Top Philippines Local Immersion & Homestays Trips & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 7 most popular Philippines Local Immersion & Homestays Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 4 tour companies. 3 reviews.

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Philippines Palawan Island Getaway
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4.5/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
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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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Highlights of the Philippines
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays, Trekking & Expeditions

What travelers are saying

"Another wonderful trip organised by the team at Audley Travel. This time we arranged a holiday to South Africa. Robyn Hutchons was our advisor and her personal experience and knowledge was invaluable in planning the holiday. The local ground agents in South Africa were extremely helpful in resolving some car hire problems. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending Audley and we will certainly be using them again for our holidays."

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Classic Philippines tour
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays

What travelers are saying

"Another wonderful trip organised by the team at Audley Travel. This time we arranged a holiday to South Africa. Robyn Hutchons was our advisor and her personal experience and knowledge was invaluable in planning the holiday. The local ground agents in South Africa were extremely helpful in resolving some car hire problems. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending Audley and we will certainly be using them again for our holidays."

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Philippines island hopping tour
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4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays

What travelers are saying

"Another wonderful trip organised by the team at Audley Travel. This time we arranged a holiday to South Africa. Robyn Hutchons was our advisor and her personal experience and knowledge was invaluable in planning the holiday. The local ground agents in South Africa were extremely helpful in resolving some car hire problems. All in all, I have no hesitation in recommending Audley and we will certainly be using them again for our holidays."

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16 days Philippines Discovery with Siargao
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5/5 Excellent
25 reviews
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Visit one of the worlds UNESCO heritage sites, the Puerto Princesa Underground River
  • Swim with the gigantic but super friendly whale sharks
  • Scramble, hike, climb and jump your way down the most beautiful waterfalls in the Philippines, Kawasan Falls
  • Finish off your adventure with 3 nights on the super chill Island of Siargao

Themes

Local Immersion & Homestays, High Adventure, Scuba Diving

What travelers are saying

"Just completed the 16 day Philippines tour and I absolutely loved it. The Philippines is a beautiful place and the tour managed to capture so much that it’s hard to say what I loved the most. To name a few highlights for me I would have to say swimming with whale sharks, canyoneering in the stunning Kawasan falls and island hopping in the beautiful Siargao ❤️❤️ Alyssa was the best tour guide you could ask for. Helping us learn some of the language and just being fun to be around, made the tour so much more enjoyable! Cannot recommend Do You Travel enough!"

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11 Days Ultimate Manila and Cebu
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5/5 Excellent
25 reviews
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Take a 2-hour historical sunset bamboo bike tour of Manila, before enjoying a sunset view, a buffet of Spanish Filipino food and a live Filipino cultural show.
  • See the best of Bohol's countryside on a full day trip of the island visiting the famous Chocolate Hills, tarsier sanctuary and blood compact Shrine
  • Cruise along the stunning Loboc River on a floating and moving restaurant
  • See 3 of Bohol's most beautiful islands and spot dolphins on a half day island hopping tour
  • Snorkel in world-class dive sites of Pescador and Panagsama Beach. See the famed sardine run and spot friendly sea turtles.

Themes

50 Plus, Local Immersion & Homestays, High Adventure, Scuba Diving

What travelers are saying

"Just completed the 16 day Philippines tour and I absolutely loved it. The Philippines is a beautiful place and the tour managed to capture so much that it’s hard to say what I loved the most. To name a few highlights for me I would have to say swimming with whale sharks, canyoneering in the stunning Kawasan falls and island hopping in the beautiful Siargao ❤️❤️ Alyssa was the best tour guide you could ask for. Helping us learn some of the language and just being fun to be around, made the tour so much more enjoyable! Cannot recommend Do You Travel enough!"

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8-Day Philippines Adventure Tour: Manila, Bohol & Panglao
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4.6/5 Excellent
57 reviews
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Themes

Cultural, Local Immersion & Homestays

What travelers are saying

"Hello , first there is no airport transfer at all as they mentioned in the trip program , no one waited us at the airport as they mentioned that we should provide them with the flight schedule but unfortunately they neglected this service for arrivals and for departures as well , the level of the hotel in Lyon is under expected maybe 2 stars , the hotels are somewhat away from the city center which makes the transportation for the clients cost more and waste of time , the guide was very quick in her steps without even looking at the families and children and not being able to follow her . Rather , she was even quick to finish the designated program , such as presenting a program that was supposed to be for tomorrow and presenting it without justification , making one day crowded with her program and the second day on the contrary i.e there may be only one visit as it happened in changing visiting Eifel tower although it was late afternoon and the line was so crowded that took around 2 hours waited in line in order to gets tickets for the whole group while it was supposed to be on the 2nd day with scène river cruise , the stoppage in some cities as Geneva needs more than only 2 hours time while stoppage in between the cities in the rural area needs less than that time gave it to us .no flexibility in changing the program after booking even for a more advanced and valued trips ( changing not cancelling ) , it must be a meeting prepared for the group in a lobby of the hotel the night before or even if 1 hour before getting into the buses as a type of acquaintance and introduction between the members of the group ."

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Philippines Local Immersion & Homestays Trips & Packages Reviews

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Jochen

Nov 2019

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This trip has been way better than I could’ve expected!!!!!!

"This tour has been fantastic. !!!Thanks to you SARAH LINSAY. !! Well -organised,,Exciting’’Sarah made sure I had the best possible experience ever .This trip has be...

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Jeannie

Oct 2019

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The overall experience was incredible

The overall experience was incredible. The transportation and accommodation (especially the beach front resort in Boracay) was fantastic and all taken care of and ou...

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Penny

Jan 2019

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I actually added on Bohol to this tour & glad I did

I actually added on Bohol to this tour & glad I did, so tour was 18days. Well paced, with at least 2 days in each place. The transport drivers were always on tim...

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