Top 8 Shore Excursions Tours in the Philippines

1.Puerto Princesa Honda Bay Island Hopping Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $173Our pick

Private Honda Bay island hopping from Puerto Princesa Port with snorkeling gear, up to 3 islands, and lunch included in about 7 hours.

“We had a remarkable guide for our private tour for 6 people (we aren’t spring chickens), TJ Echo spoke perfect English (Spanish, too), stopped for what we needed, informed us of marine life, considered safety judiciously, and taught us many iPhone photo tricks. The lunch was lovely..”

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2.Intramuros Walking Tour by Don’t Skip Manila | Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $83

Half-day Intramuros history walking tour with Rizal Park, Fort Santiago, Rizal Shrine, Manila Cathedral, and Casa Manila, plus pickup.

“Very informative and honest history lesson as well as a beautiful exploration of intramural ! Very good tour guide and beautiful city.”

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3.Puerto Princesa Underground River Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $200

Enjoy an uncrowded Puerto Princesa Underground River shore day with private port transfers, a pro guide, lunch, and park fees included.

“Our guide nicknamed Brian gave us an excellent tour . Good information is provided throughout. Courteous and helpful. Driver was very pleasant as well . Great value when compared to our cruise organized tour. Highly recommended”

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4.Puerto Princesa shore excursion to Luli, starfish, cowrie island

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · from $60Best value

Island-hopping from Puerto Princesa to Cowrie, Lu-Li, Honda Bay, and Starfish Sandbar, with snorkeling, photos, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Jake was a great guide. He is very intelligent and has a wonderful personality. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with him.”

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5.Shared Cruise Shore Excursion of Manila Old and New City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $112

Cruise-friendly Manila tour mixing Intramuros, Rizal Park, and the Manila American Cemetery, with a private guide and AC transport.

“I had done this same tour a year prior with my daughter and knew my husband would enjoy it too. Frank was a wonderful guide. Very knowledgeable and easy to understand. He gave us time to see the sights and never rushed us. Great tour!”

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6.Private Puerto Princesa Palawan Underground River shore excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $130

Private Puerto Princesa day trip to the UNESCO Underground River with private transfers, lunch, permits, headsets, and guided boat rides.

“It was true experience of a lifetime to go through and float on the longest underground river and one of natures seven wonders. Our tour guide was. Mul pronounced mall, he was very patient. He helped us carry. Our bag took her pictures. Read more”

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7.Private Half-Day Shore Excursion in Manila

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $125

A private 4-hour Manila shore excursion with port pickup, a dedicated English guide, and included entrance fees for Intramuros highlights.

“We had a great day with our guide Tony and driver Roy. Learnt a lot about the history of Manila and the Philippines . He was very informative and would recommend him if you are in Manila. Roy was very good given the traffic and we felt very safe with him.”

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8.Cruise Shore Excursion of Taal Volcano with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $160

Private Tagaytay shore excursion from Manila with Museo Orlina, People’s Park in the Sky, Taal Volcano ridge views, lunch, and jeepneys.

“It was a cloudy day when we went to Tagaytay, so we could not see Taal Volcano very well; nevertheless, we had a pleasant time visiting a local organic farm and glass museum.”

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