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Friday, 18 April 2008

Safari in a banca

QUESTION: I saw a TV documentary about travelling around the Philippine Islands on a traditional Filipino boat. Could you please find out how one can rent one of these or join an organised tour and what it would cost? - Joel Greyson

ANSWER: This type of boat is known as a banca and you should contact a company called Banca Safaris, which is based in the Philippines and offers trips around the islands. You travel during the day by banca, stopping at the deserted beaches and bays, and then stay overnight at onshore resorts. Prices differ, but an eight-day trip is priced at around US$1400 per person. For more information and contact details, visit the www.bancasafaris.com website.

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