Tagaytay City

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Leslie's Tagaytay overlooking Taal Volcano

The Hillside@ Tagaytay Highlands

Relax, unwind and indulge yourself in the picturesque beauty of Tagaytay City. Known for its cool climate due to its high altitude; wide variety of fresh flower bloom; hectares of fresh fruits and vegetables; and a thousand things to do (picnic, zip lining, horse back riding,etc.) ; and of course provides a good view of Taal Volcano; one can surely find his/herself wanting to go back to this paradise.

There are a lot of hotels and bed and breakfast rooms which tourists can rent in Tagaytay City. And one of the best things about it is its affordability. Prices per room starts at $45 that comes with complete facilities already.
You might wanna check out these places: Taal Vista Lodge; Days Hotel; Estancia Resort Hotel; Sunrise Holiday Mansion; Tagaytay Country Hotel; and The Boutique Bed and Breakfast; Cliff House.

The food here also is superbly good, as almost all ingredients is fresh. One can experience food fusion at some restaurants but no one should ever pass out on the famed Filipino dish, the "bulalo" (beef, bone marrow, and vegetable soup).
Try these restaurants when you visit Tagaytay City: La Esquina@Splendido; Sonya's Garden; Leslie's; Josephine's; Manos Greek Taverna; Mushroom Burger; Antonio's Dinner; The Bistro Saratoga (A Healthy Gourmet Menu that provides the first all organic food in the Philippines); Bag of Beans (where you'll find the Coffee Alamid-coffee harvested from droppings of the Civet Cat or Alamid in Tagalog, also known as Coffee Luwak in Indonesia and Weasel Coffee in Vietnam- one of the most expensive coffee in the world!).

Tagaytay also is known for its relaxing Spa escape ambiance, so I have here a list of Spas which will definitely put you to a relaxing state of mind: Ylang-ylang Spa@ Taal Vista Lodge; Discovery Country Suites Luxury Spa; Nurture Spa; Sanctuario Spa@Canyon Woods; Tagaytay Highlands Spa and Lodge.

Some of the places of interest that you can visit in Tagaytay City are:
The Residence Inn; People's Park in the Sky; Tagaytay Picnic Grove; Tagaytay Highlands; Divine Word Seminary; Filipino- Japanese Friendship Garden; Pink Sisters Convent; 41st Division USAFFE Marker; 11th Airborne Division Marker; Good Sheperd Convent; Caleruega Church.

And finally, don't forget to buy these "pasalubongs" (homecoming treats) before leaving Tagaytay: Fresh pineapple; Buko Tart; Pink Sister's Angel Cookies; Good Sheperd Convent Ube Jam; and Steamed Peanuts.

Enjoy!


Tagaytay is an hour and 15 minute drive from Manila via the South Luzon Expressway or using the Coastal Road Expressway and the Aguinaldo Highway.

Coming from South Luzon Expressway, take the Carmona Exit and drive down through the Governor's Drive and Silang up to the entrance of Tagaytay City. Or through South Luzon Expressway, take Sta. Rosa exit going straight to Tagaytay City.

There are two possible ways to get to Tagaytay via the Coastal Road: Taking the Coastal Road to the Aguinaldo Highway and continuing south, and using the Indang and Mendez Roads in the Trece Martires City and Amadeo areas.
If coming from the neighboring town of Ternate, Cavite take the Naic Road and drive straight to Indang and Trece Martires City. From Batangas, the best way to reach Tagaytay is through the new circumferential road. From Laguna, you may enter Tagaytay through the Carmona exit.

There are buses that ply to Tagaytay from Manila on a daily basis. Several bus companies have their terminals in EDSA, Pasay City, and at Baclaran, below LRT, Manila.




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