See the world’s most perfect cone…

Mayon Volcano reaches 2,460 meters and is the central highlight of the Albay Province, of which Legazpi City is the capital, about 300-km southeast of Manila. It must be one of the most beautiful volcanic cones anywhere in the world and is visible for miles around in the otherwise flat landscape of the region. Mayon is a near-perfect cone; its steep, forested slopes look rather like a bull’s eye when viewed from above. For scale, Mayon’s circular footprint is about 16 km in diameter. There is a research station (PHIVOLCS) located about one-third of the way up that is accessible by road and is the jump-off for climbers. The volcano is still active and has erupted in 2000 and 2001.