Exotic Philippines

Tour Highlights

FLIGHT & TRANSPORT

Return airport transfers (Airport-Hotel-Airport)
All transfers on SIC (seat in coach) basis

ACCOMMODATION

1 Night(s) in Manila at Berjaya Makati Hotel/ St Giles Makati - A St Giles Hotel or similar
2 Night(s) in El Nido at Hotel Covo Lio Estate Resorts, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines or similar
3 Night(s) in Cebu City at Bayfront Hotel Cebu or similar

SIGHTSEEING

Cebu City, Philippines

Oslob Whale Shark Watching
Kawasan Falls

Bohol, Philippines

Bohal Countryside Tour
Loboc River Cruise

Manila, Philippines

El Nido Island Hopping Tour

MEALS

6 Breakfast
3 Local Lunch

Day Wise Itinerary

DAY 1: Arrival Manila

You will be welcomed upon arrival and transferred to your hotel in Manila by our representative from Manila Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 2: Manila To El Nido

After breakfast at the hotel; check-out and transfer-out for your domestic flight going to EL NIDO.El Nido is a Philippine municipality on Palawan island. It’s known for white-sand beaches, coral reefs and as the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago, a group of islands with steep karst cliffs.Overnight at the hotel.

Note: you can rent a bike and visit el nido town and explore by your own.

Breakfast

DAY 3: El Nido Island Hopping Tour

Have breakfast and proceed with your El Nido Tour.During the day, you will discover beautiful lagoons, beaches and snorkeling spots where you can swim and admire the corals, the colorful fauna and its hundred of fish’s species. Big Lagoon, Small Lagoon, Simizu Island, Secret Lagoon, 7 Commando Beach. & Local Lunch.Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast Local Lunch

DAY 4: El Nido To Cebu

After breakfast at the hotel; check-out and transfer-out for your domestic flight going to Cebu.Cebu, the “Queen City of the South”, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and is also known as the oldest city established by the Spaniards in the country. Cebu is known for its sumptuous food and delicacies as well as its vibrant beaches and nature activities.Evening is free for leisure Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast

DAY 5: Cebu – Whale Shark Watching - Kawasan Falls Tour

Early depart at 3:00 AM, proceed with Close encounter with the gentle giants – be captivated as you watch friendly creatures of the sea. Take pleasure in watching & swimming with this gentle whale sharks; a once in a lifetime experience. Kawasan Falls A Cozy trek, A Peaceful River, A gentle hush of rushing ice cool water, All This and more in Badian’s Kawasan falls! Kawasan Falls is a popular get away destination in the southern part of cebu. With its lush tropical trees and plants everywhere, peaceful flow of the river as it gracefully rushes to the distant sea, the sound of the waterfalls on the background, you will surely enjoy the cool and deep fresh water and everything around just seems so relaxed, simple and very serene. Just nature as is should be. Prepare going back to Cebu Hotel Overnight at the hotel.

Note: Kindly Carry Plastic Bags For Mobile Phones And Carry Towels With Swimming Costumes)

Packed Breakfast Local Lunch

DAY 6: Bohol Day Trip

05:00 AM Early depart for Bohol day trip. En route to chocolate hills which are very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 meters high. They are covered with grass, which at the end of the dry seasons, turns chocolate brown one drives through the lush man – made forest of the towns of the loboc and bilar planted with mahogany and edmic trees. The highlight of the entire trip is 50 min loboc river cruise on board a motorized catamaran boat. on the Philippine island of Bohol, there is a sanctuary populated not just by skinny trees but also by protected tarsiers, an endangered species of strange-looking primates that cling to the thin branches with their long, alien fingers.Overnight at the hotel.

Packed Breakfast Local Lunch

DAY 7: Departure Cebu

Breakfast at the hotel.Check-out at 12:00 noon. Transferred back to your airport for your flight.

Breakfast

Tour Inclusions

• Return airport transfers (Airport-Hotel-Airport)
• English Speaking Guide Service
• All transfers on SIC (seat in coach) basis

Tour Exclusions

• 5% GST Will Be Applicable On Total Tour Cost.
• Visa cost INR 3500/- Per person
• Manila – El Nido internal flight (approx 50 – 80 USD Per person Per Sector)
• El Nido– Cebu internal flight (approx 50 – 80 USD Per person Per Sector)
• All personal incidental expenses
• Any item not included in the itinerary
• Tipping for driver and guide
• Travel Insurance at USD 10 per person which is strongly recommended
• Cost of meal other then mention above
• Surcharge if any applicable
• A surcharge cost applies during Peak Season (Christmas, New Year, Chinese New Year, Holy Week, Other Holidays and Festivals).

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Sightseeing

Cebu City, Philippines

Oslob Whale Shark Watching

Depart early at 5:00 AM and make the 4-hour drive from Cebu to Oslob. Arrive at Tan-awan, and pick up your snorkeling equipment so you can swim with the whalesharks. Sit down for a brief introduction before you go into the water. You will then swim with the whale sharks ( there are rules not to touch the whales ) for about 30 minutes. You can take pictures with the whale sharks but you must provide your own underwater camera. If you don't have one you can easily rent a camera on sight for about P400-500. No worries, if you don't know how to swim the life vest will keep you afloat and the boat men in charge will help you and keep watch of you and your group. You will surely cherish this great experience of Oslob whale shark watching and swimming with the giants of the seas.

Kawasan Falls

Kawasan Falls in Badian near Moalboal, Cebu Philippines.kawasan falls Cebu is a peaceful natural place where you can enjoy many waterfalls of natural spring water located near the southern tip of Cebu Philippines.

Bohol, Philippines

Bohal Countryside Tour

In Bohat Bohol Countryside Tour Be amazed by the Chocolate Hills, a rolling terrain of no less than 1776 giant mole hills, then stop by the Blood compact site to take photos. Visit the Bilar man-made forest, then stop at Baclayon Church, the oldest stone church in the country. Then board the Loboc River Cruise and enjoy a buffet lunch.

Below are the brief descriptions about these destinations:
Blood Compact Shrine – It is is a landmark of the first international treaty of friendship between Spaniards and Filipinos.

Baclayon Church – It is considered as one of the best preserved Jesuit-built churches in the region and one of the oldest stone churches in the Philippines.

Bohol Biggest Python – It is the Philippines’ largest captive reticulated python.

Man Made Forest - The Bohol Forest is a man-made mahogany forest stretching in a two-kilometer stretch of densely planted Mahogany trees located in the border of Loboc and Bilar towns. Before and after this man-made forest are the naturally grown forests of Loboc and Bilar which are thick with a kaleidoscope of green foliage, different species of trees and giant ferns lining the road.

Loboc River Cruise – It is one of the widely popular tourist attractions in Bohol with its cruise or the floating restaurant that starts from the Loboc town until it reaches the Busay Falls.

Tarsier Viewing – Bohol Tarsiers measures 4 to 5 inches and is considered as the world’s smallest primate.

St. Peter’s Ruins Church – It is a historic church that contains a lot of interesting treasures such as decorative stone carvings and friezes on the exterior walls, a relief of St. Ignatius in polychrome stucco intriguingly hidden behind the main altar, seven ancient retablos from both the Jesuit and Recollect periods, and etc.

Chocolate Hills – These are more than 1,268 cone-shaped hills – a very strange geological formation that has baffled a lot of geologists. The hills are spread over an area of 50 square kilometers or more and vary in size from 30 meters to 120 meters in height.

Aproniana Gift Shop – It is considered as “Bohol’s ultimate souvenir destination” which sells almost anything you want so you can remember the memories you spent in Bohol.

Loboc River Cruise

Experience cruising along the jade-green Loboc river while you feast on a sumptuous buffet of local dishes.Loboc River floating RestaurantGet on board a floating restaurant and enjoy the Loboc River cruise with buffet meal.The cruise and buffet costs P550.00 per person and this includes a short cultural show by the local community. Buses and jeepneys are available at the Tagbilaran City Dao Integrated Bus Terminal.It takes approximately one hour by public transportation from Tagbilaran city, and around 40 minutes travel by private transportation such as a van or v-hire. Loboc town is located approximately 24 kilometers from Tagbilaran City.

Manila, Philippines

El Nido Island Hopping Tour

"Ranked by CNN and Conde Nast as one of the best exotic beaches in the world for its flora and fauna is El Nido. El Nido and other surrounding islands are well known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, hidden beaches, shrines, lagoons, caves and coves. It is essential one explores five exotic islands surrounding El Nido. Plus, one can enjoy lunch and free snorkel equipment rentals during this island hopping experience.

El Nido Island consists 45 small dream like islands and thus hopping on these island makes sense. One of El Nido's jewel is Palawan which boasts of countless species of corals, fish, marine turtles and birds."

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