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Are you planning to journey to the Philippines however uncertain the place to go and what you possibly can go to within the Philippines in 10 days? On this itinerary for 10 days within the Philippines, I’ll share one of the simplest ways to go to 3 wonderful islands – Boracay, Cebu and Bohol!
We went to the Philippines in April and Might and completely cherished it! nevertheless, these are additionally the most well liked months within the Philippines. As somebody who just isn’t actually used to the warmth, I have to admit that I really suffered fairly a bit there and couldn’t actually operate through the hottest hours of the day.
Here’s a quick overview of our itinerary within the Philippines daily:
Days 1-3: Boracay
Day 4: Flight to Cebu, switch to Moalboal
Day 5: Oslob
Days 6-9: Ferry to Panglao, Bohol
Day 10: Cebu
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Accommodations: Lodge Coast Boracay; Harman Suites Moalboal, Pobla Oslob, South Palms Resort Panglao or Henann Alona Seashore
Ferries: Bohol to Cebu, Oslob to Panglao – all ferries could be booked on-line right here
Flights: Verify right here
Excursions: Bohol countryside day tour – e-book on-line right here; Sundown cruise in Boracay, Snorkelling & island hopping tour in Boracay, Canyoneering tour in Moalboal
With out additional ado, let’s get began with the itinerary for the Philippines in 10 days, visiting Boracay, Cebu and Bohol island!
10 days within the Philippines: Boracay, Cebu and Bohol itinerary
Day 0: Arriving in Manila at evening
I don’t depend the departure day of the journey as we didn’t actually do a lot on at the present time moreover arriving in Manila very late at evening and sleeping for a couple of hours earlier than taking an early morning flight to Boracay. We had been flying to the Philippines from Hong Kong, so we took the most recent flight from Hong Kong to Manila and arrived in Manila after midnight. Fortunately, our lodge on the Metropolis of Goals was a brief 15-minute drive away from the lodge, however I like to recommend staying even nearer to the airport, as visitors could be fairly insane, even at 5 a.m., because it has turned out.
Some good inns in Manila (close to the airport) to think about: Discovery Primea, Iyf Malate Manila
Days 1 – 3: Boracay
Attending to Boracay from Manila
As I discussed earlier than, we determined to take the early morning flight from Manila to Caticlan (P. Gogofredo Ramos) airport, which is the closest airport to Boracay. There are many direct flights from Manila to Caticlan, and flying time is just below an hour. Yow will discover costs and availability of those flights right here >
Caticlan airport to Boracay
Caticlan airport is situated on a special island – a really shut one, so it requires a really quick ferry journey. Whereas there’s a public ferry, which is reachable in lower than 10 minutes from Caticlan airport by taxi, a lot of inns really present free transfers! They’ll choose you up from the airport, ship you to their ferry (every resort has its personal ferry), choose you up on the opposite facet – in Boracay, and ship you to the lodge. In whole, 2 bus rides and 1 ferry journey took lower than 40 minutes, and we arrived at our resort very quick!
The place to remain in Boracay
There are 5 major areas for staying in Boracay: Stations 1,2,3, Balabag and Punta Bunga. Balabag is a kite browsing space – it’s cheaper than the remainder of the island, however it’s probably not appropriate for swimming, and you’ll have to stroll to Stations 1 and a couple of to swim there, which might take round 20-Half-hour.
Punta Bunga is situated fairly distant from all the primary eating places and inns of Boracay; therefore, it’s a lot quieter, and you could find some guesthouses and dearer resorts on this space.
Stations 1, 2 and three are situated on the primary seashore of the island, The White Seashore and are fairly related. Station 3 is a bit additional away, so it’s quieter. Station 1 is the loudest, and station 2 is the combination between stations 1 and three.
Accommodations to choose in Boracay
We stayed on the Lodge Coast situated in Station 2, and it was a fantastic expertise. The workers on the lodge made us really feel welcome, they had been extremely attentive, and meals was additionally wonderful there. Since 2020, it’s not allowed for the inns to have their solar beds on the seashore, however you might be, after all, allowed to take a seat on a towel. Not solely the workers helped us with the towels each time, in addition they helped to protect our belongings and introduced us recent water on a regular basis! The lodge was stunning and the rooms had been good, so I can wholeheartedly suggest Lodge Coast!
If Lodge Coast just isn’t out there, Mandala Spa & Resort Villas can also be a fantastic possibility.
In case you’re in search of a correct luxurious resort, contemplate staying at Shangri-La
In case you would like a extra budget-friendly possibility, these inns are a fantastic selection: Levantin Boracay
Issues to do in Boracay in 3 days:
Though Boracay is a tiny island, and you may stroll all of it in a couple of hours, there are many issues to do. We spent 3 full days in Boracay, and the time flew by! Listed below are the issues we suggest doing in Boracay:
Attempt Mango frozen yoghurt from HaloMango (probably the most scrumptious factor we’ve tried in Boracay!)
Watch the sundown on the White Seashore (we did it each day)
Go on a personal sundown crusing journey – you possibly can both e-book it on arrival or pre-book on-line right here >>
Go on a snorkelling & island hopping tour – e-book right here
Stroll to Bulabog
Stroll the White Seashore from Station 1 all the way in which to Station 3
Swim loads and benefit from the sunshine
Day 4: Flying to Cebu, exploring Moalboal
Flying from Caticlan to Cebu
Our lodge in Boracay, Coast, additionally included a free return switch, so we awakened early, packed our issues and had been delivered to Caticlan airport in lower than 45 minutes once more. Caticlan has a couple of direct flights to Cebu per day, and ours departed round 11 a.m.
The flight time from Caticlan to Cebu is a bit longer in comparison with Manila, however our flight in some way departed 20 minutes earlier, so we had been in Cebu forward of time.
Getting from Cebu to Moalboal
There are two other ways of attending to Moalboal from Cebu airport: by bus, minibus, or personal taxi. Because the street is fairly windy and one among us will get movement sick simply, we determined to go for a personal taxi. In whole, we paid round $65 for a one-way taxi journey, which was costly in comparison with a public bus however took considerably much less time. And sure, I did get dizzy even in a taxi (one thing to remember if you happen to additionally get motion-sick simply).
We organized the taxi by means of our lodge in Moalboal, Harman Suites. After we booked it, they despatched us a message providing to rearrange a taxi for us, and we determined to e-book through them.
The place to remain in Moalboal
As I discussed earlier than, we stayed at Harman Suites Moalboal, which was completely fabulous. The value was nice, the placement was wonderful, simply 3 minutes strolling from the seashore with the sardines and proper within the coronary heart of Moalboal. In addition they supplied free snorkelling gear, and the standard of the gear was so significantly better than we had anticipated and skilled in different inns throughout our 10-day journey within the Philippines.
You possibly can examine the costs and availability of Harman Suites right here >>
Snorkelling in Moalboal: Do you see sardines whereas snorkelling?
Most individuals come to Moalboal to both snorkel with sardines or dive with them. Numerous individuals come on a day journey from Cebu, which is fairly tiring, as you want to get up round 4 a.m. We by no means tried diving earlier than (and the docs prohibited Jose to dive anyway), so snorkelling was our solely possibility. I wasn’t fairly certain whether or not we’d see any sardines or something in any respect whereas snorkelling. Nevertheless, it turned out you possibly can see sardines completely properly simply 10-15 meters away from the doorway to the ocean. It’s simpler to see them when it’s sunny.
Furthermore, Moalboal had wonderful coral reefs and so many vibrant fishes – we spent a couple of hours on the afternoon of our first day in Moalboal and the subsequent morning simply snorkelling and in search of totally different fishes. It was genuinely probably the greatest snorkelling areas we’ve ever been to, and that was completely surprising!
You too can see starfish, sea snakes, turtles and different wonderful creatures!
Different issues to do in Moalboal
Numerous individuals come to Moalboal for a couple of days. Sadly, we may solely keep for one evening as a result of a decent itinerary. I want we had stayed for longer, although, as there are many wonderful issues to do close by! Most people coming to Moalboal go canyoneering, because the waterfalls on Cebu island are among the most spectacular ones within the Philippines. You possibly can pre-book a canyoneering tour ranging from Moalboal on-line right here >>
Moalboal can also be a beautiful city – it has a really laid-back and relaxed vibe. There are many backpackers and folks from all backgrounds and the ambiance may be very pleasant. Moalboal may be very small – nevertheless, there are many totally different bars and eating places. There are additionally a couple of therapeutic massage parlours and the perfect one was undoubtedly Moalboal Spa and Therapeutic massage (not a really artistic identify, I do know), however the therapeutic massage was the perfect one we bought within the Philippines!
Day 5: Oslob
On day 5 of our 10-day journey within the Philippines, we awakened early and went snorkelling in Moalboal. Then we had a tremendous breakfast at Shaka – fingers down the perfect breakfast spot in Moalboal. By 1 p.m., we checked out from our lodge and requested for a taxi on the reception. Personal taxis from Moalboal to Oslob price us round $35-40 for a automotive and took nearly two hours. The taxi arrived round 2 p.m. – by that point, we had additionally sorted out ferry tickets for the subsequent day’s ferry to Panglao. I like to recommend reserving tickets for the ferry upfront right here because the ferry tends to promote out, and the affirmation additionally takes a little bit of time.
Oslob is a tiny city and a really rural one. There isn’t a lot to do and there are solely two small eating places. We spent the afternoon strolling round, nevertheless, I like to recommend staying a bit longer in Moalboal and heading to Oslob for the night.
In Oslob, we stayed on the lodge Pobla – you possibly can name them earlier, and so they will help prepare a taxi and a information for swimming with the sharks the subsequent day.
Days 6-9: Swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob, Ferry to Panglao, exploring Bohol
Swimming with the whale sharks in Oslob
Our information picked us up round 7 a.m., and we arrived at Oslob whale shark centre Half-hour later (it takes round 25 minutes to drive there from Oslob city centre). On the entrance, our information helped us get the tickets and discover our spot within the queue. At 8 a.m., the queue was already round 90 minutes lengthy. There are locations to take a seat and conceal from the solar, so don’t fear, you gained’t want to face for a few hours to attend in your flip.
Since all people will get round Half-hour with the sharks and in every boat, there may be solely place for about 10-12 individuals, it takes fairly a little bit of time to ship and produce the vacationers again. I like to recommend taking the snorkelling gear with you, as what you’re supplied with just isn’t in nice situation and can in all probability do extra hurt than use.
You aren’t allowed to strategy whale sharks (though typically they strategy you) and you want to keep subsequent to the boat. Nevertheless, because the waves are normally fairly sturdy, it’s very simple to get dizzy!
Total, it was a tremendous expertise to see whale sharks so shut! I simply hoped it could be a bit extra moral (the whale sharks are there as a result of they’re fed each day at the very same spot).
Taking a ferry from Oslob to Panglao
We had been again within the lodge by 10:30 a.m., and our ferry was departing at 12 p.m. Fortunately, the ferry was only a 5-minute drive from the lodge, so we had time to complete packing and went to the ferry round 11:20 a.m.
We had been really nearly the final ones to reach! There isn’t a ferry terminal, only a small tent the place they examine your ticket, acquire your baggage payment and ship you to the ferry in a small boat. As I discussed earlier than, it’s very simple to e-book tickets for all ferries and buses on 12Go Asia – right here you could find the costs and availability of the ferry from Oslob to Panglao (Momo Seashore).
Our ferry was really a bit delayed and took over 2 hours to reach to Momo Seashore. Due to that, a lot of individuals had points with choose up – all of the taxi drivers left, together with ours. There have been, nevertheless, a couple of minibuses that arrived to choose up vacationers, and we joined one other group to go to our lodge in Alona Seashore.
The place to remain in Panglao
In Panglao, we stayed on the lodge referred to as Alona’s Coral Backyard – the lodge was beautiful, nevertheless, the placement wasn’t that nice – it was a bit distant from the primary a part of the city. Therefore, I’d suggest staying some other place.
We really break up our keep in Panglao into two elements – the primary two days, we stayed close to Alona Seashore, whereas the subsequent few days, we stayed at a correct resort – South Palms Resort Panglao.
Wanting again on the journey now, we’d have simply most well-liked to remain in a single lodge. Bathala Resort or Henann Alona Seashore would have been a greater possibility!
Issues to do in Bohol & Panglao
We spent most of our time in Panglao enjoyable and exploring the Alona seashore space. We went for a swim a number of instances – each time, we’d see not less than 10 totally different blue starfish. There are, nevertheless, loads of urchins in Alona Seashore – I like to recommend at all times checking the place you might be stepping and likewise put on swimming footwear like these ones.
One other must-do exercise in Panglao is definitely occurring a day journey to Bohol island. Panglao and Bohol are two separate islands related by a bridge. It takes round Half-hour to get to Bohol from Alona Seashore. Bohol is a very beautiful island – there are many issues to see, however most of them could be coated on a day journey. You possibly can e-book a personal tour (like we did) right here.
Alternatively, you possibly can e-book this small-group tour with a barely totally different itinerary.
The principle points of interest everybody visits are the Chocolate Hills, the Tarsier “Sanctuary,” and the Loboc River Cruise. The one one we didn’t take pleasure in was the Tarsier “Sanctuary” as a result of it felt worse than a zoo. Tarsiers are nocturnal creatures, so that they sleep through the day. Nevertheless, I noticed workers of the “Sactuary” touching tarsiers with a stick so that they get up and vacationers can take a photograph with their eyes vast open for a small tip.
Chocolate Hills are completely wonderful, and the Loboc river cruise was beautiful, too. You could wait within the queue to get on a cruise – we waited for 1.5 hours because it was a really busy weekend throughout public holidays; nevertheless, most individuals can get in there a lot quicker. The cruise takes place in a really photogenic boat and features a buffet lunch, reside music and a reside dance present.
Day 10: Getting again to Cebu
On our final day within the Philippines, we took a ferry from Bohol to Cebu. We really bought enterprise class tickets (they had been simply $3 extra per particular person) for the ferry. Once more, we booked all of the tickets on-line right here.
It took lower than 1.5 hours to get to Cebu from Bohol. The ferries usually are not at all times tremendous punctual, so I don’t suggest reserving your return flight too near the ferry arrival time. Depart not less than 5-8 hours till the flight. Whereas there isn’t a lot to see and do in Cebu Metropolis, it’s at all times higher to attend than pay for an additional flight!
Abstract of our itinerary for 10 days within the Philippines
I hope you discovered this text about our 10-day itinerary for the Philippines helpful and bought some inspiration in your journey. Though we had been on a decent schedule, all the pieces went as deliberate, and we managed to see all the pieces we wished to see! We noticed three beautiful sunsets in Boracay, swam with whale sharks in Oslob and with sardines in Moalboal and visited the well-known chocolate hills in Bohol.
10 days within the Philippines doesn’t sound like loads, nevertheless, each our jobs don’t enable us to take greater than 14 days off work without delay, and we had been additionally visiting Hong Kong this time, therefore, we constructed this 10-day itinerary for the Philippines. In case you solely have 10 days to spend on this wonderful nation, maybe you could find some helpful suggestions on this article!
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