The aquamarine waters of the Asupri sa Maiti Asupri sa Maiti A sulfur lagoon up in Jantianon Highlands, Asupri has seen an increase of tourists after photos and videos the attraction were posted in social media. Bio-os "Takot-Diot Sanctuary The second center piece to Amlan's sustained efforts to marine conservation, Takot Diot is just a short hop from the coastline in Bio-os.
The fisherfolk managing the area is keen in sustaining the carrying capacity of the marine reserve. Tandayag Marine Sanctuary Touted as one of Tanon Strait's top sanctuaries, the sanctuary has not seen yet an overcrowding of scuba divers. Amlan Boulevard The boulevard will soon host an array of aquatic adventure sports and is developed to become the jump off point to the town's two marine sanctuaries.
Activities in the Adventure Park include aerial walk, river tubing, and soon to be opened avatar zip line, tandem zip line and giant tandem swing. Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Īmlan is home to many natural and man-made attractions:ĭreamland Nature and Adventure Park (DNAP) A ten-minute ride away from the highway, DNAP is divided into two parks: the Animal Kingdom that showcases a collection of wildlife and other endangered species and the Adventure Park for those wanting some adrenaline rush. The ruins of watch towers against the Moro depredations of old can still be seen in Buswang and near the mouth of the Amlan River and two others near the school building of Ayuquitan and barrio Calo.Īmlan is politically subdivided into 8 barangays: Andrew the Apostle, completed in 1853 (and said to have taken 50 years to build), is the centerpiece of the town's tourism while providing photo opportunists with a colonial period backdrop. The town was made a parish independent of Tanjay in 1848, was renamed Ayuquitan in 1912, became Amlan after WW II.
Nineteenth-century chronicler Licinio Ruiz mentions Alman, a settlement said to have been named after a superior kind of guava.