Like most people, we all get tired and need an escape for a while. Good thing we are living in the Philippines that is rich in nature. After a long tiring week of work with stress, we all deserve a weekend of relaxation away from the hustle and bustle of Metro Manila. Weekends are greatly enjoyed with nature and with your family and friends. There are many available and affordable places you can visit that you do not need to book a flight. There are also many places you can visit within the Metro Manila also if you do not want to drive long and just enjoy some quality time with your family. Here is the list of places you can visit for a quick gateway of fun:
What to do in Metro Manila
If you are wondering on what you can do in Metro Manila, there are a lot of parks, museums and other places you can visit around Manila. With the higher gas prices, you want to preserve your car’s gasoline but at the same time enjoy the weekend outside of your home for a more enjoyable experience rather than staying at home.
1. Visit Intramuros
Intramuros is known to be the oldest district and has a lot of historic places you can visit in Manila. Every corner in this place is full of Philippine history that was built in the early days and Spanish era. Manila has preserved its beauty and established landmark places for your picture perfect spots that can capture and save in your core memory.
2. Visit Rizal Park
Rizal park is located at the heart of Manila, it is the famous landmark and serves the homage of our national hero, Jose Rizal. He was shot by a firing squad on December 30 for the charges on rebellion against the Spanish government. You can visit the park for a simple picnic, picture taking with your family and play some outdoor games like biking and skating. It will be different kind of experience to be out for some exercise.
3. Visit the museums
There are various museums in Metro Manila that you can visit. It can be visited with your kids to further their imagination and knowledge on our nature. You can visit the National Museum of Fine Arts to see the collection of classical and contemporary painting of our national artists like Juan Luna, visit the National Museum of Anthropology for the collection of artifacts of our native people throughout our country, visit the National Museum of Natural History to view famous and rich biodiversity in our country like world’s largest crocodile and the tree of life, and last you can visit the National Planetarium that showcase the astronomical displays of the celestial bodies with real life projections of it. It will be all a great for your kids to enhance their imagination and creativity and also to learn their Filipino roots.
4. Binondo Food trip
Binondo is known to have lively and rich history site in Manila City that you can visit. As it was considered to the world’s first Chinatown, it contains the famous restaurants that are known for each of their cuisines and specialties that we all love. It is packed will all your favorite restaurants, bakeries, and other shops that are affordable. There are also Binondo tour or hopping that you can join in to enhance your food experience by the locals in the Binondo and Manila.
5. Shop in Manila
As they say, shopping helps cure everything. Girls love to shop and the best way to visit for an affordable retail therapy is Divisoria. It is known to have housed all the non-branded and affordable goods. It also the place for everything that you need. They offer affordable clothing, shoes, bags, accessories and everything that you need in your home.
6. Hop in the Philippine’s unique modes of transportation
Philippines is known to have different kinds of transportation available for all Filipinos. We have a lot of mode of transportation that we can use to travel around the places. We have the famous jeepneys that can be found only in the Philippines, they are firstly used as military jeep during the second world war by the Americans. Jeepneys are known to showcase colorful designs and ornaments that are pleasing in the eyes. Tricycles are used to travel for a shorter distance in streets of Manila. It is a motorcycle with a side car for passenger use. They only have special routes in each cities and can accommodate only up to 3 people. MRT/LRT are used by most of us for faster travels in the city. It can go from Quezon City up to Pasay City with an affordable fare. Be sure to travel around the city of Manila when you visit using the famous transportation.
7. Visit the Ocean Park
Ocean Park is known to house more than 13,000 species inside the aquarium. It is famous for its massive drawing that is called the oceanarium. This park is perfect with little kids for a more informative trip for their learning minds.
8. Explore the modern cities
There are a lot of modern spaces around like Makati, BGC, and Taft. These places are known to have a safe community that is great for walking and exploration that you can visit in Manila. Makati is known to be the Central Business District in our country. The city is known for its tall building and parks that are perfect for a relaxation on a weekend. BGC is also a place where you can take your bike and stroll around the city with its wide roads and bike friendly streets. There are a lot of parks, high end shops and restaurants that you can try out when you are in the city. Taft is known to be the center of the famous universities in our country. There are also some retail shops, start up restaurants and the historical schools that you can visit with the family.
9. Explore Cubao Expo
Cubao Expo is known to have a broad choices of restaurants, retails shops, art galleries, thrift stores that are already there for many years. The place contains all vintage stuff like comics, furnitures, CDs and many more. It is a great place for relaxation and a take back from the past.
10. Night life
Manila City is known to have the famous clubs in the Philippines. In BGC there are available clubs and party places that you can visit for a night of fun and dancing with your friends. There are also some in the famous Poblacion that offers wide variety of hotels and bars that lets you unwind from stress. And lastly, Tomas Morato that is known for the younger generation that is located in Quezon City. It housed night time recreation of fun like karaoke joints, disco bars and comedy clubs.
11. Food Trip
One great way to relive stress is by eating. There are many available affordable street foods for a different kind of experience. You can visit Maginhawa Street that have many local restaurants that offers trendy and new food trends that everyone wants to try. Jolly Jeep in Makati offers affordable and tasty food for the people. They are usually available for the office workers for a cheaper option rather than the expensive fast food. Kapitolyo is known to have a charming vibe. It is a place for intimate dates and a different kind of food experience and options that you can try.
12. Weekend Markets
Weekend markets are usually pop up shops available to showcase some local Filipino goods. Salcedo Market usually starts at 6 am and every Saturday that housed 50 local suppliers that offers delicacies from anywhere in the Philippines. You can get to try the different cuisines that they have prepared and its distinct flavors. Legazpi Market is also like the Salcedo Market that is available during Sunday that starts at 7 in the morning. They also offer dry items with artsy and unique items that are hand crafted to perfection for a little souvenir for your little trip in the city. Mercato Centrale is a pop up event that happens in Makati City and BGC that lets you discover various food options that are unique, new market and startup businesses.
13. Try the fun museums
The main purpose of travelling is trying out new things. Modern museums are the perfect place to visit when you crave for something creative and fun. These museums are not just a showcase of their creations but also a place to experience them. The dessert museum is place of desserts that you can eat, take awesome pictures in their very artsy displays. Lakbay Museo is known to be the first cultural interactive museum that shows that different cultures in our country. It showcases our old tribes and ancestors that used to live and created the dynamic culture of the Philippines. It will bring you to a journey of your lifetime through experience and activities to show your true heritage as a Filipino. Art in Island is a 3D museum that you can take photos of the floor to ceiling painting and sculptures for a very imaginative experience.
14. Explore the old universities
The old universities was not only an educational institution but also a place that is full of history. University of Santo Tomas is known to be the Asia’s earliest universities. It has preserved the buildings during the Spanish era. It also housed heritage locations and a museum full of memorabilia and pictures from the past. The University of the Philippines – Diliman that has 493 hectares of land that is perfect for an early jog or biking with your friends and family. It has academic oval with an amazing architecture that has ancient structures and acacia canopy to rest in to.
15. Quick trip
A quick visit for a nature trip is what we need after a tiring work week. A breath of fresh air, a different kind of experience, good company and good food to cap off our weekend relaxation and trip. Corregidor is a place to visit to discover the Philippines’ historic past to visit the sanctuary of the US and Philippine forces during the World War II against the Japanese enemies. Tagaytay is everyone’s favorite quick gateaway trip away from the Manila noise. There are many available parks that you can visit and unique restaurants you can try. There are also unique shops and coffee shops you can try out.
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Written by Yna Faundo
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