A bold and exciting trip to the Philippines, this incredible tour proposes you a new way to discover the amazing natural environment hosted in this part of Asia. During these 16 days you'll trek in the jungle, take part in excursions on board of traditional boats, and visit remote villages, but also Manila, the capital city of the country. Friendly and kind local people will receive you for your overnight in the village, while we look out for a place to stay in the jungle. You'll spot stunning wildlife, wonderful waterfalls and rivers as well as breath-taking sunsets.

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A bold and exciting trip to the Philippines, this incredible tour proposes you a new way to discover the amazing natural environment hosted in this part of Asia. During these 16 days you'll trek in the jungle, take part in excursions on board of traditional boats, and visit remote villages, but also Manila, the capital city of the country. Friendly and kind local people will receive you for your overnight in the village, while we look out for a place to stay in the jungle. You'll spot stunning wildlife, wonderful waterfalls and rivers as well as breath-taking sunsets.

Your day of trek will be more or less like this: leave the camp at 7/8 a.m. and trek until noon / 1 p.m. when we'll have a break for lunch. Around 3 p.m. we'll start looking out for a place to set the camp for the night, at 6 p.m.it is already black as pitch. Of course, during the day, you can ask to stop to take some pictures.

This tour is suggested for those who love the real adventure and want to explore the jungle and admire the old-growth rainforest. Pay attention because this expedition is physically and mentally hard if you are not accustomed with the jungle and the humidness, but at the end of the journey all the efforts will be repaied and you'll be completely satisfied.

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Trip summary

  • Travel style Tailor-made travel
  • Departure Manila
  • End Manila
  • Countries
    • Philippines
  • City
    • Dinapigue
    • Palanan
    • Divilacan
    • Santa Ana
    • Manila
  • Theme Adventure and trekking
  • Accommodation Standard
  • Flight Excluded
  • Guide Not Included
  • The tour has met our standards

Detailed itinerary

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  • 1
    Manila - Dinapigue
    Day 1

    Early in the morning we'll leave the noise of Manila heading for Baler by our Land Rovers. Baler is a town located in the province of Aurora on the eastern part of the island of Luzon. A journey of about 250 km. Here, we'll take a banca, a typical local boat, and move up to the coast.

    Visited places:
    • Manila
    • Dinapigue
  • 2
    Dinapigue - Palanan
    Day 2

    We'll continue our trip on board of the banca for few kilometers till starting our trek to reach Palanan. Once got off the banca, we'll enter in Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, a wonderful natural enviroment characterized by a lush rainforest.

    Palanan is the biggest village in this part of the coast; here, we'll stay in home stays.

    Visited places:
    • Dinapigue
    • Palanan
  • 3
    Visit Palanan
    Day 3

    The whole day is dedicated to the visit of the village and its main tourist sights. We'll visit Palanan Forestal Dynamics Plot, a scientific research station in the tropical rainforest.

    Visited places:
    • Palanan
  • 4
    Free day in Palanan
    Day 4

    Today you'll enjoy your free day in Palanan in order to appreciate as much as possible the amazing surrounding natural environment before starting our 5-6 days of trekking.

    Visited places:
    • Palanan
  • 5
    Trekking towards Divilacan
    Day 5 - 10

    The following 6 days are dedicated to trekking. We'll mainly trek through green low-land rainforest. Time permitting, it is possible to spend one extra day inside the old-growth rainforest to explore it according to your personal style. During these nights, we'll set camp by a creek or a river and dry our feet beside the camp fire. It'll be an exciting experience. On the sixth day, we'll arrive in Divilacan and overnight in a home stay.

    Visited places:
    • Palanan
    • Divilacan
  • 6
    Divilacan
    Day 11 - 14

    Divilacan is the second village on our route. Here we'll spend the following four nights in a homestay. During the days we'll have the chance to visit mangrove swamps, swim in the coral reefs, and hopefully we will spot Philippine crocodile, when we go out with a boat during night time with a flash light.

    This part of Philippines is recognized as the last wilderness, therefore we cannot guarantee any wildlife encounters. Anyway, in the jungle we'll be able to admire Philippines eagle, Philippine Macaque monkey, hornbills, deers, boars, wild chickens and monitor lizards amongst many others. On the coastal area out on the Pacific we might glimpse dolphins, sea turtles, sperm whales, humpback whales, colorful coral fishes, salt water crocodiles and dugong amongst many others. And finally, we won't miss the flights of flying foxes for hunting at sunset.

    Visited places:
    • Divilacan
  • 7
    Towards Santa Ana by boat
    Day 15

    Today we'll leave the beautiful nature of Divilacan for Maconacon. Then, from here we'll take a boat to go up north on the east coast of Luzon and arrive in Santa Ana.

    Visited places:
    • Divilacan
    • Santa Ana
  • 8
    Back to Manila
    Day 16

    Today is our last day, we'll spend it to go back to the capital city, Manila.

    Visited places:
    • Santa Ana
    • Manila

Photogallery

  • Boat cruise toword the rainforest of the Philippines
  • Lush nature in the Philippines
  • River toword the rainforest in the Philippines
  • River Isabela in Palanan in the Philippines
  • River in Isabela in Palanan in the Philippines
  • Waterfall in the rainforest in the Philippines
  • Sunset over the rainforest in the Philippines
  • Macaque Monkey in the jungle of the Philippines
  • Carabaos in Palanan in the Philippines
  • Blue and jellow Macaw eating banana in the Philippines
  • Blue headed Fantail in Luzon in the Philippines
  • Tarsier in the Philippines
  • Tarsier in the Philippines
  • Two Wreathed Hornbill in the Philippines

  • Prices and conditions
    Price includes
    • Food and drink/water
    • All accommodation
    • All traveling from and back to Manila
    • Hammock
    • Water purification tablets
    • ORS
    Price does not include
    • International flights to and from the Philippines
    • Visa
    • Accommodation before pick-up in Manila
    • Accommodation after drop-off in Manila

    Please note:

    • We do not use carriers, we carry our own backpacks, and sleep in hammocks or tents
    • We do not want to make a heavy impact on the rain forest, therefore we have limited the maximum number of expedition participants to 7
    • In the jungle we will carry our own stove, which we cook on
    • By living and eating at locally owned places, we support the area's development
    • You will need to obtain a visa for the Philippines depending on what country you come from, and how long you will stay
    • Vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis is recommended
    • Your backpack will be weighted before we leave for the jungle expedition and you will not be allowed for your own sake to bring more than 15kg