21 Days Philippines: Manila, Cebu, Moalboal, Malapascua & 4 more

Trip highlights

• ✔️ Mactan Island Tour
• ✔️ Private Island Hopping Tour - 3 Islands
• ✔️ Oslob Whale Shark Watching Tour with Kawasan Falls
• ✔️ Pescador Island Hopping with Sardine Run Tour
• ✔️ Malapascua Island Hopping
• ✔️ Bohol Countryside tour
• ✔️ Dolphin Watching with Balicasag Swimming
• ✔️ Palawan City Tour

Day by day

Your exact dates and the tour timeline are confirmed after booking.

1. Day1
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   Arrival to Manila

   1 night at The Peninsula Hotel ★★★★★

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   • Deluxe King Rooms with breakfast
   • Pick up from the Airport
   • Arrival to Manila - Meet & Greet
   • Drop off to the Hotel

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   Share the history of an icon of sophistication in the Filipino capital. Located in the center of Makati City, The Peninsula Manila has set the benchmark for luxury and sophistication for over four decades. Known affectionately as the “Jewel in the Capital’s Crown” for its legendary presence in the heart of the Philippines’ primary business district, it is a luxurious haven of comfort, quality service and fine cuisine, and is as much a favorite with discerning locals as it is with visitors from overseas. Our generous Deluxe Rooms offer a perfect haven for business travelers or couples, with the choice of one king or twin-bed configurations. Large picture windows facilitate excellent city views and make these rooms in tones of blue and gray even more spacious and bright. Subtle mood lighting creates a relaxing contrast to the excitement of the city outside. Lights, temperature, and brand- new high definition smart TVs that can be operated with bedside fingertip control panels, in addition to high-speed wireless Internet access, and a well-appointed executive desk complete a supremely comfortable Deluxe Room stay.

2. Day2
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   Transfer from Manila to Cebu

   3 nights at Bluewater Resort, Mactan ★★★★

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   • Amuma Suite Rooms with breakfast
   • Arrival to Cebu - Meet & Greet

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   WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY AMUMA? AMUMA is a Visayan word that has many meanings and associations. It means caring, nurturing, tending, feeding. It is associated with a mother caring for one child, providing the needs of one’s kin or tending to one garden to bloom. With an unwavering smile and a heart full of AMUMA, the feeling of warmth that radiates from the comforts of a timeless Filipino home; the very feeling that stirs inside you whenever you find yourself in ours. Established in July 1989, Bluewater Maribago is one proud member of the Bluewater Resorts group, a wholly Filipino-owned chain of resorts showcasing the best of Filipino culture: creative, warm, friendly, attentive, caring and relaxing.

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   Mactan Island Tour

   Private Guided Tour, 4 hrs.

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   • Tour entrance fees included
   • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
   • 4 hours Mactan Island Tour
   • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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   Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu- Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines. It hosts two monuments, namely the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the Lapu Lapu Monument, a bronze statue which commemorates Lapu Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan. Visit to Lapu-Lapu’s Monument & Magellan’s Marker where the battle between Magellan & Chieftain Lapu-Lapu happened. Also visit the Guitar Factories, where you can see how guitars are made. The Virgin De La Regla Parish Church. And to highlight the tour, visit the Mactan Island New Town business complex. The Mactan Newtown is a brand-new township in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, Cebu, couldn’t have come at a better time. Like its urban counterparts, the 16-hectare has everything that defines a Megaworld township, a prime location, a master-planned setting and interconnected live-work- play components.

3. Day3
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   Private Island Hopping Tour - 3 Islands

   Private Guided Tour – 8 Hrs.

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   • Tour entrance fees included
   • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
   • BBQ Lunch with Tropical Fruits
   • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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   Visit the group of small islands along the Mactan Channel with a motored pumpboat (“banca”). The shallow waters within the sanctuary are excellent for snorkeling adventures. A wide variety of corals (hard and soft), reef fish and invertebrates are easily visible to a snorkeler in 2 to 3 meters of water. Looking for the perfect beach? Pandanon Island is the place to go. White sand and warm turquoise water await the visitor for a day of fun in the sun. The beach at Pandanon Island is perfect for all kinds of beach activities. Note: Drinks are not included, please ask your guide to drop by a convenience store if you want to buy and bring to the island.

4. Day4
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   Oslob Whale Shark Watching Tour with Kawasan Falls

   Private Guided Tour, Full Day

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   • Tour entrance fees included
   • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
   • Local lunch in the ambiance of Kawasan Falls
   • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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   Whale sharks can be spotted in Tan‑awan which is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the center of the town. It has become a popular tourist attraction. Local fishermen feed the whale sharks by hand which tourists find entertaining. The Kawasan Falls, a three-layered waterfall, is one of the popular tourist destinations in the province. Canyoning tours are offered upstream of the Kawasan Falls, where the Matutinao river flows through a secluded canyon.

5. Day5
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   Transfer from Cebu to Moalboal

   3 nights at Quo Vadis Dive Resort, Moalboal

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   • Deluxe Room with breakfast
   • Arrival to Moalboal - Meet & Greet

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   At first glance it may seem like there is not much to do for a tourist in Moalboal itself, but it serves as an excellent basecamp for diving and exploring the surrounding area. The many diveshops in Panagsama beach are mixed with a lot of bars and restaurants, and you can find both luxury and budget friendly accommodation to return to after your excursions. Moalboal is mostly known for the diving its coastline's multiple reefs provide, but if you look a bit further there are many more natural wonders to explore. The mountains inland offer spectacular vistas and the area is covered by dense tropical rain forests divided by rivers and canyons. Quo Vadis Dive Resort is located in beautiful Moalboal. The rooms and bungalows are located only a few steps away from the ocean. Most of them with sea view. We have European cuisine restaurant, Big pool with pool bar, sun set bar and a PADI dive center with boats and equipment for 50 divers.

6. Day6
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   Pescador Island Hopping with Sardine Run Tour

   Private Guided Tour, 6 hrs.

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   • Tour entrance fees included
   • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
   • Pack Lunch on board the boat
   • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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   The underwater composition of the Pescador island reef is a sandy slope covered with soft coral followed by a wall covered with hard corals dropping down to about 40 metres (130 ft). On the west side of the island, an open-top underwater cave nicknamed 'the Cathedral' can be found. Most recreational dive tours start at the island's south end, and let the divers drift with the current either along the east or the west side of the island. Visibility conditions vary, but the current in the Tañon Strait pushes in clear water that often allows visibility up to 40 metres (130 ft). The island itself has a lighthouse and access steps on the north and east sides.

7. Day7
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   Free day in Moalboal

   Free Day – Relax at the beach

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   • Breakfast at the hotel
   • Time to relax or explore on your own
8. Day8
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   Transfer from Moalboal to Malapascua

   3 nights at Blanco Beach Resort

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   • Deluxe Room with breakfast
   • Arrival to Malapascua - Meet & Greet

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   A Southern Paradise Blanco Beach Resort brings you in to a whole new world of what we call, paradise. Blanco Beach Resort makes sure you’ll get the getaway you deserve, a time for you to embrace nature at its finest and rediscover live through relaxation and meditation. We’ll take care of your needs to reach your ultimate venture to explore paradise. Your Perfect Coastal Escape Situated within the Philippines around the Visayan Sea, a few kilometers north across a shallow strait from the main island of Cebu, Malapascua is a small island that goes far off the hustle and bustle of the City.

9. Day9
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   Malapascua Island Hopping

   Private Guided Tour, 8 hrs.

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   • Tour entrance fees included
   • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
   • Lunch on board the boat or offshore
   • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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   Malapascua became known in the early 1990s as a dive destination. Prior to this, the island was known for its wide white sand beach, known as Bounty Beach; it has also become known for its beautiful coral gardens, coral walls and excellent local dive spots, as well as further-out sites including Gato Island, Monad Shoal, and Kemod Shoal. Monad Shoal is an underwater plateau where thresher sharks and manta rays can regularly be sighted. The number-one dive site of Malapascua is Monad Shoal. The site is best known as the only place in the world where thresher sharks can be seen regularly at and just before sunrise. They use the seamount as a cleaning station for bluestreak and moon cleaner wrasse to remove ectoparasites such as gnathiids from their skin and clean their gills and mouths. The shoal also attracts other pelagic fish such as devil rays and eagle rays. Manta rays and hammerheads are seasonal.

10. Day10
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    Free day in Malapascua

    Free Day – Relax at the beach

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    • Breakfast at the hotel
    • Time to relax or explore on your own
11. Day11
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    Transfer from Malapascua to Bohol

    2 nights at Bohol Beach Club ★★★★

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    • Deluxe King Rooms with breakfast
    • Arrival to Bohol, Meet & Greet

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    The new Bohol Beach Club has a total of eight-eight (88) rooms made up of eighty (80) Deluxe rooms and eight (8) Beachview Suites. All Deluxe rooms have a commanding view of the swimming pool and the beach while all Suites have their own unique view of the beach and the Bohol sea. Rooms are spacious and bright, designed with modern colors, yet preserve a Filipino touch with the prolific use of wooden furniture and local handicraft. Access to the beach, pool and restaurants from all rooms is very convenient due to the well thought of resort layout.

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    Bohol Countryside tour

    Private Guided Tour, 7 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Lunch on board While having a River Cruising
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    Discover the natural wonders of Bohol with this scenic day tour. Embrace the picturesque of the Chocolate Hills, greet the friendly wide-eyed tarsier monkeys during the tour. Have a sumptuous hearty lunch on-board the Loboc River Cruise crossing the jungle landscapes and delight in the peaceful river fresh atmosphere.

12. Day12
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    Dolphin Watching with Balicasag Swimming

    Private Guided Tour, 7 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Pack Lunch on board the boat or at the Island
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    Marine sanctuary on an undeveloped island. The area is frequented by a diverse variety of marine mammals throughout the year, including up to 11 species of frolicking dolphins, as well as many other types of whales including sperm whales, Bryde's whales, and even blue whales have been reported to have been sighted! The marine sanctuary close to the island is teeming with vibrant, colorful marine life and is an excellent spot to go diving, although you will need to arrange to hire equipment on the mainland if you don't have your own.

13. Day13
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    Transfer from Bohol to Puerto Princesa

    2 nights at Hue Resorts, Palawan ★★★★

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    • Deluxe Rooms with breakfast
    • Arrival to Palawan, Meet & Greet

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    Situated in the heart of the city, Hue Hotel and Resorts Puerto Princesa is the perfect place for discovering what the beautiful island has to offer. Inspired by Palawan’s lush environment, Hue takes pride in it’s design-forward and culturally-rooted architecture. As the key to your Palawan adventure, let Hue plan your escapades for a truly memorable stay! Stylish yet sensible, the Deluxe Room is the practical choice for couples or travelers who wish to go solo. Sufficient space with standard features, guests would be thrilled for something no frills.

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    Palawan City Tour

    Private Guided Tour, 4 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • 4 hours Palawan City Tour
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    The City Tour is a perfect introduction to Puerto Princesa’s highlights and the best way to start your vacation in Palawan Island. Puerto Princesa City, a tropical paradise with a bustling urban center perfect for business with leisure trips. Lush rainforests and white sand beaches are simply hours away from the city proper, where a banking and commercial boom has made life easier for workaholics who can never run away from the office.

14. Day14
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    Underground River Tour

    Private Guided Tour, 8 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Lunch at a local restaurant
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    Enjoy a personalized experience with a private guide and private vehicle. Travel from Puerto Princesa City to Sabang village passing through rural countryside and then hop on a canoe and explore the world longest navigable Underground River. Puerto Princesa’s Subterranean River is one of the world’s most impressive cave systems hailed as one of the new 7 wonders of the world and listed as a UNESCO Heritage Site. The park features spectacular limestone karst landscapes, pristine natural beauty, and intact old-growth forests and distinctive wildlife.

15. Day15
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    Transfer from Puerto Princesa to El Nido

    3 nights at Seda Lio, EL Nido ★★★★★

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    • Deluxe Garden Rooms with breakfast
    • Arrival to El Nido, Meet & Greet

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    Seda Lio covers a four-hectare property that opens out to the Lio Tourism Estate’s main centerpiece, a four kilometer stretch of beach with fine sand. The sprawling, three-storey hotel is surrounded by lush greens and endemic plants and flora, offering amazing views of the outdoors from both the guestrooms and public areas. While amenities are designed to evoke a seamless relationship between the indoor and outdoor environments, the hotel is fitted with urban conveniences essential to the modern lifestyle. Seda Lio offers easy access to other areas and tourist attractions. Shuttle service is available to the town proper just 20 minutes away, while island-hopping tours can easily be arranged through the Front Desk. Nearer the hotel are the dining and retail options at Shops@Lio as well as arts and crafts and other novelties at Kalye Artisano, both within walking distance of the hotel.

16. Day16
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    El Nido Private Boat Tour

    Private Guided Tour, 5 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Late Picnic Lunch
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    Enjoy a convenient private boat charter to El Nido Islands. You will explore the most scenic attractions of Bacuit Bay, in particular, the breathtaking Big Lagoon and some of idyllic islands with white sand beaches and turquoise water. Highlights: Big Lagoon, Secret Lagoon, 7 Commandos Beach, Shimizu Island

17. Day17
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    El Nido Private Boat Tour

    Private Guided Tour, 8 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Island Picnic Lunch
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    This is the most scenic tour because it includes spectacular beaches and islands such as Secret Beach, Hidden Beach, Matinloc Shrine, Tapiutan Island, and Helicopter Island. Highlights: Tapiutan Island, Helicopter Island, Secret Beach, Hidden Beach, Matinloc Shrine

18. Day18
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    Transfer from El Nido to Coron

    2 nights at Soleil Garden Resort, Coron ★★★★

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    • Deluxe Rooms with breakfast
    • Arrival to Coron, Meet & Greet

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    Coron Soleil Garden Resort is a premium resort offering fine comforts with premium amenities and facilities for the luxurious, indulgent and leisure traveler who yearns for relaxing and worry-free travel. Your journey of indulgence starts here at your luxurious sanctuary. We delight in giving you a personalized guest experience and catering to your specific needs.

    Offering only the most serene and luxurious hideaway, Coron Soleil Garden Resort’s stylish contemporary Filipino-inspired architecture with a taste of nature, allow guests to fully immerse into incomparable relaxation.

    All rooms indulge you with a scintillating view of the holiday resort’s pool. While the poolside villas, premiere and suites, afford you a direct pool access. Rooms are designed with large windows that provide visual access to the pool from the comforts of your room. Lined with both sheer curtains to allow natural light while black out curtains offer privacy.

19. Day19
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    Ultimate Tour with private boat

    Private Guided Tour, 8 hrs.

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    • Tour entrance fees included
    • Drop off to the Resort after the tour
    • Picnic Lunch and open beach cottage
    • With private driver and licensed tour guide

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    Discover the best of Coron with Coron Island Super Ultimate Tour with private boat; from awe-inspiring lakes, dreamlike lagoons and spectacular snorkelling spots.

    The highlights of the tour are: Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Site Pecados Marine Park, Twin Lagoons, Beach 91, Skeleton Wreck, Malwawey Coral Garden and CYC Beach.

    Highlights: Kayangan Lake, Barracuda Lake, Siete Pecados Skeleton Wreck, Twin Lagoon, MalwaweyCoral Garden, Cyc Beach, Beach 91

20. Day20
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    Transfer from Coron to Manila

    1 night at The Peninsula Hotel ★★★★★

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    • Deluxe King Rooms with breakfast
    • Pick up from the Airport
    • Arrival to Manila - Meet & Greet
    • Drop off to the Hotel

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    Share the history of an icon of sophistication in the Filipino capital. Located in the center of Makati City, The Peninsula Manila has set the benchmark for luxury and sophistication for over four decades. Known affectionately as the “Jewel in the Capital’s Crown” for its legendary presence in the heart of the Philippines’ primary business district, it is a luxurious haven of comfort, quality service and fine cuisine, and is as much a favorite with discerning locals as it is with visitors from overseas. Our generous Deluxe Rooms offer a perfect haven for business travelers or couples, with the choice of one king or twin-bed configurations. Large picture windows facilitate excellent city views and make these rooms in tones of blue and gray even more spacious and bright. Subtle mood lighting creates a relaxing contrast to the excitement of the city outside. Lights, temperature, and brand- new high definition smart TVs that can be operated with bedside fingertip control panels, in addition to high-speed wireless Internet access, and a well-appointed executive desk complete a supremely comfortable Deluxe Room stay.

21. Day21
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    Departure Manila – END OF THE SERVICE

    Pick up at the Hotel, Drop off to the Airport

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Your hotels

Or similar hotels of the same class, depending on availability. Rooms are double or triple sharing with daily breakfast.

Flights, ferries & transfers

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  Day 2: Flight from Manila to CebuDomestic flight - 1 hr. and 30 mins. flight
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  Day 5: Transfer from Cebu to MoalboalLand Trip Drive 3 to 4 hours
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  Day 8: Private Transfer from Moalboal to MalapascuaAir-conditioned vehicle - 5 hours drive, shared boat ticket from Malapascua mainland to the Island, private transfer from the port to the hotel
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  Day 11: Transfer from Malapascua to BoholPrivate transfer to Cebu port and Fast Ferry - 2 hours sailing time
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  Day 13: Flight from Bohol to Puerto Princesa, PalawanDomestic flight - 1 hr. and 40 mins. Flight
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  Day 15: Private Transfer from Puerto Princesa to El NidoAir-conditioned vehicle - 5 hours drive
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  Day 18: Boat trip from El Nido to CoronFast Ferry - 4 to 5 hours sailing time
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  Day 20: Flight from Coron to ManilaDomestic flight - 1 hr. and 30 mins. flight

All land transfers are private. All tours are guided, with entrance fees included.

Price per person

The more you are, the less each person pays. Prices in Philippine Peso, including tax and service charges.

• Based on double or triple room sharing with daily breakfast. Single room on request.
• A 25% peak season surcharge applies from December 20 to January 5, during Chinese New Year and Holy Week.
• Prices are subject to availability until your booking is confirmed. Nothing is reserved yet.

Booking terms

• 50% deposit to reserve the hotels and domestic flights, at least 3 months before your travel date; 50% balance 3 weeks before travel.
• Deposits are non-refundable. Full cancellation charge for cancellations within 30 days of travel.
• Date changes depend on hotel and flight availability, with rebooking charges.
• No refund for unused flights, rooms, meals, tours and transfers, or for cancellations beyond our control (typhoons, earthquakes, flight or ferry cancellations, medical reasons).
• Itineraries may change due to local circumstances. A booking confirmation is issued after the deposit; e-tickets and hotel vouchers 1 to 2 weeks later.