Plenty of snorkelling, swimming and splashing on this 18-40s Philippines island tour. The highlight of this trip is a wonderful three-day boat expedition to El Nido, stopping in less-visited communities along the way.
Cebu islandKawasan Falls canyoningMoalboal snorkelling and sardine runSimala ChurchBusuanga IslandCoron hot springs, snorkelling, and Mount TapyasThree-day boat expedition from Coron to El Nido, PalawanJeepney tour of El NidoFilipino massage 17-day tour also includes: Port BartonPalawan Island hopping and snorkelling boat tripCruise on Palawan’s Underground RiverReturn to Manila
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Holiday information
Diet:
We can cater for vegetarians on this holiday. Sadly we cannot offer vegan food.
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Reviewed on 17 Jan 2024 by Helena Melo
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Canyonering and boat trip with snorkelling.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Come and see. It was great!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Yes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I loved.
Responsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your holiday to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts.
Planet
As part of our goal to make a real positive impact to the environment, we partnered with Eden Reforestation Projects in 2019 to plant 10 trees for every booking we received. And as a result we’ve planted tens of thousands of trees, aided reforestation, rehabilitated wildlife and reduced poverty in multiple local communities. However we wanted to go even further and achieve true sustainability, so in late 2023 we began a new partnership with Path Net Zero to accurately measure our tours emissions, and Veritree to plant trees.
We’ve seen first hand how tourism can contribute to the abuse and mistreatment of animals, and it devastates us. To help end this, we support and visit a number of local animal welfare groups, we ensure no animal is ever hurt or negatively impacted by our activities, and we’ve even adopted a number of rescue animals at the properties we own.
To help reduce single use plastics and promote reusable alternatives, we’ve installed refillable water stations at nearly all of our overnight stops, and at many of our activity locations. We advise all our travellers to bring a reusable water bottle when they travel, but for those that don’t we also offer bottles on all our trips.
We have worked extensively with our local suppliers to promote sustainable tourism, educate them on the damages single use plastics and waste can cause and have achieved many victories in moving to a zero waste operation.
People
Through our Small Change socially conscious initiative established in 2017 we ensure that every trip we run has a direct and positive impact on the local communities we visit. This means that your money is being used to support the local economy, and going direct to those who need it most. Every one of our trips includes a variety of #smallchanges that you’ll get to experience first hand.
In the Philippines we embark on a special island hopping boat journey that takes us to some remote islands, where we get to not only enjoy the beauty and isolation but get to interact and directly benefit the communities that inhabit these small islands. We have the opportunity to provide resources and supplies to the community and give the local children a better chance of a quality education.
In the mountains of Siquijor, the beautiful island in the east of the Philippines we visit a number of local shamans who still practice the ancient healing techniques of their ancestors. Through our direct support we allow these communities to continue this near lost art and preserve their heritage.
