Carlos Celdran is a performing artist who is considered one of the best travel guides of Manila. He started as a tour guide for the Philippine Heritage Conservation Society and the American Women’s Club and has been featured in articles by Travel & Leisure, Time, Wallpaper, Vogue and many other international travel and lifestyle magazines.

A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design , Carlos is an all around artist and had several sold out exhibits of his artwork and directed/produced performances in several other medium. From hosting television shows to lobbying local government to preserve cultural heritage buildings and national parks, before finding his true calling in becoming the Top Travel Guide for Manila.

Among his routes are Intramuros, Escolta and the Cultural Center of the Philippines walking tours. His audience is not just composed of foreign tourists or expatriates, but also locals who have to be weaned into the idea of enjoying their own city from the street up. Celdran pulls all the stops out, turning into a complete performance artist--in Intramuros he wears Spanish colonial dress or even 70s bell bottoms when he does his Imeldific CCP tour. His performances become a tour de force, with the tourist having to admire the artistry of his acts.

His originally designed and highly iconic walking tours have developed a cult following and feature a variety of themes such as "If These Walls Could Talk: Walking Tour of Historic Intramuros" and "The North Bank: Walking Tour of Escolta and Quiapo and the North Side of Pasig River" which covers the American period in Manila. Celdran captures the Marcos era through his "Living La Vida Imelda Walking Tour" at the CCP Complex.

The idea according to Celdran is "I can’t change the way Manila looks, but I can change the way you look at Manila."