Top Philippines Budget Culture Tours & Packages 2025/2026

Our 10 most popular Philippines Budget Culture Tours & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 6 tour companies. 44 reviews.

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Philippines Palawan Island Getaway
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4.5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They're highly committed to sustainable tourism and contribute to crucial initiatives like climate action, focusing on local cultures and more.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

El Nido, Manila

Highlights

  • Contrast the chaos and bustle of city life in Manila with the relaxed way of life in Palawan. With an option to extend your trip on either end, you can focus on the stuff you want.
  • Take an evening adventure to the Iwahig River where you’ll see swarms of fireflies dancing at dusk. The natural beauty of the Philippines continues to shine, whatever time of day.
  • Enjoy a full day of island hopping and snorkelling off the coast of El Nido. Look to the bottom of these clear waters and glide among the coral and tropical fish.
  • Have plenty of free time beachside to choose your own adventure – daytrip to the pristine Nacpan Beach, self-guided kayaking adventure or a spot of shopping? You choose!
  • Experience a unique meeting with one of Palawan's great indigenous groups – the Batak tribe. Interact with the locals of the village and witness daily life as it is today.

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, High Adventure

What travelers are saying

"I went on the Intrepid 15 day "Best of Morocco" tour in 2025 and had such an amazing time that I wasn't ready to leave by the time the trip finished! It exceeded my expectations in so many ways: value for money, itinerary, a lot of included activities balanced with lots of rest stops on longer travel days, very caring & attentive local guides, and lots of optional activities. As a company, Intrepid was very easy to communicate with before the trip started (I had sent a few questions about optional activities). The website is also easy to navigate and simple for updating travel & health information. If you are considering doing a tour with Intrepid - make sure you read the Essential Trip Information they have on each tour page. It describes everything in detail so you'll know what to expect. While I LOVED my tour, I can see some people signing up for this without reading the description and then being surprised at some of the 2 star hotels (in this case it was the "Original" tour style). Overall, I am impressed at how this tour managed to simultaneously get us closer to Moroccan culture AND feel like an adventure AND feel like a vacation from day-to-day life back home. I would travel with Intrepid again."

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Philippines Island Hopping West (with Expedition)
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By Contiki
preferred
5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips create life-long memories for young people setting off to discover the world.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus

What travelers are saying

"I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!"

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Philippines Island Hopping West (without Expedition)
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By Contiki
preferred
5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips create life-long memories for young people setting off to discover the world.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus

What travelers are saying

"I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!"

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Philippines Island Hopping East
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By Contiki
preferred
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips create life-long memories for young people setting off to discover the world.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!"

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Ultimate Philippines Island Hopping (without Expedition)
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By Contiki
preferred
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips create life-long memories for young people setting off to discover the world.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus

What travelers are saying

"I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!"

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Ultimate Philippines Island Hopping (with Expedition)
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By Contiki
preferred
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips create life-long memories for young people setting off to discover the world.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus

What travelers are saying

"I really liked this trip, though I wish we stayed in Busan for at least another night. Both the Contiki and Korean guides were great, there were a few add-ons in each city to choose from and I definitely feel like I learned more about Korea than if I'd gone to the country without doing a Contiki tour. Thank you Joey and Lina!"

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Delve Deep: Philippines 2025-26
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By Topdeck
premier
4.5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
Their trips perfectly balance epic experiences and free time for exploring in the most popular backpacking destinations.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Bar, Coron, El Nido

Highlights

  • -Flight to Puerto Princesa
  • -Island hopping boat tour from Port Barton
  • -Beach camping experience, including bonfire, stargazing and karaoke
  • -Visit Fort Santa Isabel
  • -Visit Lio Beach
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"Last review doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Myself and my friends had an AMAZING trip on the Moja Maja, G** our tour guide was incredible and so so fun to be around. Food was really good, better than I expected for being on a sailboat. I don’t know what the negative reviews are talking about because I would find it really hard to find any faults with the trip that we had. Crew were really friendly and made the trip even better. 5 Stars easy."

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Island Hopping the Philippines
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4.9/5 Excellent
35 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Themes

Cultural, Cycling & Biking

What travelers are saying

"Very good company"

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Philippines Budget Culture Tours & Packages Reviews

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Connor Hurley

Mar 2025

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Philippines Island Hopping with Expedition

Tour Managers Jeric and Jonel absolutely made the trip. They were so organized and prepared but still a ton of fun. The islands and beaches are beautiful, but it doe...

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Trusted Customer

Mar 2025

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Philippines Island Hopping with Expedition

Such an amazing trip!!! A very beautiful country and we were so lucky to ha...

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Courtney

Mar 2025

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Philippines Island Hopping with Expedition

I loved the Philippines, such a beautiful destination! Lots of great included experiences, and I loved the smaller group size compared to other Contiki's—it made it ...

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Sam Cairns

Feb 2025

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Philippines Island Hopping with Expedition

Unbelievable experience yet again with Contiki! Our guides Jonel and Mae-Mae were absolutely brilliant, the organisation was perfect and yes, delighted with everythi...

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Olivia

Feb 2025

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Philippines Island Hopping with Expedition

This trip was awesome! I feel like we spent a good amount of time in each location and got to do everything worth doing at each town. There was a nice variety of act...

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