A guide to the Philippines for travellers. It offers a wide range of accommodations, from plush seaside resorts and top-notch hotels to simple, homey inns and guesthouses in off-the-beaten-track locations. Manila, the historically rich multicultural city, is covered, especially its rich and varied cultural and nightlife scene. Readers will discover beautiful and historic places in and near the capital city, as well as remoter landscapes: where to go trekking in cloud-dense mountains and inactive volcanoes; diving, snorkelling and swimming in the many great spots around the country"s extensive shoreline; where to go horseback riding and hiking through tropical forests rarely visited by Westerners; or where to relax at the nation"s finest resorts and hotels.