Rizal Travel Guide and Itinerary

1. The Masungi Georeserve in Rizal, Philippines:
It is a conservation area in the Philippines situated in the southern Sierra Madre range in Baras, Rizal, 47 kilometres (28 mi) east of Manila. It centers on the geological formations of Masungi Rock, at an elevation of 640 metres (2,100 ft). In 1993, the Masungit Rock and its vicinity was proposed to be declared as a Strict Nature Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

It has been a popular destination for hikes and day trips from Manila since it opened in 2015 and started development towards Geopark status.
A popular attraction in the park is the Sapot (“Cobweb”), a metallic platform with wooden steps which allows visitors to walk on suspended netting above the karst and get a 360-degree view of the Sierra Madre and the Laguna de Bay.

2. Palo Alto in Rizal, Philippines:
It is a breathtaking man made falls an hour drive from the town in Marcos Highway,Baras Rizal. It is also the home of the Philippines’ native martial arts’, Sikaran.

This ancient martial arts was popular among the Farmers in the Village of Baras in the province of Rizal in the Philippines even before the Spanish Conquest of the Philippine Archipelago on March 16, 1521, when the Islands was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan.

Hari Osias Banaag, originator of the Global Sikaran Federation and diplomat for the Traditional game.

He recently attended and was warmly received at the UNESCO Collective Consultation Meeting on the Preservation and the Promotion of Traditional Sports and Game (TSG).