Warm tropical waters, teeming coral reefs, unspoilt stretches of fine white sand and a landscape made for adventure: how come the Philippines remains under the radar of many travellers?
"With over 7000 islands making up the Philippines, it can be quite easy to feel like you have them all to yourself."
As you’d expect with such an island nation, life in the Philippines very much revolves around water and highlights of Filipino island life include the palm-fringed idyll of Siplay, pristine Sugar Beach and the party island of Boracay, with its renowned two-mile white beach. Dive under the azure seas and things look even better, whether you’re swimming with sharks, exploring wrecks or simply marvelling at the vividly-coloured marine life.
But the country also has other little slices of heaven. The Chocolate Hills of Bohol; the famous rice terraces of Banaue; the historic Spanish colonial town of Vigan; if you have time during your stay it’s worth exploring them all. Problem is, once you’ve found your perfect stretch of beach here, who’d want to leave it?