If you have a car, friends with the same drive and urge/thirst for adventure, then Batangas is the right province to explore! There are places worth visiting and activities worth doing.
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| Batangas Travel Destinations |
Chasing Waterfalls
- Talon Falls
- Location: Brgy. San Vicente, Sto. Tomas, Batangas
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| Bawal daw Kumain sa loob ng Falls |
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| Talon Falls |
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| Second Cascade Talon Falls |
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| Second Cascade Talon Falls |
- Balete Eco-Park
- Location: Brgy. Banjo West, Tanauan City, Batangas
- How to get there:
From Manila or Cubao, take a bus ride to Batangas (specifically, Tanauan-Lipa route, never ride the Calabarzon or Star Tollway). The fare is only P 99.00. Travel time from Manila is only 1.5 hours. Alight at the road leading to Banjo East or Banjo West (known as 216 or Ramonita). And then, board a tricycle to Banjo West, the fare is only P 13.00, unless you want to charter the tricycle for P 80.00. The ride is good only for 10-15 minutes. Then, alight at the Balete Eco-Park. From the starting point, the trek is less than 15 minutes. (source: junvillegas.blogspot.com)
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| Entrance To Balete Eco-Park |
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| Path going down the Park |
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| Rambutan Tree - First time to see this in real life |
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Panorama - Balete Eco-Park Falls
Something about this bad processing of the Panorama Feature
of my Phone made this photo, For me, Unique |
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| Panorama - Balete Eco-Park Falls |
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| Balete Eco-Park Falls |
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| Century-old Balete tree |
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| Century-old Balete tree |
- Dumayaka Falls
- Location: Brgy. Coliat, Ibaan, Batangas
- Dumayaka Falls formerly called "Badong falls" is located in the vast of agricultural land in Brgy Coliat I, Ibaan, Batangas.
- It is called Dumayaka falls due to the abundance of coconut-tree like Dumayaka trees surrounding the falls. Dumayaka leaves with its sturdy strings are used as broom sticks which gives alternative source of income to the community.
- Dumayaka falls water comes from number of water springs that convene in one path, thus, creating a stream of waterfalls. It is not connected with any other rivers, making it real, pure and clean source of life.
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| Sugar cane Field along the way to Dumayaka Falls |
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| Note: Just Keep going straight this intersection |
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| Upper Cascades of Dumayaka Falls |
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| Pool and Falls of Dumayaka Falls |
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| You know when you are at the main Cascade of the Falls if you have crossed this bridge |
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| Main Cascade of Dumayaka Falls |
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| Other side of the Main Cascade of Dumayaka Falls |
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| Dumayaka Falls |
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| Bridge going to Dumayaka Falls |
Taal Heritage Town
- San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps
- Going down this 100+ steps leads you to the Ruins of the old Taal Church and the Our Lady of Caysasay Parish Church
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| San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps |
- Arc in Honor of Lady Caysasay
- This original location where the Statue of Lady Caysasay was found. It is now 11 feet and 6 feet deep well of water. Devotees believed the water coming from the ruins can cure illnesses.
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| Arc in Honor of Caysasay |
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| Manong in charge of getting water from the well |
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| Arc in Honor of Caysasay |
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| Caught Gramming |
- Our Lady of Caysasay Parish
- Our Lady of Caysasay (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Caysasay) is a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay in Taal, Batangas in the Philippines. The image, which depicts the Immaculate Conception, is believed to be one of the oldest in the country, having been found in 1603 by a man fishing in the Pansipit River.
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| Our Lady of Caysasay Church |
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| Ceiling Mural of Our Lady of Caysasay Church |
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| Altar of Our lady of Caysasay Church |
- Minor Basilica of St. Martin de Tours
- This for me highlights the Taal Experience: visiting the Largest Church in Asia, Minor Basilica of St. Martin de Tours.
- The Taal Basilica canonically known as the Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours (Filipino: Basilika ni San Martin ng Tours; Spanish: BasÃlica Menor de San MartÃn de Tours) is a Minor Basilica in the town of Taal, Batangas in the Philippines, within the Archdiocese of Lipa. It is considered to be the largest church in the Philippines and in Asia, standing 88.6 metres (291 ft) long and 48 metres (157 ft) wide. St. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of Taal, whose fiesta is celebrated every November 11.
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| Basilica of St. Martin de Tours |
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| Inside the Basilica of St. Martin de Tours |
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| Panorama Shot of Basilica of Taal |
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| Basilica of St. Martin de Tours a.k.a. Basilika ng Taal |
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| Ceiling Mural of Basilica of St. Martin de Tours |
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| Wall Mural of Basilica of St. Martin de Tours |
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| Hall way |
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| The Grandeur of Basilica of St. Martin de Tours |
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| For tourist and the Like |
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| Façade of Basilica of taal |
OUR ITINERARY
Day 1: August 8
- *Minor Basilica of St. Martin de Tours
- *Ruins of the old Taal Church
- *Our Lady of Caysasay Parish
Special thanks to the Following People:
And this trip wouldn't be possible without Rigel, Thanks Buddy!
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| Rigel - Selfie @ Malabrigo Lighthouse |
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