Philippines- April 2024

Day 2, Thursday, April 18: Manila/ Free day, evening 50th Birthday Celebration

Breakfast at the hotel. The day is at leisure to explore the city on your own. After a relaxing day, an evening with fun, dance, music, and celebration is waiting.
The Jubilee Celebration is 7 to 11 PM. Celebration starts with starter/appetizers followed by salad, soup, main course, and dessert, with drinks (wine, tea, and coffee). We will make sure the day becomes a life-long memory.
Overnight is in Manila. Meals: Breakfast, Special birthday dinner

Day 3, Friday, April 19: Manila to Cebu by flight/Cebu city tour with lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from Manila hotel and transfer to airport to board a flight to Cebu. We will visit the Taoist Temple which is a famous religious site in Cebu City and known for its peculiar structure and artistic appeal even to non-believers of Taoism. We will also visit the Provincial Capitol Building, Fuente Osmeña Circle, and Colon Street which is the oldest and shortest road in the Philippines. Other sites include Cebu Heritage Monument and the Yap Sandiego Ancestral House which is a Chinse history museum. We will see Magellan’s Cross.
Overnight is in Cebu. Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 4, Saturday, April 20: Cebu/ South Countryside tour with lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for South Countryside tour with lunch. Highlights of the tour is basket weaving, tricycle ride to next stop, indulge in the local traditional coconut wine, hop on a wooden cart pulled by a carabao. Proceed to St. Catherine’s Church (Spanish Colonial Architecture). Drive thru the popular stone houses. Visit a shop for local delicacies (chicharron—pork rind crackling, etc.) Lunch at a local restaurant.
Overnight is in Cebu.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 5, Sunday, April 21: Cebu to Puerto Princesa by flight

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from Cebu hotel and transfer to airport to board a flight to Puerto Princesa. Arrival at Puerto Princesa airport and transfer to the hotel. Later proceed to visit Puerto Princesa city with an English-speaking guide followed by lunch. The tour starts with a visit to the Crocodile Farm Institute. The next stop is the unique Iwahig Penal Colony, which is also known as the “prison without walls.” After, the tour proceeds to the Rurungan Sa Tubod, which is a community for women which engages in the weaving of indigenous fibers, pineapple specially, for its industry. Finally, the tour takes visitors to the sprawling Mitra Ranch which has a splendid view of Puerto Princesa as well as Honda Bay. Overnight is in Puerto Princesa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6, Monday, April 22: Puerto Princesa/ Underground River tour

Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for underground river tour with lunch. One of the world’s longest underground rivers, the St. Paul’s Underground River is located within what has been designated Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Take a 3-hour picturesque drive then a 20-minute outrigger boat ride to the park to board canoes for the journey inside the underground river. Visitors are asked to bring swimming attire.
Overnight is in Puerto Princesa.

Meals:Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7, Tuesday, April 23: Puerto Princesa to Manila by flight/ Manila city tour with lunch

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from Puerto Princesa hotel and transfer to airport to board a flight to Manila. Arrival at Manila airport and transfer to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel and relax. Later proceed for Manila city tour followed by a lunch. Take a step back in time as you discover the “Charms of Old Manila”. The tour starts with a visit to historic Rizal Park, where the remains of our country’s national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, lie within the cornerstone of Rizal Monument. Tour heads on to the old walled city of Intramuros built during the Spanish colonial period. The first stop is Fort Santiago which served as headquarters of the military might of the Spanish, American and Japanese colonizers until its destruction in 1945. Tour then proceeds past the San Agustin Church, the oldest structure in the country which dates back to 1571. The next stop is Casa Manila, a reconstructed 19th century mansion replete with 16th to 19th century furniture and furnishings. The last stop to visit is Baluarte De San Diego, located along the walls of Intramuros, Manila, it was designed and built by Jesuit priest Antonio Sedeno from 1586 to 1587 and it is one of the oldest stone fortifications in Intramuros.
Overnight is in Manila.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 8, Wednesday, April 24: Manila/departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport to board a flight home.

End tour with happy memories!