🏝️ The highlight reel
Real moments from real Palawan crews, no stock photos.
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Islands of Palawan
Off-grid sailing the most beautiful chain of remote islands left in this world.
Three things you will do on this trip that you will still be talking about years later.
The paraw journeyForget the tourist ferries. We cross the archipelago on a private traditional Filipino outrigger. Five nights of unplugged freedom, gliding into secret lagoons, anchoring at uninhabited islands and sleeping in bamboo huts under the stars.
Barefoot luxury huts on the beachYou sleep in a bamboo hut a few steps from the water, doors open, no wifi, nothing between you and the sea but sand. Barefoot from the moment you land to the moment you leave, and the only alarm clock is the light coming through the slats.
Private beaches, just for usWe anchor at islands with nobody else on them. No day trippers, no beach vendors, no other boats, just our crew, a volleyball net and a stretch of sand that belongs to us until we decide to leave.
📅 The day by day
Eight days. Every single one of them optional.
Land in El Nido, jeepney into town, sunset dip, first family dinner.
We all meet at our hotel in El Nido for the first night. Ride a jeepney around town, check in, and most importantly get straight in the water for a sunset ocean dip to wash off the flight. Tonight is orientation and our first family dinner and drinks together. Your first taste of paradise.
Morning workout, then we board the boat for five nights.
A good sleep leads into a strong morning workout and a proper breakfast. We prep for the five night island hopping journey and board the traditional Filipino boat that carries us from island to island. This is as close as it gets to the location from The Beach, which means you are about to see actual paradise.
A barefoot luxury farm, a five course dinner and a fire show.
First stop is our barefoot luxury farm, where the locals make everything on site: soap, shampoo, all the food, even the local drink. Some of the best meals of your life, including a five course farm to table experience with things you have never heard of, coconut water soup and coconut chocolate creme brulee. Secluded beach, sunset, fire show, then our first night in huts.
Sunrise, bootcamp, coconut coffee, then nothing at all.
Wake with the sunrise, grab coffee with coconut creamer and crush a beach bootcamp, then a big egg breakfast from the chickens next door. Here we take time to do nothing and get in sync with where we are. After lunch we pack up for the next island: fresh coconut pina coladas, snorkelling and the massages that are included in your ticket.
Shipwrecks, secluded reefs, and a scavenger hunt that gets wild.
We snorkel some of the most secluded islands and shipwrecks and learn about the local waters of Palawan. After the natural unreal beauty, the leaders set up scavenger hunt games, and for some reason this is a favourite on every single trip. It gets competitive, and you are alone on the island.
Our favourite island, an included massage, then the white party.
One last day hopping, and it leads to one of our favourite islands. There is a residential staff here training to be professional masseuses, so it is time for a well deserved massage, included in your ticket. The island also has a small jungle gym and a volleyball court for SYB versus Boat Crew, and one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world to dress up for.
Hike the 700 steps, then go big in town on the last night.
We finally arrive in Coron, a beautiful island town where we explore the local mountain and hike the never ending Tapyas stairs to the top. Worth every step. This is our last night together, so we take it out going big in town.
Look at the photos, work out how you go back to normal life.
Time to say goodbye, look at the photos, and think back on a week spent going island to island, eating all the local seafood and drinking an unearthly amount of ginger tea. Then the group chat starts, and most people are already working out which SYB trip is next before reality hits.
Every day is optional. Do all of it, or lie in the hammock and meet us at lunch.
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Real moments from real crews. Post yours and you are in the archive.
Because this is one of the most visually unreal places we go.
You’re in Palawan, moving through limestone cliffs, hidden lagoons, and clear blue water that doesn’t really look real until you’re in it.
Most of the experience happens by boat. You’re island hopping, swimming in remote spots, and spending full days out on the water with the group.
It’s less about structure and more about being in the environment.
Yes, and most people do.
Because so much of the trip is shared, boat days, meals, moving between locations, it’s easy to connect quickly.
You’re not off doing your own thing. The experience naturally brings people together.
People who want a mix of movement and island life.
Typically:
It’s a relaxed, open group that’s just excited to be there.
Yes, but in a natural, water-based way.
You’ll be:
Climbing in and out of boats and lagoons
Staying active with light workouts and movement
It’s not intense, but you’re definitely not sitting still.
Explorative, social, and a bit more off-grid.
Days are spent out on the water, moving between islands and lagoons. Nights are more relaxed, dinners, drinks, and time with the group.
It feels a little more removed from everything, which is part of the appeal.
You’re based in Palawan, exploring some of the most iconic areas:
Most of the trip happens by boat, which is what makes it feel so different from a typical destination.
With us, it is.
We work with experienced local boat crews and partners who run these routes regularly.
All transportation and logistics are organized in advance, so you’re not figuring anything out on your own, especially important in a destination like this.
Yes.
We have a photographer and videographer on the trip, so you can stay present and still come away with great content from the week.
If you like the idea of:
Then yes.
If you’re looking for something highly structured or nightlife-focused, this may not be the best fit.
1️⃣ Pick Your Trip - Choose your dates and destination.
2️⃣ Book Your Spot - Pay with cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, or a payment plan.
3️⃣ Book Your Flight - You’re in. Grab that flight.
4️⃣ Six Weeks Out - We’ll send you a quick form to collect your flight, food preferences, and anything else we need to plan your trip right.
5️⃣ Three Weeks Out - We’ll send the trip guide, party themes, and group chat invite so you can meet the crew.
6️⃣ Let’s Go - Show up at the airport and find the happiest crew there.
Bookings are non-refundable, as spots are limited and trips are planned in advance.
If you cancel more than 45 days before the trip, you may receive trip credit toward a future SurfYogaBeer trip.
Travel insurance is required and is the best way to protect your booking if plans change.
