Travel Guides the holiday critics escape to The Philippines for an unexpected island-hopping adventure packed with beautiful beaches, bizarre scenery and rare wildlife.
But the kookiest experience comes in the alien landscape of the Chocolate Hills Nature Reserve, when they’re given the chance to make like E.T. and go cycling in the sky. The dizzying heights of the treetop bike riding leave some travellers petrified.
As our guides land on Bohol, a tropical island where the first challenge is just getting to their resort aboard colourful jeepneys and trikes.
Not far from the creature comforts of their five-star resort, the Fren family head into the jungle, searching for the nearly extinct primate called a Tarsier. The biggest struggle is staying quiet enough to avoid scaring away these tiny and very cute fuzzballs.
A cruise up river brings their first encounter with Filipino karaoke, but are the locals ready for an Australian take on some pop classics?
Even that is not as terrifying as their attempt at tinikling, a potentially ankle-breaking Filipino tradition which combines dancing with incredibly fast-moving bamboo poles.
Our travellers then fly to nearby Basuanga Island, gateway to the Insta-worthy Palawan Archipelago.
The jaw-dropping limestone islands and turquoise waters are best explored on a traditional wooden boat called a bangka.
The big-ticket attraction here is snorkeling amongst stunning reefs and the submerged wrecks of Japanese naval ships bombed in World War II.
Unfortunately for the Fren family, much of their snorkelling gear becomes submerged as well. But that setback is nothing compared to their struggle to get back on the boat.
Find out what our critics score their island-hopping holiday out of five stars.
Tune in on Tuesday, March 19, at 9.00pm on Nine
