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Philippines Tour From Kochi, Islands and Open Hearts
Seven thousand islands

Philippines Tour From Kochi, Islands and Open Hearts

Wake to powder sand, boat through lagoons walled in limestone, and meet a country where nearly everyone speaks English and everyone smiles first. Fortune builds the Philippines as a private trip, with the islands matched to your days and every boat and flight booked between them.

Why the Philippines

Islands by the Thousand, Ease by Default.

Islands by the Thousand, Ease by Default.

The Philippines is made of more than seven thousand islands, and somehow remains one of the easiest countries in Asia to travel. English is an official language spoken almost everywhere, the welcome is famously warm, and the scenery swings from white beaches to limestone lagoons to green hills in a single trip. Centuries of Spanish and American history left churches, forts, and food you will not find elsewhere in Asia. Fortune plans it privately, choosing the island mix for your kind of trip and holding the whole chain of hops in one booking.

The lie of the islands

Four Corners Worth the Water.

The country's best gathers around four names. Yours can lean wherever you like.

  • Manila

    Manila

    The capital and the gateway

    With the old walled city of Intramuros, Rizal Park, and the first taste of Filipino food and music.

  • Palawan

    Palawan

    The island of lagoons

    Where El Nido and Coron hide green-blue water inside limestone walls, and an underground river runs to the sea.

  • Boracay

    Boracay

    The beach the country is famous for

    All powder-white sand, calm shallows, and paraw sailboats at sunset.

  • Cebu and Bohol

    Cebu and Bohol

    The southern pair

    With Magellan's Cross and the old basilica on one side, and the Chocolate Hills and wide-eyed tarsiers on the other.

Before you go

The Philippines, in brief.

The quick read before the islands begin.

  • Suits travellers who want

    Beach Days. Island Hops. Warm Welcomes. Easy English. Slow Mornings.

  • Pace

    Flexible Travel. Boat Mornings. Slow Evenings. Easy Planning. Relaxed Days.

  • Terrain

    White Sand. Limestone Lagoons. Green Hills. Coastal Waters. Chocolate Hills.

  • Highlights

    El Nido Lagoons. Coron Islands. Chocolate Hills. Boracay Beach. Underground River.

  • When to go

    Dry Season. December Start. May End. Calm Water. Boat Weather.

The picture that sells the country

A Morning in the Lagoons of Palawan.

Limestone Walls Around Green-Blue Water
El Nido and Coron

Limestone Walls Around Green-Blue Water

Palawan is the Philippines the postcards promise. Boats slip between cliffs of grey limestone into lagoons so green-blue they look lit from below, beaches appear with nobody on them, and at Puerto Princesa an underground river, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, flows through a mountain to the sea. Mornings are calmest on the water, so the best island days start early and end with the afternoon free. If one place decides a Philippines trip, it is this one.

A Thousand Hills That Turn to Chocolate.
Worth the detour south

A Thousand Hills That Turn to Chocolate.

On the island of Bohol, more than a thousand rounded hills rise out of the green in neat cones, and in the dry months their grass browns until the whole landscape looks dipped in chocolate. Nearby, in the trees, live tarsiers, saucer-eyed creatures among the smallest primates anywhere, watched quietly from a distance. Pair the hills with Cebu across the strait, where Magellan's Cross and the old basilica carry the story of Asia's oldest Spanish city, and the south becomes a full chapter of its own.

Your Islands, Chosen First.
Planning your trip

Your Islands, Chosen First.

No two Philippines trips should share a map, so ours starts from three answers: how many days you hold, which month you can travel, and whether the trip leans beach, culture, or reef. From that we pick the island mix, set the internal flights and ferries that stitch it together, place the hotels, and pace the boat days for calm water. The full plan and its price reach you first, and payment follows only your approval.

The Fortune Way

A Kerala Company for the Farthest Trip You'll Take.

20 Years of Experience

Two decades of escorted group departures from Kerala, with the systems that come from doing it a thousand times.

One Point of Contact

From your first enquiry to your return flight, you deal with one team that knows your whole plan.

Paperwork Handled

Visas, documentation, and connections, managed for you step by step.

Meals and Miles Covered

Flights, hotels, daily meals, entry tickets, and drinking water on the road, all inside one booking.

The tide waits for no leave

Seven Thousand Islands. Start by Choosing Three.

The dry months book the best island stays first. Call 7510 755 888 with your travel month and headcount, or send your dates, and the desk starts matching islands to them.

Step 01Destination

Where would you like to go?

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FAQ

Questions with useful answers

December to May is the dry season and the prime window for beaches and island hopping. June to November brings rain and the storm calendar, when plans stay flexible and we advise honestly on timing.

Entry rules for Indian passport holders change from time to time, so we confirm the current requirement when you enquire. Keep your passport valid for six months beyond your return date.

Yes, almost everywhere. English is an official language used in schools, signs, and daily life, which makes this one of the most comfortable countries in Asia for Indian travellers.

Palawan almost always earns its place, and the second slot depends on you: Boracay for pure beach ease, or Cebu and Bohol for history, hills, and reefs in one pair. Tell us who is travelling and we match the mix honestly.

About a week covers Manila plus two island regions comfortably. Ten days lets Palawan breathe alongside Boracay or the Cebu and Bohol pair. Island transfers take time, so honest plans never overstuff the map.

Yes, endlessly, because it is built for you from the start. Extra beach nights, a different month, a gentler pace, or a diving-heavy version can all be drawn in. Tell the desk what fits, and the fresh plan comes back priced before you commit.