AN EXAMPLE FROM THE GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES: GUIMARAS PROVINCE

Abstract

Guimaras is located in the Western Visayas Region of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a young, small state with windy and sparsely populated populations, rarely preferred by foreign tourists for holiday. Guimaras is home to tourism attractions unique to this province, such as the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve, one of the country's most fascinating marine protected areas, and the \"Trappist Monastery\", the country's only Trappist belief center. In terms of administration and management, Guimaras Province consists of 5 districts and 98 Barangays and does not have any urban settlements. As famous as Palawan, as populous as Cebu and not as popular as Boracay, this small province is one of the least known and least visited destinations in the Philippines, but it also has a high level of tourism potential. The purpose of this research is to carry out the scientific promotion of this little-known and little-researched state in terms of international tourism by examining its geographical features and tourism potential. Guimaras, despite its unique charms, has not taken its rightful place in the national and international tourism market. In this study, the geographical location, natural and human geographical features of Guimaras State and the main tourism resources are discussed. The rich tourism resources, interesting tourism centers, historical attractions of this small province have been examined in detail and the tourism potential of the island and its portrait from the perspective of tourism have been revealed.