The Philippines In-Depth

The Itinerary

From the national capital of Metro Manila, we will be taking you to the Bicol Region, the home of at least three of the world's record holders: Mayon Volcano, with its nearly perfect cone; the tabios, the world's smallest fish; and the butanding* (whale shark), the world's largest fish. With Naga City as your base, you'll get to explore Bikol from 10 to 23 days and discover the Philippines from the Bikol perspective.

*The whale shark, locally known as butanding, is generally sighted during the months of January to February off the coast of Donsol, a town in Sorsogon, the southern-most province in the Bicol Region.

15-day Package | 30-day Package

The 30-day Package
Day # 1	Arrival	NAIA
7:00 9:00	Breakfast	Malate
9:00 11:00	Rest
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Orientation	Manila Zoo
3:00 5:00	Crash Course in Filipino
5:00 7:00	Rest
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing

Day # 2	Manila
7:00 9:00	Breakfast, Trip to Malacañang	Malate - Malacañang
9:00 11:00	Filipino Values and Its Cultural Manifestations	Malacañang Park and Garden
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Field Lecture: Filipino-American Relations	Malacañang Park and Garden
3:00 5:00	Our System of Governance	Malacañang Museum
5:00 7:00		Malacañang - SouthSuper Highway
7:00 9:00	Dinner	Alabang SuperMall
9:00 am		To Naga
Day # 3	Manila - Calamba - Villa Escudero - Naga
4:00-6:00	Breakfast
6:00 12:00	Field Lecture at Calamba: The Life of Our National Hero
12:00 3:00	Lunch at Villa Escudero
3:00 7:00	Villa Escudero to Naga
7:00 9:00	Dinner

Day # 4	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Rest
11:00 1:00	Picnic Lunch with Adoptive Family	Eco-Park
1:00 3:00	Expectation-setting and Leveling Off
3:00 5:00	Crash Course in Bicol Naga
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 5	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Philippine Literature	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Seminar/Workshop: The Best of Philippine Literature	Ateneo
3:00 5:00	The Writings of Jose Rizal	Ateneo
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 6	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Philippine Jurisprudence	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	An Afternoon with the Tinangis Inmates	Pili, Camarines Sur
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 7	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Our Educational System	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Sit-in Classes	SC/U
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 8	Mt. Isarog
4:00 6:00	Breakfast
6:00 11:00	Isarog Climb, Field Lecture: Bicol Fauna and Flora
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 6:00	Swimming/Descent
6:00 8:00	Journal Writing/Early Dinner
Day # 9	Camarines Sur
7:00 9:00	Camarines Sur	Provincial Capitol
9:00 11:00	Field Lecture: Environmental Concerns of the Flora & Fauna of the Philippines	Pili - Buhi
11:00 1:00	Lunch	La Roca Encantada
1:00 3:00	Swimming	Lake Buhi
3:00 5:00		To Naga
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 10	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Economic Policies	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	The Philippine Economy	Ateneo
3:00 5:00	Outreach Activity	Lingap/Balatas
5:00 8:00	Time with Adoptive Family, Early Dinner, Journal Writing
Day # 11	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	The Filipino Faith	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Ina
3:00 5:00	Tour of Naga Churches	Basilica - Peñafrancia - San Francisco - Cathedral
5:00 8:00	Journal Writing, Early Dinner
Day # 12	Albay
7:00 9:00		Naga - Camalig
8:30 11:00	Field Lecture: Mayon in Philippine Culture and Life	Cagsawa Ruins
11:00 1:00	Lunch	Daraga
1:00 5:00	Spelunking at Hoyophoyopan Cave	Camalig
5:00 7:00	Rest
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 13	Albay
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
8:30 11:00	Field Lecture on the Spanish Galleon Wreck Site: The Galleon Trade & the Rise and Fall of the Abaca Industry	Sto. Domingo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Field Lecture: The Geothermal Plant	Tiwi
5:00 7:00	Rest
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 14	Albay
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Field Lecture: Cottage Industries	Daraga
11:00 1:00	Lunch	Legazpi City
1:00 5:00	Field Lecture: Albay	Camalig
5:00 7:00		To Naga
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 15	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Lecture: Philippine Theatre	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Workshop with Teatro Dignos	Ateneo
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 16	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Philippine Music	USI
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Jams: The Best of OPM	USI
3:00 5:00	Philippine Sports 1	Ateneo
5:00 8:00	Time with Adoptive Family, Journal Writing, Early Dinner
Day # 17	Caramoan
4:00 10:00	Breakfast, Boat Ride
10:00 12:00	Lunch	Caramoan
1:00 3:00	Rest
3:00 6:00	Swimming	Gota
6:00 8:00	Dinner
8:00 10:00	Journal Writing
Day # 18	Caramoan
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Field Lecture: Coastal Flora and Fauna
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Activity: Coastal Clean-Up
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 19	Caramoan
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Island Hopping
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Island Hopping
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 20	Caramoan
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Lecture: A Fisherman's Workday
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	An Afternoon with the Fisherfolk
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 21	Caramoan
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 3:00	Boat Ride, Lunch
3:00 7:00	Rest
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 22	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Philippine Dances	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Workshop on Philippine Dances	Ateneo
3:00 5:00	Philippine Sports 2	Ateneo
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 23	San Fernando
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	A Morning on Farm Work
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Agricultural Philippines
3:00 5:00	Farm Work II
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 24	City Hall
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	The Local Government Unit of Naga
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	An Afternoon as a Public Servant
5:00 7:00	Time with Adoptive Family
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 25	Naga
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Hands-on Lecture: Cooking Up the Filipino Feast 1	Ateneo
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 5:00	Hands-on Lecture: Cooking Up the Filipino Feast 2
5:00 6:30	Preparation for "Commencement Exercises"
6:30 9:30	Dinner, Distribution of Certificates	Ateneo
Day # 26	Naga - Manila
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Philippine Cinema
11:00 7:00	Feature: The Best of Philippine Cinema
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 27	Manila
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Rest
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Field Lecture: Philippine History	Ayala Museum
3:00 5:00	Field Lecture: EDSA	MRT
5:00 7:00	Malling	Glorietta Mall
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 28	Manila
7:00 9:00	Breakfast, Trip to National Museum	Pasay Road - Nat'l Museum
9:00 11:00	Field Lecture: Philippine Art	National Museum
11:00 1:00	Lunch
1:00 3:00	Field Lecture: The Filipino Today	National Museum
3:00 5:00	Handicrafts shopping	Escolta
5:00 7:00		Escolta - Pasay Road
7:00 9:00	Dinner
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 29	Manila
7:00 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 11:00	Closing Lecture	MRT
11:00am 9:00pm	Malling	Robinson's, Megamall, Shangri-La
9:00 11:00	Journal Writing
Day # 30	Departure