Your shortcut to a dream trip in the Philippines 🏝️
The Philippines are in our Top 3 destinations ✨ Dream beaches, epic underwater life, breathtaking landscapes… But here’s the thing: planning a trip can get overwhelming, and most travelers end up stuck on the same basic itinerary. And if your nightmare looks like joining packed group tours, surrounded by life jackets instead of adventure 🫠…
GOOD NEWS! : We spent 3 and a half months exploring 10 different islands : from the famous ones to the most hidden gems. We tested everything ourselves and documented it all to create a super complete travel guide designed for travelers who want more than the classics ✨
What’s inside the guide :
👉 A true travel planner and ready-to-use solution to save you precious time with :
- Perfect itineraries for 15 days, 2 or 3 weeks & 1 month with must-sees and secret islands
- 13 detailed stops (see map below), how to get there and how long to stay
- Our trusted local contacts for excursions and guided tours
- The best activities (sightseeing, hikes, waterfalls, boat trips, beaches…) for every stop, with all prices included
- Our hotel recommendations for every budget (from €20/night to €150/night for a treat)
- Our favorite restaurants where we had amazing meals
- Mistakes to avoid so you don’t get scammed
- A full detailed budget depending on your travel length
Everything is in a clickable PDF so you can contact or book everything instantly for your trip!
🎁 Also included as a bonus
- 5 exclusive discounts we negotiated for you, enough to instantly pay off your guide. For example 10% off a 3-day Balabac trip and 10% off a guided tour in Banaue or in the most amazing hotel of Coron.
- Access to all our saved Google Maps points, so you can see what’s around you at any time: viewpoints, beaches, restaurants, and photo spots.
- Photos of our favorite dishes on each island (so you know exactly what to try!).
- Practical Memo: a quick sheet with the most useful Tagalog words to connect with locals.
- + The Organized Adventurer’s Checklist: a practical to-do sheet to make sure you don’t forget anything before your trip to the Philippines.
- + Travel ProTips: after 5 years of full-time travel, we reveal our 5 best hacks that truly make the difference.
👉 Basically, for the price of a meal you’ll save hours of planning and guarantee yourself an amazing trip, far from mass tourism 🫡
The best time to visit
March to May is the best time to travel to the Philippines. Keep in mind that each island has its own climate, so it’s hard to get perfect weather everywhere at the same time. You’ll often read on blogs that the season already starts in December or January, but we don’t recommend it. We were there in early January and because of the strong winds, many tours were canceled and the days were less enjoyable.
February is also high season: it’s much more crowded than in March or May, and hotels are often fully booked, especially in Palawan (El Nido, Coron and the Balabac tours).
What budget?
In the Philippines, excursions and boat trips are usually the biggest part of the budget. You can find simple accommodation for a minimum of €25 per night and meals for €3/4, and nice places for 40-60€/night with pools.
Here’s an estimated 14-day budget for 2 people:
- Accommodation: €300
- Excursions: €1200 (including some nights, for example Balabac trip + El Nido-Coron cruise)
- Transport: €550
- Food & extras: €300
Total for 2 people: €2 350
So, isn’t €25 more worth it to have zero research to do and be sure you’ll get off the beaten path?
Part 1: Introduction
The guide starts with general practical information:
Part 2: The steps
Then, each stage of the itinerary is detailed page by page, with of course lots of photos:
Indonesia packs
Our packs from Indonesia
Digital format
The guide is an interactive pdf file (with clickable links) that you can save and view from your phone. It is a format adapted for mobile devices that can be scrolled like a website. Please don't print it ♻️.
Google Map Points
All my restaurant addresses, viewpoints, beaches, or other points of interest are saved so that you can see what is around you at any time on Google Maps.
Lifetime updates
As soon as a guide is purchased, you will have free access to any updates!
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Format numérique
Le guide est un fichier pdf interactif (avec des liens cliquables) qu'on peut enregistrer et consulter depuis son téléphone. C’est un format adapté pour mobile tout en longueur qui se scrolle comme un site.
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This guide is for you if:
you want to avoid...
- Spend hours searching among over 10 different blogs
- Finding yourself in the most famous spots that everyone else is doing
- Getting ripped off because you don't know the real prices in advance
- Falling into tourist traps once you're there
And you would rather...
- Discover hidden gems off the beaten track
- Live an authentic experience, close to the locals
- Stress-free travel with a tried-and-tested itinerary
- Optimize your budget with concrete, up-to-date tips
Because having good local contacts is worth gold ✨... and together we support small local businesses 😊
Do you have questions?
You can pay safely by bank card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex), Google Pay, Apple Pay and iDEAL. All payments are secure and protected
We only recommend places we REALLY loved (collaboration or not!) and we also also recommend places based on all our research (best locations, value for money, ratings on google/booking) so you really don't have to do anything (well yes, just choose according to your available budget!).
Personally, I have always had to read dozens of different blogs to organize an entire trip. Most bloggers only trace what they did and you need to do more research for the rest. Our guides are designed to save you this research time, and have everything in one place, from preparing (visa, business to bring, cash, sim card...) to visualizing your complete itinerary.
In addition, if you follow me on Instagram you know that we are always looking for little-known paradisiacal places, to find ourselves alone. And it's these gems that I keep very dear for my guides, I no longer share precise locations publicly! Not to mention the exclusive discounts that I negotiate and that you won't find anywhere else.
As soon as a guide is purchased, you get all of its updates for free! They will be sent to you by email to the address provided during your purchase.
💡 tip : Keep this email with the download link carefully so you can access the latest version at any time.
The e-books are interactive pdf files (with clickable links) that you can save and view from your phone. It is a format adapted for long mobile devices that can be scrolled like a site. Please don't print it ♻️
Yes, we offer itineraries for all durations, especially for those who only have one or two weeks of vacation.
Hello! We are Mélanie & Stephen
A couple of nomad travelers, 29 and 35 years old, and we have been traveling the world for 5 years now! After experiencing all the difficulties possible (cancelled flights, weird accommodations, scams, bad itineraries...) we learned to organize perfect trips, without stress and without wasting time.
It all started three years ago, when sharing our trip to Egypt on Insta, we received an avalanche of questions about organization, safety or the contacts of local guides! We then decided to combine all our best reviews in an ultra-complete file, so that you can save time and leave peacefully, without stress or unpleasant surprises.
Guides created by travelers, for travelers.
Today, our guides are the result of several years of experience and continuous improvement. Thanks to the feedback of thousands of travelers, we have made them even more practical, detailed and optimized 👌
