Phl embassy in Malaysia launches second ‘Ambassador’s Tour’ to Cebu, Bohol

MANILA, Philippines - After the highly successful "Ambassador’s Tour to the Philippines" in November 2013, the Philippine Embassy in Malaysia, in partnership with the Philippine Department of Tourism, announced in a press conference held at the MATTA Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur that they are rolling  out the Second Ambassador’s Tour to the Philippines on May 2 to 5 in Cebu and Bohol.

“This is mainly because the participants of the first tour informed us that they would like to join the tour again and promised us that they will bring in more friends and family to join. Cebu and Bohol are increasingly becoming major Philippine tourist destinations. It is an opportunity for our Malaysian friends to see other parts of the country,” Ambassador Malaya explained.

Assisting the embassy and the DOT Regional Office in Cebu are the offices of Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III and Bohol Governor Edgardo Chatto.

Here are activities lined up for the tour:

Day 1
City tour, with visits to a guitar factory and workshops on hand painting and fashion accessory and welcome dinner.

Day 2
Explore Cebu’s world-class islands and beaches in an island-hopping tour, with opportunities for snorkeling and fish feeding in a marine sanctuary, a fishing village tour and a picnic barbeque lunch on the island.

Go on a Bohol province day tour, where they will have a countryside tour, visit the world-famous Chocolate Hills, see the world’s smallest primates in their natural environment at the tarsier reserve and have a lunch while cruising the Loboc River before returning to Cebu.

Day 3
Before the Ambassadors fly back to Kuala Lumpur the next day, they will have the chance to see Spanish colonial influences in Cebu in historical sights such as the Magellan’s Cross, the Sto. Nino Church, Casa Gorordo and the Cebu Heritage Monument.

The four-day tour costs RM 2,788 or P33,456 (half twin) and RM 3,288 or P 394,56 (single) to include the Bohol day tour.  The fee includes three-nights hotel stay with daily breakfast in a four-star hotel, meals, transfers and tours with English-speaking local guide.  Official carrier is AirAsia, which flies directly to Cebu from Kuala Lumpur.