4D/3N Manila Tour

Instead of going to island destinations near Manila, we head up visiting the art museums and historical places in the city. We visited some of its popular factual sites, art galleries, crafts center, and many others.

The following are the places we’ve been to:

Note: We booked our 4D/3N Manila Tour through All World Travel House amounting P4,300 each, including other fees, hotel accommodation (Grand Plaza Hotel), and food. Plane fare is not included.

1. Las Piñas Arts and Crafts Center (Las Piñas City)

Creativity and Resourcefulness. - This trade center weaved bread baskets and traditional bayongs, picnic or clothes hampers, blankets, bags, trays, lamp shades and even utensil coasters and slippers, most of which were made from water lilies using traditional and local wooden machines. This center is actually under Manny Villar’s Foundation, furnishing livelihood to the locals in Las Piñas.  

2. Bamboo Organ Tour (Las Piñas City)

The Church and the Bamboo Organ History – We visited the St. Joseph Parish Church styled with bamboo designs inside, and enjoyed the complete series of presentations or exhibits at the museum where artifacts, ancient prints and photos of the church and the bamboo organ were displayed.

3. Bahay ni Rizal or Calamba Shrine (Calamba, Laguna)

Jose Rizal Shrine and Museum - The house was labelled as a National Shrine by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, located along Mercado Street and Rizal Street in Calamba, Laguna’s Poblacion 5. By the way, this house is now a museum replica, a shrine rebuilt from the original Bahay ni Rizal which was devastated during World War II. This house was constructed in Spanish-styled architectural framework and was one of the first stone and hardwood living structures in Calamba.

I was really interested of the ligneous tables, chairs, and the rooms depicting the typical room quarters of Filipino families in the past years. You will be directed to its souvenir shop after your tour.

4. National Museum (Ermita, Manila)

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Gallery - Of course our Manila tour became more interesting when we’ve visited the National Museum of the Philippines – a public gallery which preserves and restores Philippine collections related to the study of human races, origins, societies, cultures, and antiquities.

There I saw Juan Luna’s painting which is prevalently known as the Spoliarium, located at the museum’s Level 2 (House Floor), The Old House of Representatives Session Hall.

Note: Using camera flash is prohibited, especially on paintings displayed at the museum.

5. Cultural Center of the Philippines (Malate, Pasay)

State venue for different activities - This cultural capital site delivers and provides presentation venues for numerous native and worldwide productions where events and activities includes structural designs, dance, motion pictures and television arts, literary culture, music, drama and optical arts.

6. Nemiranda Art House and Museum (Angono, Rizal)

The Great Artist – From the entrance you’ll be welcomed with this large Nemiranda signboard outside the museum designed artistically and creatively. You’ll also find a lot of different sculptures and paintings made personally by the artist, Nemesio B. Nemiranda – artist known for “Imaginative Figurism” – drawing of human form from imagination.

7. Rizal Park (Luneta)

Dedicated Officers – Officers in-charge should receive salutation and praises for being so devoted to their duties, guarding and securing the Rizal monument which is the symbol of nationalism and patriotism.

8. Lady of Manaoag Shrine (Tierra de Maria, Tagaytay City)

We visited this famous sanctuary in Tagaytay to pray; hoping our prayer requests will be granted by the miraculous Lady of Manaoag.

9. Palace in the Sky (Tagaytay)

Literally a palace in the sky - overlooking a 360 degree view of the surroundings, the eminent Taal Lake in Batangas and the Taal Volcano from above here; the place also gave us a cooler climate provided that this is situated at higher altitude.

• We took our buffet lunch at Sir Manny Villar’s house during our second day.
• Visiting Manila’s Ocean Park was also in our itinerary but something  came up, ended up cancelling our trip there.
• We took our last day in Manila buying pasalubongs for our family back in Leyte. 
• Credits to my friends for the photos (some pictures posted here)

AIRLINES WITH DIRECT FLIGHTS TO MANILA (INTERNATIONAL)

Emirates 

Malaysia Airlines 

Gulf Air 

Cathay Pacific    

Japan Airlines 

Delta 

Qatar Airways   

EVA Air 

Kuwait Airways 

Etihad Airways 

Saudia 

Qantas 

KLM        

Korean Air        

China Eastern 

Singapore Airlines      

Asiana Airlines 

Royal Brunei 

Turkish Airlines 

Air China 

Ethiopian Airlines 

Thai Airways       

Oman Air                

Garuda Indonesia 

ANA          

China Southern    

Vietnam Airlines

Philippine Airlines (Direct from UK)
Cebu Pacific
AirAsia 

Source: Skyscanner

Note: Manila International Airport or popularly known as Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is an airport serving Manila and its surrounding cities and towns. It is the main international gateway for travelers to Philippines and the central base spot for AirAsia Philippines, Cebu Pacific, CebGo, PAL Express and Philippine Airlines.

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