Cornelius Amann
06 octobre 2026
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Philippines: Manila, Taal and the Best of Palawan
10 days from Manila: Intramuros and a Binondo food walk, a day at Taal Lake, the Underground River, three nights in El Nido and two in Coron.
10 jours · Départ et retour : Manila · jusqu'à 12 voyageurs
Entalula Island in Bacuit Bay, El Nido Photo: Fabio Achilli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entalula_Island,_El_Nido,_Philippines.jpg)
Les faits
En bref
- Durée
- 10 jours, 9 nuits
- Départ et arrivée
- Départ et retour : Manila
- Taille du groupe
- 7 à 12 voyageurs
- Niveau d'activité
Facile
Two city days on foot in Manila, about 4 to 6 km each in heat and humidity, with a sit-down lunch and an afternoon break between the walks. Then mostly boat days with swimming and snorkelling in a life jacket and short walks on sand and coral rubble; you climb in and out of outrigger boats from the beach or a ladder. The steepest parts are the stairway to the Kayangan Lake viewpoint and the optional climb of a little over 700 steps up Mount Tapyas. Any walk, swim or climb can be sat out in the van, on the boat or at the hotel.
- Repas compris
- 9 petits-déjeuners, 8 repas du midi, 3 repas du soir
- Chambre individuelle
- + CAD 670 (prix estimé)
- Saison
- December to May
Points forts
Pourquoi ce voyage
- Intramuros in the cool of the morning: the old walls, Fort Santiago and San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church in the country
- An evening food walk through Binondo, Manila's Chinatown, eating dumplings, hopia and noodles from shop to shop
- Lunch on the Tagaytay ridge looking down on Taal Lake and the volcano in its middle, then the ancestral houses of Taal town
- By paddle boat into the Puerto Princesa Underground River, a UNESCO-listed cave river that runs out into the sea
- A private boat for our group in Bacuit Bay, reaching the Big and Small Lagoons as early as we can
- The fast ferry across open water from northern Palawan to Coron
- Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon and Barracuda Lake on Coron Island, the ancestral land of the Tagbanua
- Both domestic flights included, so the trip ends in Coron and not on a long road back
Ce qui distingue ce voyage
Le temps libre fait partie du programme
Le temps libre et les choix sont indiqués les jours où ils ont lieu.
En solo, sans pénalité
Une chambre individuelle coûte + CAD 670 (prix estimé).
Jour par jour
Itinéraire
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Arrive in Manila
Ninoy Aquino International Airport to your hotel near Manila Bay
- Repas du soir
- Nuit : Manila
Fly into Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), where a driver meets you in arrivals for the transfer to your hotel near Intramuros and Manila Bay. Manila traffic is slow at most hours, so allow an hour or more. The day is yours to recover from the flight: sleep, swim if the hotel has a pool, or walk out to the bay front, where the sun sets over the water and families come out as the heat goes. You stay three nights in this hotel, so unpack properly.
Soir
In the early evening your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the trip: how the Manila days run, the flight to Palawan, what to pack for the boats and how the ferry works. Then we sit down together to a welcome dinner of Filipino dishes, from chicken adobo and sinigang, the sour tamarind soup, to grilled pork and halo-halo for dessert.
Compris
- Pick-up at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner
Temps libre : Free until the early-evening briefing
Activité : Arrive any time; the briefing and dinner are in the early evening. If you land late, your guide catches up with you at breakfast.
Intramuros and a Binondo food walk
Intramuros, then Binondo
- Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
- Nuit : Manila
Matin
We start in Intramuros at about 8.30, while the morning is still cool. The walled city was the Spanish capital from the late 16th century, and much of it was rebuilt after the fighting of 1945. We walk a stretch of the walls, then go into Fort Santiago, where the national hero José Rizal was held before his execution in 1896. San Agustin Church, completed in 1607 and listed by UNESCO with the country's Baroque churches, is the oldest stone church in the Philippines, and its cloister museum holds centuries of religious art. Casa Manila shows how a wealthy family lived in the colonial city.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal inside the walls. The early afternoon is free for a rest out of the heat.
Soir
At about 4 pm we cross the Pasig River to Binondo, often called the oldest Chinatown in the world, for a food walk that is also dinner: dumplings, hopia pastries, fried noodles and fresh lumpia, shop to shop along Ongpin Street.
Compris
- Guided walk in Intramuros: the walls, Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church and museum, Casa Manila, with entries
- Sit-down lunch in Intramuros
- Binondo food walk with your guide, with Binondo Church and Ongpin Street
Option plus facile : Ride the van between the Intramuros stops, and sit the afternoon out at the hotel before joining the food walk.
Option plus active : Spend the free afternoon at the National Museum of Fine Arts, a short walk from Intramuros.
Temps libre : Early afternoon free
Activité : About 4 to 6 km on foot over the day in heat and humidity, on flat streets and cobbles. Shoulders and knees covered for the churches. Tell us about food allergies before travel so the food walk can be adjusted.
Taal Lake and the town of Taal
Manila to Tagaytay, then Taal town, and back to Manila
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Manila
- Environ 4.5 h de route
We leave Manila at 8 am and drive south to Tagaytay, about one and a half to two hours in traffic, on a ridge some 600 m up with a cooler breeze. From the edge of the ridge you look down on Taal Lake, which fills an ancient caldera, and the small active volcano on an island in its middle. We look from here and do not go onto the island, which is closed to visitors.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal on the ridge with the lake below, and bulalo, a beef bone-marrow soup, is the local dish. In the afternoon we drive down to Taal town, a heritage town of Spanish-era houses. We visit the Basilica of St Martin of Tours, one of the largest churches in Asia, and walk the streets of wooden ancestral houses, including the home of Marcela Agoncillo, who sewed the first Philippine flag. The van is about four and a half hours today, in three legs of under two hours, because Manila traffic makes the short distances slow.
Compris
- Day trip with your guide in our own van
- Taal Lake and Taal Volcano from the Tagaytay ridge
- Sit-down lunch in Tagaytay
- Taal heritage town: the Basilica of St Martin of Tours and the Agoncillo ancestral house
Option plus facile : Stay in the van or a café while the group walks the ancestral-house streets in Taal town.
Temps libre : Evening free in Manila
Activité : Back in Manila in the early evening, depending on traffic. Taal Volcano is at Alert Level 1 after its October 2026 eruption, so the ridge viewpoints are checked against the PHIVOLCS bulletins before the day; if the level is raised or the viewpoints close, we keep Taal town and replace the ridge with a Manila visit.
Fly to Palawan and the Underground River
Manila to Puerto Princesa by air, then Sabang and the Underground River and back
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Puerto Princesa
- Environ 3.5 h de route
Matin
An early start today, to get through Manila's traffic to the airport for a morning flight of about an hour and twenty minutes to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan. Our van and driver meet the group on arrival, and we drive north for about an hour and three quarters through farmland and forest to Sabang, on the west coast.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Sabang. Then a short outrigger boat ride along the shore brings us to the mouth of the Puerto Princesa Underground River, listed by UNESCO in 1999. Most day trips from the city arrive in the morning; our permit slot is in the early afternoon. Wearing helmets and life jackets, we glide into the cave in paddle boats, for about 45 minutes in the cave, under the limestone past chambers of stalactites with swifts and bats overhead.
Soir
We are back in the city by early evening, and dinner is your choice.
Compris
- Flight from Manila to Puerto Princesa
- Underground River permit, outrigger boat from Sabang and the paddle-boat trip into the cave
- Sit-down lunch in Sabang
Activités en option
- Iwahig River firefly boat trip after dark, about 30 minutes from the city (price shown at booking)
Temps libre : Evening free in Puerto Princesa
Activité : The cave ride is seated and about 45 minutes; the landing at the river mouth is on a beach, so expect wet feet. If a delayed flight costs us the slot, we ask the park for a later one; if none is free, the cave moves to early on day 5 and we drive north from Sabang, which adds about an hour to day 5.
North through Palawan to El Nido
Puerto Princesa cathedral, then Roxas and Taytay, then El Nido
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : El Nido
- Environ 5 h de route
Matin
Before we leave the city, a short stop at Plaza Cuartel and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral beside it in the old centre of Puerto Princesa, a ten-minute look while the morning is quiet. Then today is the longest drive of the trip, about 250 km and five hours on the road, because no regular flight links Puerto Princesa and El Nido and the detour through Manila would cost a day. We leave at about 8.30 and break the road about every two and a half hours. The first stop is for coffee in Roxas, about halfway.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Taytay, once the Spanish capital of the province, near Fort Santa Isabel, a small stone fort above the bay from the 17th century. The last stretch runs through forested hills and the first limestone cliffs of the north, and we reach El Nido in the middle of the afternoon. You stay three nights.
Soir
The evening is free: walk to Corong Corong for sunset over Bacuit Bay.
Compris
- Plaza Cuartel and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Puerto Princesa
- Drive from Puerto Princesa to El Nido with your guide, with a coffee stop in Roxas
- Fort Santa Isabel in Taytay
- Sit-down lunch in Taytay
Temps libre : Evening free in El Nido
Activité : About five hours of driving in our air-conditioned van, with a coffee break in Roxas about halfway and lunch in Taytay, so you are never more than about two and a half hours in the van at a stretch.
Bacuit Bay lagoons by private boat
El Nido to the Big Lagoon, Small Lagoon, Shimizu Island and Entalula Island, and back
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : El Nido
- En bateau
Matin
Our own outrigger boat and crew wait on the beach after breakfast, and we head out to reach the lagoons as early as we can, before the shared tour boats crowd the entrances. Miniloc Island comes first. In the Big Lagoon, sheer limestone walls close around water that turns from green to deep blue, and we paddle in by kayak. In the Small Lagoon you swim or paddle through a low gap in the rock into a hidden pool. Snorkelling at Shimizu Island follows, where reef fish gather over the coral in the shallows.
Après-midi
Lunch is fish, chicken and rice grilled by the crew on a beach. In the afternoon we cross to Entalula Island, a strip of white sand at the foot of grey karst cliffs, for a long swim before the run back. Entalula usually sits on a different loop, so the crew sets the order on the day by the sea and the crowds, and if the time or the water does not allow it we swim at a closer beach instead. Because the boat is ours, we stay longer where it is quiet and skip what is crowded.
Soir
We are back in town by mid-afternoon, with the evening free.
Compris
- Full day on a private boat for the group with your guide and crew
- Big Lagoon and Small Lagoon by kayak, Shimizu Island and Entalula Island
- El Nido eco-tourism fee, lagoon fees, kayaks, snorkel gear and life jackets
- Lunch grilled on the beach
Option plus facile : Stay on the boat or the beach at any stop; the crew can paddle a kayak for you in the Big Lagoon.
Option plus active : Take a kayak the long way round the Big Lagoon and snorkel at every stop.
Temps libre : Evening free in El Nido
Activité : Swimming in a life jacket; the Small Lagoon involves a short swim or paddle over sharp rock. Water shoes help.
Hidden beaches, then a free afternoon
El Nido to Hidden Beach, Matinloc Shrine and Helicopter Island, then back to town
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : El Nido
- En bateau
Matin
A second morning on our private boat, on a different loop to the west of the bay. Hidden Beach is a strip of white sand closed in by limestone walls, which you reach by wading or swimming through a gap in the rocks. On Matinloc Island a small shrine to the Virgin Mary stands on a ridge, and a short scramble on the rocks behind it looks out over the open sea. Helicopter Island, named for its shape seen from the water, has a long beach for a swim and snorkelling along its edge.
Après-midi
Lunch is grilled on a beach again, and we head back to El Nido by early afternoon, when the sun is strongest. The rest of the day is yours: sleep, read, book a massage in town, or take a tricycle to Nacpan Beach, a long curve of sand about 45 minutes north.
Soir
For sunset, Las Cabanas Beach south of town faces west over the islands.
Compris
- Morning on a private boat for the group: Hidden Beach, Matinloc Shrine and Helicopter Island
- Snorkel gear, kayaks and life jackets
- Lunch grilled on the beach
Activités en option
- Kayak or stand-up paddle board hire in El Nido (price shown at booking)
Option plus facile : Skip the boat and keep the whole day free at the hotel or on the beach.
Option plus active : In the late afternoon, a guided climb of Taraw Peak behind the town: steep, sharp limestone with ropes in places, about 2 to 3 hours, for the view over the bay (price shown at booking).
Temps libre : Afternoon and evening free in El Nido
Activité : Back by early afternoon. Wading and short swims at Hidden Beach.
Ferry to Coron and Mount Tapyas
El Nido to Coron by fast ferry, then Mount Tapyas
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Coron
- En traversier
We take the fast ferry from El Nido across to Coron town on Busuanga Island, the main island of the Calamian group, about three and a half to four hours on open water.
Après-midi
The sailing time is set by the operator and confirmed close to departure; recent timetables show a midday sailing from El Nido, so the morning is usually free for a last swim. Lunch is a sit-down meal before we sail, or a packed lunch on board if the timing needs it. Your guide handles the tickets and the bags, and porters carry luggage on and off. In Coron we check in and rest after the crossing.
Soir
If we arrive in time, late in the day before sunset we climb the stairway up Mount Tapyas, a little over 700 steps to a large cross and a view over the town, its harbour and the islands of the bay as the light turns gold. If the steps are too much, the Maquinit saltwater hot spring outside town is a gentler way to end the day. On a late arrival we save Tapyas for the evening of day 9.
Compris
- Fast ferry from El Nido to Coron with porterage
- Lunch before sailing or on board
- Mount Tapyas at sunset with your guide, if the ferry arrives in time
Activités en option
- Maquinit Hot Springs in the evening (price shown at booking)
Option plus facile : Skip Mount Tapyas and soak in the Maquinit saltwater hot spring instead.
Temps libre : Free time in El Nido before the sailing
Activité : Ferry timetables change by season and sailings are cancelled in rough seas; the sailing time is confirmed close to departure, and if a sailing is cancelled we rebook the next one and rearrange the Coron days.
Coron Island lakes and wrecks
Coron town to Coron Island, Barracuda Lake, Twin Lagoon and the Skeleton Wreck, and back
- Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
- Nuit : Coron
- En bateau
A full day on our own boat, starting early to reach Coron Island's lakes before the shared tour boats. The island is the ancestral land of the Tagbanua, who manage the lakes and collect the entry fees. At Kayangan Lake a steep stairway climbs to a viewpoint over the cove and its karst towers, then drops to a lake of clear water ringed by limestone. At Barracuda Lake you float over layers of fresh and salt water at different temperatures, a strange feeling on the skin. The Twin Lagoon is two lagoons joined by a gap in the rock that you swim through at low tide.
Après-midi
Lunch is grilled on a beach, then we snorkel the Skeleton Wreck, one of the Japanese ships sunk by American aircraft around Coron Bay in September 1944, shallow enough to see from the surface.
Soir
Tonight the group shares a farewell dinner in town.
Compris
- Full day on a private boat for the group with your guide and crew
- Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake and the Twin Lagoon on Coron Island, with the Tagbanua community fees
- Snorkelling over the Skeleton Wreck
- Snorkel gear and life jackets
- Lunch grilled on the beach
- Farewell dinner in Coron
Option plus facile : Stay on the boat at Kayangan Lake and Barracuda Lake, or swim only where you can stand.
Option plus active : Add a snorkel stop at a coral garden or a second wreck, agreed with the crew on the day.
Temps libre : Late afternoon free before the farewell dinner
Activité : The Kayangan stairway is short but steep and uneven. Swims are in life jackets; Barracuda Lake is deep, so stay near the boardwalk if you are a weak swimmer.
Fly from Coron to Manila
Coron town to Busuanga airport, then Manila by air
- Petit-déjeuner
- Environ 45 min de route
Matin
A slow morning with breakfast at the hotel. Coron town is small, so if there is time before the airport, walk the harbour front, buy dried fish or cashews in the market, or take a last coffee looking out at the islands. We drive about 40 minutes across Busuanga to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), where your guide sees you through check-in, and take the included flight of about an hour back to Manila. The group lands at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) around the middle of the day, where you connect to your flight home or stay on in Manila. Your guide checks your onward flight before saying goodbye. The terminals at Manila's airport are not connected inside, so allow time to move between them, and book your international flight to leave after about 4 pm. To stay longer on Palawan, ask us to add nights in El Nido or Coron before you fly.
Compris
- Transfer to Busuanga airport (USU)
- Flight from Busuanga to Manila (MNL)
Temps libre : Morning free in Coron
Activité : Book your flight home from Manila after about 4 pm; the Busuanga flight time is confirmed with your final itinerary.
- Manila3 nuits
- Puerto Princesa1 nuit
- El Nido3 nuits
- Coron2 nuits
- Manilaarrivée
- Étape avec nuitée
- Excursion d'une journée
- En bateau ou en train
Faune et météo : December to May is the dry season. December to February is a little cooler, pleasant for the Manila walks, and can bring choppy seas from the northeast monsoon that delay the ferry; March to May is calm and hot, so the city walks start early. From June to November rain and typhoons make the boat days unreliable, so we do not run then.
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Avant de réserver
Ce voyage est-il pour vous?
Ce voyage vous convient si vous recherchez
- First-time visitors who want Manila's history and food as well as Palawan's islands, without planning flights and ferries themselves
- Swimmers and snorkellers, from nervous to keen, who like a life jacket and a boat to climb back onto
- Travellers who would rather have a private boat and time in each lagoon than a crowded shared tour
- A mix of guided days and free afternoons
Ce voyage ne vous convient pas si vous recherchez
- Travellers who only want beaches: with 8 days, the Palawan-only trip suits you better
- Scuba divers who want to dive the Coron wrecks every day (ask us about adding dive days)
- Travellers who cannot get in and out of small boats from a beach or ladder, or who struggle with long walks in humid heat
- Travel from June to November, the wet and typhoon season
Réservez vos vols une fois votre place confirmée.
9 nuits
Où vous logerez
Vos hôtels sont nommés dans la confirmation de votre voyage.
- Manila3 nuits
- Puerto Princesa1 nuit
- El Nido3 nuits
- Coron2 nuits
Un seul prix
Ce que le prix comprend
Compris
Hébergement
- 9 nights: 3 in Manila, 1 in Puerto Princesa, 3 in El Nido and 2 in Coron
- Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with air-conditioning and private bathrooms; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Rooms shared, or your own for a supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) on day 1
- Our own air-conditioned van and driver in Manila, on the Taal day and on Palawan
- Flights from Manila to Puerto Princesa and from Busuanga (Coron) to Manila, with a checked bag
- Fast ferry from El Nido to Coron, with porterage
- A private boat and crew for the group on the three boat days
- Transfers between hotels, harbours and airports
Votre guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from day 1 to day 10, including on the flights and the ferry
- Local boat crews in El Nido and Coron, and local site guides where a site requires them
Activités
- Manila: Intramuros walk with Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, San Agustin Church and museum, and Casa Manila, with entries
- Manila: Binondo food walk with Binondo Church and Ongpin Street
- Tagaytay: Taal Lake and Taal Volcano from the ridge
- Taal: the Basilica of St Martin of Tours and the Agoncillo ancestral house
- Sabang: Puerto Princesa Underground River permit and boat trip
- Puerto Princesa: Plaza Cuartel and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Taytay: Fort Santa Isabel
- El Nido: full-day private boat to the Big and Small Lagoons, Shimizu Island and Entalula Island, and a morning private boat to Hidden Beach, Matinloc Shrine and Helicopter Island
- El Nido eco-tourism fee and lagoon fees
- Coron: Mount Tapyas at sunset
- Coron Island: Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake and the Twin Lagoon, with Tagbanua community fees
- Snorkelling at the Skeleton Wreck
- Snorkel gear, kayaks and life jackets on every boat day
Repas
- 9 breakfasts
- 8 lunches: Intramuros, Tagaytay, Sabang, Taytay, Coron and three grilled on the beach on boat days
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Manila, the Binondo food walk and a farewell dinner in Coron
Non compris
- International flights to and from Manila
- Visa, if your passport needs one
- Travel insurance
- Meals not listed
- Drinks
- Tips for your guide, drivers and boat crews
- Optional activities: the Iwahig firefly trip, Maquinit Hot Springs, Taraw Peak, kayak or paddle board hire
- Extra baggage on the domestic flights
- Scuba diving
- Personal expenses
Suppléments
- Chambre individuelle
- CAD 670 (prix estimé)
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Questions
Les prix indiqués dans ces réponses s'appliquent à compter du 1er janv. 2027. Offre du Vendredi fou : 9 % de rabais sur le prix en petit groupe pour les demandes reçues au plus tard le 1er déc. 2026. À partir de CAD 3,575 par personne. Du 2 déc. au 31 déc. : à partir de CAD 3,775. À compter du 1er janv. 2027 : à partir de CAD 3,930.
What does the Manila and Palawan trip price include?
Nine nights in central hotels, 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 3 dinners, both domestic flights, the El Nido to Coron ferry, our own van in Manila and on Palawan, a private boat on all three boat days, your See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every visit in the day plan, including Intramuros entries, the Underground River permit, lagoon and lake fees and snorkel gear.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests, against 16 to 22 on larger operators' versions of this route. Twelve fits one private outrigger boat comfortably, one table on the Binondo food walk, and one van on the Taal day.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from your arrival in Manila to the last flight, including the ferry and both domestic flights. Local boat crews run the boats in El Nido and Coron, and local site guides join where a site requires them, such as the Underground River.
How fit do I need to be?
An easy level suits most people who walk regularly. The Manila day is about 4 to 6 km on foot in the heat, with a break after lunch. The steep parts are the Kayangan Lake stairway and the optional 700-plus steps of Mount Tapyas. Every swim is in a life jacket and any stop can be sat out.
I am travelling solo. Do I pay a single supplement?
Only if you take a room of your own, from CAD 670 more, about 17 percent of the trip price. Solo travellers join the same departures, boats and tables as everyone else, and the supplement is shown up front, before you request to book, so there is no surprise at checkout.
When is the best time to visit Manila and Palawan?
December to May, the dry season. December to February is a little cooler, good for the Manila walks, but can bring choppy seas that delay the ferry; March to May is calm, sunny and hot. June to November brings heavy rain and typhoons, which cancel boat days, so we do not run then.
Can we visit Taal Volcano?
We see it from the Tagaytay ridge, looking down on the lake and the volcano island, but we do not go onto the island, which is closed to visitors. We check the PHIVOLCS bulletins before the day; if the alert level rises, we keep Taal town and swap the ridge for a Manila visit.
Is Manila worth three nights?
We think so, because most Palawan trips skip it. Day 2 covers Intramuros and ends with a Binondo food walk for dinner, and day 3 goes out to Taal Lake. Staying in one hotel near Intramuros means no repacking and short drives to the old city.
What happens if the El Nido to Coron ferry is cancelled?
The Coast Guard cancels sailings in rough seas, most often from December to February. If it happens, we rebook the next sailing and rearrange the Coron days, and your guide stays with you throughout. The fallback plan is confirmed with you before you travel.
Do I need a visa for the Philippines?
Canadians and many other nationalities can visit visa-free for up to 30 days, with a passport valid for 6 months beyond the stay. Every traveller must register on the government's eTravel website within 72 hours before arrival. We confirm the rules for your passport when you book.
How does booking work, and can I choose my own dates?
Send your preferred dates as an enquiry. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request. For your own dates, choose the private trip for your party only, or ask us from the dates section for an independent quote using the same hotels, boats and flights.
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