The seven-day tour is dubbed the Great Kalayaan or Freedom Expedition, and costs more than US$2,000 per person.
The islands which the Philippines has laid claim on are in the northeastern part of the Spratly archipelago, an area locally known as the Kalayaan Island Group of the West Philippine Sea.
But it does not make for a typical vacation. There are infrastructure gaps on most of the islands, including a lack of ports. "Nationalism plays an important role in the decision despite the cost. Because that place is very special, because every nation is looking at that place,” said Mr Garcinez.It took more than 30 hours for the group’s yacht to get to the first stop, a beautiful bird sanctuary called Lawak Island.
“I cannot accept why the island’s connection is with China. is the Philippines. Why did it become China?” asked Mr Baladjay.
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