PSA Photo Gathering 2027

Trip Itinerary

Trip Itinerary
Date Itinerary City
3 May 2027
Monday
-Arrival of participants and hotel transfer -Hotel check-in starting 1500 -Event registration and distribution of kits 3:00 pm Alabang
4 May 2027
Tuesday
-0630 breakfast at hotel -0800-1230 Depart for Fort Santiago, Manila’s oldest fortification built in 1571. Visit its dungeons, ruins of American Barracks, Wall of Martyrs, Buluarte de Santa Barbara and other attractions. Curated photoshoot with models dressed attire depicting the various eras of its 500-year old history. -1230 lunch -1400-1700 A guided walking/photo tour inside the Walled City of Intramuros. Visit Manila Cathedral and San Agustin Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1607, Buluarte de San Diego, Museo de Intramuros, Centro Turismo de Intramuros (with cultural dance performance) and Casa Manila (with curated photoshoot) or enjoy the optional Kalesa ride tour. -1800-2030 Welcome dinner Manila
5 May 2027
Wednesday
-0630 breakfast at hotel -0800-1300 Depart for Taal Heritage Village (~90 km). Guided walking/photo tour of Taal Heritage Village. See Taal Basilica (circa 1575), the largest church in the Philippines, Galleria Taal with its vintage camera collections, and several ancestral houses built in the late 1800s. -1300-1430 lunch -1430-1800 drive to Taal Lake (~20 km). Photograph Taal Lake with Taal Volcano till sunset. -1800-2000 dinner Taal
6 May 2027
Thursday
0600-0800 breakfast at hotel and check-out. 0800-1300 drive to Baguio (~244 km) 1300-1430 lunch 1430-1630 visit Mines View Park 1630-1830 check-in at hotel 1830-2030 dinner Baguio
7 May 2027
Friday
0630-0800 breakfast at hotel 0830-1100 visit Tam-awan Village, an open air living museum consisting of several original huts of different tribes of the Cordillera Mountain Province. A curated photo shoot depicting Igorot headhunters making traditional weapons, Ifugao wood carvers, an ethnic Kalinga tatooist, Cordillera cloth weavers and an ethnic group Igorot tribesmen performing ritual tribal dances. 1130-1300 lunch 1330-1530 visit Baguio City’s open air public wet market. See vendors in their stalls selling fresh meats, seafoods, fresh fruits and vegetables. 1600-1800 free time. Shopping for Baguio souvenirs 1800-2000 dinner Baguio
8 May 2027
Saturday
0630-0900 breakfast at hotel & check-out 0900-1130 visit Mirador Heritage and Eco Park. Located at Baguio’s highest elevation, this 5-hectare park offer a fantastic view of the city, aside from a bamboo forest, rock gardens and peace memorial. Watch a cultural presentation depicting the Panagbenga Festival, Baguio’s famous Flower Festival. 1130-1400 drive to Angeles (~141 km) 1400-1530 lunch 1530-1800 drive from Angeles to Manila (~84 km) 1800-1930 dinner 2030 check-in at hotel Baguio
9 May 2027
Sunday
0700-0830 breakfast at hotel 0830-1400 visit the Museo del Galeon and see the Galeon Espiritu Santo, a full scale representation of a 17th century galleon built in Cavite, Philippines in 1602. A curated photo shoot depicting the crews and passengers inside the ship as they embark on a 6 month journey from Manila to Acapulco, Mexico via the galleon trade. Have lunch and last-minute shopping at the Mall of Asia, reputably the largest shopping mall in Asia. 1400-1800 drive back to hotel and rest 1800-2300 Appreciation Night at hotel Grand Ballroom. Attire: National Costume Pasay
10 May 2027 0700-0900 breakfast at hotel 0900-1200 check-out and departure of all guests. Alabang

Draft itinerary subject to change due to weather conditions and other unforeseen events*