Top Reasons to Go

Get Cheerful with the Locals: Despite the country’s setbacks, Filipinos are relentlessly cheerful, and it’s contagious.

Enjoy the Physicality: Go mountain trekking, kite surfing, volcano hiking, spelunking, surfing, and more; dream it and it can be done.

Find Yourself: There’s plenty of camaraderie in the Philippines—if you want it. Otherwise, the deserted beaches of Visayas are yours for the taking.

Participate in a Fiesta: Celebrations are a colorful and chaotic affair, with dazzling floats and outrageous costumes.

Belly up to the Table: Philippine cuisine tantalizes with bold combinations of sweet, salty, and sour. Pull up a chair and enjoy the feast.