*A 10 day fully escorted tour with all food, tours and activities included. Starts Tuesday

**Designed for parents and children to ditch the devices and "Build A Life Long Bond" through volunteering in local community projects.

The Bayani Challenge provides your family with powerful opportunities to serve local Filipino communities and authentic cultural immersion as you serve in Gawad Kalinga village.

Our fun activities include the incredible Masungi Georeserve, trekking at Mt Gulugod, Fantasy World and stunning snorkelling at Anilao, Philippines #1 spot. You and your children will learn the joy of giving to those who cannot repay you, experience the power of gratitude and a lifetime of beautiful memories.
Capacity up to 30

.*** 5% of Trips+ sales goes to Filipino charity projects that empowers impoverished communities.

What's included

-Pick up and return to Manila Airport
-All accommodation including authentic village home-stays
-Amazing locally sourced food
-Airconditioned van transport
-Authentic cultural immersion
-Slums Feeding Program
-Bayani Challenge Volunteering
-Visit Filipino Churches
-Trekking Mt. Gulugod
-Incredible Anilao Snorkelling
-Chilling on beautiful beach
-Personalised Trips+ Guides from start to finish

Not included in the trip:

• Flights to and from Manila
• Alcohol and souvenirs

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Rates

Per Person $1949 - $99 deposit to secure spot

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Duration

10 Days

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Group size

10 - 30 people

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Transportation

Airconditioned vans, jeepneys and tricycles

1 - Fly to Manila, Philippines

Your tour begins when your flight arrives at Manila Airport.
Aim to arrive lunchtime/ early afternoon.
Cultural Welcome and Dinner.

2 - Visit Masungi Georeserve

An incredible wildlife encounter awaits you as we visit the Masungi Georeserve, a conservation area and rustic rock garden located 2-3 hours from Manila. A finalist in
the United Nations World Tourism Award, we walk through a trail lined with stone steps, a cave, a limestone peak and bamboo groves to learn the history of the Masungi.

3 - Bayani Challenge Volunteering begins

Gawad Kalinga (GK) is an incredible organisation working with 3000 communities with a goal to lift 5 million Filipinos out of poverty by 2024. “Bayani” means Hero in the Filipino language Tagalog. The challenge involves volunteering in local barangays via school painting, mangrove planting and feeding programs.

*Actual volunteering depends on needs of GK Village

4 - Bayani Challenge continued

We continue our volunteering today.

5 - Complete Bayani Challenge

We complete our Bayani Challenge today with a celebration "Boodle Fight" dinner to say goodbye to our GK hosts.

6 - Intramuros and Slum Feeding

We head to Intramuros, the Spanish walled city to understand Jose Rizal’s struggle to liberate his people from 333 years of Spanish rule.

Afternoon visit to Zone 3 to participate in MZCF slum feeding and see the infectious smiles of the locals.

7 - Peoples' Park, Tagaytay Lunch and Trek Mt Gulugod

We take the beautiful scenic route to the seaside town of Mabini. On the way we stop at the People’s Park where our very own Trips+ guide “Imelda Marcos” will describe her pain at the never finished presidential mansion. Lunch is at a spectacular Tagaytay restaurant overlooking Taal Volcano. A short climb for the outrageous views of Mt Gulugod completes our journey before we cool down with a refreshing swim.

8 - Stunning Anilao Snorkelling Day Trip

Anilao has over 40 dive sites and is the most popular scuba diving destination in the country. Ideal for snorkelling, you can already see a multitude of creatures such as feather stars,damsel fish, sea cucumbers, angelfish, sea squirts and the ever-popular clownfish. A little deeper and you can find giant clams and moray eels. If you're lucky you might even run into a sea turtle.

9- Morning Chill, Fantasy World and Caleruega Church

The morning is free for you to chill and reflect on the journey so far. We will take it easy today and stop in at Fantasy World, an abandoned medieval theme park tagged as "Disney World of the Philippines." Take time to stop at Caleruega Church- A beautiful sanctuary and garden to reflect.

Back to Manila for a relaxed night.

10 - Shopping and Flight Home

Experience the chaos of Divisoria Flea Market and 168 Shopping Mall. Located in Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world outside of
China. Grab a bargain as you will find everything under the sun for sale! Robinsons Mall is nearby too for more conventional shopping.
Afternoon, we head to the airport full of beautiful memories to share in the years to come

Note: Book an evening flight home.