Best of Phillipines
Cities : Cebu, Boracay, Manila
Day 1
Arrive Cebu
Upon arrival in Cebu, take your transfer from Mactan International Airport to your hotel. Check-in and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2
Cebu
Breakfast at the hotel. Private transfer from your hotel to the Cebu Port. Travel on a fast ferry from Cebu to the Island of Bohol. Take a tour of Fascinating Bohol, and see:
• Traditional Spanish Churches
• The quite provincial town of Tagbilaran
• Spectacular views of Panglao Island
• A man-made mahogany forest
• The Loboc River
• The Philippine tarsier (the worlds smallest monkey)
Eat lunch whilst travelling up the Loboc River on a small boat, being serenaded with music. After lunch, continue to the Chocolate Hills. In the late afternoon, take the fast ferry back to Cebu. Private transfer from Cebu Port to your resort. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
Cebu - Boracay
Breakfast at the hotel. Private transfer from your hotel to the Mactan Domestic Airport for your flight to Caticlan. Upon your arrival in Caticlan, take a joint transfer to the beach resort. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight at the resort.
Day 4
Boracay
Breakfast at the hotel. Rest of the day is free at leisure. Overnight at the resort.
Day 5
Boracay - Manila
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer from your resort to Caticlan Airport for your flight to Manila. Upon arrival in Manila, take a private transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6
Manila
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, take a half-day city tour of Old Manila. The tour starts with a drive through Roxas Boulevard to Rizal Park, named in honor of the countrys national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. After a brief picture stop, proceed to the Walled City of Intramuros to visit the remnants of Spains conquistadores. Travel through the cobbled streets to San Agustin Church, the countrys oldest stone church, and view its wide collection of ecclesiastical icons, vestments and other religious articles. Across it is Casa Manila, a reproduction of a 19th century house equipped with oriental and european décor, as well as Philippine antique furniture. Then proceed to Fort Santiago, Manilas main line of defense against invaders from the sea. It is a stone fort guarding the entrance to the city from Manila Bay. It has been the site of many tragic moments in Philippine history.
From Fort Santiago, drive on to Manilas central district, Quiapo, often referred to as the heart of Manila with its market, pilgrimage church of the Black Nazarene, jeepney terminals and bazaars. Then, proceed to the Chinese cemetery, the only one of its kind in the world, where the mausoleums are as big and as elaborate as houses and where the fusion of eastern and Christian religions are very much in evidence. End the tour with a short sightseeing tour of the bustling financial and commercial district of Makati City.
Day 7
Depart Manila
Breakfast in the hotel. Private transfer from your hotel to the international airport for your flight.