Mount Iglit-Baco National Park Travel Guide
Encompassing territory in both Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Mt Iglit-Baco National Park has been protected by Philippine environmental laws since 1970 and is
- What is It?
- A large protected nature area located in the middle of Mindoro Island.
- When to Go
- Any time between January and May.
- Nearest Town
- the park is within reach of Sablayan, Rizal Calintaan and San Jose.
- Don't Miss
- the chance to see the rare dwarf buffalo known as the tamaraw.
- Trivia
- the tamaraw is not found anywhere else in the world other than in the park and other undeveloped areas of Mindoro Island.
currently under consideration by UNESCO for World Heritage status.
The park is, as you would expect, a haven for nature lovers, covering a large area of the central portion of Mindoro Island. Among the extensive number of animal species resident in the park are wild pigs, Mindoro cloud rats and Filipino deer as well as small numbers of the endangered tamaraw, or Mindoro dwarf buffalo.
Bird watchers will appreciate the opportunity to spot both indigenous and migratory species in the park, among which are the Mindoro scops owl, Mindoro imperial pigeon, scarlet-collared flowerpecker, black-hooped coucal and heart pigeon.
Meanwhile, visitors with an interest in plant life will find rare species such as the kamagong, almaciga, tindalo, and kalantas tree as well as the endangered jade vine.
Travel to Mount Iglit-Baco National Park - Getting There
From overseas, visitors can fly into Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila then travel by road to Batangas (2 hours), from where boats to the island of Mindoro operate. Services dock at Abra de Ilog, from where buses or jeepneys are available to transport visitors the remainder of the distance.
