Philippines · PRIVATE
Your own guide, your own vehicle, your own pace. Private days cost more and save all the arguing about timing. These 15 are the ones that earn the premium.
Explore Coron by private boat, choose your stops, shop for lunch at the market, snorkel clear reefs, and avoid the biggest crowds.
“Awesome tour with great flexibility to maximise ability to avoid the crowds. Norie and her husband were so lovely too!”
Explore Cebu and Lapu-Lapu on a private day tour with historic sights, hilltop views, Sirao Garden, guitar-making, and a lechon lunch.
“We really enjoyed the full day experience. Our driver Joseph was amazing! Punctual, very knowledgeable, taking pictures of us / for us and having an umbrella at the ready when it was raining. Definitely recommend to others and if you’re fortunate to get Joseph, it will be a great day. All the best from Magda and Barry.”
Review of Boracay’s 4-hour private island-hopping tour, with Crystal Cove, Puka Beach, snorkeling, lunch, costs, tips, and honest advice.
“Great experience and value. The lunch was significantly more than we had expected. The snorkeling near Crocodile Island was good. We saw much more during the time we had than anyone else on the cruise. Great guide and boat crew.”
Review of Manila airport private transfers: clear pickup communication, clean vehicles, 60-minute airport wait, fees, luggage rules, and drawbacks.
“The company accepted my booking and then demanded more money to complete it a week later, just days before the trip. Do not book with this company.”
Review of Cebu’s Kawasan Falls canyoneering tour, with cliff jumps, private transport, lunch, safety tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Well organised, well executed and our guides were absolutely brilliant. Highly recommended and 100% do the optional zipline, it's an amazing way to start the canyoneering.”
Review the 4-day Balabac expedition from Puerto Princesa, with island stops, tents, meals, boat transfers, costs, and practical advice.
“The islands are beautiful and the boat staff nice and helpful and some nice snorkelling, Onuk island was stunning with lots of turtles but on the whole the experience wasn’t great.”
Review of El Nido’s private Tour A, with Big Lagoon, Secret Lagoon, snorkeling, lunch, costs, tips, and honest advice before booking.
“Had a fantastic day with Gabi and the crew, our visits were well timed to avoid the crowds from from the group tours. Would highly recommend”
Review of El Nido Private Tour A, with lagoons, beaches, lunch, private guides, pickup, costs, and practical booking tips.
“Awesome day. The snorkeling was incredible. Swam with a school of 300-400 fish in the reef. Unforgettable. Great day”
Review of Manila’s Taal Volcano and Pagsanjan Falls tour, with practical advice on price, traffic, rafting, guides, weather, and what to pack.
“The Taal Volcano is a stop for a site seeing that is beautiful but was extremely far away. Our guides suggested the boat tour around it and that was far better of an experience. The Pagsanjan tour read raft and rapids but was a canoe and gui”
Review of Boracay’s private island-hopping tour, with snorkeling, Crocodile Island, Puka Beach, seafood BBQ, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Over the top! Mark was perfect! He met us at the port and took us on a fun ride in an open-aired vehicle through town where we boarded the boat for our private group of 6. We wanted to snorkel, not put on a beach. We had 3 fabulous snorkel locations. The crew on the boat helped us immensely getting on and off the boat to land and on and off the boat to snorkel and in the water.. Not easy for we older folk with a day when the water was a bit rough! We ended with a super lunch at a non touristy location and a wonderful birthday…”
Review of Coron’s private island tour, with Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon, wreck snorkeling, lunch, value, practical tips, and guide highlights.
“Excellent crew, food, and boat. Special shout out to Bronze for providing a great and safe job guiding us to amazing locations!”
Review of a private Tagaytay Highlands tour from Manila, with Taal Volcano views, local food, flexible stops, transport, and optional boat ride.
“If it were not for our guide, Marvin, we’d probably miss the great things Manila has to offer. The trip to the volcano was very informative too. We saw how people live outside the city, saw the nature, and tried local fruit and vegetables at a roadside market. Even though the weather was rainy, we had a pleasant day with Marvin, who turned out to be very well educated, knowledgeable in many aspects of life in the Philippines. Highly recommended!”
Review of El Nido’s private island-hopping tour, with Big Lagoon, Snake Island, Filipino lunch, kayaking, fees, and booking advice.
“we saw 5 good spots and we're fed some good food. our guide was very friendly and accommodating”
Sail El Nido’s Bacuit Bay on a private 43-foot yacht with snorkeling, secluded beaches, lunch, and sunset views for up to five people.
“Our captain was excellent and he explained everything perfectly. We had a day with decent wind so the boat moved along nicely. The ship was in great shape and he had everything we needed for snorkeling on board. Lunch was excellent, fresh and nicely prepared. We would definitely do this again!!”
Explore Coron Island by private yacht or speedboat, with Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon, beaches, snorkeling, lunch, and optional hotel pickup.
“The yacht is great, there were five of us and plenty of room in the rear open area. Very friendly crew, captain and guide. A varied and plentiful lunch is included. Not mentioned in the description is the fact that a maximum of six destinations are visited, further destinations, even within the planned time frame, are charged extra.”
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