Highlights

·         Mariapolis Peace (City of Mary): Molded by the Spirituality of Unity of the Focolare Movement 

·         Eco-Tourism (Eco-Farm): Inspired by the Laudato Si’ (Praised Be) of Pope Francis. Caring for Our Common Home - Planet Earth

·         Social Exposure: Pag-asa Social Centre Foundation and Bukas Palad Foundation - Non-profit and non-governmental organizations established as a response to the widespread poverty experienced by many people in Tagaytay. "Pag-asa" means Hope and “Bukas Palad” means Open Palms.

·         Villa Escudero Tour with Cultural Show, Museum Visit, Buffet Lunch at the Water Falls, Swimming, Carabao Ride and Bamboo Rafting

·      A Day at ANAK-Tnk: Our work with street and slum children in Manila for more than 25 years. ANAK means child in Tagalog (Philippine language)

·         Manila Tour: 

-  Intramuros and Fort Santiago Tour - Old-world Spanish era landmarks

- Casa Manila Museum with lunch and cultural show

- Tour of Rizal Park and National Museum

- Buffet dinner at Mall of Asia with Shopping  

Itinerary

Compulsory: Eco-Tourism Zoom Briefing on Wed 13/09/2023 @ 8pm.

Package A 

Early Bird SGD 1,390 (Register by 10 Sep 2023)

Standard SGD 1,590

07/12 Thursday: Manila arrival and travel to Mariapolis Peace in Tagaytay.

08/12 Friday: Presentation of Mariapolis Peace

09/12 Saturday: Visit and presentations of EcoFarm and Social Centers

10/12 Sunday: Visit to Villa Escudero and Check-in MOA Hotel

11/12 Monday: Visit to ANAK-TnK sites

12/12 Tuesday: Visit to Intramuros and MOA

13/12 Wednesday: Departure for Singapore

Package B 

Early Bird SGD 1,190 (Register by 10 Sep 2023)

Standard SGD 1,390

09/12 Saturday: Manila arrival and travel to Mariapolis Peace in Tagaytay

10/12 Sunday: Visit to Villa Escudero and Check-in MOA Hotel

11/12 Monday: Visit to ANAK-TnK sites

12/12 Tuesday: Visit to Intramuros and MOA

13/12 Wednesday: Departure for Singapore

Terms and Conditions

Tour Fare Includes: Return economy class group tour air ticket (airport tax, 7kg carry-on and 20kg check-in baggage), travel insurance, local transport, accommodation (twin sharing), admission fees, meals and sightseeing programme as stipulated in the tour itinerary.

Tour Fare Excludes:  Local transfer not stated in the itinerary (e.g. free & easy, deviation), laundry, excess baggage charges, beverages, room services, gratuities to drivers and tour managers / local guides and tips to hotel porters (if any); and personal expenses. 

Accommodations are subject to final confirmation. Should there be changes, customers will be offered similar accommodations as stated.

The Company reserves the right to revise the tour fares

Passport must have 6 months or more validity                                                                                 

Booking cancellations and payments are non-refundable

This little town, through the life style they promote, can offer new ideas for life in bigger towns and cities. They are models of a new kind of society, whose law is mutual love, the law of the Gospel, with the full communion of cultural spiritual and material goods that this entails. Through the life that circulates, their outreach in the world has remained constant. Each year they have thousands of visitors.

Ever since 1982 visitors have had the same sensation among the streets and buildings of Mariapolis Peace in Tagaytay, which was the first permanent Mariapolis in Asia. "I have a dream", exclaimed Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement, that year, as she observed the hills of Tagaytay: that precisely there, a Focolare town would rise where the Gospel would be lived out in a steady way in order to give a picture of what the world would be like if we all lived the Gospel.

The experiences of dialogue and sharing grow and multiply like the water in a lake that is replicated in other mirrors of water. But the reflections of Mariapolis Peace cannot be counted.

ANAK-Tnk: What does it mean? ANAK means child in Tagalog (Philippine language) TnK are the initials of the foundation as it is known in Manila: Tulay Ng Kabataan.This literally means: A bridge for the children! It is the symbol of our work with street and slum children for more than 25 years: to bridge the gap between children and their families (reconciliation) whenever possible, towards a better life.

Since 1998, ANAK-Tnk has been providing these children from the streets and slums of Manila access to education, health, nutrition and protection.

Our Goal: To provide for the basic needs of all children, without exception.

Our Mission: To give back the dignity and the smile to the most vulnerable children of Manila.