El Nido Sailing

Step into the pages of a long-forgotten adventure book with a few days aboard our traditional paraw, a unique Filipino sailboat. The largest active paraw in the Philippines, Balatik is a spacious outrigger sailboat adorned with intricate indigenous carvings. 

The Lost Boys are your island-born crew. Sailors, cooks, and storytellers who bring the Tao journey to life. Born of the islands, they guide with laughter, skill, and soul, turning every voyage into the adventure of a lifetime. 

Tao brings together people who think not the same, but the same way. Each expedition gathers a mix of ages, cultures and stories from around the world. You come as strangers, sail as friends but leave as family.

Dive in! Jump overboard to snorkel vibrant coral reefs, swim to secluded beaches, or relax on deck with a book. The Tao Experience is a social gathering, but there’s always space to step back, disconnect, and find your own rhythm.

We’re passionate about food, serving native fruits and vegetables from our farm, freshly caught seafood and occasionally home-reared pork. Served family-style on sharing plates. Big on flavour Filipino food is soulful, generous, and seasonal.

Stay on remote islands in bamboo huts. Stay overnight in our off grid bamboo basecamps. Each one has its own personality, a sheltered cove, a wild jungle, a community homestay or a typhoon wrecked boutique resort.

Experience the healing touch of Tao’s island massage, offered by women from our Foundation, using coconut oil pressed at our farm. Simple, soulful, and scented with sea air (and coconut, of course).

Meet the scholars and communities we support! From classrooms to coastlines, we invest in people: teaching skills, nurturing confidence, and building futures rooted in island life.