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Villa Escudero Day Tour: Experience Filipino Culture in a Scenic Coconut Plantation
3.3
9 Ratings
Makati
Immerse yourself in Filipino culture and history on this day tour of Villa Escudero Plantations. Explore a scenic coconut plantation, ride a water buffalo cart, and enjoy a delicious lunch by a spillway.
Immerse yourself in Filipino culture and history on this day tour of Villa Escudero Plantations. Explore a scenic coconut plantation, ride a water buffalo cart, and enjoy a delicious lunch by a spillway.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Villa Escudero - A self-contained working coconut plantation, It was founded in the 1880s by Don Placido Escudero and his wife Dona Claudia Marasigan. Originally planted to sugarcane, the crop was converted to coconut by their son Don Arsenio Escudero in the early 1900s.
- Villa Escudero - A self-contained working coconut plantation, It was founded in the 1880s by Don Placido Escudero and his wife Dona Claudia Marasigan. Originally planted to sugarcane, the crop was converted to coconut by their son Don Arsenio Escudero in the early 1900s.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off on selected hotels only
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off on selected hotels only
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Take a break from Manila and immerse yourself in the tranquil Villa Escudero Plantations on this day tour. Situated in the Philippines’ picturesque countryside, the coconut plantation offers a unique insight into Filipino history and customs. You’ll ride on a cart pulled by a water buffalo through the estate, listen to authentic local music, explore the…
Take a break from Manila and immerse yourself in the tranquil Villa Escudero Plantations on this day tour. Situated in the Philippines’ picturesque countryside, the coconut plantation offers a unique insight into Filipino history and customs. You’ll ride on a cart pulled by a water buffalo through the estate, listen to authentic local music, explore the museum’s captivating displays, and savor a peaceful lunch at the foot of the serene Labasin Dam spillway.
- Comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, swimwear and a towel are recommended
- If your hotel is outside the Makati City and Manila area proper, please make your own way to the New World Renaissance Hotel in Makati City at least 15 minutes prior to tour departure
Location
Fairmont
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.3
(9 Ratings)
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Eileen
Mar 21, 2024
A must experience for everyone - Everyone should experience Villa Escudero at least once. It is a fun relaxed day. We enjoyed the lunch at the water with the waterfall. Food was good. Waiters were very helpful. It’s good having water shoes for stability in the water. We enjoyed the show afterwards Very much. Although we did not look at the opportunities for children we noted that there were those kinds of entertainment. They for sure will enjoy the water buffalo ride. I visited in 2007, and it was good to revisit this unique place.
Eileen from Minnesota
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Milette
Jan 20, 2020
Respite from it all - Great time riding carabao cart with a group singing filipino folk song. Lunch in their man made falls soaking ur feet while eating. Nice facilities with entertainment at dinner time. Highly recommended for balikbayans as well as foreign guests. Quite expensive for an average income family.
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Ambassador341743
Aug 5, 2019
Overall Experience - The local quide Nori opened up Philippine history book! He's very knowledgeable. And the van driver was very good & kept us safe. Lunch buffet was good with soaked feet in the water, cultural show was very entertaining & the carabao ride was so much fun with the seranade! The museum was interesting & rafting was awesome!
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Navmoxon26
Feb 19, 2018
This was a very special experience, if you can do it! - This truly was unique. Didn't know what to expect. The pictures don't do it justice, we had a blast using the bamboo rafts, eating by the waterfalls.. so unique. We didn't the included culture show. instead we went to the 18 and up pool for 2 hours and relaxed. Didn't know that was a part of the deal. Recommend getting a locker for 100 pesos. Statues and museum was a little creepy to be honest. The trip to the plantation was long but you got to see the local life. I wouldn't have had that chance if not this tour. Go do it!
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Eleanor
Mar 24, 2016
Beautiful grounds. Museum really... - <p>Beautiful grounds. Museum really helped put Filipino culture in perspective. The BBQ buffet was delicious and fun eating under the waterfalls. Wished we were able to see the traditional show. Recommend going on a weekend, to see the show.</p>
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Karl
Jul 30, 2015
This is a wonderfully, relaxing day... - <p>This is a wonderfully, relaxing day. My only area of growth for this tour is to allow much more time in the museum with more specific information being shared or a guide that seems really interested in answering what is important to that particular client.<br/>
My company guide was excellent, the water buffalo ride is unique, the lunch near the dam is invigorating, and the ability to take photos around the grounds none in museum, unfortunately was excellent. I recommend this for couples or individuals that love vast religious collections.</p>
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Jthendra
Jun 12, 2019
Just OK - We go by ourselves using a private car. The place is self is OK, nothing extraordinary. The cultural show is just ok too - traditional dance and sing. The buffet lunch also just ok, not much variety and additional charge for drinks like coconut water. The pool is quite small. The best part probably the rafting. So consider the time required to go and back to Manila (around 3-4 hours), it's not something that make it a MUST visit place.
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Pascal
Dec 12, 2017
medium, a tourist trap with a dusty and... - <p>medium, a tourist trap with a dusty and uninteresting museum</p>
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Gerlinde
Feb 4, 2014
The tour guide was neither very... - <p>The tour guide was neither very friendly nor understanding. </p>
<p>Moreover, I expected to see the coconut plantage and learn something about the history and way of life in ancient days. That was obviously not part of the tour at all. Everything was very very touristic and you have to pay for a lot of things extra (e.g. drinks at lunch). Moreover you are expected to tip the employees at the museum, the musician, the waiters, ... As the tour itself was very expensive, I did not have the feeling that this was appropriate. </p>
<p>The water buffalos were treated awfully bad! </p>
<p>All in all, I would consider it as a waste of time and money and did not feel comfortable during this time at all. Therefore, I do not recommend this tour.</p>
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