Top 5 Shopping Tours in the Philippines

1.Guided Night Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 2 hours · from $68Our pick

Meet your English-speaking guide at Tutuban Center Mall and explore Divisoria after dark. Guides Floyd and Venus lead small groups through market streets, food stops, Chinatown, and local transport rides by tuk-tuk, train, or jeepney. Bring comfortable shoes, an appetite, and extra cash for food and shopping.

“Nice tour of the wet market, then travel via Tuktuk, LRT and Jeepney, just like the locals. Then we went to a street food plaza with live music, tasting Filipino street food. Finally we ended in a rooftop bar, with view over Manila. Really great to see and experience areas of Manila, which you wouldn't see otherwise.”

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2.Manila’s Culinary Expedition: The Ultimate Food and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $115

Start at 12:30 pm with hotel pickup, then follow a guide through Binondo, Manila’s Chinatown, on a three-hour food walk. You’ll sample about 10 dishes, visit several eateries and market areas, and hear how Filipino food reflects Chinese and other cultural influences. Guides may include Mark, while drivers such as Kyle or Pedro handle transfers.

“Awesome experience! We enjoyed everything! Guide was super friendly and nice and the tour was fun and delicious.”

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3.Explore Manila Slums and Hidden Market

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 2 hours · from $65Best value

Spend two hours in Tondo with guides such as Venus or Floyd, meeting local residents, walking through residential alleys and a wet market, sampling Filipino food, and riding a jeepney and tricycle. This small-group tour offers a direct look at daily life, local transport, Chinatown, and communities rarely seen on standard Manila sightseeing routes.

“The tour was amazing! We explored the slum and Chinatown in Manila on foot, then took a tuk-tuk to a hidden market selling fruits, groceries, and local food. We also rode a jeepney and a tricycle. The tour included a drink, a beer, and transportation fees. Our guide, Venus, was professional and friendly. She shared many interesting insights about Manila and her life as a local Filipino. The tour was excellent value for money and truly eye-opening.”

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4.Half-Day Tour with Shopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 4 hours · from $65

Visit Magellan’s Cross, Santo Niño Church, Fort San Pedro, the Heritage Monument, and Yap-San Diego Ancestral House with a private English-speaking guide. Air-conditioned transport keeps you comfortable between stops. The Taoist Temple is currently closed, and shopping is advertised as the final stop, though it may not always take place.

“Belle was a super guide with great knowledge of history and intersting places. Despite the heavy traffic Erikson was a good driver and got us around a lot of traffic jams.”

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5.Manila Street food and Night Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 21 reviews · 2 hours · from $68

Join Floyd or Venus for a two-hour Manila street-food walk from Tutuban Night Market through Divisoria and Binondo to Pasig Esplanade. Try Filipino favorites such as isaw, balut, kwek-kwek, taho, banana cue, siopao, and dumplings, with short rides by tuk-tuk or jeepney and help ordering like a local.

“Venus is amazing, knowledgeable, very professional but more importantly very nice to be around. We were 3 people and what we experienced was the "real" Manila with its food, its people and how they live. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to experience something unique.”

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