The Philippines is an archipelagic country comprising of 7,107 islands of different sizes and shapes.
You may ask, "How did they came up with that number?!" Did they literally hopped from one island to the next counting and marking the islands from number 1 until 7,107? Nah, they cant literally island-hop but they made a rough estimate. The American did that back then. Why the number? I dont know. Maybe because they thought 7 was a lucky number!
Of the 7107 islands, only about 2000 islands are inhabited. The islands are divided in 3 major groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Of the three, Luzon is the largest, followed by Mindanao and lastly Visayas.
What then makes the Philippines special with its 7107 islands?
For the ever adventurous travel junkie, the Philippines is blessed with tropical rainforest, rock formations, cool mountain villages and many more wonders. You can island hop from one island to the next and be amazed on how diverse and different one from the other.. And your in luck, you have 7,107 choices!!
You can go up north to the island groups of Batanes where a rooster crow from nearby Taiwan can be heard or move westward and discover the hidden beauties of Palawan (where the heavily disputed Spratly Islands are included) or go south to the Island of Tawi Tawi and explore the seas around it that are a part of the diverse Coral Triangle.
Different places in different islands offers unique experiences. You can enjoy hiking the beautiful mountains of Luzon, climbing the tallest peak in the island of Mindanao,shop in the metropolitan places across the islands, enjoy a high end vacation in the exclusive island of Amanpulo, enjoy greeneries in the island of Visayas and Mindanao, dive the seas of Palawan and Tawi tawi islands, get to see the longest bridge in the islands of Samar and Leyte, be amaze by the colorful vintas of Southern Mindanao and so many much more!!!! :D
Transportation to this islands is not a problem. Air, land and sea travel choices abound so its not a reason why you won't be able to visit any island you want. In fact, the travel time could also be an adventure in itself!
Truly, the 7107 islands are the jewel that make the Philippines a wonder to the world! Island hop now!
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PS If you are curious enough, Wikipedia offers names of some of the Philippine islands you can choose from! Check it our here
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