Flights: land Manila Sun 22 Nov 19:00 (SV 870, NAIA T1), leave Sun 29 Nov 15:40 (SV 861, NAIA T1). Six full days; be back in Manila by Saturday night.
Trips are grouped by area, in the order a loop around Manila passes them. Tick what you want; the route on the right orders the bases so you move base to base and pass through Manila only when there is no other road. Every price is what you pay at the source.
For a nature trip that avoids the tourist crowd. Tap a name to jump to it.
The groups follow one circle from Manila and back, ending with the group nearest Manila. Groups next to each other are neighbours on the map. Inside a group, either move from town to town, or tick a hotel in between and do the towns as day trips.
Pinatubo paperwork. Foreign passports need a Philippine Air Force visit clearance. An accredited operator says 35 days ahead since February 2026, so for a Tue 24 Nov hike file it by Tue 20 Oct. It is free and goes in with a photo of your passport.
Cash only. Barangay halls, boatmen and tourism offices take pesos in cash. Bring small notes.
Weather. Late November is the tail of typhoon season. Pinatubo, Pagsanjan, Daraitan and the Zambales boats stop after heavy rain.
Photos. From Wikimedia Commons and Flickr under the licence shown under each photo; tap the author to see the original. Cavinti shows the same falls as Pagsanjan.
Estimates. Legs marked "estimate" and rows marked "older source" may be off by ₱50–300. Room ranges are my own estimates for each area, not quotes; check the price with the place when you book.