Manila Things To Do, Tours, Tickets & Activities

To all Filipinos, Rizal Park or widely known as 'Luneta Park” is not a perfect place to take a relaxing afternoon stroll. The park is also a perfect place to watch Filipino rock concert being held every Saturday night. There are also local martial artists practicing nearby. If you're seeking a quiet and peaceful place to enjoy your day, you can always visit Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden inside the park.

Standing majestically as an entrance to Intramuros City of Manila is Fort Santiago, a sturdy fortress built by Spanish colonials as a main defense fortress in 1571. Some parts of the fortress was wiped out during the Battle of Manila in 1945, although the remaining buildings are now preserved as national heritage. Explore every parts of the fortress, which is mostly containing dungeons and underground chambers which was used by Japanese military to capture and torture more than 3000 Filipino and Americans. They are fortunately closed from public access. A cross-bearing monument was erected as a tombstone of mass grave, and to honor 600 souls resting in the place. According to the history, one of the most recognizable heroes of Phillipines named Jose Rizal was also held as prisoner at Fort Santiago before he was executed in 1896. The serene atmosphere that greets you when you entered the site is a great reminder for you to reflect and honor the lost souls.

The National Museum of the Philippines is a place where you can see reminiscence of the past, and even the museum complex are actually built in the early 20th Century. It boasts wide range collections of national fine arts, antrophology, and even archaelogical collections. Venture deeper to visit the national planetarium and to see more paintings, sculptures, and natural history of Phillipines. Here's a place where you can totally see the pride in every Filipino's heart and their efforts to retell their historical and cultural heritages to the world. The National Museum of Phillipines was built not only for educational purposes but also as cultural centre and scientific institution.

Star City is also a host of Snow World attraction for those who craves to play with the snow. All the snows are permanent, you can even see magnificent pieces of ice carvings art. It also contains a 68 meters snow slide, which is an incredibly long slides ever exist in the country. Oh and of course, you should try Giant Star Wheel Ferris Wheel ride, a modern ferris-wheel with 32 air-conditioned gondolas with maximum capacity of 6 persons.