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Destinations that are within the budget less than 4 hours away from the buzzing metro.
Just a boat away from Manila Bay, you can reach this historical island in less than one hour. With lots of activities like biking, zip-lining, camping, sight seeing,and also ghost hunting. Visit http://www.corregidorphilippines.com/ to book a tour.
House of old authentic Spanish houses. These houses are rescued from their deteriorating stage and renovated to its previous glory. The roads in the whole place are made out of cobblestones that will take you back to the Spanish era.
Caliraya Lake is a man-made lake by the Americans. Now it serves as a water reservoir for Lumban, Laguna. Less than 3 hours away from the metro, this man-made lake provides a budget-friendly escape from the weekday stress. The fresh water lake offers a fresh gust of wind that you won't get when you are in the beach. There are multiple resorts around the area such as Caliraya Resort Club, and also camping grounds like Surf Kamp. The place is also available for activities like wind surfing, kit flying, camping, swimming and fishing.
Burot Beach is an isolated beach located in Calatagan Batangas. It now owned by SM but still open to the public. This is a quite place and pitch black at night thus making you marvel at the starry sky at night. Perfect for relaxation EXCEPT for summer especially during the Holy Week as this places buzzes with people. Nice alternative is to go to its neighboring islands like Capones and Potipot.
Accomodation: Tent
Budget: 1,500
