Travel Diary for Day 1-2:

The first two days in the Philippines adventure diary (Day 1-2) were spent touring Metro Manila. This city holds so many places to visit and fascinating views to witness, including historical parks and the sight of the beautiful Manila Bay sunset. Manila is littered with relics left by the Spanish colonizers, the Japanese invasion, and American immigration, resulting in neighborhoods like Ermita — which we also visited, becoming well-known historical tourist areas in Manila.

Day 1: How do we Start the Adventure Tour in Manila

Where to Find the Best Budget Hotels in Manila?

Our hotel, Manila Manor, was located in Ermita, Manila. It’s a budget hotel in a noisy part of town with a lot of nightlife. Ermita is a part of the city well known to budget tourists, who like to stay at cheap hotels and go out at night.

Budget Hotels in Manila:

Google My Maps Manila Travel Adventures: Day 1-2

If planning a trip to Manila, check out the Google My Maps below to experience activities and adventures, and get to know different routes and directions, accommodations to stay, attractions to visit, and restaurants to dine in. Visit the Manila travel Google My Map to learn more about our Philippines Travel routes and adventures.

Day 2: How to Explore the Historical Tourist Attractions in Manila?

What are the Top Things to do in Manila?

When you arrive in Manila, there are numerous things to do, and because there are so many options, you can choose what to do first. Check out the top things to see and do in the Philippines’ capital: Manila.

How do we get from Manila to Cebu City by Plane?

On the same day (Day 2) of our Philippines Adventure trip, we took a flight from Manila NAIA to Cebu, in the afternoon. We landed at Mactan International Airport, the main airport of Cebu, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island and serves as the main gateway to the Visayas. Our travel time from Manila to Cebu took approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. Then, we took an Uber (now Grab) outside the airport to go to the guest house in Cebu City.

Getting from Manila to Cebu by plane is the fastest and most convenient option, unlike traveling by ferry, which takes around 22 hours. Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) has different domestic flight connections with several airline companies in the Philippines and offers international transfers too.

Taxis are usually available all around the airport in the Philippines, but booking an Uber is more convenient, but it is not available anymore, so you can use Grab instead. You can quickly get a private car by setting the pickup and dropoff points in the app on your mobile phone and the fee is also automatically computed.

How do we Explore Street Food In Cebu City?

After we had checked in and left our luggage at the guest house, we hopped on a tricycle and headed to Larsian BBQ for dinner which is basically a whole area full of traditional Filipino street food.

Everything is grilled over charcoal, and anything is available, from meat, fish, seafood, crabs, crayfish, to mussels. The food was ok. The mussels were not really all that great at this time.

There are many great Filipino foods in the Philippines that are worth trying! Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity when you visit the Philippines.

Google My Maps Philippines Travel Diary: Day 1 to Day 51

Check out the Google Maps below, to have an overview of the entire 51 days of Philippines travel adventure including exciting attractions and activities we did, destinations we explored, and travel directions in the Philippines.

Philippines Adventure Tours from Day 1 to Day 51

Adventures and fun times are unlimited when you visit the Philippines. Our encounters with the country’s attractive scenery and people were unforgettable. Here is a complete overview of the Philippines Travel Diary experience for our 51 Days trip to the different destinations in the Philippines in 2017:

Day 1-2: Manila Adventure Tours
Day 3-4: Bantayan Island Adventure Tours
Day 5-6: Cebu City & South Cebu Adventure Tours
Day 7-8: Southern Visayas Island of Negros Adventure Tours
Day 9-11: Siquijor Island Adventure Tours
Day 12-14: Guimaras Island Adventure Tours
Day 15-17: Gigantes Island Adventure Tours
Day 18-20: Philippine Visa Extension & Food Tours in Metro Manila
Day 21-23: Puerto Princesa Adventure Tours
Day 24-25: El Nido Adventure Tours
Day 26-27: El Nido Motorbike Adventure & Puerto Princesa Island Hopping Tour
Day 28-29: Baguio City Adventure Tours
Day 30-31: Sagada Adventure Tours
Day 32-33: Buscalan, Kalinga Adventure Tours
Day 34: Banaue, Batad Rice Terraces Adventure Tours
Day 35-36: Pangasinan Adventure Tours
Day 37-38: Hundred Islands National Park Adventure Tours
Day 42-47: Metro Manila Adventure Tours
Day 40-41: Leyte Eastern Visayas Adventure Tours
Day 48- 50: The Bamboo Paraiso Beach Resort & Hundred Islands Adventures
Day 51: Best Tour in Pangasinan & Back to Manila

Why do we Create the Philippines Travel Guide?

SUMMARY: Manila Adventure Tours

For the next four days in the Philippines adventure diary (Day 3-6), we continued our best travel adventures in Cebu province!