Thursday, October 16, 2008

Tagaytay City, Philippines famous for Taal Volcano and Lake

My vacation in this place called Tagaytay is an unforgettable one, the place is very serene and far from noise and bustling Manila.While in Tagaytay I stayed at the Taal Vista Hotel. I choose the place because it is overlooking the famous Taal lake and Taal Volcano.
From what I learned "Taal Volcano has been called the smallest active volcano in the world. It is located about 70 km south of Manila in the middle of a lake called Taal Lake. What makes Taal Volcano unique is the fact, that the volcano itself forms an island that has a lake
of its own inside the crater which is called the "Crater Lake",
thus it is a lake within a lake." the volcano island can be reached by taking a half hour boat ride from any town on the shores of Taal Lake but the most popular jump-off point is from the town of Talisay. It was known that thousands of local and foreign tourists visiting is Tagaytay City every week. Taal Volcano remains a mystery that can only be viewed from a safe distance. It remains active up this date and continuously spews out steams from several small vents. For the growing number of people with a small sense of adventure and urge for discovery, they would find out that one can actually set foot on the volcano island, some curious visitors ride a horse to reach the rim of the main crater and wonder in awe at the view of a small island and the serene lake that formed in the gaping mouth created by the 1911 eruption of the volcano It is by no means a rewarding experience to be able to witness up close the impressive work of nature.

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