Book your flights and transportation in advance

I cannot stress this enough and we learned the hard way but please book your flights in advance, especially the domestic flights within the Philippines!!!

As someone who travels the world for a living I am quite relaxed in South East Asia when it comes to booking flights. In Thailand you can book any flight last minute and it will maybe cost you 5 dollars more than booking early.

NOT in the Philippines!!!

Booking a week before you want to fly domestic can increase the flight cost from 26$ from Manila - Puerto Princesa to 250$ easily. We couldn't believe our eyes but it is true! With my premade itineraries included in this guide, you know exactly where to go and therefore, can book your flights early enough so you save on money!

Same goes for ferry tickets: they will not increase in price but they will be booked out even on islands like Romblon or Tablas where you will be the only tourist, ferries can be booked out. We recommend 12Go asia https://12go.asia/en to book your ferries in advance.