First-Timers Travel Guide To Taal

Travel guide to Taal Heritage Town

Travel back in time to Spanish era – let’s travel to Taal! And if it’s your first time to to visit Taal and not sure where to start, let me take you there with my first-timers travel guide to Taal easy-to-follow travel guide.

Where time stands still, downtown Taal (poblacion) is noted for its Spanish colonial architecture. Designated as a National Historical Landmark, it’s one of the few places in the Philippines where in some point we can say that ‘yesterday’ is still today.

Welcome to Taal Heritage Town!

Getting To Taal

Traveling to Taal on a private car doesn’t need my coaching, simply download Waze, Google Map, or Apple Map (whatever you prefer)! This travel guide is for those who prefer to visit Taal by public transportation. Let’s go!

The fastest and most convenient option to get to Taal is by bus. There are several bus operators that can take you to Taal and one of these transports is BLTB.

1. Wherever you are in Manila, head to Buendia and drop off at BLTB Terminal along Taft and Buendia Avenue. The terminal is also walking distance from LRT and MRT stations.

2. Once you are in the terminal, take the BLTB bus with the sign board Lemery. If you are not sure, you can ask BLTB staff which bus to take to get you to Taal. As of posting, bus fare to Taal costs Php 266 and travel time is around 2 hours.
3. Tell the driver that you are going to Taal town and tell him as well to drop you off at Flying V gasoline station. Take note, Flying V gas station is in Brgy. Mahabang Lodlod, a barangay in the municipality of Taal and your final destination is Taal town proper. So, make sure to get drop off at Flying V if you don’t want to end up in Lemery town.
4. From Flying V gasoline station, take the jeepney that goes to Taal town proper. Once you are in Taal town proper, you are already walking distance away to Taal’s ancestral houses, the Cathedral and everything you need to see and experience in Taal.
5. To get back to Manila, just take another jeepney drive and have you drop off at the same Flying V gasoline station. From there you take BLTB bus going to Pasay.

To See In Taal

Villavicencio Wedding Gift House
Casa Villavicencio
Agoncillo Mansion
Villa Tortuga
Galleria Taal
Basilica of St. Martin De Tours
Apacible Ancestral Houses
Goco House
Ylagan-De la Rosa Ancestral House

Check here for more list of heritage houses to visit in Taal Heritage Town.

Where To Eat In Taal

There is a long list of places to dine in Taal and you can check it here. But during my visit, I had a superb lunch at Don Juan BBQ. It is very easy to find this restaurant as it is just in the town center and walking distance from the ancestral houses and the Basilica of St. Martin De Tours.