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First-time in Vitton Beach Resort
Blog: First-time Traveler - 7 April 2012
After a gruelling 18 hours on the road, including several stops for breakfast, sightseeing, shopping, and lunch, arriving at Vitton Beach Resort was a welcome respite from the long land trip from Manila to Donsol, located more than 500 km south of the capital. A replica of the whale shark greeted us at the resort’s … Continue reading »
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Twinkling Trees, Enchanting Fireflies
Blog: First-time Traveler - 6 April 2012
A romance to remember Tiny bits of light glitter in a synchronized manner as if a Christmas song is played on the background. But these are not Christmas lights but a colony of fireflies taking residence in one of the trees along the riverbanks of Donsol River. One of the many things a … Continue reading »
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Be Gentle with the Gentle Giants
Blog: First-time Traveler - 3 April 2012
“Look down!” our guide shouted. There he was, in all his splendour and beauty, with his white spots that marked him distinctly as a whale shark. The whale sharks, or butandings, were discovered to have frequented Donsol, a quiet town in the province of Sorsogon at the Bicol peninsula, in 1997. The son … Continue reading »
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The Philippines: From Metropolis to Mountains and Beaches
Blog: WildJunket - 22 February 2012
‘It’s more fun in the Philippines’ – the new tourism slogan reads.
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Fireflies of Donsol River
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 7 May 2010
After diving with the whale sharks, visitors to Donsol should check out the surreal firefly trees along the Donsol River. What makes the fireflies here unique is that they collect by the thousands into specific trees creating a pulsing, shifting bio-luminescent spectacle straight out of Avatar. Our cameras were unable to pick up the trees in [...]
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The Whale Shark Encounter
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 May 2010
Visiting the whale sharks in Donsol is easily one of the world’s most incredible wildlife adventures. Known as the “whale shark capital of the world,” for once the marketing appellation holds up. No place on the planet boasts such predictable whale shark encounters. Understandably, Donsol is the holy grail for sea life enthusiasts. Indeed, Donsol is [...]
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Whale Sharks of Donsol
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 3 May 2010
Whale sharks are elusive creatures. You don’t just happen upon them. By 1986, there had only been 320 recorded sightings globally. With increasing research, including better tagging and counting methods, the numbers of sightings have steadily climbed, especially in the plankton-rich feeding grounds off Belize, Honduras, Western Australia and the Philippines. Today, the total number [...]
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Feeling Small in Donsol!
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 3 March 2010
By Nick Our journey overland from Malapascua to Leyte, then on to Samar was meant to take 2 days but instead lasted 3. We seemed to have always just missed that bus or jeepney and much of the time was spent frustratingly waiting around for our transport to fill with passengers. Samar and Leyte have some of the most beautiful countryside we have seen yet in the Philippines but we did not stop to appreciate it for long, we had lots of ground to cover, our travel days lasting at least ...
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The Gentle Giants of the Sea
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 18 February 2010
The Tarsiers were cute. The Thresher Shark was cool. But they were just a warm-up for the big one: swimming with whale sharks (or Butanding as they’re known locally). I missed them by a few weeks while I was in Utila – so there was no way I was going to make the same mistake [...]
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