1 month itinerary - advice much appreciated!

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hanka545
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Hi there

A group of us are heading out mid Feb - mid March and we wanted to see if this itinerary seemed ok. As it's hard to know if we should be spending more/less time somewhere, or if we're travelling too much!

Maybe we should skip Mindoro? Or spend more time in Palawan? We're not too keen on the main touristy bits - so El Nido we'd love to visit but not spend too much time there.

We're a group of friends looking for a chilled holiday -- beaches, jungles, trekking sort of things. Not partying!

Any help, advice much appreciated! Thank you :)

Day 1 we arrive manila
Day 2 manila - bohol
Day 3 bohol
Day 4 bohol
Day 5 bohol
Day 6 bohol
Day 7 pamilican
Day 8 siquijor
Day 9 siquijor
Day 10 Apo island
Day 11 cebu
Day 12 cebu - el nido
Day 13 el nido
Day 14 el nido
Day 15 napcan / sabang
Day 16 napcan / sabang
Day 17 puerto princesa - coron (flight)
Day 18 coron
Day 19 coron
Day 20 coron
Day 21 coron
Day 22 mindoro
Day 23 mindoro
Day 24 mindoro
Day 25 flight evening from manila back home.... :(

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Laszlo
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Yes, I think the 3 days on Mindoro could be skipped.
I didn't find Pamilican really interesting either and would say skip it.
Can Apo be visited in just 1 day between Siquijor and Cebu?
I personally would also find 5 days on Bohol too long.

In general, I find Palawan more beautiful than your other choices and would rather stay longer there.

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Day 7 pamilican

Pamilican Island is part of Bohol Province. Are you planning to stay there or are you just planning to go on a dolphin/whale watching trip?

I personally would also find 5 days on Bohol too long.

I could easily spend more time than that in Bohol province, but perhaps not at Alona Beach

Can Apo be visited in just 1 day between Siquijor and Cebu?

I would ask the same question. And by Cebu I'm assuming you mean Cebu City

Day 15, Day 16 napcan / sabang

Do you mean Nacpan Beach El Nido? Sabang - Is that for the Underground River?

There are ferry services between El Nido & Coron. Personally I would fly from Cebu City to Puerto Princessa, then go via Sabang to El Nido and then onto Coron

Maybe we should skip Mindoro? Or spend more time in Palawan? We're not too keen on the main touristy bits

I haven't been to Mindoro, but I would love to go to Puerto Galera for the diving. PG would be one of the main "touristy bits"

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