Island hopping for 8 people
Every total below is computed from an operator's published rate card — the shared per-person price, or the private-charter formula (a rate for two, plus a stated amount per additional person). Nothing is estimated.
All four tours, for 8 people
| Tour | Shared, total | Private outrigger, total | Outrigger per person | Private speedboat, total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour A The Lagoons | ₱9,600–12,000 | ₱20,200 | ₱2,525 | ₱31,500 |
| Tour B Caves and Sandbars | ₱9,600–12,800 | ₱21,800 | ₱2,725 | ₱32,000 |
| Tour C The Outer Islands | ₱9,600–13,600 | ₱22,400 | ₱2,800 | ₱32,000 |
| Tour D Cadlao and the Quiet Beaches | ₱9,600–12,000 | ₱20,200 | ₱2,525 | ₱31,500 |
Shared totals are 8 × the published per-person spread Discover El Nido2026-08-26 El Nido Tours2026-08-26. Private totals follow the operator's own formula — rate for 2, plus ₱1,200–₱1,400 per additional person for outriggers and ₱2,000 for speedboats Discover El Nido2026-08-26. Fees (ETDF, lagoon entry) are on top of every row.
At published rates, a private boat for 8 never undercuts the shared price — the cheapest private Tour A works out at ₱2,525 per person against ₱1,200–1,500 shared. You are paying for the boat and the schedule, not for cheaper seats. That is worth knowing before anyone tells you a private charter "works out the same".
What we have not verified
- Boat capacity caps. No indexed operator publishes a maximum group size per boat — at 8 people, confirm the boat before assuming one charter covers everyone.
- Whether walk-up beach prices beat these published rates. They often will; this index can only trace what is published.
- Child rates. No indexed operator publishes one.
Known unknowns are listed rather than filled in. If you can confirm one of these first-hand, tell us and it gets added with the date it was checked.