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Overview
- Visit the Goco Ancestral House
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay
- Basilica de San Martin de Tours
- Sta. Lucia Well
- Leon and Galicano Apacible Museum
Activity location
- The Heritage Town of Taal
- Taal, Calabarzon, Philippines
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Manila City Centre (Hotel Pickup)
- Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list
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What's included, what's not
- Return transfers via air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch and afternoon snacks
- Entrance Fees
- 5 – hour Walking/Heritage Tour
- Services of an English-speaking, DOT-Accredited Tour Guide
- Service charge (optional)
- Additional food and drinks, personal expenses
Know before you book
- Children 1 and younger are complimentary.
- At least 2 people are required for this activity to take place.
What you can expect
This sightseeing heritage tour starts at Goco Ancestral House with the welcoming remarks and brief history lecture about Taal, facilitated by a local expert, Pio Goco, a member of the Goco clan and one of the many passionate Taalenos working hard to preserve Taal’s heritage. After you take a deeper look into what the town looked like before until the present day, you’ll surely need something to fill your hungry stomach. Lunch is served at the 2nd level of the Goco Ancestral House where you can indulge yourself with the local Taal delicacies from starters to the main course and to desserts.
The walking tour continues as you visit the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay, the church dedicated to the miraculous image of Mother Mary called Our Lady of Caysasay. A few walks from the church is the hillside well called Sta. Lucia Well and is believed that the waters coming from the spring has miraculous powers. Next stop are the ancestral houses of some of the prominent Philippine National heroes such as Marcela Marino Agoncillo, a renowned Filipina in Philippine history as the principal seamstress of the first and official flag of the country, gaining her the title of “The Mother of the Philippine Flag” and Don Felipe Agoncillo, a diplomat, revolutionary hero and a major supporter of the revolt against the Spanish forces. Another historical landmark to visit is the Apacible Museum, once the ancestral home of Don Leon and Matilde Apacible, stands like a beacon on the high street of the town. Don Leon was Emilio Aguinaldo’s Finance officer and a delegate to the Malolos Congress of 1898.
To refresh you from the long walking tour, we’ll treat you with the special Halo-halo for snacks, a popular Filipino dessert with a mixture of shaved ice and evaporated milk to which various ingredients are added, including sweetened beans, coconut, sago, gulaman, mashed tubers, fruits, flan, and ice cream.
The walking tour continues by visiting the Basilica de San Martin de Tours, the biggest Catholic Church in the Philippines and in the whole of Asia. The tour ends by enjoying various Filipino street food, traditional snack food and handicrafts.
Location
Activity location
- The Heritage Town of Taal
- Taal, Calabarzon, Philippines
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Manila City Centre (Hotel Pickup)
- Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Makati City Center (Hotel Pickup)
- Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines