La Union - Philippine province, located to the west of the island of Luzon. You can get here by bus from Manila - about five hours of travel, and you will find yourself on one of the best beaches in the country. In addition to beach lovers you can meet divers and snorkeling fans (snorkeling). Up until 1992, not far from the local airport was an American military base, which served as the 1, 5 thousand soldiers. Unfortunately, this is not passed in vain for natural ecosystems - almost all of the surrounding reefs were destroyed. However, a couple of interesting dive sites still exist.

3 km from the provincial capital town of San Fernando is the most popular place for diving - Reef faggen, which at a depth of about 40 meters lie three tanks Wolverine World War II. Today, their buildings can be seen a variety of marine life, including a 65-kilogram moray eels, and all around - and the white-tailed whale sharks, leopard rays, napoleons, barracudas and turtles.

The Bay of San Fernando are two more interesting dive locations - Red and black buoy to buoy. Red buoy attraction is a huge basin, similar to an amphitheater - the so-called "fish pot" where you can always see different fish. Black buoy is known for its caves with live lobsters in them.

The Lingayen Gulf along the beach Long Beach stretches Reef Research coral thickets and caves, caves and canyons. Place is considered ideal for night dives.

Tourists have long chosen to rest Bauang town beaches, as well as more distant, located in the north of the province, and are ideal for practicing snorkeling, surfing and other sports.

The capital of the province of La Union San Fernando was founded by the Spaniards in 1786. Today it has just over 110 thousand people. At 8 km from the town on a wooded hill to the Botanical Garden of La Union, in which an area of ​​20 hectares contains a variety of plants, representing the Philippine flora, as well as home to several species of animals.