My mother and I visited Albay Bicol specifically in Ligao City to help my sister in getting the Baptismal certificate and certified true copy of birth certificate of my late father for her filing of correction of clerical error on my sister's Birth Certificate.
After a few days, one of my sister who reside in Sorsogon joined us in exploring the beautiful tourist spot in Albay Bicol.
First visit is Cagsawa Ruins, which happened to be the remnants of a 16th century Franciscan church, The Cagsawa Church.
Next is Daraga Church where the Mayon Volcano is also visible, unfortunately when we arrived the perfect cone Mayon was covered by clouds. We rented a tricycle from Cagsawa to Daraga Church worth only Php100.00
After Daraga Church, we went to Sumlang Lake where we experience an Instagramable picture perfect spot. We enjoyed taking pictures while seeing the beauty of nature.
And our last destination is the breath taking mountain view from Kawa Kawa Hill Natural Park. It has an overlooking view of Ligao and of course Mayon Volcano as well. This is located in Tuburan Ligao Albay. As you walk up high to the top of the hill there are Statues of the Station of the cross.
Just make sure that you are in good condition as the hill is higher and needs a lot of your energy but worth it when you reach the top.
How to be in Ligao Albay Bicol;
You may take an airplane (Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific)via Legazpi City which is one hour away from Ligao.
You may also take a bus which is 8 to 10 hours travel time in our case from Araneta Center Cubao Quezon City. We took Alps bus, we are lucky because this bus never pick up passengers along the way and seldom has a stop over so we only travelled for 8 hours. You can also opt for a comfort via Isarog bus because they have beds and restroom but more pricey than Alps.
From the City proper you can take tricycle going to Kawawa hills and if you want to visit Cagsawa ruins you can take a Jeep from the crossing of Tuburan then ask to drop you off at Cagsawa. For comfort you can rent a Tricycle going directly to Cagsawa but of course additional expense on your part.
Hope you visit my father's hometown and experience the beauty of nature God has given us.
Goodluck!
