Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Departure at 7:00 AM from the hotel for your Manila and Tagaytay Day Tour. Escape the Cosmopolitan hustle of Metro Manila by taking a short drive up to Tagaytay. Travel time is approximately 2 hours.
See the famous Taal Lake, which rests within the crater of the Taal Volcano. Spend the rest of the day exploring the beautiful Tagaytay and its many attractions. Then visit the People's Park in the Sky, an unfinished structure that was initially built to host the visit of US President Ronal Reagan. Then proceed with the visit to the Picnic Grove to get a picturesque view of the Taal Volcano and then continue a visit to Sonya's Garden and have lunch at a local restaurant. En route to Manila, pass by Sarao Jeepney Factory to see how the traditional Jeepneys are still made until today.
Next stop is a visit to the Diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph to see the famous Bamboo Organ that is still being used until today. Further, be transported back in time with a trip to Intramuros, the walled city of Manila where many of the country's historic moments took place. There you will explore the preserved ruins of Fort Santiago, see how the life was during the Spanish Colonization in Casa Manila. Next stop is a visit to San Agustin Church, the only structure left intact after the destruction of Intramuros in World War II.
Then continue the tour with a visit to Baluarte de San Diego, which used to be a bastion and was part of the Spanish colonial fortification in this walled city. Proceed to Binondo to see the world’s oldest Chinatown, which was established by the Spanish during 1594 and is now the center of commerce in trade in Manila.
Lastly, proceed with the cultural show with dinner. After, transfer back to your hotel. The rest of the evening is free at leisure.