Philippines
From October 5th to October 12th, 2023
Cebu
Stay
Shangri-La
See/Do
Dive
Dive
Dive to see the sardines in formation, blowfish, sea turtles, and other exotic marine life.
Eat/Drink
We ate at the hotel every night as there were not many options in Cebu itself.
Palawan & Puerto Princesa
After a 3 hour flight from Cebu
Stay
Astoria
See/Do
An hour and a half drive from the hotel down the windy roads passing by stray dogs, shacks full of of the hinge to butcher cemeteries, boat yards, jungle foliage, scooter tricycles carrying supplies to the next location, sunglasses stands, numbchuck stands, restaurants, view decks overlooking the west Philippines sea, clothes drying on racks, Subterranean River National Park Underground River & Cave tour
Separate cave tour at Ugong Rock Adventures Cave Tour where we zip lined and splunked through caves and ziplined our way back to where we started.
Eat/Drink
After a tour at the underground river we stopped to have lunch at Cacaoyan Forest Park & Restaurant
Otherwise all meals were had at the Astoria Hotel
Pamalican Island Cuyo Archipelago Private Island
After a 3 hour flight to Manila on Cebu Pacific, then a sea/prop plane ride to
Amanpulo
Stay
Amanpulo
See/Do
Schedule beach dinners at sunset
Dive: see 6 cuttlefish in their act of body transformation
Eat/Drink
All meals were had at the hotel, including a beach sunset dinner and a boat sunset cruise.