Beyond Manila: Nature Wonders & Island Retreat

Day 1: Arrival in Manila

Arrive in Manila, meet your transfer representative, and proceed to your hotel for check-in and tour.
Meals: None

Day 2: Manila → Legazpi

Breakfast, then free time until transfer to the airport for your flight to Legazpi. Upon arrival, transfer to your resort and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 3: Legazpi – Mayon Volcano Adventure

ATV ride to the Lava Wall and trek up Mayon Volcano via the Farmer’s Trail, passing grasslands, gullies, and farms with stunning views of Mayon.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 4: Legazpi → Donsol → Legazpi

Whale shark interaction in Donsol, one of the world’s best sites for sightings from November to June.
Meals: Breakfast

Day 5: Legazpi → Sorsogon → Legazpi

Sorsogon Provincial Tour: Bulusan Volcano & Nature Park, Kambal Busay Falls, Balay Buhay Bee Farm, Sorsogon Museum, Gubat Beach, and Old Barcelona Church.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 6: Legazpi → Ticao Island

Participate in a hands-on Bicol culinary course (Bicol Express, Laing, Tinutungan na Manok). After lunch, transfer via Pilar Port ferry to Ticao Island and check in at your resort.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Day 7: Ticao Island

Fishing trip with a local fisherman (1700H), learning traditional fishing methods.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 8: Ticao Island – North Ticao Tour

Island-hopping to northern Ticao: limestone formations, lagoons, snorkeling, waterfalls, and white-sand beaches with lunch served on the beach.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 9: Ticao Island

Free day to relax and enjoy the island.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 10: Ticao → Legazpi → Manila – Departure

After breakfast, ferry and land transfer to Legazpi/Bicol Airport for your flight to Manila, then connect to your international flight.
Meals: Breakfast

Inclusions:

• 1 night of accommodation in Manila
• 4 nights of accommodation in Legazpi
• 4 nights of accommodation in Ticao
• Meals as per program: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Private air-conditioned vehicle during transfers & tours
• Ferry transfers: Pilar Port (Sorsogon) – San Jacinto Port (Ticao Island) v. versa
• Services of an English-speaking guide during tours
• Tours as per itinerary

Exclusion

• Meals not specified in the itinerary
• Domestic flight tickets: Manila – Legazpi; Legazpi – Manila
• Optional tours
• Personal travel insurance
• Personal expenditure, such as tips to local guide, drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, postage, gratuities and those personal in nature.