13 Dinner Experiences in the Philippines Worth the Early Start

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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6.Cultural Dinner and Show in Manila

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $144Top rated

A 3-hour Manila dinner-and-show night with Filipino food, live music and dance, and round-trip hotel transfer in select areas for $144.88.

“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”

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7.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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8.Panoramic View of Cebu and Dinner with Night View

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $97

Afternoon Cebu sights, Temple of Leah and Sirao Garden, then dinner at Mr. A with panoramic night views over the city.

“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!”

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9.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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10.El Nido, Sibaltan: Family Dinner, Bonfire and Karaoke

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

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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11.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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12.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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13.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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