Malinao Voyage Tips and guide

Malinao is a laidback municipality in Albay and adjacent to the city of Tabaco located alongside Legazpi-Tiwi Coastal Road.

Malinao was founded in 1600. Between 1600 and 1616, Malinao was then part of the Diocese of Cagsawa (now Daraga). It became an independent bisita or sitio attached to Sawangan (now Legazpi) until 1619, when separate religious administration was exercised with Rev. Francisco de Santa Ana, OFM, as first pastor.

The nearest airport is in Daraga (DRP ^IATA).

There are buses from Manila to Malinao, stopping also at other towns and cities along the way, and there are also UV Express vans from Legazpi and jeepneys from Tabaco both are Tiwi bound and stopping over at Malinao.

It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Legazpi and 557 kilometres (346 mi) southeast of Manila.

Map of Malinao

Around the town center there are pedicabs while tricycles are available heading to the outlying barangays.

• Vera Falls (Barangay Soa) - a waterfalls discovered by a priest and thus named after him.

• white water rafting at Vera Falls.

• MJ Lomihan, Barangay Comun, Malinao, Albay. 
• MJ Lugawan, Barangay San Antonio Estancia, Malinao, Albay. 

• Tabaco - just adjacent to Malinao.
• Legazpi - the vibrant capital city of Albay.