Our Balabac Joiner Tours are fixed 4 days 3 nights (4D3N) trip, designed to accommodate solo, couple or small group travelers. We pool joiners together to form a group, making the trip merrier and cheaper. If you haven’t booked your flight tickets yet and meeting other travelers is something that excites you, then book our group tour!
However, if you want privacy with your friends and you are at least 4 people and you want 3D2N, or your tickets don’t meet our schedules, then a Balabac Private Tour may be for you. Note that whether a private or joiner tour, the campsite and its facilities will not be exclusive to your group, and will be shared with other guests.
Because visiting Balabac is a unique and once-in-a-lifetime experience for many of our guests, our tours will run on all weather conditions, as long as the Coast Guard permits public access to the seaboards.
Minimum of 6 joiners is required to push the trip at P15,000/person.
If minimum is not met, the trip may still push at an adjusted rate below.
Php 15.5K/person if 5 people only (private van)
Php 16K/person if 4 people only (shared van)
*Price is valid until end of month only and may change without prior notice.
We will pick you up from your hotel in Puerto Princesa. For Joiners, our pick up is any of the accommodations in the link below. Kindly book any from the list for faster pick up on the day of your trip.
There is no fixed menu since the food we serve depends on what is available from Brooke’s Point Public Market (Mainland Palawan), and the local fishermen’s catch. There’s no wetmarket here unlike in Coron or El Nido. If you’ve been to boat trips in North Palawan, pls don’t expect that the way we serve food is similar to how it’s done in more developed tourist spots. It will be hard for us to cater to vegans and vegetarians unless they’re happy with a veggie and rice meal every lunch and dinner. Pls consider this before booking us.
Since it is difficult for guests to arrange their own transportation from Puerto Princesa to Buliluyan port where all guests should ride the passenger boat, we are including the van transport in this package. The van and drivers are outsourced. We coordinate/mediate between guest and driver for the pick up.
NOTE: Loading and unloading of your bags in the van will be the passengers’ responsibility and our team will not be liable for any damages that may occur to the item during the land travel. Meanwhile during the island hopping, you can leave your luggages in the campsite, it is safe there, but make sure to always have your valuables such as phone, wallet, cameras, etc, with you. During drop off back to PPS, you are responsible to bring all your items with you and the driver will not be liable if you left any item inside the van.
Arrive to Puerto Princesa a day before and leave a day after the tour dates.
Example. If your preferred tour is March 6-9, 2025:
Fly in to PPS on Mar 5.
Fly out of PPS on Mar 10.
Below are the schedules.
NOTE: Pls check through FB/IG messaging first if there’s available seats on your preferred schedule
2025 Available Dates
(APRIL 2025 is fully booked)
May 29-Jun 1 (Thu-Sun) | May 31-Jun 3 (Sat-Tue)
Jun 1-4 (Sun-Wed) | Jun 3-6 (Tue-Fri) | Jun 5-8 (Thu-Sun) | Jun 7-10 (Sat-Tue) | Jun 8-11 (Sun-Wed) | Jun 10-13 (Tue-Fri) | Jun 12-15 (Thu-Sun) | Jun 14-17 (Sat-Tue) | Jun 15-18 (Sun-Wed) | Jun 17-20 (Tue-Fri) | Jun 19-22 (Thu-Sun) | Jun 21-24 (Sat-Tue) | Jun 22-25 (Sun-Wed) | Jun 24-27 (Tue-Fri) | Jun 26-29 (Thu-Sun) | Jun 28-Jul 1 (Sat-Tue) | Jun 29-Jul 2 (Sun-Wed) .
Jul 1-4 (Tue-Fri) | Jul 3-6 (Thu-Sun) | Jul 5-8 (Sat-Tue) | Jul 8-11 (Tue-Fri) | Jul 10-13 (Thu-Sun) | Jul 12-15 (Sat-Tue) | Jul 15-18 (Tue-Fri) | Jul 17-20 (Thu-Sun) | Jul 19-22 (Sat-Tue) | Jul 22-25 (Tue-Fri) | Jul 24-27 (Thu-Sun) | Jul 26-29 (Sat-Tue) | Jul 29-Aug 1 (Tue-Fri) | Jul 31-Aug 3 (Thu-Sun).
Aug 2-5 (Sat-Tue) | Aug 5-8 (Tue-Fri) | Aug 7-10 (Thu-Sun) | Aug 9-12 (Sat-Tue) | Aug 12-15 (Tue-Fri) | Aug 14-17 (Thu-Sun) | Aug 16-19 (Sat-Tue) | Aug 19-22 (Tue-Fri) | Aug 21-24 (Thu-Sun) | Aug 23-26 (Sat-Tue) | Aug 26-29 (Tue-Fri) | Aug 28-31 (Thu-Sun) | Aug 30-Sep 2 (Sat-Tue).
Sep 2-5 (Tue-Fri) | Sep 4-7 (Thu-Sun) | Sep 6-9 (Sat-Tue) | Sep 9-12 (Tue-Fri) | Sep 11-14 (Thu-Sun) | Sep 13-16 (Sat-Tue) | Sep 16-19 (Tue-Fri) | Sep 18-21 (Thu-Sun) | Sep 20-23 (Sat-Tue) | Sep 23-26 (Tue-Fri) | Sep 25-28 (Thu-Sun) | Sep 27-30 (Sat-Tue) | Sep 30-Oct 3 (Tue-Fri).
Oct 2-5 (Thu-Sun) | Oct 4-7 (Sat-Tue) | Oct 7-10 (Tue-Fri) | Oct 9-12 (Thu-Sun) | Oct 11-14 (Sat-Tue) | Oct 14-17 (Tue-Fri) | Oct 16-19 (Thu-Sun) | Oct 18-21 (Sat-Tue) | Oct 21-24 (Tue-Fri) | Oct 23-26 (Thu-Sun) | Oct 25-28 (Sat-Tue) | Oct 28-31 (Tue-Fri) | Oct 30-Nov 2 (Thu-Sun).
Nov 1-4 (Sat-Tue) | Nov 4-7 (Tue-Fri) | Nov 6-9 (Thu-Sun) | Nov 8-11 (Sat-Tue) | Nov 11-14 (Tue-Fri) | Nov 13-16 (Thu-Sun) | Nov 15-18 (Sat-Tue) | Nov 18-21 (Tue-Fri) | Nov 20-23 (Thu-Sun) | Nov 22-25 (Sat-Tue) | Nov 25-28 (Tue-Fri) | Nov 27-30 (Thu-Sun) | Nov 29-Dec 2 (Sat-Tue).
Dec 2-5 (Tue-Fri) | Dec 4-7 (Thu-Sun) | Dec 6-9 (Sat-Tue) | Dec 9-12 (Tue-Fri) | Dec 11-14 (Thu-Sun) | Dec 13-16 (Sat-Tue) | Dec 14-17 (Sun-Wed) | Dec 16-19 (Tue-Fri) | Dec 18-21 (Thu-Sun) | Dec 20-23 (Sat-Tue) | Dec 21-24 (Sun-Wed)
There is no strict itinerary to be followed in this tour, but this is a rough estimate. It is highly subject to change due to weather, wind, wave and tide condition.
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Check in to your preferred hotel in PPS and take time to complete your things to bring such as insect repellent, some snacks for the long rides, etc.
3am – Pick up from your hotel in Puerto Princesa.
6-6:30am – Hosted Breakfast
9:30am – Depart Buliluyan port via Passenger Boat
10am – Arrival at Patawan Island. Transfer to our tour boat, lunch
12nn – Arrival at Tangkahan Island
3-4pm – Arrival at Campsite, orientation, settle down on your tent or hut
6am – Catch the sunrise by the beach
7am – Breakfast. Prepare for island hopping
8am onwards- Start of Balabac island/sandbar hopping with lunch on island
4pm – ETA campsite. Snacks. Free time
7pm – Dinner
6am – Catch the sunrise by the beach
7am – Breakfast. Prepare for island hopping
8am onwards- Start of Balabac island/sandbar hopping with lunch on island
4pm – ETA campsite. Snacks. Free time
7pm – Dinner
6am – Catch the sunrise while relaxing by the beach. Early breakfast (last meal)
8am – ETD for Buliluyan port, with stopover in Canimeran island if hightide
11am – ETA at Buliluyan. Ride back to PPS
6pm – ETA at Puerto Princesa
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Minimum of 6 people is required to push the Balabac Joiners trip at P15,000/person. If minimum is not met, the trip can still push at an adjusted rate below:
For Private tours, in the event that your group size has changed on the actual tour date, the price indicated in our price matrix will apply.
a. If the cancellation by coastguard was made before the scheduled trip, the guest has 2 options:
a.1. Rebook their trip to the next available tour dates, and pay a re-booking fee of 2000 per person.
a.2. Cancel their booking entirely and receive a refund of what was paid less than the 2000 per person non-refundable fee. This will be through GCash or Bank transfer for local guests, and Wise for international guests.
b. If the cancellation by coastguard was made while guests are already in the campsite in Balabac, preventing them from doing island tours, no refunds will be issued.
The Host shall not be liable for any changes, cancellations, or delays caused by circumstances beyond our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, acts of God, government actions, or other unforeseen events
All payment transfers for our Balabac tours, whether local or abroad should be done in any of the following methods.
Once ready to pay, kindy message us in FB messenger (this is where we monitor bookings) so we can send you the account details.
Message us your preferred method so we can send you the recipient account details.
Thank you the whole team for the incredible journey we had in Balabac. Everything was well organised. Views were breathtaking. The arrival to the destination takes some time but it worth it. Almost no tourists, which is really nice. Highly recommend !
It was a great experience! We loved the Balabac, it is such a beautiful place to see it is paradise.
We were on a private tour it was great
The crew with Katherine, they were great super friendly and top food.
We slept in a cabin on the beach, so yes the mattress is fine, the shower is done with the seal but it goes with the experience and it was great!
I highly recommend a trip to Balabac. The company did a great job. Perfect organization, everything on time, very good contact before and during the trip. I was most afraid of the conditions in the camp but everything positively surprised me. The food was ok but the atmosphere and the people we met there were something I will never forget. And the views, water, islands, ehhh wonderful. Thank you and I recommend it to those who are hesitant.
The camp, the people and the islands we went are all amazing! It was such an experience you’d like to keep coming back! We were really taken cared of all throughout the trip. Definitely recommendable
Great sand, pristine waters and everything in between above and beyond! It is truly a paradise. Come peak summer April and May to enjoy the brightest heat of the sun.