Lakbay Museo is one of the Instragrammable museums in Manila that will let you see the Philippines in just 2 hours. You no longer need to buy expensive plane tickets! This museum features various tourist spots in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. In addition, they also serve some Filipino snacks that will satisfy your taste buds.
Things to see and do in Lakbay Museo
Wear Traditional Clothes
Upon entering the museum, the staff will clothe you with traditional clothes. I didn’t get the chance to choose but I’m pretty sure that they picked the right color for me. They have clothes of different sizes for men and women.
Do Something Interactive
They museum have lots of props for picture taking. I tried wearing the costume of Batanes, playing Kulintang, and even carrying lots of palayok!
Eat some Filipino snacks
They have vinegar and even lambanog free taste. If you want to have snacks, you need to exchange your chips or tokens for food. Every guest has 12 pieces of chips to start with.
Interact with the Performers
Guests can do the Tinikling Dance off, watch cultural shows or puppet shows, or even do the Palayok Pot Challenge.
Collect Travel Guides
As a traveler, I also make sure to get some travel guides from the different areas in the museum. They provide a lot of informative guides per region. It’s free but make sure that you’re really going to read it when you plan to take it home.
Reading these guides makes me wanna plan my itinerary not only in Luzon but also in Visayas and Mindanao!
Buy Souvenirs
At the end of the tour, you may buy some local delicacies from different towns in the Philippines. They also sell some shirts, bags, clothing, key chains, and even ref magnets. I wasn’t able to buy anything but here’s how the entrance looks like:
It’s really great to see the local products made by Filipinos.
Lakbay Museo is located at Level 1, S Maison, Marina Way, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. You may also Google or Waze “Conrad Hotel Marina Way Mall of Asia Complex”.
The museum is open from 10am to 10pm but their last call will be at 9am. Each guest is allowed to stay inside the museum for a maximum of two hours.
Ticket Prices:
- 799 pesos for walk in, holidays, and weekends
- 699 pesos if you book online (You may pay via PayPal or credit card)
- They offer group discounts if you are more than 10 pax. Send them an email at [email protected]
- They offer discounts for PWD and Senior Citizens.
- Besides the usual rate, they also offer packages for school tour, team building, birthday and even a photoshoot package. Visit their website for more details: https://www.lakbaymuseo.ph/groups
In general, I’d say that Lakbay Museo is a perfect place for millennials like me who loves to post colorful pictures on Instagram. It’s not only great for photo shoots but it’s also informative.
Museums which offer interactive activities are not only perfect for children but also for kids at heart. Here’s my tip: Before going there, make sure that your camera is fully-charged. Also, you need to free some space from your memory card because you’ll enjoy taking lots of pictures and videos inside.
If you enjoy this type of museum, you may also visit Dessert Museum. It’s located in the same building.
I love na all-in package na sa Lakbay Museo! I hope we went here before COVID happened. I didn’t know na may unting meryenda pa na kasama haha I love your photos! I hope na hindi sila mag close huhu
I really love museums especially those interactive ones like this! This is good especially with kids – enjoying and learning at the same time. I wish I could go here after the pandemic and bring my kids.
Wow this looks so much fun! I hope things could go back to normal so my family and I could visit
interesting place, I want to bring my kids here so they can know more about the country
One-stop-tourist spot! Interesting! Will go there when things get better, excited ako sa mga travel guides! ?
Nakakamiss naman dito. Tour around the Philippines na, may foodtrip pang kasama.
So much cultural immersion all in one place! I am so amazed, and I think the price is so worth it!
The place is filled with culture from different places and the set-up looks sooo vibrant. I am excited to visit this soon as I can go home and ECQ is lifted.
Is this new? I only know about the Dessert Museum but this one is new to me. ? Daming pegs na pwede for instagram feed. ?
I have also visited the museum last February. One of the best and most lively place to visit! Will surely come back after the lockdown to take better pictures.
Tagal ko na talagang nacucurious dito sa Lakbay Museo, thanks for letting us taking a peak inside ? mapuntahan nga ito soon!
Welcome! Enjoy ako kahit di ako bata. Haha!
Thanks for this blog. I will suggest na puntahan namin to this coming May or June kasi magbabakasyon mga hipag ko at family nila from US and Australia para kahit dun sila naka-based, our nephew and nieces would know more about the Philippines while enjoying the tour at the museum. ?
Do you think this place is kid-friendly? I want to visit it with my toddler 🙂
This is super kid friendly. Most schools nowadays include this museum in their field trip.
Waaa. Mas maganda na ngayon. Mas maraming magandang spots for instagram hahaha. Nakakamiss naman. Sana makabalik here. Dito man lang, malibot ko ang Pilipinas ?
Ang saya naman! Sarap mag picture picture jan. Haha! Didn’t know na meron palang ganyan na museum malapit. Ayain ko na friends ko 🙂
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Oooh! Another museum I can hopefully visit! I love that they included indigenous tribes as I come from one. ?
My dancers are actually working here in Lakbay Museo already. With Lakbay Museo, it helps me to be inspired mag ipon and magtravel sa mga places na finifeature nila. Batanes nagpaexcite sakin lalo
Yeah, why spend too much in travel if you can just go to Lakbay Museo for a travel platter? With this, you can select a specific place in the Philippines you’d want to visit. 🙂
Gusto ko ito mapuntahan para maiba naman. Korea have the best innovative museum but still this will be no. 1 on my list. So interesting!
Gustong-gusto ko mapuntahan to. Hindi lang kaya ng time namin last December. I will make sure mapuntahan namin to next time kasama mga anak.
I think I saw the teaser ads of this museum last year and I got curious! Thanks to your post I’m reminded about it! I like that they offer local food and have many souvenir items ~ that would be great for foreigners who don’t have time to tour around the actual sites in the Philippines. ?
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I wanted to visit Lakbay Museo when I saw ads last year (if I’m not mistaken). Kaso nabusy sa work. Hopefully, after ng ECQ, if pwede na makalabas, kahit dito nalang muna since mukhang matatagalan pa bago makapag out of town trips.
Got so curious about this place. I’m sure ill get to learn a lot of fun stuff about the diff places here in the philippines. Wish someone would take me!! Huhu.