Flip Flop Tours Updates
Posted on September 14, 2011
It's exciting times here in the Philippines at the moment with a few events keeping us busy 1) The sole sisters from Glamourpacker to poorpacker event in Manila which is encouraging more filipinos to travel their country and overseas. Here we were representatives for SEA Backpacker magazine and talked about encouraging more backpackers to the Philippines. 2) Our first annual board meeting will be held in Tagbilaran this weekend and will be great to talk about direction, vision and mission for the company. Our board consists of two New Zealanders and three Filipino...
Bohol Tourism Summit, 2011
Posted on August 30, 2011
2011 marked the year of the first tourism summit in Bohol. Philippines tour operators, government organizations, transport providers, accommodation providers and the like met at the Bohol tropics resort to discuss the future direction of the Bohol tourism. It was agreed by all that Bohol has a lot of the "best of the Philippines" in the one island, from beaching, to diving, trekking, to waterfalls. The urge to lead Bohol in the direction of ecotourism extraordinaire was evident from the discussions that took place. Among other things the new international ai...
10 Things Philippines Can Teach The World
Posted on August 30, 2011
This is a blog that was written in 2010 from Bohol, Tagbilaran by the founder of flip flop tours. Please read on to see why filipinos are unique and what you can expect to take away from your philippines tour experience. 1) How to smile At the moment I am working as a Kiva fellow with the field partner organisation Community Economic Ventures (CEVI), based in Bohol, Philippines. Here there are some of the most fantastic smiles I have ever seen. It’s th...
Filp Flop Tours in Sunday Star Times
Posted on August 30, 2011
Flip Flop tours was recently featured in the Sunday Star Times. This article gives a description of what it is like to live in Bohol, Philippines and also introduces you to the founder of Flip Flop.
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The Fisherman Story - and the purpose of our Philippines tour
Posted on August 25, 2011
If you are wondering whether or not a tour in the Philippines ...
Free Travel Advice
Posted on August 9, 2011
The team at Flip Flop Tours offer a free consultancy service for all those who are planning travel to the Philippines. We appreciate that sometimes good Philippines travel advice ...
Mission Statement- November 2011
Posted on June 30, 2011
I want to put Philippines on the map for backpackers. I want it to be part of the southeast Asian backpacker circuit. I want to attract ecofriendly tourists who are interested in th...
Launch blog
Posted on June 30, 2011
After approximately a year in the making we are pleased to announce the official launch of our new Philippines tour company - Flip Flop Tours, Inc. We have poured a lot of passion and hear...
Siquijor
Posted on May 14, 2011
Charming and “bewitched” Siquijor is a place to go if you like quiet, and we mean quiet. This laid ...
Siargao
Posted on May 14, 2011
You can travel by plane to get to Siargao although at this stage flights only leave from Manila/Cebu on Fridays and quite expensive as far as Philippines flights go. If you don’t happened to get a flight, the effort it takes to get to this surfing paradise is well worth it. Besides there’s something about the more you travel to get to a place in the Philippines, the more castaway you feel when you get there!! The 3 hour boat trip from Surigao city (not to be confused with Siargao) passes through an amazing area with a calm bay like feel and survivor style islands. ...
Malapascua Island
Posted on May 14, 2011
A tiny island at the northern tip of Cebu, Malapascua, was deemed to be the next Boracay in around 2006. In reality Boracay scale development would never be possible on such a small island, but the cluster of resorts along the main white “Bounty Beach” are an amazing peaceful place to relax. Diving wise people come here to see the Thresher sharks and then some. Beach wise people come here to escape the hustle and bustle of Boracay and while away their hours in a hammock. There's a floating bar and a beach made for spectacular sunsets adding to the low key vibe o...
Bantayan Island
Posted on May 14, 2011
The neat thing about Bantayan is that there is one area of tourist development (Santa Fe,) but the rest of the island functions as a regular local Island. Bantayan produces eggs for both Cebu and Mindanao – both these islands are densely populated meaning a lot of eggs, and a whole lot of chickens! As you drive around by motorbike you can see numerous chicken farms along the way. The island is big enough to make for some quality exploring but still small enough to feel like you’re really living island life!
Where to stay
- Yooneek Inn is a fun ...
