Itinerary
- Days 1 - 2
Overnight Flight to Manila
Your flight to Manila departs in the evening, and you'll arrive the next morning. After clearing customs and collecting your bags, a transfer takes you to your hotel in the city center where you'll settle in and rest after the long journey.
- Day 3
Manila
This morning you'll take a rolling tour through Intramuros, Manila's colonial heart, walking past Spanish-era buildings and historic sites. After lunch, you'll head north toward Pampanga's hills for the next part of your trip, arriving at your accommodation later in the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Rolling tour of Intramuros (colonial centre of Manila)
- Transfer to Pampanga
Landmarks Intramuros - Day 4
Pampanga
You have two options today depending on what appeals to you. The more active choice involves hiking up to Mount Pinatubo's crater lake and visiting a local indigenous village in the area. If you prefer something gentler, Green Canyon resort offers easier nature trails where you can walk through the landscape without the strenuous climb.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike to Mount Pinatubo crater lake
- Visit local indigenous village
Optional Activities
- Nature trails at Green Canyon resort (easier alternative to Mount Pinatubo hike)
Landmarks Mount Pinatubo Green Canyon resort 
- Day 5
Pampanga to Northern Highlands (Cordilleras)
After an early start, you'll head toward the northern highlands and the famous rice terraces of Luzon. Along the way, you'll stop at San Guillermo Church in Bacolor to see its distinctive architecture half-buried in volcanic ash. By evening, you'll reach your accommodation in the highland region.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit San Guillermo Church in Bacolor
- Transfer to northern highlands (cordilleras)
Landmarks San Guillermo Church - Day 6
Cordilleras Rice Terraces
This morning you board a jeepney heading into the highlands for a walk through the rice terraces with local guides. The terraces stretch across the mountainsides in a patchwork of greens. Later, you'll reach a hot spring where you can bathe in the warm river pools and soak in the rockpools before heading back.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Jeepney ride into the highlands
- Walk through rice terraces
- Bathe in hot spring river and warm rockpool
Landmarks Rice Terraces of Cordilleras - Day 7
Sagada Day Trip
Today's a day trip to Sagada to see the hanging coffins and burial caves that make this area historically significant. The journey itself offers incredible views of the mountain landscape, and exploring the caves and learning about local burial practices provides insight into the region's cultural heritage.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Day trip to Sagada
- Visit hanging coffins
- Visit burial caves
Landmarks Sagada Hanging Coffins Sagada Burial Caves - Day 8
Cordilleras to Baguio
You'll make your way to Baguio, a pleasant city in the highlands. During your time here, you'll visit the local market, the presidential mansion, a weaving workshop where artisans work on traditional looms, and the municipal park to get a feel for how locals live and what matters to the community.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Baguio market area
- Visit presidential mansion
- Visit weaving workshop
- Visit municipal park
Landmarks Baguio Market Baguio Presidential Mansion Baguio Municipal Park - Day 9
Baguio to Vigan
After heading toward the coast, you'll arrive in Vigan, a colonial town that's the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Southeast Asia outside of Malacca in Malaysia. You'll wander the cobblestone streets, visit colonial-era houses and museums, and stop by a pottery workshop where you can see artisans at work.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel to Vigan
- Walking tour of cobblestone streets
- Visit colonial houses
- Visit museums
- Visit pottery workshop
Landmarks Vigan - Day 10
Vigan to Laoag to Manila
You'll travel to Laoag to see the city and its coastal sand dunes along the shoreline. After exploring the area, you fly back to Manila in the afternoon to prepare for your onward journey home or to your next destination.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Laoag city
- See coastal sand dunes
Landmarks Laoag - Day 11
Manila to Bohol
A morning flight takes you to the island of Bohol. Once there, you'll explore Panglao Island, visiting Hinagdanan Cave with its limestone formations and underground pools. Later, you'll head to Bohol Bee Farm, a working farm where you can try organic ice cream and learn about their beekeeping operation.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning flight to Bohol
- Explore Panglao Island
- Visit Hinagdanan Cave
- Visit Bohol Bee Farm
- Enjoy organic ice cream at Bohol Bee Farm
Landmarks Panglao Island Hinagdanan Cave Bohol Bee Farm 
- Day 12
Bohol
Today you'll see the Chocolate Hills, the distinctive cone-shaped rock formations that give the area its name. You'll enjoy lunch on a river cruise, giving you time to relax and take in the scenery. Afterward, a visit to the tarsier sanctuary lets you see these small primates up close in a protected environment.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on river cruise), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Chocolate Hills
- Lunch on river cruise
- Visit tarsier sanctuary
Landmarks Chocolate Hills Bohol Tarsier Sanctuary 
- Day 13
Bohol to Cebu
A ferry takes you from Bohol to Cebu. Once there, you'll tour the city and end the day with views overlooking Cebu City and the bay from a high vantage point, giving you a sense of the city's layout and location on the coast.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry to Cebu
- Tour of Cebu city
- Views overlooking city and bay
Landmarks Cebu - Day 14
Departure
You board your flight back to the UK this morning. After a long journey home, you'll arrive the same day or the following day depending on flight times, bringing your Philippines tour to a close.
