| Limasawa
Island
Location:
Southern tip of
Southern Leyte;
a 45-minute pumpboat
ride from Padre
Burgos to the island.
Attraction:
Site of the celebration
of the First Christian
Mass in the Orient
when Ferdinand Magellan
came in 1521; historical
and cultural viewing
of the Magellan
Shrine / Marker.
It
is also a diver's
paradise. It boasts
of magnificent walls
and sheer drop-offs
decorated with a
variety of lovely
fan corals which
never fails to awe
even the most traveled
and experienced
diver. The island
also has sites for
novice divers and
beginners, as well
as excellent reef
communities on a
gradual slope. It
is ideal for open
water diving and
underwater photography.
For the more daring
and adventurous,
there are numerous
holes and cavelets
where one may encounter
a passing sea snake
or a couple of squids.
Travel
Tip: Best
time to visit the
island: March to
early June/October
to December.
Trips can
be arranged by the
Southern Leyte Governor's
Office or
passenger
pumpboats are available
at Padre Burgos
wharf.
Bitu-on
Beach
Location:
Barangay San Roque,
Liloan, Southern
Leyte; can be reached
only by banca with
outriggers; a 30-minute
boat ride from the
townproper.
Attraction:
White sandy beach;
shells of various
kinds and colors;
good for picnicking,
swimming; fishing
and shell hunting.
Kuting
Beach Resort
Location:
Macrohon, Southern
Leyte.
Attractions:
Wide stretches of
sandy beach favorite
for swimming and
picnics
Magsuhot Park
Location:
Sogod, Southern
Leyte; only 3-kilometer
from Philippine-Japan
Friendship Highway.
Attractions:
Has a forested area
of 500 hectares.
It has 4 waterfalls
falling into a common
basin and is 20
meters high. Other
sights 12 kilometers
away are Lum-an
and Mahayhay Falls
with a 60-meter
fall.
Wawa
Strait
Location:
Macrohon, Southern
Leyte.
Attractions:
The often invisible
strait is a sight
to behold from this
town; one could
simply while away
his time and get
a relaxing feeling
by going to this
point to get a glimpse
of its beauty.
Tancaan
Point (Sta.
Sofia Beach)
Location:
Padre Burgos, Southern
Leyte.
Facilities:
Concrete stairway
to a watchower overlooking
the deep sea and
historic Limasawa
Island; natural
shades and picnic
tables.
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