Bicol Destinations

Albay Camarines Sur Camarines Norte Albay is situated on the southern part of the island of Luzon. It lies 1240 east latitude and about 14.400 north altitude. On the eastern plank, Albay is rimmed by chains of little islands and is exposed to the Pacific Ocean. The long indented coast on its western part dominates the narrow but no less turbulent Burias Pass. To the north lies the province of Camarines Sur and Lagonoy Gulf, While to the south is the province of Sorsogon. Located in the central part of the Bicol peninsula, which forms the southeastern part of the island of Luzon; Bounded on the north by the Provinces of Camarines Norte and Quezon, San Miguel Bay and the Pacific Ocean; on the south by the Province of Albay; on the east by Lagonoy Gulf; and on the west by Ragay Gulf. Camarines Norte or Hilagang Kamarines occupies the northwestern portion of the Bicol Peninsula. Along the coastlines, the province faces the Basiad and Lamon Bay on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the north, and the San Miguel Bay on the east. Inland, it is bounded by the Province of Quezon on the southwest and Camarines Sur on the south. Masbate Sorsogon Catanduanes The island of Masbate lies exactly at the center of the Philippine archipelago between latitudes 11o43' north and 123o09' east and 124o5' east. It is bounded on the north by Burias and Ticao Pass, east by San Bernardino Strait, south by the Visayan Sea, and west by the Sibuyan Sea. Relative to mainland Bicol, the province faces the southwestern coasts of Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon. Sorsogon is located at the southernmost tip of Luzon, approximately 600 kilometers from Manila and a total land area of 214,444 hectares or 2,141.44 square kilometers with a stretch of 336 kilometers coastline. Situated on the eastern portion of Albay approximately 534 kms. South of Manila and centrally located at the heart of Bicol Region.