Philippines Travel Guide by Jens Peters
5th edition 2017/2018 / ISBN 978-3-923821-40-2 696 pages (plus 16 colour pages) 243 maps of islands, towns and beaches / several illustrations / E-mail Directory
Paperback (578g), sturdy, durable-thread stitching
Dimensions: 1 x 4.8 x 7.1 inches / 2.5 x 12.3 x 18 cm
Price: US$ 29 (EUR 27)
Your reliable, knowledgeable source for years
The most comprehensive travel guide to the Philippines has been completely revised and once again proves to be a trailblazer with this new edition. Inside, you'll find places, routes, highlights, hotels, restaurants etc that no other travel guide can offer. It also contains a huge number of clear, detailed 'show you the way' maps (always relevant to the text) that will help you in so many ways to plan and carry out your Philippines trip.
Now with 243 maps in total
also including less well-known places such as Anda, Bulalacao, Mati and Padre Burgos, as well as enticing island groups like the Decabaitot Islands, Gigantes Islands and Siete Pecados.
The Philippines Travel Guide includes
- a varied selection of pre-planned travel routes and useful information on transportation
- loads of good-value accommodation (the best for the money)
- selected local and international restaurants
- comprehensive language chapter (Filipino and Cebuano)
- illustrated sections on flora, fauna and culture
- schedules of festivals and special events
- details on outdoor activities including cycling, diving, hiking and surfing
Introducing less well-known touristic gems
such as
- Angono (art capital of the Philippines)
- Daet (kiting and surfing the Pacific wind and waves)
- Dasol (Dasol Bay with Tambobong Beach, Colibra Island and Crocodile Island)
- Maniwaya Island (the most beautiful of the three Santa Cruz Islands)
- Mati (Pujada Bay, Dahican Beach and World Heritage Site Mt Hamiguitan)
- Palaui Island (location of a Survivor series)
- Sagay (the Philippines’ largest marine protected area)
- San Juan (one of the most popular surfing spots in the country)
- San Vicente (the longest beach in the Philippines)
Tips on more unusual highlights
including
- Birhen sa Simala (impressive pilgrimage site like a combination of knight’s fortress and fairy-tale castle)
- Diplomat Hotel (enchanted ruins of a former Dominican rest home)
- Kawa Hot Bath (relaxing open-air bath in a unique round tub)
- Sablayan Zipline (whoosh from island to island)
- Underground Cemetery (historic catacombs in Nagcarlan)
- Pusan Point (where, on the wild, rugged Pacific coast, the sun rises first on the Philippines)
Presentation of food and drink specialties
including
- The best rooftop bars in Manila and Cebu
- Manila’s outstanding value buffet restaurants
- Low priced, down-to-earth market restaurants
- Sampling rooms of local micro breweries
- A blessed breakfast with monks in the monastery garden
- Traditional halang-halang restaurants
- Mango restaurants (mango mania, or what?! Mango curry, mango pizza, mango spaghetti)
The Author
Jens Peters studied advertising, communications and arts education in Berlin, Germany. After his student days he travelled several months a year in countries outside Europe, and deciding to earn a living from his hobby was the obvious next step. He began travel writing, and over the years has worked as a freelance journalist for various prominent travel magazines. Jens has also published several books about tropical countries, with his guidebook on the Philippines taking first place. In fact, he has visited the Philippines (his favourite country in South-East Asia) more than 60 times so far and spent over 15 years there all together.
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