White water rafting is a challenging recreational outdoor activity. Rafting is an activity that no adventure lover or water lover would miss. While a nature lover would prefer to languorously sail down a river soaking in the scenic beauty of the wild, an adventure holiday lover would prefer to go down a river rapid in a raft - setting the adrenaline racing!

An inflatable raft is used to navigate a river or other bodies of water. Rafting on white water or on different degrees of rough water is thrilling and exciting. Rafting can be enjoyed on mild water, wild water or anything between the two. A rafter can be an active participant by being a part of the navigation or a relaxed rafter, enjoying while someone else does the steering. This activity started as a leisure sport and gained popularity during the 1970s.

Bushbabies Monkey Sanctuary is about an hour’s drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria. Set within the low mountains of the Magaliesberg range, the sanctuary offers a free-roaming forested home to primates that used to be personal pets, or that used to live in zoos or other places of captivity.

If you are looking to unwind at a winter resort this festive season, choose one that offers value for money facilities. When looking for a winter resort, choose a resort that best suits you rather than the best resort. A winter ski resort offers a ski area and all necessary facilities to make it a destination resort. Facilities include accommodation and all other vital requirements; these facilities are located close to the ski area.

"The name Ati-Atihan means "make-believe Atis. " It has been known as the wildest among Philippine fiestas. The Ati-Atihan is a festival in honour of the Santo Niño. During the last three days of this week-long festival (fiesta), a parade is characteristic. A colourful happening with celebrants who paint their faces in many different ways and who are dressed in the most outstanding costumes.
The Ati-Atihan festival is named after the Ati, the indigenious natives of the island before the arrival of the Malay in the 10th century and the Spanish in the 16th century.
TI-ATIHAN is one of the greatest, most colorful and fun festivals. It's nickname, "The Filipino Mardis Gras".

Malapascua Island is a small island in the northern tip of Cebu. It's especially famous for its white sand beaches and unique dive spots, including the almost certain possibility to see the tresher shark. On this page I'll try to show Malapascua from the tourist's point of view and on the second page some other aspect of life on Malapascua which probably resembles with more islands in The Philippines.

They’ve a bite pressure of over two tons per square inch (4 x that of a Great White shark) and they’re notorious man-eaters, so what are you doing getting up close and personal with one? Face your fears at the world’s only croc cage-diving experience at the Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn. Take on the ultimate aquatic thrill, as you’re lowered in a specially designed croc-proof cage, into a heated pool filled with five 4m Nile crocodiles; eye-to-eye with these prehistoric predators you can imagine them sizing you up as a snack! Proof of your courage is a photograph of you surrounded by these fearsome carnivores, so this is one wildlife encounter you’ll never forget. Can’t face the cage? Brave Snapper Gorge, a hanging bridge suspended over the 'Croc Cage' pool where observing the crocodiles that patrol the waters exceeds your wildest expectations.

The Bat Sanctuary is located in Babak District of Island Garden City of Samal. The Bat Sanctuary is also called as The Bat Kingdom Cave. Fortunately, the area has become a sanctuary thanks to Ms. Norma Monfort who owns the land, and Guinness Book of World Records recognized it as the largest for any colony of Geoffrey’s Rousette Fruit Bats. A vacation in Davao is incomplete without a visit to the bat caves in Samal Island. The Bat Sanctuary of Samal Island is among the top 5 tourist spots in Davao Philippines because it offers tourists a one-of-a-kind experience as they observe bats in their natural habitat. Visitors can widen their understanding of these nocturnal creatures by joining youth activities and bat education programs in the Bat Sanctuary. Drop by this tourist spot and see how you can help promote bat conservation.
It is best to visit before sunset.

The Buenavista Island is an exclusive four hectare first class white sand private resort in Samal, Davao, Philippines, thriving with lush tropical vegetation and numerous palm trees. Buenavista Island is most renowned as a first class, private island resort, locally called "Ligid Island". A small island of Buenavista, part of the cluster islands of Samal, Davao del Norte, accents the blue sky and water of Davao Gulf area.

The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao region was first created on August 1, 1989 through Republic Act No. 6734 otherwise known as the Organic Act in pursuance with a constitutional mandate to provide for an autonomous area in Muslim Mindanao. A plebiscite was held in the provinces of Basilan, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Palawan, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur; and in the cities of Cotabato, Dapitan, Dipolog, General Santos, Iligan, Marawi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa and Zamboanga to determine if the residents would want to be part of the ARMM.
Of the areas where the plebiscites were held only Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi voted favorably for inclusion in the new autonomous region. The ARMM was officially inaugurated on November 6, 1990 in Cotabato City, which was designated as its provisional capital.
In 2001 a new law was passed for the expansion of the ARMM to include the areas which initially rejected inclusion and the provinces which were carved from them, however only Marawi City and Basilan with the exception of Isabela City opted to be integrated in the region.

"Durian Garden is a local resort in Polomolok and one of the main agri-tourism destination of the South, a great location with an excellent restaurant thas has a casual atmosphere. It is well known for the best Durian fruit in many different varieties in South Cotabato and a producer of the renowned durian ice cream. The garden is also abundant with rambutan and lanzones and has many durian trees and beautiful exotic flowers that can only be found there."