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Written by Loren
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 |
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Bird watching is more expensive than beach holidays and one sector, the Philippine Tour Operators Association, believes it will be one of the most profitable tour packages here.According to Tourism Secretary Ace Durano, they will offer bird watching packages for $300 to $350 a day, excluding accommodation that will appeal to foreign tourists with high spending capacity. He said that the department would start promoting bird-watching tours in France, Russia and the United Kingdom beginning September, adding the number of bird watchers in the UK alone ran in the millions. [via] Tourism officials are promoting the following Bird-Watching Sites: - Parañaque critical habitat
- Candaba Swamp in Pampanga
- Balanga City in Bataan
- Villa Escudero in Laguna
- Philippine eagle Center in Davao
- Olango Island in Cebu
- Subic Bay in Zambales
- Hundred Islands in Pangasinan
- Puerto Princesa Subteranean River national Park in Palawan
- Mount Palay-Palay National Park in Cavite
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