DoT targets the adventurous traveler
By Kristine L. Alave
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:42:00 11/23/2008
Filed Under: Tourism, People
MANILA, Philippines—After your typical tourist, the Department of Tourism is setting its sights on adventure travelers by offering new tour packages aimed at introducing and highlighting the country’s great outdoors and climate.
Tourism Secretary Ace Durano said the new adventure tours were presented at a recent tourism exposition in Seattle, Washington.
“Our exhilarating adventure packages coupled with our sunny clime complement the high experiential travel population in the US,” Durano said in a statement.
He said the new campaign features such Philippine destinations such as Subic, Cagayan de Oro City, Mt. Pinatubo, Camiguin Island, Cebu, Nueva Vizcaya and Palawan.
Subic, for instance, prides itself on the jungle survival course taught by native Filipinos. Adventure travelers could also try rappelling via zip lines between tree canopies and suspended bridges, Durano said.
“For the more unusual experiential travelers, Mount Pinatubo has that authentic spa element with hot springs, volcanic ash and organic mineral stones used for treatments,” he said.
The new tour packages also highlight the various activities on water the Philippines has to offer, Durano said.
Water lovers can go white-water rafting and rappelling on Camiguin island or try the underground caves and rivers in Nueva Vizcaya and Palawan, he said.
In Palawan, tourists can dive to the wrecks of World War II Japanese ships and explore the limestone cliffs of Coron. The province also offers safari tours and mangrove kayaking, the tourism chief said.
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