Top 10 Tourist Attractions in the Philippines

Top 10 Tourist Attractions in the Philippines

1010. Tubataha Reef of Sulu

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park contains no less than 600fish species, 360coral species, 11shark species, 13dolphinandwhale species, and 100birdspecies.UNESCO declared the Tubbataha Reefs National Park as aWorld Heritage site.In 2008, the reef was nominated at theNew 7 wonders of nature.

99.San Agustin Church inManila

Built in 1589, this beautiful church has survived seven earthquakes and two fires over the centuries and now remains as the oldest stone church in the Philippines. The gorgeous ceiling . was painted in the 1800s by Italian artists, Giovanni Dibella and Cesare Alberoni.

88.Mayon Volcano in Albay

Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape. the mountain was declared anational park and aprotected landscape on July 20, 1938, the first in the country. It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000.

77.Malapascua Island in Cebu

Malapascua is sometimes referred to as LOGON, the main community in the south. Logon got its name when the Japanese and Americans fought over the island during the World War II .

66. Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro

Philippines loveliest harbor.Puerto Galera is blessed with one of the worlds most beautiful natural harbors. Known as the Pearl of Mindoro.Puerto Galera is listed by theClub of the most beautiful bays in the world and is the only bay in the Philippines to be listed there.

55. Puerto Princesa in Palawan

With the increasing popularity of the Puerto Princesa Underground River, especially now that it is officially one of the new natural wonders in the world, tourists in the area may reach 1.2 million in 2016, more than double the number of visitors in 2011.This natural wonder is the worlds longest navigable underground river.

44. Donsol in Sorsogon

Donsol is the place in the Philippines to see whale sharks.Swimming with whale sharks was featured as theBest Animal Encounter in Asiaby Time Magazinein 2004.By March 1998, Donsol became world-class tourist destination and now known as the Whale Shark Capital of the World.

33.Chocolate Hills in Bohol

Chocolate Hills have been declared the country's third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in theUNESCO World Heritage List.The Chocolate Hills are unusual geological formations that consists of at least 1,268 individual mounds scattered throughout the interior of the island of Bohol.

22. Boracay in Aklan

The beach capital of the Philippines has never been failed by tourists for the last 10 years.Boracay , named as one of the best islands in the world by numerous travel magazines.

YearVisitor Arrivals%ChangeReceipts(in Php)ForeignDomesticOFWsTotal200176,475188,3320264,80715.214,868,053,003.80200277,892221,6001,300300,79213.595,529,579,652.60200384,747251,7042,983339,43412.856,239,950,995.202004121,023291,27916,453428,75526.317,881,974,666.202005155,744321,89321,820499,45716.499,181,717,813.802006183,427340,60230,152554,18110.9610,187,730,995.402007208,870359,43328,404596,7077.6710,969,503,463.802008197,376404,80732,080634,2636.2911,659,910,434.202009192,873432,27124,415649,5592.4111,941,102,920.602010278,531474,09727,038779,66620.0314,332,911,944.40Visitor Arrivals & Receipts, Boracay: 2001-2010

11. Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao

TheBanaueRice Terraces or Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe are 2,000-year oldterracesthat were carved into the mountains of Ifugaoin thePhilippines by ancestors of the indigenous peopleThe Rice Terraces are commonly referred to by Filipinos as the Eighth wonder of the world .

Top 10 international visitors

RankCountry2011201220131South Korea925,2041,031,1551,165,7892United States624,527652,626674,5643Japan375,496412,474433,7054China243,137250,883426,3525Australia170,736191,150213,0236Singapore137,802148,215175,0347Taiwan181,738216,511139,0998Canada117,423123,699131,3819United Kingdom112,106113,282122,75910Malaysia91,752114,513109,437

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