Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape

Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape is one of 41 national parks in the Philippines — protected landscape park in Calabarzon, Philippines. It covers 113 km² (11,311 ha) — about the size of Paris, making it the #12 largest national park in the Philippines (0.2% of the country's national park area).

History and protection

The park was established in 1921, 105 years ago — the first national parks in the Philippines date back to 1904. It is listed in IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape — a protected landscape shaped by people and nature together.

Visiting Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape

The closest airport is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), about 71 km away — around 1 h 33 min by car; alternatively Subic Bay International Airport / Naval Air Station Cubi Point (SFS, 155 km). Other national parks within reach include Mounts-Banahaw-San-Cristobal-Nationalpark (11,325 km²), Pagsanjan Gorge National Park (2 km²), Quezon Protected Landscape (10 km²) and Mounts-Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod National Park (3,995 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.