The 8 Best Villa Escudero Day Trips from Manila

1.Immerse in Culture: Villa Escudero Coconut Plantation Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews · from $150Our pick

Leave Manila at 7:00 a.m. for Villa Escudero, a coconut plantation about 2.5 hours south. You’ll ride a carabao cart, eat a Filipino buffet with your feet in the water at Labasin Falls, explore a family museum, and watch a cultural performance. Pickup is included in selected Manila areas, with groups limited to 15.

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2.Villa Escudero Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 8 hours · from $135

Spend eight hours exploring Villa Escudero in Quezon with an English-speaking guide, round-trip hotel transfers, a museum tour, carabao cart ride, waterfall lunch, bamboo rafting, and traditional performances. Guides such as Marco, Mark, and Andrei have been praised for their humor, care, and strong knowledge of Philippine history.

“Marco was an amazing guide! He was very friendly, accommodating, and funny too. We saw a lot of places we wouldn't have seen otherwise, and we learned a lot too. Marco really knows his stuff in regards to the history of the city and the Philippines. I would definitely book a tour with him when I return to Manila!”

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3.Breathtaking Cultural Experience in Villa Escudero

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $150

You’ll spend about 8 to 10 hours traveling from Manila to Villa Escudero, exploring its family museum, riding a water buffalo-drawn cart, watching local cultural performances, and eating lunch with spring water running beneath your feet. Pickup, admission, lunch, and taxes are included.

“The place was amazing!! It's great for those who wants to unwind and take some break for a while. This place is a must, a very must try!”

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4.Skip the Line: Villa Escudero Plantation & Resort Day Pass Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · from $231

Spend about eight hours at Villa Escudero Plantation and Resort, roughly two hours from Metro Manila. A carabao-drawn cart, traditional music, heritage museum, swimming facilities, welcome drink, and kamayan lunch at Labasin Waterfalls are included. Transport to and from the resort is not included, and the maximum group size is 15.

“I have been here three (3) times already, and the most recent one was before the pandemic. I indicated that I went to the place in January 2022, just to comply with the requirements of the review. Nevertheless, I can still feel the excitement and anticipation of being inRead more”

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5.Villa Escudero Coconut Plantation Day Trip from Manila

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · from $140

Leave Manila at 8:30 am for Villa Escudero, an 800-hectare coconut plantation south of the capital. Ride a carabao cart, visit the Escudero family museum, eat Filipino dishes beside Labasin Dam’s spillway, and swim in spring-fed pools. Hotel transport, lunch, entrance fees, and a local guide are included.

“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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6.VILLA ESCUDERO DAY TOUR with Carabao Cart Ride and Bamboo from Manila

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $193

Spend about 10 hours at Villa Escudero, a working coconut plantation in Laguna. Your private round-trip transfer from Manila includes a carabao cart ride, bamboo rafting, a museum visit, buffet lunch beside the waterfall, and use of the pool and recreation areas. Plan for a long road journey each way.

“it is a good tour, recommend it. The way to go there may be a little bit long -about 2 hours- by road but at the end is worthy. it's a beautiful place with a nice pool, a cool bamboo raft and oter activities to pass time with the family or your loRead more”

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7.Villa Escudero Tour with Lunch From Manila (SHARED)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $231

Meet at 6:00 am at Mall of Asia for an air-conditioned ride south to Villa Escudero. You’ll take a carabao-drawn cart, eat Filipino food with water flowing beneath your feet at Labasin Falls, tour the family museum, and enjoy bamboo rafting and pool access. The shared group is limited to 15 people.

“This was an amazing tour in which we ventured outside of the city to Villa Escudero Plantation and had an authentic lunch while being seated in the river and enjoying the countryside.”

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8.Full Day Tour Villa Escudero Plantation

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours · from $130Best value

Travel from Makati or the Bay Area to Villa Escudero Plantation for a full day of rural sights, a carabao-drawn cart ride, the Escudero family museum, lunch beside rushing water, spring-fed pools, and a traditional dance show. An English-speaking guide, transport, admission, and lunch are included.

“It was okay. Make sure you are bringing your swimsuit and enough tip for all the staff, not only the tour guide and bus driver also for the staff at the property. The property is amazing, same the waterfall dining area and the pools. A show of traditional dance in the end before it's going back to Manila.”

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