Tagaytay City

Introduction

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Tagaytay City lies on a plataue on the northern side of the Taal Lake. This gives the city one of the best scenic views of the smallest volcano in world which is Taal Volcano. Also with its higher altitude and proximity to Manila, the city has become host to Manilan looking for a venue for relaxation and spiritual peace.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Taal Volcano is among the active volcanoes in the country and among the most famous for its unusual geography. Taal's crater is filled with rain water forming a lake while the volcano itself is an island within a bigger lake. Due to this, it's crater lake is dubbed as "a lake within a lake".
• The Picnic Grove offers a good vantage view of the scenic Taal Lake. It is also a site for picnics and horse back riding.
• Tagaytay Zoo
• Boat trips and hike to Taal Volcano's lake are being offered by boat men with placquards in the city.
• Spa facilities and garden restaurants are located around the city. These establishments offer their own massage and spa treatments. One of the known spa and garden restaurant near the city is Sonya's Garden.
• Spiritual retreat houses also are scattered around the city. Caleruega Philippines is one of the more famous retreat facilities that is located near Tagaytay.
• Pineapple plantations.
• Golf courses and clubs like Tagaytay Highlands, Splendido Taal, and Canyon Woods are also located around the city on the Taal side of the plateau offering players a good view of the lake.

Events and Festivals

Weather

Being located on a higher altitude, Tagaytay enjoys a cooler temperature and lesser humidity than Manila. This made the city famous for people in Manila who looks for an escape from the heat and the busy life in the metro.

Getting There

By Plane

The nearest airport to the city of Tagaytay is the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila.

By Car

Tagaytay is located about 2 hours south of Metro Manila. There are two main routes to reach the city by car from Manila. First is through Aguinaldo Highway which traverses a number of towns in the province of Cavite. Second is through the South Luzon Expressway via the Sta. Rosa Exit.

Some city taxis in Manila may not agree on driving to Tagaytay but some maybe but on a contracted price.

By Bus

From Manila, one may ride buses with signages that lists 'Silang, Alfonso, Nasugbu, Tagaytay, or Mendez'. These buses stop in Lawton area near the Philippine Post Office. Theses buses take the Aguinaldo Highway route.

By Train

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

One of the most famous food served in Tagaytay is the Bulalo. It is a broth soup that contains bone-in beef shank with vegetables. Bulalo also meant the marrow in the bone of the beef shank which adds to the flavor of the soup. Many restaurants in the city serves this specialty.

Also organic garden fresh salads and dishes are served in different garden restaurants in the city. Organic farming is known in the city with the aid of their cooler climate.

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

• Days Hotel Tagaytay. Aguinaldo Highway Silang Crossing
• Estancia Resort Hotel. Zone 2 Bgy. San Jose Tagaytay
• Sonya's Garden. Barangay Buck Estate, Alfonso, Cavite
• Nurture Spa. Barangay Maitim II West, Tagaytay City.

Upscale

• Taal Vista Hotel. Km.60 Aguinaldo Highway Tagaytay

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

The Philippine Postal Corporation, or PhilPost, is the provides the postal service throughout the Philippines. PhilPost is pretty reliable, but one can hardly call it fast services. It is fine for sending postcards and letters though, both domestically as well as internationally. Prices for sending postcards or letters within the country start at around P7, while most international post costs at least P20. For sending parcels to and from the Philippines it might be wise to use companies like FedEx or UPS. The opening hours of post offices in the Philippines differ from one place to another. Usually, post offices are open from 8:00am to 12 noon and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on weekdays. And for those that operate on Saturdays, the business hours are from 8:00am to 1:00pm.