18 Reason to Visit Leyte!

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Credit to: Adventure Southern Leyte

THE TIME IS NOW!
Be sure to check them all.

🐳Pintuyan Whale Shark Watching
📍(Pintuyan, Southern Leyte)
🏁176km from Tacloban, 3-hour ride

❓Are you familiar about Oslob Whale Shark Watching and Donsol Whale Shark Watching? Southern Leyte have gentle giants as well, but they are not available yet from June to October. Do not worry because you have your chance to meet them from November to March. They are migratory creatures, not fed by the locals of Pintuyan, so they are not always present.

💧Cagnituan Falls
📍(Maasin City, Southern Leyte)
🏁176km from Tacloban, 4-hour ride

❓A hidden falls is within the city of Maasin. You will have to travel a 7-kilometer road before you reach the Tourist Information Center where you would want to register. From there, a 10-20 minutes walk will be done prior to reaching the falls. In addition, there is a cavern at the top of the falls.

🏝Kalanggaman Island
📍(Palompon, Leyte)
🏁120km from Tacloban, almost 3-hour ride, plus 1-hour boat ride

❓This island is reachable after a 1 hour travel by boat from the town proper of Palompon. You cannot use soaps and shampoos here. So your best bet would be, bring some wet wipes to ease discomfort from not rinsing properly.

🌧Uwan-uwanan Falls
📍(Libagon, Southern Leyte)
🏁169km from Tacloban, 3.5-hour ride, Tourist Information Center only

❓Ever heard of Kawasan Falls? This is the version of it in Southern Leyte, but is more challenging and require more energy to complete the whole activity. This activity is almost half day, so be sure to be at the Tourist Information Center as early as possible to get started.

⛲️La Villa Francisco
📍(Tacloban City, Leyte)
🏁6.7km from Tacloban, 20-minute ride

❓This Mountain View resort is availble to tourists who wants a typical venue to hang out, away from the loud and busy city ambiance, to unwind and have their instagrammable shots for a reasonable price.

🏖Tangkaan Beach
📍(Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte)
🏁169km from Tacloban, 3.5-hour ride

❓Tangkaan Beach, with rock formations made from sharp corals, is open to the public with a minimal entrance fee for maintenance purposes.

*🗽MacArthur Park
📍(Palo, Leyte)
🏁8.6km from Tacloban, 20-minute ride

❓Humongous sized statues are erected on this site, for the history of General Douglas MacArthur's landing on Leyte.

⛰Lagoma Rock Formation
📍(Silago, Southern Leyte)
🏁98km from Tacloban, 2-hour ride, Silago coastal area only*

❓One kilometer distance from the beach of Silago, is a rock island with lots of sea snakes (walo-walo) and birds living together. You can visit the island only if the weather is good. Otherwise, your boat cannot dock properly when there are big waves present.

🗿Mantahan Tetrapods
📍(Maasin City, Southern Leyte)
🏁180km from Tacloban, almost 4-hour ride

❓These man-made materials’ purpose were to cover the beach area from approaching large waves. However, they are also good for wanderers looking for something different for their photos. Let us be honest. This area may not be the best spot that I would recommend to everyone, but I find it fascinating to look at the structures with regular patterns designed by DPWH. You will get what I mean when you visit the site and see for yourself.

🏖Limasawa Island
📍(Limasawa, Southern Leyte)
🏁159km from Tacloban, 3.5-hour ride, Padre Burgos port only

❓The last part of Southern Leyte is a small island with big surprises. Be sure to visit them all.

🏛Leyte Provincial Capitol
📍(Tacloban City, Leyte)
🏁2.8km from Tacloban, 11-minute ride

❓The big pillars are similar to Greece's architecture. No wonder, tourists flock to this area to have their picturesque moments. Maybe this would be the alternate version of Cebu’s “Temple of Leah.”

🌹Lintaon Peak 16K Blossoms
📍(Baybay City, Leyte)
🏁111km from Tacloban, 2.5-hour ride

❓Like Cebu, Leyte eventually have it. Baybay City was the first area in Leyte installed with thousands of synthetic flowers that glow at night. This is the best place for every lover out there.

🏖Cuatro Islas
📍(Inopacan, Leyte)
🏁125km from Tacloban, 2.5-hour ride, Inopacan town proper only

❓Two of these four islands are available for beach goers. The other two are private and unavailable.

🏞Molopolo Beach
📍(Liloan, Southern Leyte)
🏁150km from Tacloban, 3-hour ride

❓Panaon Island that connects Wawa Bridge to the main island of Leyte, offers some white beach areas with lots of corals.

🌅San Pedro & San Pablo Island
(Hinunangan, Southern Leyte)
🏁131km from Tacloban, almost 3-hour ride, Tourist Information Center only

❓These twin islands are the pride of Hinunangan. One of the islands resemble a mini “Maldives.”

🏰Palo Cathedral
📍(Palo, Leyte)
🏁10km from Tacloban, 23-minute ride

❓A castle-like structure in the city of Palo. Not only serves as a place of worship but also as a tourist attraction to every person out there, regardless of what religion they currently belong to.

⛱Canigao Island
📍(Matalom, Leyte)
🏁159km from Tacloban, 3.5-hour ride

❓A small island just for a 20-minute boat ride before you reach the main area.

🌉San Juanico Bridge
📍(Region VIII)
🏁9m3km from Tacloban, 22-minute ride

❓The longest bridge in Asia, the bridge that connects Samar and Leyte. This is the most famous landmark that everyone is familiar.