Visiting Southern Leyte with your family and friends this coming vacation season? If you are a Filipino native or even a foreigner wanting to experience a unique region of the Philippines in Eastern Visayas, then you should definitely book a good travel pacakge that provides great touring options and cozy accomodations. The main capital of the Southern Leyte province is Maasin City and the province ranks as the second least populated area in the region. There are plenty of attractions in this province, be it the scenic mountains in its geography or the beautiful beaches buffeted by great tourist spots and locations.
Planning on going on a trip to Southern Leyte lately? Do you want to know the best things to do when you get there? Asife from securing a good travel package that’s good for a vacation, you should take time to review the placess there, get a good travel guide readable material or get online to take sight of the best places and things to do in Southern Leyte. It is said that Southern Leyte is bestowed with captivating nature areas and hidden jewels in terms of locations thanks to Mother Nature. And if Palawan is the last frontier, then Southern Leyte is the ubdiscovered dive frontier. If you read some online travel information there’s the beautiful Sogod Bay that you will find there where there’s a great venue for dolphin and whale watching and a good place to scuba dive as well. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, leisure sights in the province consists of virgin forests, enchanting water falls, caves, religious pilgrimage venues and beautiful beaches, this is a place endowed with rich natural resources with great potentials to be compete with foreign popular tourist destinations in Asia.
But the one thing that it lacks is promotion. Thankfully, there are is a lot of effort now in the ecotourism development of the region thanks to the development of various tourist hubs. Not only will the region be known for its uniqueness in terms of geographic and natural beauty but also the exciting venues that will thrill Filipinos and foreigners alike. There’s a lot of buzz lately in the four major tourist hubs that are located in Southern Leyte, these are the Maasin City Animal Theme Park, Agas-Agas Adventure Park in Sogod, Silago Forest Canopy Walk and the Napantau Dive Resort Area in Malitbog town. For additional details in the updates of these tourism hubs, you can check it out in the travel website or information found on the website of Southern Leyte.
Top 6 Things to do in Southern Leyte
Thrill seekers and frequent travellers have come up with a top 10 list of things to do when in Southern Leyte. Take note that these are for good reference and for the enjoyment of all who would want to visit there one day:
- See the world-renowned stalactites and stalagmites inside the Cambaro Cave in Macrohon, Southern Leyte – If exploring and adventure is in your blood, try out these wondrous caves that will make you in awe of what Mother Nature can give you and your friends. Make sure to prep up your gear and splelunking stuff as well!
- Enjoy scuba diving in Napantao Dive Resort, considered as one of the best dive sites in the country located in San Francisco, Southern Leyte – Gear up for some underwater fun and take sight of the beautiful blue waters, coral reefs, and fishes in the napantao Dive Resort.
- Enjoy a few days on a Kuting Reef cabana or casita’s verandah – Kuting Reef is a fine pebble beach resort situated in Brgy. Asuncion, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, its considered as one of the best hotels in the province.
- Get youself and your friends wet in the Cagnituan Falls and Subterranean River in Cagnituan, Maasin City – Plunge down the waterfalls or get a boat and enjoy the provincial river vibe.
- Watch or swim with the whale sharks in Panaon Island in Liloan, Southern Leyte – See some “gentle giants” which are whale sharks that you can swim with and even touch while they filter feed on seawaters of Southern Leyte.
- Tour Limasawa Island in a speed boat and power walk to the cross of Magellan – This province is said to be the birthplace of Christianity. Take time to visit the island located off Padre Burgos on the most southerly tip of Leyte and is known because it contains various exotic marine life and the cross of Magellan who was a Portuguese explorer that visited the Philippines duringthe late 14th century.