Ilocos Norte overview

Travelling to Ilocos Norte will definitely burn your pockets, as the province is crammed with many historical places, fine beaches, natural sceneries and exceptional cuisines. Ilocos Norte is the best destination for sportsmen who like to experience surfing in Badoc, hiking in Solsona and rock-climbing in Adams. It is also an ideal place for people who love white sandy beaches, for aficionados of old architecture and history, and for travelling gourmands. Laoag, the provincial capital, is considered small but a bustling city packed with hundreds of noisy, smoke-belching tricycles. There is nothing much to do and see in Laoag itself. But the city, being the only place in Ilocos Norte with an airport, is a popular stopover of high-rolling Chinese who flock the nearby Fort Ilocandia Casino. When visiting Museo Ilocos Norte, you need to watch out from time to time that busloads of these rich gamblers invade the museum – all at the same time.