its gorgeous Most visitors to CALABARZON head for Batangas beaches and hiking destinations. Its city of The need to preserve the region’s incredible province with its heritage towns and world-class Dasmariñas is popular both in itself (don’t miss natural resources has transformed dive sites: highlights are the world’s smallest scenic Daño Street with its holiday bazaars, and CALABARZON into a burgeoning ecotourism volcano, Taal, the Fortune Island with its beach the Promenade Des Dasmariñas urban garden destination overfl owing with fantastic outdoors houses, and hiking up Mount Pico de Loro and park) and as a stopover en route from Metro activities both on the water and on land as Taal Basilica, Taal Mount Batulao. Also popular is inland Laguna Manila to Tagaytay and Batangas, and from well as offering a growing array of sustainable Marc Go Hinulugan Taktak Falls province with its hot springs western Cavite to Laguna. nature resorts. And when you get the urge and historic towns. to kick back and relax, there’s a lot of scope Lastly, Rizal with its capital Antipolo City for that too, whether on fabulous white-sand In Quezon, the Borawan and islands (a popular pilgrimage site for the Virgin of beaches or in the famous hot springs of the promise a perfect tropical getaway. A must-see Antipolo in its cathedral) is best visited for the Laguna province. Note that there are numerous in Quezon is the working coconut conservation area with itineraries that offer a combination of some plantation and resort. The city of Lucena attracts its caves and its panoramic viewing platform or all of the following: Taal hiking, heritage visitors with a mix of religious monuments and with suspended netting above the karst, and for towns, Falls and Villa Escudero. For natural attractions including a botanical garden Mount Daraitan and the Tinipak River with their underwater photographers, in Batangas and a country farm. sunset views, rapids and cave swimming. is world renowned for muck and macro diving.

Cult ure Pahiyas Festival, and Food , Polillo Caloy Llamas

Historically inhabited by the Tagalogs, whose cultural heritage remains strong, this liberal region has a diverse population made up of folk from around the Philippines and includes Top 10 • Tour mountainous Rizal Top Events some of the country’s most densely populated province including its protected provinces. It’s in CALABARZON that Philippine Activities Hinulugan Taktak waterfalls. & Festivals Independence from Spain was fi rst declared • Appreciate nature by hiking in 1898, and this was also the birthplace of • Go scuba diving and along the trails of Mount • Coconut Festival, San Pablo national heroes including Jose Rizal. Despite snorkelling in Anilao. Makiling or soak in the City, January – a showcase its proximity to the country’s capital, its rich • Enjoy the resort city of hot springs at Los Baños or of the ‘tree of life’ and its history lives on in the form of churches, shrines, Tagaytay with its mild climate, Calamba City in Laguna. products, held during the monuments and cultural traditions, including tasty mushroom burgers, • Shoot the rapids of Laguna’s celebration of the city’s patron Higantes Festival, wood carving and taka (papier-mâché). tropical fruits, world-class , navigating saint, St Paul the First Hermit. Traditional crispy – Kawali Caloy Llamas golf courses, and health and your wooden canoe past • Pahiyas Festival, Lucban, CALABARZON’s staple food, the coconut, has wellness treats, especially at trees and local wildlife. Quezon, May – a colourful shaped the cuisines of its various provinces in the Nurture Wellness Village, • Relive the age-old tradition of harvest festival dating back dishes including (coconut and custard a resort offering a distinctly embroidery in , wood to the 15th century, with a on a fl aky crust). There’s even a local coconut Filipino-branded spa menu. carving at , footwear prize for the most creatively vodka, , that features heavily in the • Frolic on Batangas’ famous making in and visual arts decorated house, other contests, region’s celebrations. The Tagalog recipe of stretch of white sand beach of Angono. cultural shows and parades. lechon kawali (deep-fried ) is also and travel back in time at • Check out Nuvali eco-resort • Higantes Festival, Angono, popular here as elsewhere in the country. Taal Heritage Village and with its mountain-bike trails, November – a fi esta in honour marvel at the well-preserved zip-line, aerial walk and more. of San Clemente, patron saint ancestral houses. • Seek out cultural sights of fi shermen, with papier- • Head for the pristine islands including mâché giants and a river of Polillo and Cagbalete off in Rizal and Dr. Jose Rizal procession. Quezon’s Pacifi c coast. Museum in Laguna.

Coral reef, Anilao Shrine, Pagsanjan Falls, Laguna Province