By Wendy Byard
Travel Advisor for solo women travellers

Day 1–2 – Manila Arrival
Fly overnight to the Philippines. Lantern-lit streets and sunset skies welcome you to Manila.
Day 3 – Old Manila to Pampanga
Baroque churches, colonial plazas and stories whispered by fortress walls. Transfer north to Pampanga.
Day 4 – Mount Pinatubo
Hike volcanic trails to a turquoise crater lake — or follow gentler forest paths and viewpoints.
Day 5 – Into the Highlands
Roads ribbon through mountains toward Banaue, where terraces cascade like emerald stairs.
Day 6 – Hapao Terraces & Hot Springs
Ride a jeepney to trailheads, walk ancient stone steps among rice paddies, then ease into warm springs.
Day 7 – Sagada’s Sacred Caves
Explore limestone caverns and hanging coffins — echoes of rituals and mountain lore.
Day 8 – Baguio Mountain Life
Markets fragrant with pine, weaving looms at work, cool parks and hill views.
Day 9 – Vigan, Kept in Time
Calesas clip-clop over cobbles; Spanish-era courtyards, pottery kilns and pastel facades.
Day 10 – Laoag & Sand Dunes
Golden dunes and coastal light before an evening flight back to Manila.
Day 11 – Islands of Bohol
Fly south to Bohol; bee farm tastings, Panglao’s palms and powder-soft sands.
Day 12 – Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers
A river glides beneath jungle canopies; conical hills ripple to the horizon; tiny tarsiers blink from branches.
Day 13 – Cebu City Vistas
Ferry to Cebu; hilltop views over the sea and a final toast to island days.
Day 14 – Homeward
Fly from Cebu, carrying the colour and calm of the islands with you.