Category: 02-Eastern Visayas-Scrim

This violin-shaped lake on the mountains of Ormoc is 700 meters above sea level. Located in the Amandawing Mountain Range, just a half-hour drive from Ormoc City.

It is the source of many rivers and streams that flow through Burauen and its neighboring towns. Its abundant fresh waters have earned it the “Spring Capital of Leyte.”

With over 20 marine areas and world-class diving spots with 350 of the world’s coral species, Sogod Bay is touted as the “Rising Star” of Philippine Dive Destinations.

This is the largest lowland forest and one of the Philippines’ biggest biodiversity hotspots at nearly half a million hectares. It is home to 215 species of birds, over half of which are endemic.