Philippine Tourist Attractions - Contributing To More Fun

The Philippine economy has grown considerably since the Department of Tourism launched their widely publicized tourism marketing campaign aptly dubbed 'It's More Fun In the Philippines'.

The said campaign attracted a large number of tourists from Asia and around the world to see for themselves the popular Philippine tourist attractions. South Korea was listed as having the most number of guests totaling 1.17 million who visited the country in the year 2010. It is followed by the United States, Japan, China, Australia and Taiwan.

So many websites listed their own top destinations or attractions. Such include white sandy beaches, lush mountains, virgin rainforests, primitive exotic islands and incredible diving spots scattered all throughout the seven thousand islands in the archipelago.

Apart from the wonderful natural creations, the country also has a rich historical and cultural heritage plus the regional festivals and fairs that are as well flaunted as among the well known attractions of the Philippines.

Among the many interesting destinations, listed below are perhaps the most popular in terms of tourist visits:

1. Agusan Marsh - This Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern Mindanao is a giant maze of interconnecting rivers, channels and lakes. Considered as one of the most ecologically significant wetlands in the Philippines, it's here where Lolong, the one-ton crocodile was captured.

This vast expanse of marsh contains nearly 15 percent of the country's fresh water resources in the form of swamp forests.

2. Chocolate Hills - The world renowned cone shaped geological formation in Bohol, Central Philippines, is Nature's expression of beauty, romance and mystery. Famous for the sun, sea and beach lovers,

Bohol province is home to the tarsier, the smallest monkey in the world. Aside from the world class resorts, tropical forests are still in existence.



3. Donsol - In Sorsogon province boasts of being the ideal place to unwind and experience Philippine's tropical playground. It has the best waters providing nourishment for the butanding, whale sharks, gentle giants that feed only on plankton, fish eggs, and small fish.

Butandings are said to be the largest fish species in the world, with a length of 18 meters long and weight of up to 34 tons.

You can search the web to make your own list then pick which one you think is the most visited tourist attraction. Get all the info you want before visiting the place and when you're actually there, be the judge.

After the awesome sceneries, get into action by joining the festival of your choice. The most popular ones include Sinulog Festival of Cebu, Panagbenga Festival of Baguio and Ati-atihan Festival of Kalibo, Aklan.  Such festivities never fail to amuse and amaze visitors, thus adding more fun.

There are still so many spectacular things to do as a tourist when you're on Philippine soil. You'll never regret you have to come to this beautiful nation called the Pearl of the Orient.