ILOILO CITY DIY TOUR ITINERARY 1/2

8:30 AM Leave accommodation going to Plaza Libertad Php 12-25 - Jeepney,

Php 100 - 150 - Taxi

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Explore Plaza Libertad and San Jose De Placer Church
Plaza Libertad is the historic venue of the surrender of the Philippines Islands by Governor
General de los Rios to Filipino revolutionary troops led by General Martin Delgado. San Jose
Church is the center of religious devotion of Iloilo's Dinagyang Festival.
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM Walk towards the rear of Iloilo City Hall and tour Museum of No Entrance Fee
Philippine Economic History
The Museum is housed in what used to be a commercial building constructed in the early
1900s by the Ynchausti y Compania, which later became Elizalde and Company.

9:40 AM - 10:20 AM Walk towards the rear of Iloilo City Hall and tour Museum of No Entrance Fee
Phillippine Maritime History
The Museum of Philippine Maritime History is housed on the ground floor of the Iloilo
Customs House, a building that played a role in Maritime trading at the Port of Iloilo.

10:20 AM - 10:30 AM Take some snacks. Buy a Siopao from Roberto's Php 60 - 200

Optional: You may also want to walk and explore the old downtown to see more heritage
buildings including the Filipino Chinese Friendship Arch.
10:30 AM - 10:35 AM Ride a Jeepney (Jaro CPU or Ungka) from Sunburst Park to Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
Iloilo Provincial Capitol Php 14 - Modern Jeepney

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Explore Casa Real and tour the National Museum of Western
Visayas
The Old Prison of Iloilo was built in 1911 and operated until 2006. It opened in 2018 as the
regional branch of the National Museum. Explore the four galleries showcasing the culture
of Western Visayas.
Optional: You may also want to visit and explore Museo Iloilo. Php 50

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM Walk from Museum (back road) to Lapaz Market Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
or Ride a Jeepney (Jaro CPU or Ungka) to Lapaz Market Php 14 - Modern Jeepney

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM Eat Lapaz Batchoy at either Deco’s, Netong’s, or Ted’s Php 80 - 200

11:35 AM - 12:00 NN Visit Madge Café and try local coffee (iced or hot) Php 100 - 200

12:00 NN - 12:20 PM Ride a Jeepney (Jaro CPU or Ungka) to Jaro Plaza and Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
proceed to Biscocho Haus Php 14 - Modern Jeepney

Along the way, watch out for Iloilo's stately sugar baron mansions including the Lopez Boat
House, the Nelly Garden Mansion, and Sanson-Montinola Antillan House.
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Buy Biscocho, Barquillos, Butterscotch from Biscocho Haus Php 100 - 500
12:40 AM – 1:00 PM Explore Jaro Plaza
The Jaro Plaza features the Jaro Belfry and the monuments of Graciano Lopez Jaena and
heroine Patrocino Gamboa. The Jaro Belfry was recently restored with newly added carillon
bells and statues of four virtues. The bells chime every 30 minutes.
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM Visit Jaro Cathedral and light a candle
The church is known for the miraculous image of Our Lady of Candles which was
canonically crowned by St. John Paul II in 1981. Sen. Grace Poe is a foundling that was left in
this church as an infant.
1:15 PM – 1:25 PM Ride a Jeepney (Jaro Mandurriao) to Iloilo Business Park Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
Php 14 - Modern Jeepney
1:25 PM – 1:35 PM Explore Brandy Museum No Entrance Fee

Know everything about Brandy, its origin, and its manufacturing process.

Note: The programmed itinerary is a quick tour of Iloilo City. If you love exploring museums,
you may spend much longer on each site. It is suggested to spread out the itinerary to two
days. For jeepney trips, travel time may incur additional 10-15 minutes depending on the traffic
volume and time of the day.

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ILOILO CITY DIY TOUR ITINERARY 2/2
1:35 PM - 1:55 PM Visit Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art Php 150

See specially curated collection of International, Filipino, and Ilonggo artists in the only
contemporary art museum in the Visayas and Mindanao area.
1:55 PM - 2:00 PM Take a Photo at Festive Walk K-Town Lanterns
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Take Jeepney (Mohon) to Molo Plaza
2:20 PM - 3:15 PM Explore Molo Mansion, Plaza, and Church
The Molo Plaza, together with Molo Church, feature female statues, a tribute to the feminist
movement led by Ilonggas Pura Villanueva Kalaw and Sofia Reyes de Veyra. Across Molo
Church is the Molo Mansion, the ancestral house of the Yusay-Consing Family.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Take Jeepney (Mohon or Oton) to Camiña Balay na Bato in Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
Arevalo Php 14 - Modern Jeepney

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Explore Camiña Balay na Bato and try Tsokolate de Baterol Php 180
The Avanceña Ancestral house has collections of various period pieces from Pre-Spanish,
Spanish, and American period. The house also has a weaving demo of the local textile
Hablon.
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Walk towards Arevalo Plaza. Drop by Sinamay House and try Optional: Php 200-500 -
Mama’s Kitchen Cookies. Explore Arevalo Plaza and Arevalo purchases from Mama's
Kitchen
Church.
Arevalo Plaza is also known as Avanceña Park in honor of Chief Justice Ramon Avanceña. .
Visit the 1581 Santo Niño de Arevalo, the third oldest in the Philippines at Arevalo Church.
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM Walk towards Arevalo Plaza. Drop by Sinamay House and try
Mama’s Kitchen Cookies. Explore Arevalo Plaza and Arevalo
Church.
4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Ride a Jeepney (Villa) to Villa Beach Php 12 - Traditional Jeepney
Php 14 - Modern Jeepney

4:40 PM - 6:00 PM Early Dinner at Breakthrough or Tatoy’s Php 200 - 500

4:35 PM - 4:40 PM Ride a Jeepney (Villa) to University of San Agustin-Jalandoni Php 17 - Traditional Jeepney
Php 19 - Modern Jeepney
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6:20 PM - 7:00 PM Explore Iloilo Esplanade and Iloilo City Garden of Love
The Iloilo Esplanade is an 9km linear park along Iloilo River which is a recipient of the 2018
Galing Pook Award for river redevelopment. The Iloilo City Garden of Love is a special
landscaped area along Iloilo Esplanade 3 where flowers bloom all-year long.
- End of Tour -
Total Expected Expenses
including food is Php 1200-
2000.

Note: The programmed itinerary is a quick tour of Iloilo City. If you love exploring museums,
you may spend much longer on each site. It is suggested to spread out the itinerary to two
days. For jeepney trips, travel time may incur additional 10-15 minutes depending on the traffic
volume and time of the day.

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