16 Places to Visit in Zamboanga + Things To Do

By Marcos Detourista. Updated on July 28, 2019.

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

1. Pink Sand Beach & Great Santa Cruz Island

Zamboanga Pink Beach

Pink Beach at Great Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Santa Cruz Island red coral

Pink Beach in Great Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga City, Philippines

2. Fort Pilar Shrine

Fort Pilar Shrine, Zamboanga

Fort Pilar Shrine in Zamboanga City, Philippines

3. Fort Pilar Museum

Fort Pilar Museum

Fort Pilar Museum in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Fort Pilar Museum

Fort Pilar Museum in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Fort Pilar Museum

Fort Pilar Museum in Zamboanga City, Philippines

4. Zamboanga City Hall

Zamboanga City Hall

Zamboanga City Hall in Zamboanga City, Philippines

5. Paseo del Mar

Paseo del Mar

Paseo del Mar in Zamboanga City, Philippines

6. Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard)

Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard)

Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard) in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard)

Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard) in Zamboanga City, Philippines

7. Zamboanga Golf Course Beach Park

Zamboanga Golf Course Beach Park

Zamboanga Golf Course Beach Park in Zamboanga City, Philippines

8. Yakan Weaving Center

Yakan Weaving Center

Yakan Weaving Center in Zamboanga City, Philippines

9. Jardin Maria Clara

Jardin Maria Clara

Jardin Maria Clara in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Jardin Maria Clara

Jardin Maria Clara in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Jardin Maria Clara

Jardin Maria Clara in Zamboanga City, Philippines

10. Freedom Park

Freedom Park

Freedom Park in Zamboanga City, Philippines

11. Abong-Abong Stations of the Cross

Abong-Abong Stations of the Cross

Abong-Abong Stations of the Cross in Zamboanga City, Philippines

12. Taluksangay Mosque

Taluksangay Mosque

Taluksangay Mosque in Zamboanga City, Philippines

13. Zamboanga Cathedral

Zamboanga Cathedral

Zamboanga Cathedral in Zamboanga City, Philippines

14. Tetuan Church

Tetuan Church

Tetuan Church in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Tetuan Church

Tetuan Church in Zamboanga City, Philippines

15. Rio Hondo Village

Rio Hondo Village

Rio Hondo Village in Zamboanga City, Philippines

16. Merloquet Falls

Merloquet Falls

Merloquet Falls in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Places to visit in Zamboanga

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

1. Pink Sand Beach & Great Santa Cruz Island

2. Fort Pilar Shrine

3. Fort Pilar Museum

4. Zamboanga City Hall

5. Paseo del Mar

6. Cawa-Cawa Boulevard (R.T. Lim Boulevard)

7. Zamboanga Golf Course Beach Park

8. Yakan Weaving Center

9. Jardin Maria Clara

10. Freedom Park

11. Abong-Abong Stations of the Cross

12. Taluksangay Mosque

13. Zamboanga Cathedral

14. Tetuan Church

15. Rio Hondo Village

16. Merloquet Falls

Note: Destinations featured above are not listed by rank.

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

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