Limestone lagoons, sandbars at low tide and the boat days that make the Philippines worth the flight.
The Philippines has more than 7,000 islands, and the hard part is not finding a good one. It is choosing three that connect well, in the right order, in the right season. We plan island escapes around flight and ferry schedules that actually run, so you spend your days on the water rather than in departure lounges.
Most first trips pair Palawan (El Nido or Coron) with one Visayan island: Bohol for rivers and reefs, Siargao for a slower surf-town rhythm, or Boracay if you want a long beach with good restaurants and do not mind company. We add private boats where the shared tours get crowded, and we tell you which lagoons are best at 7am.
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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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Inland lakes inside limestone cliffs, Second World War shipwrecks you can dive or snorkel, and a busy harbour town on Busuanga Island.
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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.
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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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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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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.
14 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium / Signature
Manila • El Nido • Bohol • Siargao
El Nido's lagoons, Bohol's rivers and hills, Siargao's palm-lined roads. The three islands most people mean when they say the Philippines, in an order that actually works.
From €2,300per person ·
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12 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium
Manila • Coron • El Nido • Port Barton • Puerto Princesa
One island, three speeds: Coron's wrecks and lakes, El Nido's lagoons, then Port Barton, where Palawan still feels like a fishing coast. Joined by sea and road, not airports.
From €2,000per person ·
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16 days · Essential / Boutique / Premium
Manila • Dumaguete • Siquijor • Bohol • Siargao
Fewer stops, longer stays. Siquijor's waterfalls and healers, Bohol's countryside, then four unhurried days in Siargao. For people who would rather know one place well than see six.
From €2,400per person ·
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12 days · Boutique / Premium / Signature
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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