Welcome to Maasin City, Southern Leyte and the nearby provinces and islands within Region 8, which is in East Central Philippines! You are in the ideal tropical Province of Southern Leyte to visit, tour, invest and/or retire. Tourist arrivals in Southern Leyte grow recently by 461%!
If you search the Internet, there are many travel guides which the non-residents wrote about and took pictures of Southern Leyte as well as Leyte, Biliran and Samar provinces. Thus in this website, we who are natives of both Leyte and Southern Leyte would like to share with you the extra information which may not be covered in the familiar travel guides. We can provide you with the reliable persons to contact with and right information to see our famous whale sharks, coral reefs and mangroves, the gray, ivory and white sandy beaches, and other attractions in Southern Leyte.
When you visit, tour or take a vacation to experience and enjoy our famous ecological and historical attractions, you can reach our truly green province by boarding a flight to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila. Then from the Manila Domestic Airport, take a connecting flight to Tacloban City, the capital of northern Leyte.
We highly recommend that you spend a week or more days touring the historical, ecological and other attractions in Leyte, Biliran and Samar provinces. Do not fail to visit the Gen. MacArthur Landing Memorial, Santo Niño Museum and Leyte State University in Leyte province, and the various attractions in Samar provinces. For more travel guides and other information on Region 8's northern provinces, please click on the Leyte links below.
When you are done touring Leyte, Biliran and Samar, you can then continue with your travel and tour down to Southern Leyte. From Tacloban City's taxi van and bus stations, you can take one of the passenger vehicles from early morning up to late in the evening bound for Maasin City, the capital of Southern Leyte. The van or bus ride along the straight and zigzag concrete highway takes about 3.5 to 4.5 hours from Tacloban City to Maasin City.
An alternative way to visit us is to take a flight to Cebu-Mactan International Airport. If your budget permits and have limited time to spend your tour or visit, you can charter a small aircraft from Mactan to Maasin City Airport. Like most travelers from Cebu City, you can board either one of the ships which sails few times per week direct to Maasin City and daily to Southern Leyte via Bato, Hilongos, Baybay and Ormoc City which are located in northwestern side of Leyte island. From these towns and a city, you can ride any one of the buses, jeepneys, or taxis (vans) which travels several times daily down to Maasin City. When you wish to have a personal car, professional or super fine driver and tourist guide meet you at the Tacloban City Airport or Maasin City Airport, you may contact Mr. Bombom T. Gonzales in Maasin City through his phone #(011+63+920) 216-4537. If your long distance company does not handle international calls, you may dial the code of long distance company that handles such calls, and then enter the numbers: (+011+63+920) 216-4537.
Upon arrival in Maasin City and if you are seeking for a fine place to stay, we suggest that you check-in at the Villa Romana Hotel, Ampil Pensione, Southern Comforts, Maasin Country Lodge, the newest Jaimee's Hotel and Resort, and the other small hotels, inns and lodging houses which are listed in the local telephone directory. The air-conditioned, nice and cozy lodging places are located in barrio Abgao, Mambajao and Ibarra, just about 5 to 20 minutes by motorcab from the Maasin City pier and bus stations.
Furthermore, when you are going to tour, visit or take a vacation in Southern Leyte, we highly recommend that you venture out to the new concrete roads and bridges from Liloan to San Ricardo, Panaon island, to see the latest ferry terminal which can take the passengers and vehicles about one hour to ride in the ship bound for Surigao, northern Mindanao. In your itinerary, we suggest that you include driving or riding through the new concrete roads and bridges from Silago, Southern Leyte to Abuyog, Leyte. Southern Leyte has the newest and tallest bridge in the Philippines! Very soon, the tourists can try bungee jumping off the Agas-Agas Bridge.
Most importantly, we suggest that you visit the Tahusan Beach in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte which faces the Pacific Ocean. Tahusan Beach is about as long, if not longer, and as wide as the world famous Papohaku Beach in Molokai, Hawaii. But, Tahusan Beach has additional attractions: the beautiful and fantastic San Pablo and San Pedro islands across the blue channel. Moreover, we recommend that you explore the historical, ecological, scenic and the scuba diving attractions in Sogod Bay and Limasawa island!
Regarding our intentional community, we are still a proposed project. We have been praying and hoping that some generous individuals and organizations from all over the world would provide us the funds to build the self-sufficient 7th Millennium Community. However, as consultants we can work with you when you plan to have a successful tour, investment and/or retirement in Southern Leyte.
Finally, please check with the offices of Congressman Roger G. Mercado, Governor Damian G. Mercado and Mayor Maloney Samaco in Maasin City, Southern Leyte for the official information on touring, visiting and investing in Southern Leyte. You may also read the maps, directions and other related information (for example, from the U.K. Embassy, U.S. Embassy and other foreign embassies in Metro Manila) before you visit, tour or take a vacation, and to invest or retire in Southern Leyte. The 7th Millennium Community is one of the top reliable and trusted sources of general information in the country! If or when you need additional information, feel free to contact us through our e-mail or the Trip Advisor.
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Copyright 2009 by Samuel V. Mercado
7th Millennium Community, a proposed project
Maasin City 06600, So. Leyte, Philippines
3samuel@7th-mil.org or sm7thmil@yahoo.com
Updated: 6-2009
