Shallow lagoons, short transfers and resorts that like children, with the long travel days taken out.
The Philippines is easy to love with children: Filipinos are warm with kids, the water is warm, and a boat ride is the best part of any day. The hard part is logistics. A route that looks simple on a map can mean a flight, a van and a boat in one afternoon, which is fine at 35 and miserable at 5.
We build family trips around fewer bases and shorter hops, usually two or three places over two weeks. We choose resorts with family rooms or connecting villas, calm swimming beaches and kitchens that will cook plain food without a fuss. Private vans have child seats when you ask, private boats go at your pace, and we keep one empty day in every stop.
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The Chocolate Hills, tiny tarsiers, a slow green river and the beaches of Panglao, all within an easy two hours of each other.
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A long, thin island of karst lagoons, empty beaches and slow coastal towns, stretching 450 km between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.
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The Philippines' best-known lagoons, set in Bacuit Bay's 45-odd limestone islands, with beaches that look unreal and a small town that grew up fast around them.
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Four kilometres of powder-white sand on a small island built for easy holidays: sunset sails, good food, kitesurfing and very short distances.
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The country's oldest city and the busiest hub in the Visayas, with the best lechon in the Philippines and waterfalls, whale sharks and reefs a few hours south.
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A small, round volcanic island off northern Mindanao with seven volcanoes, hot and cold springs, waterfalls and a white sandbar facing the peaks.
10 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium / Signature
Manila • El Nido • Siargao
Ten days is enough for two islands done well, not four done badly. El Nido's lagoons and Siargao's palms, with one transfer day in the middle and nothing rushed.
From €1,700per person ·
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Manila • Bohol
Six easy days on one island: Panglao's white beaches, the Chocolate Hills and tarsiers, turtles off Balicasag. A short trip with no rushing and one flight each way.
From €1,100per person ·
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Manila • Bohol • Boracay
Two bases, one transfer day and calm beaches: Bohol's tarsiers, turtles and river, then Boracay's shallow water and sunset sailing. Built for children of all ages.
From €1,700per person ·
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