One week in the Philippines (for the first time!)
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Manille ?
The map of your stay "One week in the Philippines (for the first time!)"
Detail of the stay : One week in the Philippines (for the first time!)
How to get there - Manille
Manila, land and sea side
Steps: Samal Island
In the morning, walk along Manila Bay to Rizal Park. This bay is one of the favorite places of the Filipinos for Sunday walks. You can rub shoulders with the people and see the monument erected in honor of the national hero, Dr. Rizal. In the afternoon, visit the intramural district to get a feel of the Spanish colonial way of life. It is necessary to walk on the Plaza San Luiz where cafés, restaurants and shops are installed. In the evening, after a final stroll along Manila Bay to watch the sunset, head for Malate or Makati, two of the capital's liveliest neighbourhoods.
Places of interest : PARC RIZAL
Manila, city side and shopping
Steps: Manille
Visit the Chinese cemetery, which is a city within the city: it extends over 40 hectares and the tombs are real houses. Some are even equipped with a telephone, toilets, air conditioning... In the afternoon, visit the Malate and Ermita district which extends south of the Rizal park. A little further on, in Paranáque, discover the Philippine Cultural Centre (CCP), which houses the National Opera and the Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino, dedicated to the art and lifestyle of various ethnic groups. There are many exhibitions and concerts there. You can continue the visit by discovering the Divisoria market (the largest in the country), a change of scenery guaranteed. Back to the city centre, a well-deserved stopover in the Makati district, which will certainly seduce shopping lovers with an incredible concentration of shopping centres.
Places of interest : CIMETIÈRE CHINOIS PARC RIZAL
Puerto Galera (Mindoro)
Steps: Manille
For diving enthusiasts, departure from Manila early in the morning via a very practical bus-ferry combination to arrive in Puerto Galera in the early afternoon; choose a hotel on Sabang beach to be in the heart of the animation or on Big or Small La Laguna beaches to be more quiet. The resorts in the area offer attractive packages including accommodation and diving.
Puerto Galera (Mindoro): diving day
Steps: Puerto Galera
It would be a shame not to take advantage of your stay in the Philippines to discover its wonderful marine life. This can be the case here in Puerto Galera, because the sea trips are daily and adapted to all levels.
Calamian Islands
Steps: Busuanga Island
Take a flight to Coron Town(Busuanga Island). There, you will have the opportunity to do world famous wreck dives.
Nautical excursion
Steps: Coron Island
Island hopping to Coron Island to discover beautiful deserted beaches, inland lakes and the famous karst cliffs.
