See a lake in a volcano in a lake

Taal Volcano, located about 2 hours south of Manila, is actually a lake on which there is a volcanic island and inside which there is a second lake. This natural phenomenon is called a caldera. The volcano emerges at an altitude of about 300 metres above the lake

To access it, locals and their Banka drop tourists off at the foot of the volcano. Five kilometres, which can be done on foot or by donkey, separate the base from the summit. Once at the top, the landscape is stunning and the 360-degree view also offers a breathtaking view of Laguna Bay.

Still active with a last eruption in 19773, the volcano reaches an altitude of 400 meters. Its many explosive eruptions that have caused fiery clouds and tsunamis make it the deadliest volcano in the Philippines.

Due to its eruptive history, geology and proximity to human challenges, Taal was selected as one of the volcanoes of the Decade in the 1990s