Half-Day Cebu Historic and Heritage Walking Tour
Cebu City, Philippines
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Admire the well-preserved Cebu’s architectural and cultural heritage on a walking tour led by a professional English speaking guide. In this 4-hour tour, you will see landmark sites such as an old fort, stone churches, sacred treasures, museums, and ancestral homes.
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Admire the well-preserved Cebu’s architectural and cultural heritage on a walking tour led by a professional English speaking guide. In this 4-hour tour, you will see landmark sites such as an old fort, stone churches, sacred treasures, museums, and ancestral homes.Your day will being with a hotel pickup from you hotel in Cebu City or Mactan Resort. From here, you will be taken to the beginning point of the tour, Fort San Pedro.
Fort San Pedro is located in the Independence Park, this old Spanish settlement symbolizes Spain’s military presence and conquest in the area. From here, we will take a “calesa” (horse-drawn carriage) ride to the Plaza Sugbu in front of City Hall before continuing walking around the “Old Cebu”.
Visit Magellan’s Cross (planted by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521), the Basilica Minore of the Child Jesus, the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral (the seat of the Archdiocese of Cebu), and the Museum of Sacred Treasures.
A short “calesa” ride away is the Plaza Parian where we will see an elegant ancestral homes of Spanish and Chinese Filipinos. Admire Heritage Monument, a bronze sculpture by the great Filipino artist Eduardo Castillo that depicts different eras of Cebu’s history.
Feel the elegance of 19th century life during our short stop at the Yap-Sandiego home or the Casa Gorordo. We will end with a final drive down Colon Street, the country’s oldest avenue, before returning to your hotel.
Fort San Pedro is located in the Independence Park, this old Spanish settlement symbolizes Spain’s military presence and conquest in the area. From here, we will take a “calesa” (horse-drawn carriage) ride to the Plaza Sugbu in front of City Hall before continuing walking around the “Old Cebu”.
Visit Magellan’s Cross (planted by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521), the Basilica Minore of the Child Jesus, the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral (the seat of the Archdiocese of Cebu), and the Museum of Sacred Treasures.
A short “calesa” ride away is the Plaza Parian where we will see an elegant ancestral homes of Spanish and Chinese Filipinos. Admire Heritage Monument, a bronze sculpture by the great Filipino artist Eduardo Castillo that depicts different eras of Cebu’s history.
Feel the elegance of 19th century life during our short stop at the Yap-Sandiego home or the Casa Gorordo. We will end with a final drive down Colon Street, the country’s oldest avenue, before returning to your hotel.
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