# FortSantiagoTickets.com - Visiting Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila: tickets, hours, the Rizal Shrine and the tours compared

> Independent guide to visiting Fort Santiago (Moog ng Santiago) in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: the ticket and
> opening hours, what is inside (the Rizal Shrine, the dungeons, the Baluarte de Santa Barbara), Rizal's last days,
> getting there and parking, the rest of Intramuros, and the tours sold on GetYourGuide compared honestly.
> Independent of the Intramuros Administration, every tour operator and GetYourGuide.

Site: https://fortsantiagotickets.com
Languages: Filipino (root), English (/en/), French (/fr/), German (/de/), Spanish (/es/), Italian (/it/). Country: Philippines.
The site prints no prices by design; check the live price on each listing and the Intramuros Administration page for the ticket.

## Verified facts (checked 30 September 2026; Intramuros Administration intramuros.gov.ph, NHCP, Wikipedia for history)

- Fort Santiago is the stone citadel at the northern tip of Intramuros, at the mouth of the Pasig River, run by the Intramuros Administration (created 1979). It has been a National Shrine since 1951.
- Entrance: Plaza Moriones, at Santa Clara Street corner General Luna Street. One ticket covers the grounds, the Rizal Shrine (Museo ni Rizal) and the dungeons. One regular rate for Filipinos and foreign visitors; students, seniors and visitors with disabilities pay a reduced rate with ID. Pay at the entrance (cash, GCash, Maya) or reserve online through the Intramuros Administration.
- Hours: open every day; the Intramuros Administration lists weekdays 8 am to 10 pm (last entry 8 pm) and weekends 6 am to 10 pm (last entry 8:30 pm); another IA page gives shorter hours, so check before a late visit. The Rizal Shrine museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 am to 4 pm, and closed on Mondays.
- Intramuros itself needs no ticket to walk its streets and walls; Manila Cathedral needs no ticket. Paid sites nearby: Casa Manila, Baluarte de San Diego, Museo de Intramuros, San Agustin Museum.
- Inside: the main gate with the relief of Saint James (Santiago), the moat, Plaza de Armas, the Rizal Shrine (his cell, the trial room, the alcohol stove that hid Mi Ultimo Adios, a vertebra with bullet damage), bronze footprints tracing his last walk, the dungeons (ages 13 and over, small groups), the White Cross memorial, the Baluarte de Santa Barbara, the Almacenes Reales ruins, the Rajah Sulayman Theater and the Intramuros Visitors Center.
- No tunnel is open to visitors; the dungeons (former powder magazines) are the underground part you can see.
- History: Rajah Sulayman's palisade; Legazpi's fort of 1571; stone fort built in the early 1590s under Governor Gomez Perez Dasmarinas (IA gives 1589 to 1592); British capture 1762; American flag first raised 13 August 1898; Japanese military police prison 1942 to 1945; heavily damaged in the Battle of Manila, February 1945, when hundreds of prisoners died in the dungeons.
- Jose Rizal was held here for 56 days, 3 November to 29 December 1896, and was executed at Bagumbayan (Rizal Park) on 30 December 1896.
- Getting there: LRT-1 Central Terminal, then the Pasig River Esplanade; Pasig River Ferry, Escolta station (Muelle del Rio); Grab to Plaza Moriones. The Intramuros Administration car park by the fort charges one flat rate.
- Time needed: two to three hours. Dry season December to May (hottest April and May); rainy season June to November.

## Bookable tours listed on this site

Ratings are GetYourGuide figures at the last build.

- Viva Old Manila! Intramuros Walking Tour (The Fort Santiago gate, Santa Clara Street) - 3 hours, rated 4.9 from 197 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/viva-old-manila-intramuros-walking-tour-t822204/
- Intramuros Historical Bamboo Bike Tour (Bambike, Plaza San Luis, Intramuros) - 3 hours, rated 4.8 from 683 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-historical-bamboo-bike-tour-in-intramuros-t233332/
- A Night in Old Manila: Intramuros Walk (The Fort Santiago ticket booth) - 2 hours, rated 4.9 from 30 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/a-night-in-old-manila-intramuros-walking-tour-t944782/
- Fort Santiago Guided Tour (General Luna Street, Intramuros) - 1 hour, rated 5.0 from 1 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-fort-santiago-guided-tour-t1210062/
- Sunset Bamboo Bike Tour in Intramuros (Bambike, Plaza San Luis) - 3 hours, rated 4.8 from 125 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-guided-sunset-bamboo-bike-tour-in-intramuros-t434457/
- Intramuros, Chinatown & Old Manila Tour (Tondo, Manila) - 3 hours, rated 4.8 from 700 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-intramuros-chinatown-and-old-manila-half-day-tour-t582622/
- Manila Old & New City Tour (Hotel pickup in Makati or the Bay area) - 4 hours, rated 4.5 from 486 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-old-new-t4169/
- Half-Day Heritage Tour of Manila (Hotel pickup in Manila, Makati or Pasay) - 4 hours, rated 4.9 from 45 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/half-day-heritage-tour-manila-s-historic-gems-t873705/
- Binondo Food Tour with Tastings (Binondo Church, Manila) - 3 hours, rated 4.8 from 51 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-guided-food-tour-of-binondo-with-tastings-t532472/
- Intramuros Guided Tour with Entry Tickets (Intramuros, Manila) - 3 hours, rated 5.0 from 1 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-intramuros-guided-tour-with-entry-tickets-t1122873/
- Manila Street Food Walking Tour (Binondo, Manila) - 2 hours, rated 4.8 from 154 GetYourGuide reviews, full refund up to 24 h ahead. https://www.getyourguide.com/manila-l235/manila-street-food-and-drinks-walking-tour-with-tastings-t534967/

## Guide pages on this site

- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/bayad-at-oras/ - Fort Santiago entrance fee and hours for 2026: where to pay, the reduced rate, what one ticket covers, the Monday museum closure and tours with entry.
- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/ano-ang-makikita/ - What is inside Fort Santiago: the gate, Plaza de Armas, the Rizal Shrine, the dungeons, the bastion over the river and a route in order, with times.
- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/paano-pumunta/ - How to get to Fort Santiago: LRT-1 and the riverside walk, Grab to Plaza Moriones, the Pasig River Ferry, the cheapest parking and rides inside Intramuros.
- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/sulit-ba/ - Is Fort Santiago worth visiting? What makes it unique, how old it is, how long to stay, the best months and hours, and a sample half day in Intramuros.
- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/rizal/ - José Rizal at Fort Santiago: his 56 days in the fort, the trial, Mi Último Adiós in the alcohol stove, the footprints and what the Rizal Shrine shows.
- https://fortsantiagotickets.com/gabay/intramuros-tour/ - Intramuros tours compared: walking, bamboo bike, night and sunset tours, kalesa and e-trike rides, which ones go inside Fort Santiago, and seeing it alone.

## Corrections to claims found elsewhere

- Intramuros and Fort Santiago are not the same: the walled city needs no ticket, the fort has its own.
- Fort Santiago is open on Mondays; only the Rizal Shrine museum inside is closed.
- Many 'Fort Santiago tours' do not go inside the fort; check each listing for the Fort Santiago entrance.
- The story that the dungeons were flooded by the tide to drown prisoners is called a hoax by the Intramuros Administration.
- There is no tunnel tour at Fort Santiago.

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