Experience Off the Beaten Track in Manila with Withlocals

"Bernadette took me through Santa Ana and gave me the chance to see Manila as a local. I loved the experience and learned a lot. She is kind, warm, Knowledgeable, and knows how to make you feel comfortable as you are experiencing Manila. "

"Bernadette is incredibly kind, knowledgeable and helpful. She answered all of our questions, helped us navigate transportation and gave us a personal view of Sta Ana. It's an area of Manila we probably would have missed but incredibly grateful to have seen. "

"On top of my experience with the Vulcano tour I had the pleasure to stay with Adrie, his wife and family for some days on a Bed and Breakfast basis. This gave me the chance to just live the life as the locals do and enjoyed the food in their house. Adrie's wife Juliete is a perfect cook and she wants you to taste every local food that you can imagine. I enjoyed all of it and I must say everything tasted better than at home…. but then we do not have such tasteful fruits in Europe. While I was there I also learned about the other tours which I can definitely recommend. A day at the Hacienda Escudero seems a very relaxing day if you like culture, nature and easy going wandering around the park or have a swim. The tour has everything in it as far as I could see as well as another opportunity to relax if you want to go a day at the beach, like to Nasugbu Beach where you can get a day pass to enjoy the beautiful scenery, swimming pool and food. My stay at the Philippines for business and pleasure was a very positive one in all its essences and specially enjoyed my time with Adrie and his family. It already started with the booking with a very quick response, good ideas which ended up in the B&B possibility which solved all my logistic problems. Their warm welcome, hospitality, the drivemenship of Adrie (as I used him as my "taxi" driver to all the places I needed to go for my business) was amazing. Specially in Manila you need someone that knows the place and can drive like the locals do. All in all a big thank you for all the experiences and there is a lot to explore in the Philippines! Greets H "