The Philippines · DINING EXPERIENCES
Good dining experiences fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 12 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Dinner on a Puerto Princesa bay cruise at dusk, then fireflies and bioluminescent plankton light the mangroves.
“The only activity very worth it in Puerto Princesa. Suggestive, great food and nice experience. Kail the guide was amazing! Cheap and nice. Suggested.”
Night paddle boat tour from Puerto Princesa with thousands of fireflies, dinner at Swag Restaurant, and an English guide on the river.
“Great evening activity. The guide was excellent, food was good, and the boat trip accords the bay way lovely and relaxing”
Puerto Princesa firefly watching on a paddle boat through the mangroves, with pickup and local dinner in Palawan.
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Makati street food plus a rooftop finish. Eat sisig, balut and more, learn ordering, get photos, then head up to Antidote.
“Great food tour in Manila! V had great communication with us pre tour and on the night she showed us places we might not have found ourselves in Manila. A mix of the street food market and a retro 1950s style diner for dessert! Make sure you leave plenty of room as there is so much food! Highly recommend if you're new to Manila.”
Makati at night with a local guide, Filipino street food tastings, local beer, and a 360 rooftop bar finish in 2 hours.
“Jenny was amazing and had fantastic knowledge about the local area and food. it was so much more than a food tour (which was excellent) but we got to see the local neighbourhood and shown some of the highlights of the area that we can come back and explore at our leisure. I can highly recommend Venus and Jenny doe the amazing tour and time spent with us.”
Manila cultural dinner and show with hotel pickup, Filipino music and dance, and a traditional multi-course meal. 3 hours, small group.
“Our guide was amazing. We had a bit of time before dinner and the show so she stopped off at a park and gave us a short tour and got our picture in front of the monument to the Philippines National hero. We were seated at a terrible vanRead more”
Cebu evening panoramic drive to The Tops, Sirao Flower Garden color stops, and a traditional Filipino dinner with hotel pickup.
“We had a very short stay in Cebu so this tour was great. It was easy. We were able to see a little bit of Cebu without any hassle. Our guide was knowledgeable and accommodating to our needs.”
Family-style Filipino dinner on banana leaves plus beach bonfire, cultural dance, and karaoke at Efrena Beach in Sibaltan, El Nido.
Evening firefly watching in Palawan with a mangrove boat ride and an included dinner buffet, plus roundtrip transfer from Puerto Princesa.
2-hour Makati street food walking tour with Filipino tastings, dinner and drinks, Halo-Halo dessert, and a rooftop bar view.
“We throughly enjoyed our tour with Jeric. He encouraged us to try bites out of our comfort zone and explained many of the street foods of Manila…. Some of the foods surprised us but we passed on the balut!! It was a fun night which ended with a great view of Manila from the 35th floor of a hotel. Jeric also took many photos to remind us of our tastings. Highly recommend tour!”
Puerto Princesa night out with buffet dinner and Balayong People’s Park water-light show, plus optional spa massage in a private group.
“The best part was massage. overall the trip was not well planned and organized. it was advertised that we will see a show but we did not see fountain show as the first stop was restaurant for buffet dinner as advertised and restaurant was closed so we went to city hall and baker hill. Then we saw fountains but not a show. The dinner was not a buffet as we were not given choices to select and buffet means you can get more than one round. The food was already selected for us and not everything was tasting good. also the tour indicated bottle water will be provided and it…”
Temple of Leah, Sirao Garden, then dinner with Cebu night views at Mr. A. Pickup and admission included, dinner is extra.
“This was a great tour but should have asked for a certified guide for more information on the sites. Our driver was very kind and helpful so no complaints there! The lechon was delish!”
Pick the island first. The kind of day sorts itself out after that.
