Philippine Islands Uncovered

Once you have arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), a representative meets you and helps with your transfer. Your driver then takes you in a private, air-conditioned vehicle to your accommodation in Bonifacio Global City, the modern heart of the capital. There's no guide on board for this transfer.

Manila is the largest city in the Philippines and the country's financial and commercial capital. It sits on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on Luzon, the largest island in the archipelago. The rest of the day is free. You could visit Rizal Park, the city's main attraction, or explore Intramuros, the old walled Spanish settlement.

Please note: Your airport pick-up is scheduled for 12 pm.

This morning, your driver picks you up from your accommodation at 7 am for the private, air-conditioned drive back to NAIA. A direct flight of around an hour and a half then takes you to El Nido, landing at 11:30 am.

On arrival at El Nido Airport, an airport representative welcomes you, and a private van takes you to your accommodation in El Nido. El Nido lies about 420 km south-west of Manila in the province of Palawan. It's a managed resource protected area known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs and limestone cliffs, and it's the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago.

The afternoon is yours to settle in, and a first walk along the beach is an easy way to start.

Please note: Your flight is departing at 10 am.

Please note: Your driver at El Nido Airport will wait for a maximum of 60 minutes.

Today is free for exploring El Nido on your own. The area has towering marble cliffs and lagoons, around 100 white-sand beaches, jungle and mangrove forest, prehistoric caves and waterfalls. It's no surprise that Palawan is often called the "Philippines' Last Frontier."

You could spend the day on the water among the islands and lagoons of the Bacuit archipelago, or find a quiet stretch of sand closer to your accommodation.

You can start the day with another unhurried morning, because the whole day is free. The coral reefs offshore are rewarding to explore, while the jungle and waterfalls inland make a change from the coast.

After breakfast, be ready at the meeting point 10 minutes before your 8 am pick-up. The direct road journey to Puerto Princesa takes around five hours and arrives in the city centre at 1 pm.

Puerto Princesa is the capital of Palawan and home to the headquarters of the Philippines' Western Command. Once you've checked in to your accommodation, the afternoon is free. The blue-and-white church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and the Palawan Museum are both worth a look.

Your day in Puerto Princesa is free. The area's best-known attraction is Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999. Small boats leave from Sabang Beach and follow the river past crystal-clear water and dramatic cave formations.

Alternatively, the islets of Honda Bay offer beaches for swimming, snorkelling and island hopping.

The day starts with a 9:45 am pick-up from your accommodation for the private van transfer to Puerto Princesa Airport. A direct 12:45 pm flight of around an hour and 20 minutes takes you to Mactan Cebu International Airport, landing at 2:05 pm.

In Cebu, an airport representative welcomes you, and at 3:20 pm a private car takes you to the harbour in Cebu City, without a guide. Known as the "Queen City of the South," Cebu is one of the oldest settlements in the Philippines. From here, a business class ferry leaves at 4:20 pm for the two-hour crossing to Tagbilaran City Port on Bohol.

When you arrive at 6:20 pm, a representative meets you at the port, and a private, air-conditioned vehicle takes you on to your accommodation on Panglao Island. Bohol is an island province in the Central Visayas, made up of the main island and 75 smaller surrounding islands, and it's the tenth-largest island in the Philippines. Its capital is Tagbilaran City, with Panglao Island just to the south-west.

Please note: Please be at the ferry terminal at least 1 hour before departure. Boarding gates close 30 minutes before departure, and passengers who haven't checked in by then will be refused boarding.

Please note: A valid ID is required to board the ferry, and passengers under 17 may not travel alone.

Please note: Your driver at Tagbilaran City Port will wait for a maximum of 60 minutes.

You have the day free on Bohol. The island's most famous sight is the Chocolate Hills: at least 1,268 grass-covered limestone mounds, 30 to 50 m high, spread across the municipalities of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan. The grass turns brown in the dry season, which gives the hills their name.

You can see them by land or from the air on an ultralight aircraft tour. The tarsier sanctuary in Corella is another good outing, home to the Philippine tarsier, one of the world's smallest primates.

You can spend another free day closer to base. Panglao Island is regularly listed among the top ten diving locations in the world, with dive centres along its southern beaches. You could spend the day on the sand instead.

After your final breakfast, your driver picks you up from your accommodation at 10:30 am for the private, air-conditioned transfer to Bohol-Panglao International Airport. A direct 1:30 pm flight of around an hour and 25 minutes lands at NAIA in Manila at 2:55 pm, where the tour ends.