The province of Bataan, located west of Luzon, is a place better-known for its historical sites such as Zero Kilometer Marker of Death March, the Parish Church of St. Tolentine from the early 1700s, and the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar.
But little do we know that this quaint little town 173km north of Manila holds a charm so dear they call it the “Batanes of the West.” Behold, “Mariveles Five Finger”, a dreamy place of rolling-hills and limestone cliffs with the sea continuously pummelling against its rocky shores creating frothy waves.
With only Php 300 and 2 hours of time to spare, you’re one step closer to utopia.