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Honeymoons

Private boats, quiet villas and dinners on the sand, planned so the only decision left is which beach first.

A Philippine honeymoon works best with fewer stops and better ones. We usually suggest two islands over 10 to 14 nights: one with drama (Palawan's lagoons and limestone) and one to slow down completely, often a villa with its own stretch of beach. Every transfer between them is private, and we time flights so you never arrive after dark on a small island.

The details are where it shows. A private banca that leaves before the shared tours, a table set on a sandbar as the tide goes out, a spa afternoon on the day after a long flight. We also tell you what to skip: the crowded lagoons at midday, the resorts that photograph better than they feel.

Where we'd go

Kayaks drifting into a limestone lagoon in El Nido at sunrise

El Nido

Inside

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.

Why go
To paddle into the lagoons that made the Philippines famous, ideally before anyone else does.
Best for
Lagoons · Island hopping · Couples · Sunsets
How long
3–5 nights
Best season
December to May
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Wooden walkway and green limestone around Kayangan Lake in Coron

Coron

Inside

Inland lakes inside limestone cliffs, Second World War shipwrecks you can dive or snorkel, and a busy harbour town on Busuanga Island.

Why go
For the strangest swim of your life in Kayangan Lake, and some of the best wreck diving in Asia.
Best for
Wreck diving · Lakes and lagoons · Island hopping · Adventurous couples
How long
3–4 nights
Best season
November to May
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Limestone islands rising from a calm green bay off northern Palawan

Palawan

Inside

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.

Why go
Because no other province packs this much limestone, lagoon and open sea into a single trip.
Best for
Island hopping · Honeymoons · Slow travel · Snorkelling
How long
7–12 nights
Best season
December to May
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Coconut palms stretching to the horizon along a road in Siargao

Siargao

Inside

A teardrop-shaped surf island in the Pacific with a famous reef break, island-hopping lagoons, coconut forests and the most relaxed social scene in the country.

Why go
For days that start with surf, end barefoot at a beach bar and never once involve a schedule.
Best for
Surf · Island hopping · Wellness · Young couples
How long
4–7 nights
Best season
March to October (surf peaks September to November)
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Rounded Chocolate Hills in morning mist in Bohol

Bohol

Inside

The Chocolate Hills, tiny tarsiers, a slow green river and the beaches of Panglao, all within an easy two hours of each other.

Why go
For the easiest mix of beach, countryside and wildlife in the Philippines, with very short transfers.
Best for
Families · Countryside · Diving · First visits
How long
3–5 nights
Best season
December to May
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Paraw sailboats on calm water off White Beach, Boracay, at sunset

Boracay

Inside

Four kilometres of powder-white sand on a small island built for easy holidays: sunset sails, good food, kitesurfing and very short distances.

Why go
Boracay is busy, but its sand and sunsets are still among the best in Asia, and nothing is easier.
Best for
Beach time · Families · Kitesurfing · Short breaks
How long
3–5 nights
Best season
November to May
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Journeys to start from

A couple's dinner table set on the sand at dusk on a private island in northern Palawan

12 days · Boutique / Premium / Signature

Honeymoon Inside Philippines

Manila • El Nido • Private island • Siargao

El Nido from a private boat, three nights on an island where yours is one of very few villas, then Siargao's easy evenings. Two people, one plan, nobody else's schedule.

From €3,900per person ·

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A tricycle on an empty road through coconut palms in Siargao, late afternoon

10 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium / Signature

Ten Days, Two Islands

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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An overwater villa above a calm lagoon in northern Palawan

9 days · Premium / Signature

Luxury Palawan

Manila • El Nido • Private island

Private boats in El Nido, then a private-island resort where yours is one of very few villas. Nine days of Palawan at its most beautiful and its most quiet.

From €4,800per person ·

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A banca boat at dusk off a Philippine island

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