March is a particularly good time to plan a visit to the Philippine archipelago, during its dry season. Although the Philippines are quite difficult to reach, intrepid visitors will be richly rewarded for the effort – the island of Palawan has been nominated as the most beautiful tropical island in the world, offering brilliant white sand beaches, remarkable inland lakes surrounded by emerald-green karsts, and some of the best snorkeling and diving on the planet. If you can drag yourself away from the beaches and tropical waters, you can learn about the fascinating history of the islands on a tour of the archaeologically important Tabon Caves or take a boating and hiking excursion along the world’s longest underground river near the town of Puerto Princesa.

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