The Olongapo area is exploding as a tourist destination with the number of both domestic and international guest on the rise. The transformation of the Subic Navy base into an economic zone with a concentration of recreational activities and a wide variety of accommodations has placed a new tourist destination on the map. Domestic tourists, especially those from Manila, are seeing the area as a qualified alternative to many other tourist destinations. The area most people refer to as “subic” or “Subic Bay” is the area around Subic Bay including the Subic Bay Freeport zone, Olongapo City and near by communities in Zambales and Bataan provinces. The area makes an interesting tourist destination with jungle activities, water sports, a wide range of night life and accom
odations as well as many hostorical and natural sites. The recent improvements in the Northern Expressway and the new Subic Clark Tarlac Express Way (SCTex) are bringing the area closer and closer. The rapid expansion of tourism facilities on the Subic Bay Freeport balanced by the Eco-tourism and the 
attraction of the Bay brings people for a variety of experiences. The International tourist is what is really leading the way to the growth of Subic Bay. The number of visitors from other Asian countries is growing so fast that it is hard to keep pace. The increase in the number of flights and destinations at the Subic International Airport and the airport at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Angeles City is opening the area up to these international guests. It is human nature to ignore your own backyard, but it is time for the domestic tourists to look around and ask themselves what they are missing. Olongapo is for everyone’s budget. There are Hotels & Resorts in all price ranges and cater to all sorts of activities. Olongapo is much like a merging Honolulu, a combination city and tourist haven. - .visitsubic.com
Archive for February 8th, 2009
Glan, the largest town in the Sarangani province, boasts of world-class beach resorts and rich fishing grounds. The terrain of Glan is characterized by flatlands, rolling hills and mountains. Most land areas have been converted to agriculture and fishponds.
The town of Glan is bounded on the east by Davao Del Sur, on the north by Malapatan town, on the west by the South China 
Sea, and on the south by Sarangani Bay.
Many foreign and local tourists flock to the area during summer because of its splendid beach resorts. The sorrounding waters, particularly in Gumasa, Baliton and Margus areas are rich fishing grounds. As many as 2,400 species of marine animals have been found in the bay. The dominant catch include yellow-fin tuna, shipjack, and mackerel.
Glan can be reached from Manila and Cebu by airplane going to General Santos City and a 45-minute drive from the airport. - paraisophilippines.com
Below is a video clip describing the place:
View the Province of Sarangani tourism video below.
Samal Island offers unending fascination with its white-sand beaches, thick mangroves, coral reefs, rolling hills and rock formations.It is an archipelago of nine islands located in the Davao Gulf about 700 meters south of Davao City. An ideal model for resort and development, Samal Island provides a fabulous
site for sunrise and sunset.
Samal Island, like the rest of Mindanao, is outside of the typhoon belt, and enjoys relatively calm weather. Its coastline is characterized by tall, swaying coconut trees, white sand beaches, rock formations, mangroves, coral reefs, and small fishing villages, all suggestive of a tropical island paradise.
Almost all of the beach areas have white sand, with widths varying from only a few meters to more than 10 meters. It provides ample space for picnic huts, reclining chairs for sun bathing, or for simply relaxing and enjoying the tropical scenery.
The water is crystal clear throughout the coastline, which varies in terrain from gently sloping sand beaches to steep cliffs and rock formations. The colors of the coastline at the beach areas transforms itself from the green lush vegetation of coconut trees, to the white sandy beaches, to the dark blue color of the sea, with its deep waters and coral reefs.
Among its popular attractions are the Aguinaldo Pearl Farm, the caves of Talikud Island, the White Stone Mountain, and the San Jose Muslim Fishing Village.
This newly discovered island boasts of white-sand beaches and surfing waves compared to that of Hawaii.
Lying 800 kilometers southeast of Manila, the tear-shaped Siargao Island is a perfect haven for the sun, sea, and surf buffs. It lies on the eastern portion of Surigao del Norte and on the southeastern tip of Mindanao. The island is a mass of tropical land with scores of reefs, points and white beaches.
Its promise as a surf
ing mecca in the making was discovered in 1993 by American surf photographer John Callahan who went to investigate the rumors of spectacular waves in a little known Mindanao town. He came back from his trip armed with stories about the lovely sun-drenched island and documented his find with beautiful photographs.
Siargao opened itself to the international surfing community by playing host to the Siargao Surfing Cup in the municipality of General Luna. Siargao’s Cloud Nine break is said to be among the best in the world and foreign sportsmen view “the unparalleled surf of Siargao as a magnet for deep sea fishing, sailing, wind-surfing, kayaking, and sunbathing on miles of white sandy beaches that the reef-ringed island and its rich waters afford the visitor. - surigaoislands.com