Camsur Water Sports Complex

Camsur Water Sports Complex



The Province of Camarines Sur is located in the central part of the Bicol Region, south of Metro Manila. Philtranco Bus Trips daily to Naga and Pili Camarines Sur.

If you've never been to the Philippines, you might get a kick out of the different modes of transportation we have available. For local travel, you can get around through the use of jeepneys and trikes. For longer distance travel, consider the luxury buses. Of course, you can always take the plane if you want to get where you're going quicker.

Contact

Camsur Watersports Complex Office:
Provincial Capitol Complex
Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur
Contact Number: +63(54) 475-0689 or +63(54) 4773344 / 4773349 / 4773347
Fax Number: +63(54) 477-5162
E-mail: infocamsur@gmail.com
Postal Address:
Provincial Capitol Complex
Cadlan, Pili 4418
Camarines Sur, Philippines
Provincial Government of Camarines sur
Manila Liason Office
2nd Floor bldg. 11 la Fuerza Plaza Compound,
2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City
Phone number: +63(2) 817-0831 or 710 9086
Fax number: +63(2) 817-0832

Boracay Island

Boracay is an island of the Philippines located approximately 315km (200 miles) south of Manila and 2km off the northwest tip of the island of Panay in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay is also known as gateway to paradise due to its natural beauty. In 1990, it was voted by the BMW Tropical Beach Handbook as one of the best beaches in the world and again in 1996 by British publication TV Quick as the world's number one tropical beach. In 2007, Boracay island topped the list of the World’s Most Popular Beach according to Yahoo! Travel.

The island comprises the barangays of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag, and Yapak (3 of the 17 barangays which make up the municipality of Malay), and is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the Provincial Government of Aklan.

Transportation

Boracay island is separated from Panay island by a narrow strait. The island is located opposite the barangay of Caticlan in the municipality of Malay, Aklan Transportation across the strait is provided by boats operating from the Caticlan jetty port. The western part of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) passes through Caticlan, with Philtranco Land travel from Cubao/Pasay to Batangas Pier approximately 120km. Batangas Pier via Roro to Calapan Oriental Mindoro Port, to Roxas Oriental Mindoro is about 126km. and From Roxas Oriental Mindoro Via Roro docking at the Caticlan jetty port.

Sorsogon

SORSOGON'S PILI FESTIVAL


Sorsogon City's premier annual festival is the Pili Festival which also coincides with the City's traditional patronal fiesta, June 28-29, in honor of its patron saints, St. Peter and St. Paul. The Festival showcases the Pili Tree, which is indigenous to Sorsogon, and known hereabouts as The Majestic Tree because of its many industrial, commercial, and nutritional uses from its roots, trunk, branches, leaves, sap and fruit. Appropriately costumed young people dance down the streets of the City during the Festival, demonstrating in dance, the many uses of this remarkable tree.


The Pili Tree is particularly well-known for its nuts, which are much sought after by confectioneries in different parts of the world. It is reputedly better in quality than almonds or macadamia nuts. The pulp that coats the hard shell that, in turn, encases the Pili nut, can also be eaten, as is, by either dipping it in patis, the native fish sauce, or in sugar, after softening it in warm water. It is also served as dips for meat or fish, or even as dressing or icing for pastries or fruit preparations and other desserts. During the Pili street dance, which highlights the weeklong Festival, the costumed dancers move to the rhythmic, hypnotic beat of native percussion instruments.
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Donsol, Sorsogon

Donsol-Butanding Arribada Festival
Butanding Festival in Bicol

DONSOL, Sorsogon  – Once a sleepy coastal village located at the northwestern tip of Sorsogon province, this town now eyes to be a first-class municipality, thanks to giant sea creatures that are now attracting hordes of foreign and local tourists who infuse millions of pesos into the local economy.

“Donsol was elevated to a third-class municipality in 2006 from a fourth-class status in 2003 and fifth-class in 1998, because of the butanding,” Mayor Salve Ocaya said, while giving tribute to the whale sharks, considered as the world’s largest fish that have found a home in the plankton-rich municipal waters of Donsol.

To welcome the return of the Butandings, which usually come in droves during this time of the year, and to officially signal the opening of another high adventure season of Butanding Interaction, the Butanding Arribada Festival is held every first week of March in Donsol town.

The peak Butanding Interaction season is March, April and May each year. This means, it is again open season for eager visitors or tourists to go Whale Shark/Butanding watching or, for the more intrepid and adventurous, who want to cavort with these biggest fishes in the world up close, swimming with the awesome, but gentle of Donsol.

A long fluvial procession just at the mouth of the long and winding Donsol River where a large pod of Butandings usually converge at this time of the year, highlights the Festival.

Tabak Festival (Tabaco Albay)

Tabak Festival (Tabaco Albay)


Tabak Festival: A celebration of city hood, happen together with Tabaco City’s week-long celebration of its Foundation Anniversary in Albay. The highlight of this event is a street presentation where participants showcase the legend of the city.

Padaraw Festival (Bulan, Sorsogon)

Padaraw Festival (Bulan, Sorsogon; May 30)
A festival showcasing colorful costumes fashioned from abaca fiber. It is highlighted by a grand street presentation with the participants clad in these colorful abaca costumes.


The Padaraw Festival of Bulan which is celebrated every Fiesta time (May 30th) expresses a community’s gladness and thanksgiving for God’s bounties and gifts, properly expressed in ethnic music and creative street dancing. Padaraw is derived from a purely Bicol term which is commonly used by local fishermen. The root word is “daraw”. Daraw refers to the groups or schools of fishes which is collect in one part of the sea. This daraw becomes a convergence point for the fishermen to make their catch for the day. Padaraw therefore, refers to unity. Padaraw also expresses not only the bounties of the sea but of the plains and mountains as well, for which the people of Bulan give thanks to God.