Ferry Tours to Historic Corregidor Island Now Operating from Cavite City

CAVITE CITY, Cavite — Tourist ferry services between Cavite City and Corregidor Island have begun operations, offering day trips to the historic World War II site located at the entrance of Manila Bay.

The tours, operated in partnership with Cavite City Tourism, include a 45-minute ferry ride to the island followed by guided trolley tours of historical sites dating from the early 1900s through the 1940s. Visitors receive buffet lunch and access to multiple historic locations across the 1.7-square-mile island.

Corregidor Island served as a crucial fortress during World War II, where Filipino and American forces made their last stand against Japanese invasion forces in 1942. The island fell after a months-long siege that became known as the Battle of Bataan and Corregidor.

Tour stops include the Topside area with Battery Geary artillery positions, the Mile Long Barracks that housed thousands of troops, and the Pacific War Memorial. Other sites include the Corregidor Museum, Battery Way coastal defense installation, the historic lighthouse, and the Filipino Heroes Memorial with its Eternal Flame of Freedom.

The underground Malinta Tunnel complex, which served as military headquarters and hospital during the war, is also part of the tour route. The tunnel system spans multiple levels and was carved into the island’s rock formations.

Corregidor was designated a national shrine in 1954 and has operated as a tourist destination for decades, though ferry access has primarily originated from Manila Bay terminals. The new Cavite City route provides an alternative departure point for visitors from southern Metro Manila and Cavite province.

Bookings and additional information are available through the official Cavite City Tourism Facebook page.

The island fortress, located about 30 miles west of Manila, covers areas designated as Topside, Middleside, Bottomside and Tailside based on elevation and strategic positioning during its military era.