The Philippines Beach and Mountain Tour

Depart U.K

Arrive Manila

You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel. Manila is the gateway to the 7,107 islands of the Philippines and is the historical centre of government and industry. The city is a delightful mix of the old and the new from ancient Spanish churches to gleaming high-rise structures, quaint street stalls and modern shopping malls, historical landmarks to pulsating nightlife. In Manila every corner is a discovery. Welcome dinner with Filipiniana dance show at Zamboanga Restaurant with jeepney transfers.

(Overnight at the hotel.)

Pagsanjan Falls Tour

Breakfast at the hotel. Located in Laguna Province, an hour and a half drive southeast of Manila, is the town of Pagsanjan, site of the famous Pagsanjan Falls and Rapids. Transfer to dugout canoes, manned by able boatmen for the upstream ride to the falls, located amid a 300 ft high gorge. Spend some time at the falls for a swim or a raft ride under the falls. Return to the resort by riding the currents of the rapids with your boatmen skillfully guiding the canoe. Lunch at the resort before returning to Manila.

(Dinner and overnight at the hotel.)

Banaue Journey

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart Manila for Banaue via North Expressway. The gateway to Banaue is through the evergreen provinces of Nueva Ecija and Nueva Viscaya. In San Jose City, a short stop in a restaurant for lunch. Resume drive to Banaue; stop at Dalton Pass, a historical landmark at Sta. Fe, Nueva Viscaya, passing by Bagabag, where picturesque mountains and rivers start to ascend to the Ifugao land. Arrive in Banaue late in the afternoon. Check-in at the Banaue Hotel.

(Dinner and overnight at the hotel.)

Full Day Banaue

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by private local jeepney for a tour of the rice terraces and surrounding villages. Proceed to Banga An village, a traditional village nestled in a panoramic valley of terraces. A 20-minute walk in a descending trail permits a closer look of the Ifugao world. Walk around and mingle with the friendly natives and visit a typical home to see their life ways. Stop at the viewpoint of the oldest rice terraces known as the 18th Wonder of the World and estimated to be more than 2,000 years old. On the way back to the hotel, visit the museum. Packed lunch will be offered to you.

(Dinner and overnight at the Banaue Hotel)

Sagada Adventure

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for a more exciting trip to the hinterland of Bontoc and Sagada through rugged roads with the scenic view of the formidable mountains and vegetables terraces. Make a stop at Sagada for attraction that include a beautiful landscape, excellent hiking amid pine trees, stonewalled rice terraces and cave-studded limestone outcrops, a cool climate, friendly local people and vestiges of the old Igorot culture, including burial caves. Lunch will be served in the village.

(Dinner and overnight at Banaue Hotel.)

Manila

Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Banaue for Manila. Take a few minutes to deviate from the main road to Kiangan to visit the surrender site of Gen. Yamashita. Resume drive to Manila. Lunch en route. Late afternoon arrival in Manila. Check in at the hotel and prepare for the evening's tour. Proceed to Intramuros Tour. This is a 2-hour guided tour of the Walled City's old stone walls, restored gateways and reconstructed bastions and the ancient moats that are now gardens outside the walls. Intramuros has become Spain's most durable monument in the East.

Proceed on horse drawn carriages to Puerto Real and Casa Manila, the 19th century mansion replete with 16th and 19th century furnishings. Experience Filipino-Hispanic cuisine at Ilustrado Restaurant.

(Overnight at the hotel.)

Boracay

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer-out to airport for a morning flight to Boracay. Upon arrival, meet and greet with one of our representatives. Transfer to your resort at Boracay. This world-famous island, roughly shaped like a dumb-bell, is 7 km long and the narrowest spot is nearly 1 km wide. Boracay Island, one hour flight time south of Manila, has more than 30 beaches and coves, among them the famous White Beach: 4 km of pure white sand beach, and rated among the world's best beaches by international publications. The water is shallow here, and its sand brighter and finer than most beaches in the archipelago. There are about 350 beach resorts with more than 2000 rooms to suit virtually everyone's taste. There is accommodation of all types and price categories.

Aside from a bevy of resorts, Boracay boasts of a diverse selection of restaurants, ranging from the native fast-food stalls to establishments that would satisfy the gourmet dinners amongst you. One can find bars, beer joints as well as discos with amazing light and sound equipment open until the late morning hours. The White Beach may be the main attraction of Boracay, but there's much more, including watersports, beach volleyball, diving, snorkelling, motorbiking, mountainbiking, hiking, trekking, or just plain lazing around. Rest of the afternoon free.

(Dinner and overnight at the resort.)

Boracay

Breakfast at the resort. The day is completely free for you to take at your leisure on the island.

(Overnight at the resort)

Boracay

Breakfast at the resort. Day of leisure on the island.

(Overnight at the resort)

Cebu

Breakfast at the resort. Transfer to airport for flight to Cebu. Upon arrival, transfer to your resort. Cebu is sometimes called the Queen City of the South. Historic Cebu was where the Portugese Captain Ferdinand Magellan planted the Cross of Christianity in 1521. Strategically lying at the centre of the Visayas, Cebu has been a popular entry point among merchants through the centuries. The last three decades saw the blossoming of Cebu into a booming tourist destination. Touted as the ultimate playground, many leisure enclaves as well as world-class resorts have risen throughout the province, taking full advantage of the enviable sun-and-sand-and-mountain location.

Modern shopping malls, fine dining restaurants and lively entertainment centres, including two casinos and sprawling golf fairways, add luster to Cebu's landscape,

offering the tourist a surfeit of activities to engage in. You'll partake in an afternoon City Tour of Mactan and Cebu City with dinner. Proceed to a 3-hour tour of Cebu and its historical landmarks: Lapu-Lapu Monument, Magellan's Cross and Santo Nino Church. Drive through the colourful Carbon Market, scenic Beverly Hills and visit the Chinese Taoist Temple. Finally, indulge in the shopping bargains of Cebu's handicrafts at the local souvenir shops. Dinner at a typical Cebuano restaurant.

(Overnight.)

Hopping Tour

Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy an exciting boat ride on board a motorized outrigger canoe called "banca". After a 20-minute boat ride, drop anchor at the coral gardens of a fish sanctuary on a nearby island. Snorkelling, swimming or sunbathing is perfect here. Proceed to another island where a delightful barbecue set-up for lunch awaits you. Return to the resort.

(Overnight.)

Bohol

Breakfast at the resort. Begin Bohol Island day tour: Situated in the heart of southern Philippines, Bohol is a throbbing island-province with rolling terrains of hills and mountains. And while natural beauty is the heart of the land, its very soul is its rich history.

From Cebu, take a one-and-half-hour ferry ride to Tagbilaran. At Tagbilaran, transfer to an air-conditioned coach and drive leisurely through scenic countryside of thick nipa palms, coconut plantations and mahogany forests. Visit the museum, Baclayon Church and see the magnificent Chocolate Hills. Continue on to Loboc to board your riverboat for an enchanting river tour. On board, enjoy a typical Filipino lunch on a bed of banana leaves. Return to Cebu and overnight.

Overnight.

Cebu

Breakfast at the resort. The day is free for you to take at your leisure.

Evening: Enjoy a seafood dinner at the resort.

(Overnight.)

Cebu

Transfer to airport for flight back to the U.K.

Arrive U.K