Tibro

    Philippines,
    by the islands.

    Two island-hop journeys built around Palawan and Boracay. El Nido lagoons at first light, a Coron wreck-dive afternoon, a Boracay sunset to close.
    2019first journey
    2Philippines routes
    3anchors
    El Nido Palawan Philippines
    El Nido, the lagoons
    El Nido, Big Lagoon at first light
    Preface, on the archipelago of seven thousand islands

    Phe Philippines is an archipelago of seven thousand islands. Palawan in the west for the lagoons and the wreck-dives, Boracay in the centre for the white-sand sunsets, Cebu for the heritage. Three Palawan days, two Boracay, two for the second island. Best between November and April for the dry season; the typhoons blow through June to October.

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    Interlude, Plates from the field

    Things we
    have seen.

    Six plates from the studio's last two years. The Big Lagoon at first light, a Boracay sunset, a Coron wreck-dive afternoon.

    El Nido Big Lagoon
    Plate I01
    Big Lagoon, and a paddle-board at first light.
    El Nido, 6:30 AM
    Coron Palawan diving
    Plate II02
    Coron, a Japanese wreck at twenty metres.
    Coron, afternoon dive
    Boracay Philippines
    Plate III03
    Boracay, White Beach at sunset.
    Boracay, golden hour
    Cebu Philippines
    Plate IV04
    Cebu, Sinulog festival in the third week of January.
    Cebu, late afternoon
    Philippines islands
    Plate V05
    Bohol, Chocolate Hills at the end of the dry season.
    Bohol, noon
    Banaue Philippines
    Plate VI06
    Banaue, rice terraces at the eighth wonder of the world.
    Banaue, morning
    Six plates, drag, swipe, or use the arrows
    Colophon

    A small note
    on how we work.

    Tibro has been routing the Philippines since 2019. Six years of Palawan lagoons, Boracay sunsets, and the three-island sweeps that travellers come back wanting to repeat.

    We work with a Manila-based partner who handles the inter-island flights and the boat-day arrangements.

    Two routes is what we currently maintain. The Palawan-and-Boracay eight-night is the most-requested; we route Palawan first because the lagoon mornings are the trip's loudest and the Boracay sunsets close it gently.

    6Years of routing the Philippines
    2Routes, none repeated
    12 / 24Hours we tend to reply within

    Warmly,
    The Tibro studio , Mumbai, Manila (partner), El Nido (boat liaison)

    Letters received
    From the studio's folder

    What they wrote
    when they got home.

    Two letters from the last twelve months.

    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
    Palawan & Boracay, eight nights, February 2024

    Five Palawan nights split between El Nido and Coron, three Boracay. The Big Lagoon at six in the morning with a private boat was the trip's loudest silence. The only sounds were our paddles and the cormorants. The Boracay end was the right kind of slowing.

    P. & K. IyerBengaluru, first Philippines trip
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
    Three-island sweep, ten nights, November 2024

    Palawan, Boracay, Cebu. Three different paces. The Cebu whale-shark morning at Oslob the studio routed with an ethical operator was the responsible-tourism note that mattered to us.

    A. & R. KrishnanChennai, returning
    4.91 / 5Average from 52 returned travellers
    26%Travel with us a second time
    12 hrsMean reply time to a first letter
    An open letter

    Tell us how many
    islands.

    Two questions decide a Philippines trip: how many islands, and which window. November to April for the dry season.

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