Island Hopping Experience: Snorkeling & Bamboo Cottages!
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Manila, Philippines
- 1 to 2 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get out of hectic Manila for a relaxing day at the beach. After a hotel pick-up, head to Calatagan, a perfect beach destination for families. Ride in a floating bamboo cottage along the coast and get a chance to swim, snorkel, and admire the sea life beneath you. Refuel with a tasty lunch on board. Make a scenic side trip to Tagaytay, Taal Lake, and Taal Volcano en route, too.
- Includes transfers from certain parts of Metro Manila
- Visit a beautiful area that is often overlooked by travelers
- Kids will especially enjoy the calm, shallow waters at Calatagan
- An easy way to escape Manila without taking a long-distance bus
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- Dinner
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
*** free pick up/drop off from your hotel in Makati, Taguig, Ermita (Manila), Malate(Manila), and Pasay. additional charges will incur outside these areas
Operating hours.7:00 am
Itinerary
1
Calatagan
5 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Tagaytay (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 34 reviews
April_R, Jan 2026
The drive is worth the experience! We had a wonderful time. Our guide Mark and our driver Carlo were awesome. Mark provided information and helpful context for us to learn about the culture, people and area. Carlo navigated the streets and traffic like a pro. The floating cottage was so cute and we especially loved snorkeling and seeing the starfish and fish. Food and hospitality were wonderful.
reema_k, Dec 2025
Nauna our guide and noi our driver went above and beyond to make this an amazing experience for us
My family loved everything
Gabriela_P, Jun 2025
Great experience. JZ was my tour guide and he was hospitable and knowledgeable about the country and the islands we visited. I got to go snorkeling, eat some Filipino food for lunch, and hold a starfish. This was a very relaxing experience. I had to whole cottage to myself since I booked during the off season. This was a great way to see some of the islands from Manila. They even picked me up from my hostel. It is a long 2.5 hour drive there and 3.5 hour drive back. My driver was great and expertly navigated the streets. I just napped on the way back.
Owen_S, Jun 2025
Our family of three visiting from the U.S. thoroughly enjoyed this. It is a bit of a trek from Manila (approx 3 hours each way), but totally worth it. For kids - we even had a stop where our ten year old was able to stand in the ocean, it was that shallow, and pick up starfish. The snorkeling spot was excellent, and the whole setup with the houseboats was very unique. It’s an excellent day trip from Manila, and unlike many others doesn’t require you get up at an absurd time to make it there and back. Thank you Via!
Beth_B, Nov 2024
Andrei was an amazing guide. Andrei shared a lot of local details and information on our way to the Bamboo Cottage. We enjoyed swimming and looking for shells. The grilled lunch was absolutely delicious. Our family of 7, range in age from 77-12 and everyone enjoyed themselves. Highly recommend.
Dana_L, Jun 2024
I thought this would be a great way to spend a day long layover in Manila for my family after traveling in Bali. I booked three weeks in advance. On the drop down menu for the tour, the airport was listed as a pick up/drop off point, but the night before my flight to the Philippines, I received a call from the tour guide that I would need to pay an additional $50 to be picked up at the airport and that my tour was then considered a private tour, rather than what I had booked because there were no other customers. We changed our last $50 into pesos and they picked us up. It took 3.5 hours to get to the location (advertised as 2 hours) with very little traffic on the way. The guide was very thoughtful and knowledgable. We learned that she was fired this day for disagreeing with her boss about the airport pick up fees. The location was horrendously dirty. Trash floating in the water. Snorkeling equipment was all broken and dirty. I got very ill from Bali Belly and we had to leave early, which was a god send. The drive back to the airport was 4.5 hours long, so I basically paid for 8 hour in a crappy van at the cost of nearly $600. I will advise Viator to drop this tour.
maegan_n, May 2024
We rode the bamboo cottage up to batangas and it was amazing. We stopped for some food in Tagaytay and went around 4 different locations along little boracay. Tour guide Gerald and driver Malone are the best, great hospitality and cooked us a great lunch.
Desiree_R, Jan 2024
This was the best excursion I’ve been on in a while! The tour guides were amazing and knowledgeable! This tour also included a traditional family style lunch! If you get the chance definitely book, I highly recommend!
Tanya_J, May 2023
The trip was so fun! The tour guides were very kind and informative! They were also great DJs for the long drive, we sang all the way there and back! They cooked fish and chicken on the bbq and it was delicious! The floating cabins and views came together for an amazing trip! I highly recommend Joann and Pedro!!!
Segundo_B, Nov 2022
One of the best day trips from Manila to “Little Boracay”! Lunch was very good and the crew was fun and courteous. I would book again when I come back to Manila.
Graham_S, Nov 2022
Snorkeling and seeing a stunning variety of fish.
Lunch on the floating cottage with fish and meat prepared over a charcoal barbecue on-board.
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