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PALAWAN ISLAND, BACUIT ARCHIPELAGO
The Philippines
ROUGH COSTS
Daily budget
Basic US$25/Occasional treat US$35
Drink
San Miguel beer US$1
Food
Adobo
US$3
Hostel/budget hotel
US$10/US$15
Travel
Bus: Banaue-Manila (9hr) $121; Fast ferry:
Dumaguete-Tagbilaran (2hr) $17; Flight:
Manila-Puerto Princesa (1hr 15min) $50
FACT FILE
Population
97 million
Languages
Filipino (Tagalog), Visayan, English,
with nine other languages and 87 dialects
Currency
Peso (P)
Capital
Manila
International phone code
T
+ 63
Time zone
GMT + 8hr
HIGHLIGHTS
1
Vigan
Travel back in time wandering along
Vigan's cobbled streets.
See p.613
2
The Cordilleras
Home to Sagada's hanging
co
ns and Banaue's 2000-year-old rice terraces.
See p.615
3
Malapascua Island
Dive among magnificent
thresher sharks at Monad Shoal.
See p.641
4
Boracay
First stop for sun-worshippers and
partygoers is White Beach.
See p.651
5
Bacuit Archipelago
Turquoise waters and
hidden beaches amid breathtaking limestone
cliffs.
See p.663
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.587
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