Millennium Tree (Balete Park)
Balete Park
Said to be the largest balete (strangler fig) tree in Asia, with a hollow trunk that visitors can climb through.
The Millennium Tree stands in Balete Park in the town of Maria Aurora. It is a huge strangler fig, locally called balete, estimated to be over 600 years old, and it takes more than a dozen people to encircle its trunk. It is promoted as the largest tree of its kind in Asia. The trunk is hollow, and visitors can enter through an opening at the base and climb several meters up inside. Entry costs about PHP 20 to 50. It is often combined with Mother Falls on a half-day itinerary, about 30 minutes by hired van from Baler.
Opening hours
07:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Ditumabo Mother Falls
- Museo de Baler
- Baler Church (San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Parish)
- Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon House
- Sabang Beach
- Ermita Hill
- Cemento Beach
- Diguisit Beach & Rock Formations