Home › Countries › Philippines › Philippines Grand Tour Philippines Grand Tour — 14 days Manila, Palawan, Cebu–Bohol and the waves of Siargao. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Manila; Intramuros & Fort Santiago; Taal Volcano & Tagaytay; Flight to El Nido, Palawan.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival in Manila 18:00 — Arrival at Manila NAIA 19:30 — Taxi/Grab → city centre — NAIA → Makati 20:30 — Hotel check-in — Makati 21:00 — Adobo & sisig dinner — Makati Day 2 — Intramuros & Fort Santiago 09:00 — Intramuros on foot or by horse-drawn carriage (kalesa) — Intramuros 10:30 — Fort Santiago — Intramuros 12:00 — Manila Cathedral — Intramuros 13:00 — Filipino buffet lunch — Intramuros Walk to the museum — Intramuros → Rizal Park 15:00 — National Museum of Fine Arts — Rizal Park Walk to the bay — Rizal Park → Baywalk 17:30 — Sunset over Manila Bay — Baywalk Taxi to the Mall of Asia — Baywalk → Mall of Asia 20:00 — Seafood dinner — Mall of Asia Day 3 — Taal Volcano & Tagaytay 07:00 — Drive to Tagaytay (1h30) — Manille → Tagaytay 09:00 — View of Taal Volcano — Tagaytay Ridge Drive to Picnic Grove — Tagaytay Ridge → Picnic Grove 10:30 — Picnic Grove viewpoint over Lake Taal — Picnic Grove, Tagaytay Drive back to Tagaytay — Picnic Grove → Tagaytay 13:00 — Bulalo lunch (Filipino beef bone-marrow soup) — Tagaytay 15:30 — Back to Manila — Tagaytay → Manille 19:30 — Last dinner in Manila — Makati Day 4 — Flight to El Nido, Palawan 08:00 — Flight Manila → El Nido (1h20) 10:30 — Hotel check-in — El Nido Town 13:00 — El Nido main beach — El Nido Town 19:30 — Grilled seafood dinner — El Nido Town Day 5 — Island Hopping Tour A 08:00 — Bangka tour — Tour A — El Nido 09:00 — Secret Lagoon — El Nido Kayak to Small Lagoon — El Nido → Small Lagoon 11:00 — Small Lagoon by kayak — Small Lagoon 13:00 — Beach lunch prepared by the crew 15:00 — Snorkelling at Shimizu Island — Shimizu Island 19:00 — Dinner in El Nido town Day 6 — Island Hopping Tour C 08:00 — Bangka tour — Tour C — El Nido 09:30 — Hidden Beach — El Nido 13:00 — Picnic lunch on the island 15:00 — Snorkelling on coral reefs — Matinloc Boat back to El Nido — Matinloc → El Nido Town 19:30 — Local specialities dinner — El Nido Town Day 7 — El Nido → Coron 08:00 — Fast boat El Nido → Coron (4h) — El Nido → Coron Walk to the hotel — El Nido → Coron → Coron Town 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Coron Town 14:00 — Lunch in Coron town 16:00 — Mount Tapyas — sunset — Coron Town 20:00 — Dinner at the night market — Coron Town Day 8 — Wrecks & Kayangan Lake 08:00 — Ultimate Coron tour — Coron Head to the lake — Coron → Coron Island 09:30 — Kayangan Lake — Coron Island 11:30 — Twin Lagoon — Coron Island Boat tour continues — Coron Island → Baie de Coron 13:30 — Snorkelling on a Japanese wartime wreck — Baie de Coron Boat back to Coron town — Baie de Coron → Coron Town 19:00 — Seafood dinner — Coron Town Day 9 — Coron → Cebu 07:00 — Transfer to Coron (Busuanga) airport — Coron Town → Aéroport 09:00 — Flight Coron → Cebu (via Manila, ~3h) 15:00 — Hotel check-in — Cebu City 17:00 — Basilica of the Santo Niño & Magellan's Cross — Cebu City 19:30 — Cebu lechon dinner — Cebu City Day 10 — Bohol, Chocolate Hills & tarsiers 07:00 — Fast ferry Cebu → Tagbilaran (2h) — Cebu → Bohol 09:30 — Drive to the Chocolate Hills — Tagbilaran → Carmen 11:00 — Chocolate Hills — Carmen Drive to the river — Carmen → Rivière Loboc 12:30 — Loboc River lunch cruise — Rivière Loboc Drive to Corella — Rivière Loboc → Corella 14:30 — Tarsier sanctuary — Corella On to Panglao — Corella → Panglao Island 17:00 — Hotel check-in — Panglao Island 20:00 — Dinner on Panglao beach Day 11 — Panglao & back to Cebu 09:00 — Diving or snorkelling at Balicasag Island — Panglao 13:00 — Lunch in Panglao 15:00 — Ferry back to Cebu — Panglao → Cebu Taxi to the hotel — Panglao → Cebu → Cebu City 18:00 — Hotel check-in — Cebu City 20:00 — Last dinner in Cebu — Cebu City Day 12 — Cebu → Siargao 09:00 — Flight Cebu → Siargao (1h) 10:30 — Tricycle → General Luna — Aéroport Sayak → General Luna 11:30 — Surf lodge check-in — General Luna Walk to Cloud 9 — General Luna → Cloud 9 15:00 — Surf lesson at Cloud 9 — Cloud 9 Walk back to General Luna — Cloud 9 → General Luna 19:30 — Poke bowl & seafood dinner — General Luna Day 13 — Island hopping & hidden lagoon 08:00 — Island hopping to Naked, Daku & Guyam Islands — Baie de Siargao 13:00 — Seafood lunch on the island 15:30 — Sohoton Cove & hidden lagoon — Bucas Grande Boat back to General Luna — Bucas Grande → General Luna 19:30 — Last surf-town dinner in General Luna — General Luna Day 14 — Departure 08:00 — Morning surf session at Cloud 9 — Cloud 9 11:00 — Farewell brunch in General Luna 13:00 — Transfer to Sayak airport — General Luna → Aéroport 15:00 — Flight Siargao → Manila (1h30) 20:00 — International return flight from Manila