The Philippines' extraordinary diversity and beauty in one comprehensive guidebook: kaleidoscopic local festivals, bustling cities, deserted islands, awe-inspiring rice terraces, erupting volcanoes, and great adventures under sea and in the hills.

• over 100 easy-to-read maps
• completely revised by a new team of authors
• culturally sensitive and insightful information on the country's political, economic and environmental scene
• essential language chapter, with handy phrases in Pilipino