Palawan to Panglao

Register free at etravel.gov.ph within 72 hours before your international arrival. At NAIA, select your Makati hotel in Grab and use the marked pickup area. The app quotes the fare for your hotel; allow roughly 30–90 minutes to reach Makati. Walk to dinner near Legazpi or Salcedo: chicken adobo with rice makes a straightforward first meal, while sinigang gives you a sour tamarind broth. Reserve tomorrow’s Clark van on arrivepampanga.com tonight. Keep the domestic flight booking offline and tell the driver the airport code CRK; this prevents an unwanted return to Manila’s airport.

• Free eTravel registration
• A Makati dinner
• A hotel pickup for Clark

Base: Manila (Makati)

Book a van from your Makati hotel to Clark on arrivepampanga.com for about ₱6,500, including fuel and tolls. Allow roughly 2–3 hours to Clark by road, plus three hours at the airport before your Cebgo departure. Fly Cebgo to El Nido’s Lio airport in about 1.5 hours; book at cebupacificair.com and budget roughly ₱4,500–9,000 one way. At Lio, a town tricycle costs about ₱300 per vehicle and takes 15–20 minutes; arrange it at arrivals or through your hotel. Eat grilled fish and rice once you reach El Nido. Walk to your tour’s meeting point before dinner so you know the short walking route for tomorrow.

• The drive to Clark
• Landing at Lio
• A first evening in El Nido

Base: El Nido

Take Tour A for Big Lagoon and the limestone islands. Reserve at elnidoparadise.com, with around ₱1,500 per person for the group tour including lunch, water and snorkel gear. Allow a full day, roughly 9am–4pm. Add ₱400 for El Nido’s environmental fee, ₱200 for lagoon entry and around ₱350 for a two-seat kayak if you want to paddle inside; the latter is shared by its passengers. A rice-and-fish lunch is included between the island stops. Put the fee receipt in a waterproof pouch and keep it for your second tour.

• Lagoons and limestone
• Snorkel stops
• A two-seat kayak at Big Lagoon

Base: El Nido

Spend today at Nacpan instead of adding another boat. Reserve the shuttle on discoverelnido.com: ₱700 return on the same day, taking around 45 minutes each way. It leaves from the Amboy Street office in town and drops beside Sunmai’s parking area at the beach. Choose a morning outward seat and an afternoon return before paying. Have lunch by the sand, with grilled seafood or a rice meal; carry roughly ₱300–600 for lunch and a drink. The open coast can have a strong shore break, so use the outing for the beach walk if swimming looks uncomfortable.

• The Amboy Street shuttle
• A beach walk
• Lunch near the shore

Base: El Nido

Take Tour C for Helicopter Island and the smaller beaches around Matinloc. Book on elnidoparadise.com for about ₱1,700 per person, including a bento lunch, water and snorkel gear; allow roughly 9am–4pm. Reuse your El Nido environmental-fee receipt. The Matinloc Shrine visit is optional and adds around ₱200, so keep that separate from the boat fare. Meet the organiser in town because hotel pickup is excluded. This tour pairs with day three’s lagoon outing by taking you farther out into Bacuit Bay. Have grilled chicken or a bowl of noodles back in El Nido.

• Helicopter Island
• Matinloc’s beaches
• A bento lunch included

Base: El Nido

Take Atienza’s 12:30 El Nido–Coron ferry, about ₱2,600 per person and four hours at sea, booked on atienzainterislandferriesinc.com. Reach El Nido’s passenger terminal by 10:30: the operator requires arrival two hours before departure. Bookaway also lists other operators, with fares around ₱3,100 and crossings of roughly 4–6 hours. Eat breakfast in town and carry bread, fruit and water for the boat. On arrival, allow about ₱300 for a private tricycle from the ferry port to central Coron; arrange it through your hotel. Finish with barbecue and rice in Coron town after dropping your bags.

• El Nido’s passenger port
• An afternoon at sea
• Arrival in Coron town

Base: Coron

Book the Coron Island Super Ultimate group tour at elnidoparadise.com, from around ₱2,200 per person with town pickup, entrance fees, lunch and water. Expect pickup around 7:30–8am and return around 5pm. Kayangan Lake and Twin Lagoon are the main stops, with reef swimming and a shallow wreck on the same itinerary. Pay Coron’s separate ₱200 environmental fee and keep the receipt, valid for ten days. Bring your snorkel equipment or arrange rental with the organiser. Kayangan’s stairway has a steep section: take it slowly with footwear that grips. Follow your guide through Twin Lagoon’s rock passage.

• Kayangan Lake
• Twin Lagoon
• A reef and shallow-wreck swim

Base: Coron

Reserve the Island Escapade tour on elnidoparadise.com for roughly ₱2,000 per person, including town pickup, site entrances, guide, lunch and water. Visit Malcapuya, Bulog Dos and Ditaytayan for white sand and surface snorkelling, with a longer boat journey than yesterday’s lake tour. Pickup is around 7:30–8am, with return around 5pm. Reuse yesterday’s Coron environmental-fee receipt. Bring your own snorkel set or arrange rental with the organiser. Before heading out, reserve tomorrow’s Busuanga airport van through your hotel, from about ₱300 per person. Try pancit in Coron after the tour.

• Bulog Dos and Ditaytayan
• Malcapuya's white sand
• Arranging the airport van

Base: Coron

Take the shared van from Coron town to Busuanga airport, about 40–60 minutes, then fly to Cebu. The direct Sunlight Air flight takes about 1.5–2 hours. Book on sunlightair.ph: fares including taxes start around ₱4,600 with carry-on only, or about ₱5,400 with 10kg checked baggage. Select your downtown hotel in Grab for the arrival fare, and allow 45–90 minutes for the road journey. An early arrival leaves time for the Santo Niño basilica and neighbouring Magellan’s Cross on foot. With an evening arrival, leave that walk out and go straight to a downtown hotel. Try Cebu’s lechon with rice: crisp skin is the part to eat first.

• The flight to Cebu
• The Santo Niño basilica
• Magellan's Cross

Base: Cebu City

Buy a Ceres ticket at Cebu South Bus Terminal and board Bato via Barili for Moalboal. An air-conditioned seat is about ₱200–250, with a 2.5–3.5-hour ride; leave around breakfast time. From Moalboal market, Panagsama is another 10–15 minutes by private tricycle, roughly ₱100–200 per vehicle. Have a grilled-fish rice plate, then meet Highland Adventures at Panagsama for an hour of sardine snorkelling. Book on highlandadventuresph.com from about ₱500 per person, including a guide, goggles, lifejacket and fees. Choose a start before 3pm. The school is reached from shore; your guide helps with the rocky entry and current.

• The 'via Barili' bus
• Panagsama's reef wall
• A first sardine swim

Base: Moalboal

Book Standard Package A at kawasancanyoneering.com.ph for about ₱2,100 per person, including lunch and pickup from Moalboal. Pickup is around 8–8:30am; Panagsama–Badian takes roughly 45–60 minutes each way, and the canyon outing about 4–5 hours. Wear shoes with grip and leave spare clothes with the operator for after the swim. Tell the guide before starting if you want to skip a jump; the route still involves swimming and walking over wet rock. Back in Moalboal, order chicken barbecue with puso, rice steamed in woven palm leaves. Keep this day for Badian instead of adding a Pescador boat trip.

• Guided canyoneering
• Wet-rock walking
• Lunch and hotel pickup included

Base: Moalboal

From Moalboal, take the west-coast bus south to Bato, then connect to Liloan port in Santander. Ask for that connection when buying the bus ticket. Maayo’s boat to Sibulan takes around 25–40 minutes and ₱130–200; book at book.maayoshipping.com or pay at the port. Continue to Dumaguete by local bus or tricycle. Allow roughly 4–6 hours and ₱500–900 per person for all the changes, depending on shared rides. After dropping your bag, stroll Rizal Boulevard and try chicken inasal or a fish rice meal. Finish with a silvana or slice of sans rival near the promenade.

• The bus to Cebu's tip
• The Liloan–Sibulan ferry
• Rizal Boulevard at dusk

Base: Dumaguete

Book Harold’s premium Apo Island snorkelling tour on haroldsdivecenter.com for around ₱2,800 per person. Meet at Harold’s Mansion in Dumaguete at 6:30am for the transfer to its Dauin dive centre and the boat to Apo. The price includes transport, guide, equipment, fees and packed lunch; allow roughly 6–8 hours. The ₱1,500 basic tour starts in Dauin, so choose premium when staying in the city. Bring dry clothes for the return ride. At Apo, follow the reef guide and give turtles room to surface. Finish with grilled fish or chicken inasal around Rizal Boulevard.

• The boat from Dauin
• Turtle Point
• A protected marine reserve

Base: Dumaguete

Reserve a Dumaguete–Siquijor seat on oceanjet.net, around ₱420 in tourist class before terminal and baggage charges. The fast crossing takes roughly 40–60 minutes; reach the port about an hour beforehand. Eat breakfast near your Dumaguete room and keep the ticket saved offline. In Siquijor town, hire a private tricycle to San Juan, about 20–30 minutes and ₱400 per vehicle, or ask the hotel for pickup. Spend the afternoon finding the nearby restaurants and beach entries. Order a fish kinilaw or grilled chicken with rice.

• The fast ferry
• Settling into San Juan
• Restaurants around San Juan

Base: Siquijor (San Juan)

Leave San Juan around 8am for Cambugahay near Lazi, about 30–45 minutes by road. Book Kuya Tami’s private tuktuk on siquiride.store for about ₱2,200 for 1–3 guests, including hotel pickup and fuel but excluding site fees and meals. Request Cambugahay, Lazi and the old balete tree for the day’s stops. Allow about ₱50 for waterfall entry, with swings extra. Visit the pools, then Lazi’s church and convent, with pancit and a rice dish at a local eatery for lunch. Wear shoes with grip for the waterfall steps. Licensed riders can rent a Honda Click from SiquiRide for around ₱450 a day.

• The waterfall pools
• Lazi church and convent
• A lunch stop in town

Base: Siquijor (San Juan)

Snorkel at Tubod Marine Sanctuary, about 15 minutes from central San Juan by tricycle, roughly ₱150 per vehicle. Allow around ₱100 entry and ₱100 for a mask-and-snorkel set at the beach hut. Aim for a higher tide and keep fins clear of coral. Tubod closes to reef swimming and snorkelling for three days each month; Coco Grove publishes the dates in its 2026 calendar. Swap with yesterday’s Lazi outing if that gives you an open day; if the whole visit falls in the closure, stay on the white-sand beach areas, open 6am–5pm. Have grilled fish and rice along San Juan’s coast afterwards.

• Higher-tide snorkelling
• A coastal lunch
• A San Juan beach walk

Base: Siquijor (San Juan)

Take OceanJet from Siquijor town to Tagbilaran, roughly two hours and ₱960 before terminal or luggage charges, booked on oceanjet.net. Your San Juan–port tricycle adds about 20–30 minutes and ₱400 per vehicle. Leave time for breakfast before pickup; keep banana bread and drinking water for the crossing. In Tagbilaran, a car booked through southwesttours.com.ph reaches Alona in roughly 30–45 minutes, about ₱1,000 for up to four passengers. Have lunch inland from the beach, perhaps chicken inasal with garlic rice. Book tomorrow’s driver tonight and specify the Corella sanctuary in writing so the sightseeing route follows your chosen stops.

• The crossing to Tagbilaran
• An afternoon on Panglao
• Booking a driver

Base: Bohol (Panglao)

Arrange an eight-hour countryside car through your Panglao hotel or ultramintbohol.com, around ₱3,000 for a sedan carrying up to four people, with admission and lunch extra. Request a 7am pickup and the Philippine Tarsier Foundation in Corella when booking. Start with the Chocolate Hills, roughly 1.5–2 hours away, then return via Bilar and Loboc towards Corella. Have a fish-and-rice lunch in Loboc or add a buffet river cruise for about ₱1,200 per person. Reach Corella by 2:30pm, ahead of its 3:30pm closing; entry is about ₱150. Keep voices low and flash off around the resting tarsiers.

• The Chocolate Hills
• The Corella sanctuary
• Loboc River

Base: Bohol (Panglao)

Book Balicasag snorkelling at ultramintbohol.com. Its private boat costs about ₱3,700 for 1–3 passengers, plus around ₱500 per foreign visitor for entrance, environmental fees and mask rental. Start around 6–7am and allow roughly 5–6 hours altogether, including a 30–45-minute outward crossing. For two foreign visitors, that makes about ₱4,700 before meals: boat fares are shared, visitor charges are paid by each person. Take drinking water and breakfast from your lodging, because lunch is separate. After the reef outing, eat chicken barbecue or a noodle bowl around Alona, with the rest of the afternoon on Panglao.

• An early boat
• Guided reef snorkelling
• Lunch back at Alona

Base: Bohol (Panglao)

Spend your final full day on Alona Beach in Tawala. Walk from an Alona lodging to the shore, with no boat or inland car tour today. The beachfront has seafood grills and cafés, so eat lunch here and leave the afternoon for swimming and a stroll along the sand. Dive shops and island-hopping boats share this shore: choose a swimming area clear of the boat traffic. Stay into the evening for a seafood dinner or a drink by the beach, with restaurants and bars close to your room.

• Alona’s white-sand shore
• Seafood grills for lunch
• An evening by the beach

Base: Bohol (Panglao)

Fly out of Bohol–Panglao to Manila for the simplest finish. Book at cebupacificair.com or philippineairlines.com: around 1.5 hours and ₱2,500–4,500 one way, with the baggage allowance chosen with your ticket. From Alona, Southwest’s airport car is roughly 15–20 minutes and ₱600 for up to four passengers. Allow three hours at the airport for Cebu Pacific’s domestic-flight recommendation; with PAL, use this as a planning buffer and follow your ticket’s instructions. Have breakfast in Alona before the airport ride. If your onward journey uses Cebu instead, the Tagbilaran transfer and roughly two-hour ferry consume much of the day, so add a Cebu night. For separate international tickets, finish this 21-day plan with the domestic flight and use the following day for the long-haul departure.

• Bohol–Panglao airport
• Or the ferry to Cebu
• A buffer before long-haul

Base: Bohol (Panglao)