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DAY TOURS TO/FROM MANILA

INCLUSIONS:
FREE hotel pick-up/drop off at any hotel in Makati/Manila
Deluxe airconditioned roundtrip transportation
Driver (guide where indicated only)
Toll & Parking Fee
Extra inclusions are underlined per tour

Rates per adult (in Php), subject to change without prior notice.
Children 3-10 years old less 50 % except Corregidor.
Itinerary may reverse depending on pick-up point, traffic and weather conditions.

 
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MANILA CITY TOUR
(4 hrs, pick up 8 am to 1pm)

If 2 pax Php 1,270
If 1 pax Php 2,000
  CHINESE
CONNECTION
(6 hrs)

If 2 pax Php 2,350
If 1 pax Php 3,650

An introduction to Manila & it’s suburbs starting with a stop at Rizal Park, Casa Manila and Fort Santiago within the Walled City of Intramuros. Running tour of Makati Commercial Center, Forbes Park and stop at the Manila American Memorial Cemetery. Return to Manila for a running trip of the reclaimed area and the Cultural Center Complex along Roxas Boulevard.
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  Instead of going to Makati, after the Intramuros visit with Casa Manila and Chinese Museum, we walk along the lively heart of Ongpin Street in Chinatown, to see the wet market in Carvajal. Followed by a drive to Binondo to visit the intriguing 54 hectare Chinese Cemetery with its unique structures.
Incl. Casa Manila, Chinese Museum + Chinese Cementery & set Chinese lunch.Book Now!
TAGAYTAY RIDGE TOUR (5 hrs)

If 2 pax Php 2,000
If 1 pax Php 3,300
  TAAL VOLCANO CRATER TREK
(8 hrs)

Incl. boatride, lunch and guided tour.

If 2 pax Php 3,200.
If 1 pax Php 5,600

Located about 2,5 hour drive South of Manila, Tagaytay Ridge at 2,250 ft. above sea level offers a panoramic view of Taal Volcano (weather permitting). Taal Volcano is considered to be the smallest & lowest volcano in the world. Sitting serenely on Taal Lake, the volcano offers a deceptive sight, considering the violent history of past eruptions. On the way to the ridge, drive by fruit stalls and visit the famous Bamboo Organ of the Las Piñas Church (the only one of its kind in the world). Incl. entrance fee bamboo organ and snack. Book Now!

 

Drive down the winding road until Talisay, Batangas. There we board a motorized outrigger boat to Taal Volcano Island 30 minutes away. Walk up the soft black lava sand (or pay for a horse) to the rim of the crater to have a close up view of the caldera. Return to the lakeside inn for a lunch. We advice to bring an extra set of clothes, hat and suntan lotion.Book Now!

VILLA ESCUDERO

Incl welcome drink, museum (Mo closed), carabao cartride & lunch

if 2 pax Php 3,200
If 1 pax Php 4,550
  PAGSANJAN GORGE & FALLS
(8 hrs)

Incl set lunch & canoe ride w/cusion +lifevest and hard hat rental.


If 2 pax Php 3,300.
If 1 pax Php 5,400.

Two & a half-hours South of Manila is the quaint & historic Villa Escudero. This is an actual coconut plantation set amidst a pastoral grove of coconut palms, verdant fields and mountains to bring one back to the days of the old plantation life. Highlights of the tour are the visit to the museum of historic, religious, pre-Hispanic & World War II artifacts. Carabao-drawn cart transport to man-made waterfalls where lunch is served on tables set over a flowing stream. Then it’s off to the pools for a refreshing cool swim. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there's a good cultural show. Incl welcome drink, museum (Monday closed), carabao Book Now!cartride & lunch.   This tour takes you southwards, to the old town of Pagsanjan. After lunch at a resort, transfer to a dugout canoe for the trip to the falls. As your boatman starts rowing upstream the sight of lush greenery & towering cliffs unfolds before you. The first fall is 20 mins away. At the second, main fall (another 25 mins further, not reachable at high water), the water comes from 70 ft above. You may opt to swim or ride a bamboo raft (minimal additional fee applies on personal account) that will take you underneath the waterfall. Your trip downstream is an exciting experience as you “shoot the rapids"! Your boatman will skillfully manouver the boat between the rocks & boulders until you reach the calm river of Pagsanjan.Book Now!
HIDDEN VALLEY SPRINGS

Incl welcome drink, buffet lunch, native snack & use facilities

If 2 pax Php 3,800
If 1 pax Php 5,200
  SAIL TO CORREGIDOR ISLAND
Incl landtransfer Manila hotel - pier - Manila hotel, roundtrip ferry, buffet lunch, Malinta Tunnel Light-Sound Show, guided tramvia tour, entrance &
terminal fee.


If 2 pax Php 3,400.
If 1 pax Php 4,200.

Drive about 2,5 hours one way South of Manila to a unique place called Hidden Valley. It’s vegetation flourishes in an 110 hectare crater 300 feet deep believed to have been formed by violent volcanic upheaval thousands of years ago. A private resort that boasts of a virgin forest, century old trees, natural water springs, wild orchids, and a hidden waterfall. Several natural spring pools, flowering continuously, are available for a dip. Book Now!

  This guided tour explores the historic island of Corregidor. Located 25 miles West of Manila, Corregidor Island serves as one of the most vital harbor defense of Manila during the war. Some of the points of interest included are the various gun batteries, Mile Long Barracks, Pacific War Memorial, and the famous Malinta Tunnel where guests experience the Light- and Sounds Multi-vision Show. From Manila, guests will board luxurious 150-seater 25 knots ferryboat, which will bring them to the island in just an hour. Upon arrival, visitors will board to the pre-war type streetcars called “tramvias” that will tour them around the island fortress.Book Now!
MATABUNGKAY

Includes entrance fee, set lunch & use facilities

If 2 pax Php 2,850
If 1 pax Php 4,800
  EAGLE POINT ANILAO TOUR

If 2 pax Php 4,300
If 1 pax Php 6,200
2 to 3 hours south of Manila, located in Lian, Batangas, you will find this resort under European management. With swimming pool, pooltable, tennis court and mini golf for you to enjoy. Along 350 meter beach composed of vulcanic sand.
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Discover this snorkeling and scuba diving haven in Batangas. A place to get-away, about three hours drive from Manila.Pamper yourself in their Health Spa, two fresh water and one Reef salt water pools. Includes entrance fee, lunch & use facilities.
Diving offered by qualified dive instructors. Additional 2 dives per day w/boat, weight,belt,tank, dive master, if 2 people……add Book Now!USD 45 / person

MT. PINATUBO CRATER HIKE
(physical fitness required)
Incl: roundtriptransportation
Manila-Sta Juliana-Manila
(2,5 hrs ow), set lunch at 4pm,
hike with trail escort by a local (no guide available), 4x4 jeepride
Sta Juliana-drop off
point-Sta Juliana.
If 2 pax Php 5,500
If 1 pax Php 9,800
  SUBIC BAY TOUR

(8 hours, pick up time 6 am)

If 2 pax Php 4,000
If 1 pax Php 6,500

After six hundred years of silence, suddenly in 1991, with only minimal warnings, the volcano erupted in all its fury throwing ashes and pyroclastic materials as much as 50,000 ft. into the atmosphere. Now considered the biggest eruption of the 20th century, Mt. Pinatubo has fallen back to sleep, having left spectacular lahar formations. You may choose either to hike up to the craterlake (3 hrs ow) or use the 4x4 jeep nearly all the way up and hike up and down the last 40 minutes only (ow).

Note: Overnight crater hike available on request
Flightseeing Tour Crater ( 3 hrs) USD 88 / person.
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See the former US Naval Base, now a commercial Freeport Zone, in a running tour, also including:
* the partly burried church of San Guillermo in Bacalor, Pampanga.
* the Waterfront Boardwalk along Subic Bay with in the background the grandeur of the mountains of the Redondo Peninsula.
* Bat Kingdom. In the protected forest reserve of Subic are over 10,000 fruitbats along with Bamboo bats.
* some of Subic beaches.
Then visit the original inhabitants, the Aeta's, to demonstrate you, during a 2 hour guided trek, their Jungle Envitonmental Survival Training. Experience how to set traps, mark trails, navigate through dense jungle and make utensils from jungle materials. Advice to bring insect repellant, a hat and water.Book Now!

GOLF TOUR

Tuesday to Sunday
Weekdays:
If 2 pax Php 4,915
If 1 pax Php 5,710.
Weekend:
If 2 pax Php 5,135.
If 1 pax Php 5,940.
 

 

 

Club Intramuros, an 18-hole Golf Course, trimmed with the historic walls of Intramuros with a sprinkling of lagoons and trees. Par 66 / 4,326 total yards. Surrounded with multi-story offices & hotels, this course pictures the city of Manila that was and is. Challenging greens of fine Tifdwarf, Tiftron mixed with local Bermuda grass.
Inclusive of roundtrip transfers, green fee and caddie fees.
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Special Interest Tours available on request:

e.g. Dinner w/Cultural Show, Museum or Wellness Tour.

    November 2008
 
 
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