Free walking tours in Manila

This tour is fun and super educational. Set in Chinatown, the oldest in the world, Xyza in her enthusiastic and friendly way imparted an intriguing “college-level” lesson in Philippine history and how this country and its culture came to be. The stroll through the market place was colorful and inviting. The walking pace was comfortable and easy enough for almost anyone.

Xyza was extremely knowledgeable and eager to share all of the history of Chinatown and surrounding area. She also did an excellent job sharing the street food and explaining what it was. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone

Xyza explicó la historia y cultura de Filipinas con pasión y muchas anécdotas locales. El recorrido fue dinámico y aprendí cosas que no vienen en las guías. Tanto el tour como Xyza fue muy agradable y cercano. Éramos solo tres personas, lo que hizo la experiencia casi privada y permitió hacer muchas preguntas. Empezar en el museo de Chinatown fue un buen punto de partida para entender el contexto del recorrido. Muy recomendable.

The tour was really useful to get to know better the history and culture of the Philippines and the guide was very very nice and kind. Very recommended!

Great lovely guide! Good route. As always awesome people at the guru walk tour! It always collects gem of the people. We even hanged around with guys the other day

Excellent guide with impeccable English and incredible historical, cultural and all round knowledge (especially culinary!). Xyza also took us to a great restaurant and was kind enough to join us and order the most delicious and inexpensive dishes. Great experience!

Es una guía increíble!

Zyza was super friendly and knowledgeable - incredible history of the philippines in a nutshell! She was able to answer all kinds of questions, from distribution of the population across the 7641 islands to the origin of words a d ethnic make up of the population. Thank you, Zyza!

Our tour guide Xyza was wonderful. Not only was she super fun and nice, she was super knowledgeable about Manila and the whole of the Philippines. Her tour does a great job of mixing history, culture, cool sites, and food. You won't be bored at all. Highly recommend - especially for people with only a limited amount of time in Manila.

She explaint the history very understandable. Great tour

An excellent introduction to Chinatown and Manila overall. Xyza is a terrific guide, among the best we’ve had anywhere. She’s knowledgeable, engaging and considerate. We learned a lot. Highly recommended.

Absolutely loved the tour! Extremely well done, great communication, wonderful introduction to the Philippines and Manila. A must do for everyone visiting the city! Thank you so much

Overall, a good experience, though a bit confusing at first. The photo and name on GuruWalk and WhatsApp do not match the actual guide adertised, but Anna—our guide—was very friendly and knowledgeable. The tour starts at the museum inside Lucky Chinatown Mall, where you’ll need to buy your own ticket (around 120 for adults). It begins with a 30-minute crash course on Filipino history, followed by a guided walk through the exhibits covering key events, personalities, traditions, and food. This part was very informative and enjoyable. Anna is a good story teller. Afterward, the tour continues through Chinatown, with stops at local restaurants and food recommendations. However, this section felt too long. The tour was scheduled for 2 hours but lasted about 4 hours. We felt there were too many useless stops in many shops, including extended time inside the mall and market to buy cheap knockoffs/ stuff? The final part included a short local taxi ride (tuk-tuk style) to Intramuros, with visits to St. Augustine Church and the main square with the cathedral and Palacio del Gobernador. Overall, a nice and informative tour with a great guide, but it would benefit from a shorter Chinatown (we teally don’t need to spend that much time inside the mall circling around) segment and better time management.

Anna is truly incredible and goes above and beyond to give a great tour! We learned so much about the Philippines and Manilla, and ate some incredible food.

Thank you very much, Ana, for such an insightful tour around Chinatown. It was a great finishing touch to our trip to the Philippines and we learnt a lot about the history.

Muy buen tour!!

Anna is wonderful. She’ll tell you the history and the stories behind everything in Manila Chinatown and Intramuros like no one else. Definitely recommend doing this tour with her!!!

Would definitely recommend this tour. I learnt so much about the history of the Philippines and Xyza was great and so passionate.

Super-knowledgeable, resourceful and fun Guru Walk guides Xyra and her aunt Anna were amazing tour guides in Manila! I especially loved the tour of the creatively-decorated Chinese-Filipino Museum, and the tour through the market place. Xyra and Anna had endearing personalities, and shared fascinating aspects of Filipino history, as well as their favorite foods and places. I highly recommend their tour for a genuine feel of the Filippino culture (and the kindness of the Filippino people!)

Xyza is very knowledgeable about the Philippines history. She did a great job explaining the history in a chronological order. I highly recommend her tour for anyone who wants a good history lesson about the Philippines.

Xyza fue una guía de lujo! estuvimos tres horas escuchándola atentamente, nos encantó. Además hizo un tour muy ameno, nos recorrimos el barrio chino y fuimos comprando a los locales y probando pan de sal, frutas…. Excelente, muy recomendable

We had a great time learning about the history of Manila. Xyza was very excited to share her knowledge and culture with us. We got some great tips on what to eat and drink just like the locals. The tour was an overall great experience and worthwhile.

Es increíble la pasión que transmite como comunica y lo amable que es. Hace lo posible para que todos estemos a gusto y entendamos todo. Nos dio recomendaciones y nos llevó a probar unos platillos buenísimos

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This is a great tour! Our guide was very flexible with the Holy Week holidays and crowds, and easily improvised alternatives on the fly in a very smooth way. Full of history, context, and interesting information. Very kind, knowledgeable, and took great care of us. 10/10.