Tour Guiding

October 12, 2021

 CONTENTS
Tour Itinerary
Core Competency
UC Manage arrangements for Visitors
 REVIEW

What makes an itinerary GOOD?

 Good Tour Itinerary
 It caters/suitable to the target audience/
market.
 It includes 3 or more tourist sites/sight
(whole day tour).
 It is accessible and safe.
 It avoids backtracking.
 It avoids crisscrossing.
 Backtracking
Backtracking is the act of retracing ones steps
after initiating a circle traveling excursion.
 Crisscrossing
Crisscrossing or going and passing a tourist site
back and forth must be avoided.
 SCENARIO

A group of senior citizens going on a tour for 2

days/ 1night within Mindanao but outside their
hometown/ province.
 EXHIBIT A
DAY 1 DAY 2
6:30-7:30 Departure from Koronadal City
6:00-7:00 Zumba at Lake Side
7:30-8:30 Check in at Punta Isla Lake
Resort  (Rest) 7:00-8:00 Breakfast at Punta Isla Lake
8:30-10:00 Visit T’boli Museum Resort
10:00-1:00 Lake Cruise & Lunch  8:00-11:30 Seven (7) Falls
1:00-2:30 Visit Lang Dulay House 11:30-1:00 Visit Ramfels Resort
2:30-4:30 Divine Mercy Shrine Lunch
4:30-5:00 Back to Punta Isla Lake Resort 1:00-2:00 Milagrosa Farm
(Rest)
2:00-3:00 Departure (Lake Sebu to
5:00-8:30 Dinner
Koronadal City)
Chill and Relax
 EXHIBIT B
DAY 1 DAY 2
7:00 Hotel Pick-up 7:00 Hotel Pick-up
7:30am Start tour
7:30am Start tour
8:00-9:00 Aldevinco Shopping
8:00-9:00 Sul Orchids tour Center
9:00-10:00 Prayer Mountain 9:00-10:00 Jack’s Ridge
10-11:00am Keniniah Organic Farm 10-11:00am Shrine Hills of Holy
12-1:15pm Lunch Infant Jesus
1:20-2:30 Malagos Garden Resort 11-11:30am Museo Dabawenyo
3:00-4:30 Phil.Eagle Center 11:40-1pm Lunch
1-1:30pm Madrazo Fruot Stand
5:00 Hotel Drop-off
1:30-3pm Family Infinity Spa
6-7pm Dinner Socials
3:30-4pm Pack-up
8pm Lights Out 4pm Check-out
 EXHIBIT C
DAY 1 DAY 2
5:00am Call Time (Orientation) 6:00-7:00 Call Time
6:00-1:00pm Travel Time/Lunch 7:00-8:00 Breakfast
International Doll House (Bislig) 8:00-10:00 Travel Time to Tinuy-an Fal
Ocean View Park (Bislig) 10:01-11:00 Tinuy-an Falls
Ocean Park Restaurant (Bislig) Early Lunch
2:00-2:40 Enchanted River (with TG) Sightseeing
3:40-4:40 Britannia Island 11:01am -7:00pm Travel back to
4:41-5:30 Check-in at Islas de Bretania Alamada
5:31-6:00 Resting Time
6-7 Dinner
7:01-9:00 Sightseeing (includes massages/spa)
Socialization
9:01 Sleeping Time
 EXHIBIT D
DAY 1 DAY 2

8:00 ETA Davao City 8:00am American breakfast

9:00-10:30 Eden Nature Park 10:45-
9:00-10:00 Transfer to Hotel, check-
12nn Tour at Malagos
in
Garden Resort
10-11:00am Free Time 12-1:30pm Lunch at Ahfat
11-12noon Lunch Seafood Resto (on pax acct)
12:30-2:30 People’s Park Davao 1:35-2:45 Davao Fruit Stand
2:45-4:00 San Pedro Cathedral 2:50-3:30 Travel back to hotel
4-6pm Bone Collector Museum 3:35-4pm Rest time
6-7pm Travel back to hotel 4-8pm Travel back to origin
8:30pm ETA (expected time of
7-8pm Dinner (On pax account)
arrival)
9pm Rest for the night
 EXHIBIT E
DAY 1 DAY 2

5:00am Wake-up time

6:00am Assembly/ Orientation 6:00am Breakfast
7:00 ETD for Dahilayan Forest 6:40am Check-out at resort
7:00am ETD Dahilayan Lodges
& Adventure Park,
9:30am ETA at Divine Mercy
Bukidnon
Shrine
11:30am ETA at Dahilayan Forest 11:30-1:30pm Lunch
Park 1:30-2:00 Travel to Malasag
Check-in Dahilayan Lodges 2pm ETA Malasag Eco-tourism
Village
12:30 Lunch
3pm ETD Malasag Eco-tourism
1:30pm Free time to roam around Village
6pm Early dinner 7:30pm ETA (expected time of
7pm Free time arrival) at origin

9:30pm Rest for the night

 WHICH ITINERARY FOR SENIOR
CITIZEN’S DID YOU PREFER

EXHIBIT A – 15 students
EXHIBIT B – 4 students
EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT D
EXHIBIT E
 Good Tour Itinerary
 It caters/suitable to the target audience/
market.
 It includes 3 or more tourist sites/sight
(whole day tour).
 It is accessible and safe.
 It avoids backtracking.
 It avoids crisscrossing.
 Backtracking
Backtracking is the act of retracing ones steps
after initiating a circle traveling excursion.
 Crisscrossing
Crisscrossing or going and passing a tourist site
back and forth must be avoided.
 Travel Arrangements
TRANSPORTATION
ACCOMMODATION
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
ENTRANCE TICKETS
ACTIVITIES
OTHERS
Transportation
Arrangements
 Transportation
Arrangements
What mode/s of transportation to use?
How much would be the rental per day?
How many is the capacity of a sedan? Van? Bus?
Do we rent it one-way or roundtrip?
If airplane, what is the flight schedule?
Accommodation
 Accommodation
Arrangements
What type of accommodation is suitable to your guests?
How much would be per night?
What are the inclusions of the room rate?
What is the capacity of each room?
What is the check-in and check-out time of the
establishment?
Room Types
 Meal Plans
Full board/ American American Breakfast
Meal Plan Continental Breakfast
Half-board or Modified Filipino Breakfast
American Plan Buffet
Continental Meal Plan
European Plan
 Activity

Make the pre-arrival preparations for your

2 groups: students & senior citizens.
A sample pre-arrival tour sheet is
given in next slide.
 GSC-Ml-HK-Mnl-GSC
Day 1  Tour Inclusions:
5am Check-in GSC Airport
7am Arrival Manila
GSC-MNL-GSC - Phil. Airlines
1:30pm ETD NAIA to HK Mnl-HK-Mnl Cebu Pacific
4pm Check-in HK Hotel
4:30-7pm City Tour
Accommodations
7-8pm Dinner Guangzhou Hotel 2nights/twin rm
9pm Resting time
Day 2
Disneyland tickets
6-7 Breakfast
7-8 Travel to HK Disney Land transfers
8-6pm Disneyland tours American breakfast
6-7pm Travel back to hotel
7-8pm Dinner
Tour guide
8-10pm Free Time
End of Activity!
GOD BLESS
And
THANK YOU