Included in this offer :

• 14-night tour in the hotels as mentioned or similar
• Breakfast included
• Lunches on days 2, 6 and 9
• Flights departing from the city of your choice
• Return ferry ticket (business class) Cebu-Tagbilaran; Tagbilaran-Dumaguete; Dumaguete-Siquijor; Siquijor-Cebu via Dumaguete
• Private return transfers from the airport and jetty in Cebu; Bohol; Dumaguete and Siquijor
• Excursions with an English-speaking guide

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PHILIPPINES: IN THE VISAYAS ARCHIPELAGO

Discover this archipelago of exotic islands. This private tour will take you on a journey through its many landscapes, combining idyllic beaches, tropical forests, and volcanoes.

Your daily itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Cebu

Days 2 and 3: Visit to the city of Cebu.

Day 4: Head for Bohol

Days 5, 6, and 7: Discovering Bohol

Day 8: Head for Dumaguete

Day 9: Apo Island hopping

Day 10: Dumaguete

Day 11: Ferry to Siquijor

Days 12 and 13: Siquijor

Days 14 and 15: Return to Cebu

Please note: nights may change based on the flights selected; depending on your arrival day, the order of the tours may change.

Your detailed itinerary

DAY 1 | Arrival in Cebu

Welcome at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Check in and overnight stay at the hotel.

First foray into the city, depending on your arrival time.

DAY 2 | Tour of the city of Cebu

The city tour begins with a visit to the majestic Taoist Temple. Located six kilometres from the city centre, you can visit an impressive temple belonging to the Taoist religious community. Its size and architecture are proof that a considerable proportion of Cebu's population is ethnically Chinese.

En route to the basilica, pass through the provincial capital and Cebu's carbon market, where the majority of the region's fresh produce is sold. Stop off at the basilica Minore de San Agustin, which today houses the statue of the Infant Jesus. Just a stone's throw away is the Magellan Cross, the location at which Christianity was first established in Cebu.

Not far from there is Fort San Pedro, the country's first military stronghold. Its walls have recently been restored and a garden has been landscaped in the inner courtyard - an attractive refuge away from the hustle and bustle of the port.

Make your way to Casa Gorordo, the last stop on the tour. The Parian district in what is now the city centre was home to Cebu's wealthy population at the turn of the century. Of the four remaining houses, the Gorordo residence has been restored and furnished in the style of the period. In addition to its furniture, the exhibition features porcelain, liturgical pieces, vestments, and old photographs of Cebu.

Return to the hotel at the end of the tour.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 3 | Cebu

Enjoy your *free days** by relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your own pace.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 4 | Head for Bohol

After breakfast, departure and transfer to Cebu pier for your ferry transfer to Tagbilaran Bohol.

On arrival, transfer to the hotel.

The rest of the day is free.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 5 | Discovering Bohol

Enjoy your *free days** by relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your own pace.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 6 | Excursion in Bohol

Leave your hotel early in the morning for a day trip to discover the wonders of Bohol.

The first stop is the Philippine Tarsier Foundation in the town of Corella, which serves as a refuge for the world's smallest primate, the tarsier. Observe these rare nocturnal creatures in their natural habitat and marvel at their agility as they move around, leap from tree to tree, or turn their heads almost 360 degrees.

Then head to Baclayon, stopping briefly at the historic site of the Blood Compact, where Spaniard Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna, an indigenous chief, sealed their friendship with a symbolic drink. Right next door is the Baclayon Church, one of Bohol's many stone churches. In spite of having recently lost its bell tower and portico to a major earthquake, the church still houses a museum containing a vast collection of religious art, ecclesiastical vestments, and church music booklets inscribed in Latin on animal skins.

Continue the tour via the Bilar Man-Made Forest, a thick undergrowth of towering mahogany trees grown on the edge of the motorway leading to the Chocolate Hills, the country's amazing geological formation. Stop off at the landing to admire the view of the hills, which change colour with the seasons. In the summer, the grasses on the hills turn dark brown and resemble drops of chocolate candy, hence the name "Chocolate Hills".

Continue on to the Loboc River, where an upstream cruise on a floating restaurant is made even more enjoyable thanks to the delicious lunch served on board.

Return to the hotel in the late afternoon.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch.

DAY 7 | Day at your leisure in Bohol

Enjoy your free days relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your own pace.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 8 | Head for Dumaguete

After breakfast, departure and transfer to Tagbilaran pier for your ferry transfer to Dumaguete. On arrival, transfer to the hotel.

The rest of the day is free to spend how you please.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 9 | Apo Island Hopping

Excursion:

Apo Island is a community-run marine sanctuary located 7 kilometres off the coast of the town of Zamboanguita and around 30 kilometres south of the town of Dumaguete. Spanning an area of around 7 hectares, the island is the underwater home of several species of coral and reef fish, as well as sea turtles. To enjoy and discover the marine life in this protected area, set off from Malatapay on an outrigger boat for the 40-minute trip to the island. Enjoy snorkelling in its wide reefs and coral mounds teeming with a wide variety of fish, and if you're lucky, a sea turtle or two may turn up to make your day all the more enjoyable. A picnic lunch will be served on the island, then some more time will be devoted to snorkelling before returning to the mainland.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch.

DAY 10 | Dumaguete

Enjoy your free days by relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your leisure.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 11 | Siquijor

After breakfast, departure and transfer to Dumaguete pier for your ferry transfer to Siquijor. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to spend how you please.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 12 | Siquijor

Enjoy your free days by relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your leisure.

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 13 | Siquijor

Enjoy your *free days** by relaxing on the beach or exploring the island at your own pace.

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 14 | Return to Cebu

After breakfast, departure and transfer to the Siquijor jetty for your ferry transfer to Cebu via Dumaguete. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to spend how you please.

Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 15 | Return

Free day until you are transferred to the airport for your return flight to your destination.

Meals included: Breakfast.

Your accommodation

During your tour you will be accommodated for 14 nights in 3* (local standards) hotels or similar :

Cebu: 4 nights at Be resort Mactan 3* (or similar)

Bohol: 4 nights at Flushing Meadows 3* (or similar)

Dumaguete: 3 nights at Sierra Hotel 3* (or similar)

Siquijor: 3 nights at FIG Sunset View 3* (or similar)

Your board

Board according to program

During your tour, you will enjoy breakfasts on days 2 to 15, as well as lunches on days 2, 6, and 9.

TRANSFERS

Return ferry ticket (business class) Cebu-Tagbilaran; Tagbilaran-Dumaguete; Dumaguete-Siquijor; Siquijor-Cebu via Dumaguete included

Your ferry tickets will be issued to you by our teams who will meet you on arrival at the airport.

Private return transfers from the airport and jetty in Cebu; Bohol; Dumaguete, and Siquijor included

GOOD TO KNOW

CUSTOMS REQUIREMENTS: All travellers must present a passport valid for 6 months from the date of arrival in the Philippines and a return or onward ticket. For more information, visit the website of the Embassy of the Philippines in France (https://parispe.dfa.gov.ph/).

It is possible to travel to the Philippines without a visa. The entry stamp issued on arrival by the immigration service authorises a stay of up to 30 days.

On departure at the airport, travellers must pay a tax of 200 pesos in Manila (less in the provinces) for domestic flights and 550 pesos for international flights (unless the tax is included in the price of the ticket).

CURRENCY: The Philippine peso is the currency of the Republic of the Philippines. Its international ISO 4217 code is PHP. As of 01.10.2024, 1 PHP corresponds to 0.016 EUR. Conversely, 1 EUR corresponds to 62 PHP.

GUIDE: An English-speaking guide will be on hand on days 2, 6, and 9 to accompany you on the day's tours.

Good to know

If you are travelling alone, you will be asked to pay a surcharge for a single room. This additional charge will be automatically included in your quote.

Child rates will be applied for children from 2 to 12 years old in the case where the child shares the room with two adults. If the child is travelling with just one adult, the surcharge may be applied on an adult basis. If your child or children do not fit into the age group mentioned above, the rate will be communicated to you at the time of processing your order. If the room is equipped with a bunk bed, the bed height is not suitable for children under 6 years of age.

For safety reasons, the wellbeing facilities of most establishments are not accessible to children under 16 years old. Similarly, it is possible that some amenities or services require an additional charge or are unavailable for exceptional reasons.

Unless otherwise stated in the service description, activities and any additional services available at destination are provided in the language of the destination country and in English.

The opening times and hours of the activities, restaurants and bars are provided as an indication only and may be subject to change. Contact the reception desk in order to be informed of any changes.

Appropriate dress is required. We remind you that gambling may involve risks of isolation, indebtedness, and dependency...

Any additional special requirements the traveller may request which are not included in the travel service description will be communicated to our service provider. Sending this information does not imply acceptance and PerfectStay.com cannot be held responsible for the fulfilment of these special requests. Only the service provider of PerfectStay.com can access this request on location and any additional costs may be paid locally by the traveller.

Unless expressly stated in the description of the services and accommodation, the hotel is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.

Transportation

Choose an offer and, according to your preferences, opt for a seat in economy, business or first class.

See the 'View flight info' section for details on each trip.

In order to best organise your time in the airport, we advise that you arrive 2 hours before boarding for a medium-haul flight, or 3 hours before boarding for a long-haul flight (more than 5 hours). Take advantage of your early arrival to pass through security and check your luggage.

You will be informed whether or not luggage is included at the time of your booking.

You will have the opportunity to add additional luggage for a fee.

There are several different cities that are typically offered as departure points. Your arrival destination will show in your travel documents.

Depending on the flight schedule, some arrivals or returns may be made at night with early arrival or late departure. You will not always be able to have your room available immediately and will need to refer to the check-in and check-out conditions of the hotel.

In the event that your transfer is not included in your hotel reservation, it may be offered at the time of your reservation as an additional option. Unless specifically mentioned, transfers may be made in groups of 15 to 55 people.

Important: the modification or the cancellation of a booking is only possible within the limits and including the fees outlined in our general conditions of sale.

Thank you for kindly taking note of the CO2 emissions produced by your means of transport: https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

Formalities

• The following information applies to all British citizens travelling abroad on a trip sold by PerfectStay. Please refer to the information below regarding travel formalities for each destination (identification documents, vaccinations, VISA, travel advice). Further information can be found on the following websites:
  

British Embassy in the Philippines

120 Upper McKinley Road

McKinley Hill, Taguig City 1634

Manila, Philippines

Phone: (+63) 2 8858 2200

Email: ukinthephilippines@fcdo.gov.uk

Website: https://www.gov.uk/world/philippines

Philippine Embassy in London, UK

6-8 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG United Kingdom

Phone: (+44) 20 7451 1780

Email: embassy@philemb.co.uk

VACCINE

It is advisable to be up to date with the usual diphtheria-tetanus-polio (DTP) vaccinations, including mumps, rubella and measles for children, and tuberculosis vaccinations. Vaccinations against typhoid, rabies and viral hepatitis A and B, depending on local travel conditions.

For stays in rural areas, vaccination against Japanese encephalitis may be necessary.

In all cases, seek advice from your GP or an international vaccination centre.

VISA

It is possible to enter the Philippines without a visa. The entry stamp issued by the Immigration Office on arrival allows a stay of up to 30 days on presentation of a passport valid for at least six months after the end of the stay in the Philippines and a return or onward ticket. For more information, visit the website of the Philippine Embassy in the UK. Travellers must pay a departure tax of 200 pesos in Manila (less in the provinces) for domestic flights, and 550 pesos for international flights (unless the tax is included in the ticket price).

If your flight involves transit to an intermediate destination before reaching your final destination, please check the entry requirements for that transit country.

IDENTITY

You must hold a passport that is valid for at least 6 months after your return from the Philippines.

Travel documents

Once your reservation has been made, you will receive a confirmation e-mail before your travel documents are sent.

Regarding the transport documents (in the case of a reservation with transport included), we will provide you with all the information relating to check-in and luggage in the "Your travel documents" email, allowing you to leave with peace of mind.

To take advantage of all your reserved services (hotels, transfers, activities, etc.), you will receive one or more exchange vouchers to be presented to each supplier.

The contact details of the establishment will be specified in these documents, to help make your arrival at your destination as straight-forward as possible.

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NEED HELP FINALISING YOUR BOOKING?

020 3318 2660
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