Top 11 Dining Experiences in the Philippines

1.Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 175 reviews · 4 hours · from $34Our pick

Puerto Princesa firefly watching bay cruise with dinner: sunset sailing, mangrove lights, bioluminescent plankton, hotel pickup. 4 hours.

“Really worth it! Our guide (Dodong) was knowledgeable and really funny, and was able to energize the entire group. The food was served on the boat and it was delicious! The guide picked us up and dropped us off right at the door of our hotel. All and all a wonderful experience!”

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2.Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 119 reviews · from $35

A 4-hour Puerto Princesa Bay cruise with hotel pickup, dinner on board, mangrove fireflies, and glowing plankton in the estuary.

“Just be sure you can handle different boat transfer situations.”

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3.Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 47 reviews · 4 hours · from $27Best value

Paddle the Sicsican River for thousands of fireflies in Palawan, with hotel transfers and dinner at Swag Restaurant included.

“Great evening activity. The guide was excellent, food was good, and the boat trip accords the bay way lovely and relaxing”

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4.Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

A 4-hour Puerto Princesa firefly paddle-boat night with local dinner in the dark mangrove setting, ending around 8 to 10 PM.

“Pilotka organizacja świetliki ogólnie całe miejsce super”

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5.Street Food Experience with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 14 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

Makati night street-food crawl with a local guide, beer and dinner, included photos, then relax at a 360 rooftop bar.

“We had a thoroughly enjoyable tour and our guide Jenny was so kind and knowledgable about the food and culture. She introduced us to new foods and different parts of the city, areas that we would never known about without her local knowledge. We highly recommend this tour.”

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6.El Nido, Sibaltan: Family Dinner, Bonfire and Karaoke

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $40Top rated

A real Saturday night in Sibaltan, El Nido: banana-leaf boodle-fight dinner, bonfire cultural dance, and karaoke under the stars for $40.

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7.Firefly Watching with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $40

Evening firefly watching in Palawan’s mangroves near Puerto Princesa, with a boat ride and dinner buffet for about $40.

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8.Makati Street food walking tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $63

A 2-hour Makati night of Filipino street food, guided tastings, dinner and drinks, plus a rooftop bar stop with great Manila views.

“Our guide Mare was very enthusiastic and provided us with lots of information on the night side of Makati. She introduced the hawker’s food in an interesting way to remove our worry or doubt in taking the street food. The four of us had indeed an interesting tour of the. Ight-life of Makati.”

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9.Balayong People’s Park with Dinner and Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 3 reviews · 5 - 7 hours · from $117

Puerto Princesa evening: Balayong People’s Park water-light show, dinner, hotel transfers, optional spa.

“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…”

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10.Firefly Watching Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★2.9 · 3 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $54

A 3.5-hour Puerto Princesa outing to the Iwahig River for thousands of fireflies, a sunset boat ride, and dinner with live entertainment.

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11.Private Panoramic Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $100

Cebu’s evening panoramic ride to The Tops with Sirao Flower Garden stops, a quick fruit market break, and a traditional Filipino dinner.

“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.”

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