The tour starts right in the heart of the country’s financial center – the City of Makati. Drive through Nielson’s Tower along Ayala Boulevard and Forbes Park, an exclusive residential enclave fittingly dubbes Millionaire’s Row on your way to our first Stop: The American Cemetery and Memorial, reputed to be the largest and most beautiful of American memorial outside the Continental United States. Then proceed to the old city of Manila via Scenic Roxas Boulevard (also known as the Dewey Boulevard in the recent past), passing through Luneta Park (also called Rizal Park in memory if the country’s national hero).
After then proceed to your second stop: The “”Walled City””of Intramuros, here you will see ancient walls, church ruins and other relics of the Spanish Conquistadores. Travel through the cobbles streets to San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church in the country.
Your last stop would be at the Fort Santiago, a Spanish fortress that watched over the entrance to Pasig River. It was here that our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal spent his last days and where he wrote his famous “”My Last Farewell””.
Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at the hotels located within Manila Bay and Makati City Hotels.
Duration: 4 hours.
Start/opening time: Morning Pick-ups: Makati Hotels – between 9and 9:15am. Manila Bay Hotels – Between 8:45am and 9am. Afternoon Pick-ups: Makati Hotels – between 2pm and 2:15pm. Manila Bay hotels – between 1.45pm and 2pm.
Languages: English