Philippines Island explorer tour

Planet

We've partnered with Eden Reforestation Projects to help protect, preserve and rebuild the natural world. We plant 10 trees for every booking made with us.

By hiring local villagers to plant trees in Nepal, Haiti, Indonesia & more, Eden Reforestation Projects are helping replant forests, restore animal habitats and reduce poverty and we are proud to support them with your help.

We’ve seen first hand how tourism can contribute to the abuse and mistreatment of animals, and it devastates us. To help end this, we support and visit a number of local animal welfare groups, we ensure no animal is ever hurt or negatively impacted by our activities, and we’ve even adopted a number of rescue animals at the properties we own.

To help reduce single use plastics and promote reusable alternatives, we’ve installed refillable water stations at nearly all of our overnight stops, and at many of our activity locations. We advise all our travelers to bring a reusable water bottle when they travel, but for those that don’t we also offer INTRO branded bottles on all our trips.

We have worked extensively with our local suppliers to promote sustainable tourism, educate them on the damages single use plastics and waste can cause and have achieved many victories in moving to a zero waste operation.

People

Through our Small Change socially conscious initiative established in 2017 we ensure that every trip we run has a direct and positive impact on the local communities we visit. This means that your money is being used to support the local economy, and going direct to those who need it most. Every one of our trips includes a variety of #smallchanges that you’ll get to experience first hand.

In the Philippines we embark on a special island hopping boat journey that takes us to some remote islands, where we get to not only enjoy the beauty and isolation but get to interact and directly benefit the communities that inhabit these small islands. We have the opportunity to provide resources and supplies to the community and give the local children a better chance of a quality education.

In the mountains of Siquijor, the beautiful island in the east of the Philippines we visit a number of local shamans who still practice the ancient healing techniques of their ancestors. Through our direct support we allow these communities to continue this near lost art and preserve their heritage.