Farm visits · 3-DAY EXPERIENCES
Every trip has one free day too few. These 8 3-day experiences justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Spend three days moving from Mai Chau to Pu Luong with guides such as Nga, Vinh, or Ed Nguyen. Walk through rice paddies, learn silk weaving, cross a bamboo bridge, ride a buffalo cart, raft and swim on Cham Stream, and sleep at a comfortable lodge with a pool.
“This was a very memorable and very good experience”
You’ll travel from Manila into the northern highlands for Sagada’s hanging coffins and caves, Baguio’s Strawberry Farm, and Banaue’s rice terraces. The trip includes two nights of accommodation and transport, but meals, guides, shuttles, entrance fees, and registration cost extra.
“The tour did not take place. Three days before the scheduled date, the organizer asked me to cancel the booking via GetYourGuide, even though it was already fully paid. I clearly stated that I did not want to cancel. On the day of the tour, I went to the meeting point indicated in the GetYourGuide app. I received automatic notifications about the tour starting, but no driver arrived. I waited for 1.5 hours. Despite multiple WhatsApp messages and phone calls to the operator, no one contacted me. The tour did not happen, my money was charged, and there has been no meaningful response regarding my complaint. This was a very…”
Leave Manila around 3 a.m. for Banaue, then hike the UNESCO-listed Batad terraces and Tapiya Falls, visit Hapao, and soak in a natural hot spring. You stay two nights at a local homestay, with guides including Jimmy and transfers from select Manila hotels.
“The guides assigned to us were great. Do mine took us to Botad and Jimmy took us to Bogyah Hot Springs. We stayed at Japan’ Place at Bro Zone. We arrived early, but were welcomed by the Bustamante Family. We had all of our meals theRead more”
Travel from Sapa to Mu Cang Chai for a motorbike day, a full-day trek through H’mong villages and streams, and a communal Thai homestay. Lam’s team handles local transport, meals, guides, and the overnight bus to Hanoi. Expect basic sleeping quarters and a moderate level of fitness.
“We are so grateful for this experience. The views were amazing, the people in the village very warm and the organization by Lam was super smooth. Being two young ladies travelling by themselves, safety was our priority as well as responsible Read more”
You’ll travel from Manila to Banaue, hike through the Batad Rice Terraces to Tappiya Waterfalls, and stay in a basic family-run lodging. A private vehicle, local guide, transport, accommodation, and entry fees are included, while meals and tips are extra.
“La peor y la más cara excursión que nos ha tocado en todo nuestro recorrido por Filipina. Transporte pésimo, defectuoso, con un coche que pretendía llevarnos unos 250 km con un defecto grave de motor y que tuvieron que parar cada 10 km para enfriar el motor a manguRead more”
Travel with an English-speaking guide such as Lucy from Chengdu to the panda base, Dujiangyan, Leshan Buddha, Suji old town, and Jiajiang tea country. Pick tea, visit a family workshop and courtyard home, shop a spice market, then cook Sichuan noodles, steamed beef, lotus roots, and chili oil.
“Myself, wife and adult daughter arranged a full day tour via China Highlghts to visit the Giant Buddha at Leshan, the rural village of Suji, picking tea leaves and teas at a teahouse. The trip took a total of 13 hours which we all enjoyed totally.”
Climb 3,711-meter Mount Bisoke to its crater lake, explore Lakes Burera and Ruhondo, and visit beekeepers in Gakenke and Rulindo. A private English or French-speaking guide, transport, permits, water, and lunch are included, but hotels and breakfast are not.
“I really was satisfied with the Bisoke trek eventhough it was raining on a off, it made it more fun! But the second day with the twin lakes experience the itinerary was never followed for the day so just make sure when you do it, you confirm the aRead more”
Travel overnight from Manila to Banaue, then hike through four Ifugao villages: Pula, Cambulo, Batad, and Bangaan. Expect long mountain walks, forest trails, rice terraces, Tappiyah Falls, basic village stays, and meals costing about 150 to 300 pesos each. No guide names are provided.
“I am currently at a closed restaurant because the bus dropped me off somewhere to wait in someone. I compared my price which was 4 times what the others paid. No one is telling us anything. we are just waiting”
Pick a crop, an animal or a kitchen.
