Press Release
PR No. EBB - 75 - 2019
Young Filipinos are invited to join Diskubre Tour
(Jeddah, 16 September 2019) – Young Filipinos with a sense of adventure and a wish to connect with their Filipino roots are invited to participate in the second Diskubre Tour from 03 to 13 January 2020 in the Bicol Region.
Covering Manila and the provinces of Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Camarines Sur, this year’s Tour will include historical and city exposure trips.
Participants will have a chance to go on a bamboo bike tour around the walled city of Intramuros, get on an all-terrain vehicle ride to admire the Mayon Volcano in Albay, swim with the whale sharks or go island-hopping in Masbate, try wakeboarding in Camarines Sur, and learn the history, traditional arts and livelihood of the Bicolano communities.
Diskubre is an immersion tour for second-generation Filipinos and young foreign-born Filipinos which aims to promote a deeper appreciation of Filipino heritage, and a spirit of giving back to the motherland. It is open to Filipinos and persons with Filipino lineage aged 18-40 years. Younger participants are allowed provided they are accompanied by their parents throughout the tour.
The previous Tour was launched in July 2018 by the Philippine Consulate General in New York, in partnership with The Filipino Channel’s web series “Discovering Routes”. The series has garnered more than 20K views on YouTube on its episodes. Participants, parents, and community organizations considered the program a worthy and valuable experience for the youth.
This year’s Tour, organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) Office of Strategic Communications and Research-Cultural Diplomacy Division, will be held in cooperation with the Department of Tourism, Bicol Region’s local government units, and Philippine Embassies and Consulates General around the world.
Prices start at US$ 1,090 (approximately SR4,087.50) for triple sharing, US$1,125 (approximately SR4,218.75) for double sharing and US$1,365 (approximately SR5,118.75) for single. The package price covers accommodations, tours, transport and meals, the services of an English-speaking guide, porterage fee for two pieces of luggage, passenger accident insurance, taxes and service charges. Participants are responsible for airfare, insurance, and other incidental expenses outside the tour program.
For more information and to register for the Tour, interested participants can log in the Tour’s website, www.travelwiseonline.com/diskubre. Deadline for registration is on 31 October 2019.
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