Philippines Tourism Highway

The Philippines consists of an amazing 7,107 islands and utilize transportation by air, land and sea.

The Philippine Tourism Highway is comprised of three main highway networks which people can chose from.

A) The Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) combines land and inter-modal truink routes forming three majot north to south corridors - the Western, Central and Eastern Highways.  It covers a total of 919 km of land travel and 137 nautical miles of sea travel interconnecting 17 provinces and cities.

This was a flagship projesct of the Philippines Government launched in 2004 to boost inter-island commerce, trade, domestic tourism and agro-industrial opportunities.

The SRNH is a highway through land and sea routes making use of Roll-on Roll-off (RORO) services.of ferry terminals and vessels connecting the country's major economic centers with 22 links involving 41 sea ports. People can travel from one island to another while enjoying the scenery in the comfort of their own car or aboard the regular buses. It is simply a matter of paying the Terminal/Passenger Fee and heading off in the desired direction. 

From Manila, people can drive to Batangas port, board the RORO to Calapan City. From Calapan, drive south of Roxas, Oriental Mindoro and catch the daily RORO trip to Catician. Iloilo via Capiz town is about a 5 hour drive from Catician. In Idloilo people can go to the Guimaras Islands and have a taste of the countries finest mangoesd before going further south to Bacolod City then to Dumaguete and finally reaching Zamboanga del Norte aboard the RORO.

People can travel at their own leisure, enjoying the experience and hoping from one excting destination to another at very affordable prices.

B) The Pan-Philippine Highway, formerly known as the Maharlika Highway, makes land and sea transport possible from Manila to the top of Northern Luzon and down to Davao City in Mindanao  The 2,5000 km arterial trunk route is the Philippines principal transport backbone.

The Highway is also known as the Philippine- Japan Friendship Highway,  as it was improved with the assistance of the Japanese Government.

To better accommodate the increasing passenger traffic, bus and ferry terminals were geared up to facilitate the movement of people, goods and services. The improvement of services along the Pan-Philippine Highway has been boosted by Roll-on Roll-off ferry services that link the western seaboard trunk route and l;lateral connections of the Pan-Philippine Highway within the Visayas area.

As people travel along the entire Highway, passing through 21 provinces, they will see a kaleidoscope of scenery, natural wonders and long stretches of beaches. People will find many traveller-friendly accommodation options available as they hop from one destination to the next


C) The North Luzon Loop offers fun, excitement and thrilling discoveries. The Loop heads out from Manila, the Philippines vibrant capital city, and takes people to the northern tip of the Philippines in Aparri, Cagayan and back. The North Luzon Loop passes throup the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Talac, Pangasinan, Baguio, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cordilleras, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, and Quirino.

Travelling within the Loop by land unlocks the door to lush and verdant countryside; breattaking scenic views of  Baguio, Banaue and the Cordilleras; man-made and natural wonders found in the Cagayan Valley region; ancestral houses and centuries old churches of Ilocos province; historical and religious landmarks in Bulacan; delicacies and special cuisines of Pangasinan or the sweet Zambales mangoes..

People will realize the uniqueness of the Philippines as they travel through the Loop.and will be won over by the genuine warmth and hospitality of the Filipino people.

AIR TRAVEL
There are 85 public airports in the Philippines, 4 of which are international airports.(Ninoy Aquino,  SubicClark, and Mactan Cebu International Airports. Management, oper4ations and regulation of the air transport sector are under the Air Transportation Office (ATO) of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

LAND TRAVEL

Moving around the Philippines by land poses no problem. There are several modes of transportation that people can choose from. The colourful jeepneys, buses, taxis, pedi-cabs and tricycles ply all the routes. Provinces located within the North Loop and Pan-Pacific Highway are accessible by public transport. There are bus terminals strategically scattered across the country. Tourists can avail themselves of tourist air-conditioned buses/coasters or rent-a-car services.

SEA TRAVEL
There are more than 100 government ports in the Philippines, and 66 of these ports have roll-on, roll-off facilities. These are complemented by 24 private roll-on, roll-off ports.The SRNH ports have been classified into Phase 1 (Short Haul Route) and Phase 2 (Long Term Plan).

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