• Explore old Manila and see the remains of the massive wall that protected the Intramuros (Walled City). Places of interest include San Agustin Church and Manila Cathedral, from which there are excellent views of the harbour, Fort Santiago ruins and Chinatown.

• Visit upland Baguio, a haven from the summer heat. Drive up zigzagging Kennon Road for spectacular countryside views. Attractions include The Mansion, the president's summer residence; Bell Church; Baguio Cathedral; and the Crystal Caves, composed of crystalline rocks and once an ancient burial site.

• Gaze in wonder at the breathtaking UNESCO-listed rice-terraces of Banaue, which ring the mountainsides to an impressive altitude of 1,525m (5,000ft), and encompass an area of 10,360 sq km (4,000 sq miles). The terraces were hand-carved some 2,000 years.

• Discover the stunning scenery of Mount Halcon, 2,695m (8,841ft) high, Naujan Lake and Tamaraw Falls on Mindoro island, reached by ferry from Batangas pier, south of Manila.

• In Carcar town, south of Cebu City, view many preserved Castillian houses, gardens and churches. The Chapel of the Last Supper in Mandaue City features hand-carved lifesize statues of Christ and his apostles dating back to Spanish times.

• In Iloilo City, on Panay island, look at the 18th-century Miagao Church, a unique piece of baroque colonial architecture with a facade decorated with impressions of coconut and papaya trees.

• See the world's smallest monkey, the tarsier, on Bohol Island, also home to fascinating natural wonders that include hundreds of limestone hills resembling oversized chocolate drops, nicknamed the ‘Chocolate Hills'. Also visit the Baclayon Church, which dates back to 1595.

• Davao province (Mindanao island) is the site of Mount Apo, the highest peak in the country, while the Apo Range has spectacular waterfalls, rapids, forests, springs and mountain lakes.

• Use Cagayan de Oro as the gateway to some of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines.

• In the largely Islamic province of Lanao del Sur (Mindanao island), don't miss Lake Lanao, Signal Hill, the Sacred Mountain, the native market, Torongan, homes of the Maranao royalty, the various Muslim mosques on the lake shores and the famous brassware of Tugaua.

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