14 Places to Visit in Tacloban and Eastern Visayas + Things To Do

By Marcos Detourista. Updated on July 28, 2019.

Where to go in Tacloban and Eastern Visayas? Achieve your travel goals with this list of beautiful destinations, things to do, best places to visit, Tacloban tourist spots, attractions & more.

1. San Juanico Bridge

San Juanico Bridge

San Juanico Bridge in Leyte-Samar, Philippines

San Juanico Bridge

San Juanico Bridge in Leyte-Samar, Philippines

2. MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park

MacArthur Park

MacArthur Park in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

3. Santo Niño Shrine & Romualdez Museum

Santo Niño Shrine

Santo Niño Shrine in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Santo Niño Shrine

Santo Niño Shrine in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Santo Niño Shrine, Tacloban City

Santo Niño Shrine in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Santo Niño Shrine, Tacloban City

Santo Niño Shrine in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

4. Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church)

Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church)

Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church) in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church)

Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church) in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

5. Calvary Hill

Calvary Hill

Calvary Hill in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Calvary Hill

Calvary Hill in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

6. Tacloban Delicacies & Pasalubong Stalls

Tacloban Moron

Moron stall in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Tacloban Moron

Moron stall in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

7. Madonna of Japan & Kanhuraw Hill

Madonna of Japan

Madonna of Japan in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Seaside Park

Seaside Park in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Tacloban City Hall

Tacloban City Hall in Leyte, Philippines

8. Downtown Tacloban

Leyte Provincial Capitol

Leyte Provincial Capitol in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Downtown Tacloban

Downtown Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines

University of the Philippines - Tacloban Campus

University of the Philippines – Tacloban Campus in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

Price Mansion (CAP Building)

Price Mansion (CAP Building) in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines

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9. Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park

Sohoton Caves National Park

Sohoton Caves National Park in Basey, Samar, Philippines

Sohoton Caves National Park

Sohoton Caves National Park in Basey, Samar, Philippines

10. Sohoton Golden River Cruise

Sohoton Golden River Cruise

Sohoton Caves National Park ferry views, in Basey, Samar, Philippines

Sohoton Golden River Cruise

Sohoton Caves National Park ferry views, in Basey, Samar, Philippines

11. Basey Church (Saint Michael the Archangel Church)

Basey Church

Basey Church (Saint Michael the Archangel Church) in Basey, Samar, Philippines

12. Kalanggaman Island

Kalanggaman Island

Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte, Philippines

13. Biliran

Sambawan Island

Sambawan Island in Maripipi, Biliran, Philippines

Tinago Falls, Biliran

Tinago Falls in Caibiran, Biliran, Philippines

14. Biri Island, Northern Samar

Marcos at Magasang Rock Formations

Marcos at Magasang Rock Formations in Biri, Samar, Philippines

Marcos at Magasang Rock Formations

Marcos at Magasang Rock Formations in Biri, Samar, Philippines

Bel-at Rock Formations

Bel-at Rock Formations in Biri, Samar, Philippines

Places to visit in Tacloban

Tacloban tourist spots, things to do in Tacloban, where to go in Tacloban & more.

1. San Juanico Bridge

2. MacArthur Landing Memorial National Park

3. Santo Niño Shrine & Romualdez Museum

4. Tacloban Church (Sto. Niño Church)

5. Calvary Hill

6. Tacloban Delicacies & Pasalubong Stalls

7. Madonna of Japan & Kanhuraw Hill

8. Downtown Tacloban

Where to go near Tacloban

9. Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park

10. Sohoton Golden River Cruise

11. Basey Church (Saint Michael the Archangel Church)

12. Kalanggaman Island

13. Biliran

14. Biri Island, Northern Samar

Note: Destinations featured above are not listed by rank.

What places have you added to your bucketlist? Have you been to beautiful places in Tacloban that should be on this list? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

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This is one of the most iconic images of Thailand — the Buddha head hiding in tree roots. This spot is located in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, which is around 1.5 hours north of Bangkok by land. You can find the Buddha head in Wat Mahathat (temple). Although "hiding," it's easy to find since there's usually a crowd gathering in the area.
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