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In The City

Photo by: Ramwen Lorenzo Sanchez
  Cebu City is very laid back and although activities are limited, you can still manage to have a great time. Meet the locals and hang with them!

Some of the things you can do are... 

Eat. For a list of some restaurants you can try, click here.

Photo from: Lechon Cebu


Next, Go Downtown.
  
  See some historical sites such as the Basilica del Sto. Niño, Magellan's Cross, Fort San Pedro, Yap-San Diego Ancestral House and Casa Gorordo Museum. Grab a Cebu map to find these places. There's just walking distance from each other! You can get a jeepney (you have to try riding them!) Get the one with code: 04C from Mango Square Mall and just tell the dispatcher/driver to drop you off Sto. Niño. From there, you can walk to every other place on the list.

(For more about Cebu's public transportation, check this page.)

Photo from: CELI                                         Photo from: SiDive


Then, Head Up.

   See the city from atop the mountain. Drive up to Tops or even just Mountain View or Mr. A. You can take a habal-habal from the foot of the road in Lahug. There's loads of them outside JY Square Mall. It will cost only Php 50 one way. If you're a foreigner, they're surely going to rip you off.
Bargain. Bargain. Bargain. Or have a local friend with you for help :-) Day time or night time, it's a good view of the city.

Photo from: ilink.ph


A Temple in the city.

   If you would like to see a Chinese Temple, you can visit Taoist Temple. Take a habal-habal from the corner of Sudlon Street, Lahug. It will only cost you Php 10 one way.

Photo by: Alaz Mal


If you're around Mactan,

   And you'd like to visit a historical site, you can go to the Lapu-lapu Shrine. Just take a jeepney from Marina Mall that goes to Punta Engaño and tell the driver to drop you off the shrine.

Photo from: Pagcor





  That's how a typical tour around the city would look like. Other things to do in around are:
  • Sand Trap for a relaxed afternoon by the pool
  • Hang out in coffee shops in Ayala Terraces Mall
  • Bowling in SM Mall
  • Paintball!
  • Mactan Shooting Range


Bohol

  If you're in Cebu and don't have much time in your hands, you can enjoy a quickie in Bohol. There's so much to do but some are manageable for a day tour. Of course, Bohol also invites you to stay for a couple of days to explore more places.

Photo by: Karsten Kirstätter
















How to get there:

   From Cebu, you can just take the fast ferry to Tagbilaran, Bohol. It will take you 2 hours to get there. You can find the schedule here.

Fare (one-way):

Fast Ferry: Php 400

Day Tour:

Option 1: Arrange for a Bohol Day Tour Package. You don't have to worry about anything, like entrance fees and etc. And you get to go to 12 different places.

Option 2: Just rent a car once you get to the pier (about Php 2000 for a car and Php 3000 for a van), and you can haggle for a cheaper price. When you go to places, you'd have to pay for the fees yourself, though, but you can also choose the places you want to go to and skip places you don't find interesting.

You can choose between:
  • Blood Compact Commemorative Shrine
  • Tarsier Conservation Center
  • Chocolate Hills 
  • Butterfly Conservation Center
  • Man-Made Forest
  • Hanging Bridge
  • Loboc River
  • Biggest Python in Captivity
  • Baclayon Church
  • Approniana Souvenir Shop
Tip:
  • It saves a lot of time skipping the Loboc River Floating Restaurant, and the food isn't so special.
Photo by: Karsten Kirstätter

















    If you plan to stay overnight or for a few days, you can either take a taxi or a trike to wherever your place of accommodation is.

   Alona Beach, Panglao is popular because it has an active nightlife with a line of restaurants and bars by the beach. The trike is about Php 250 - Php 300 to Panglao.

  Then you can rent a motorbike or car to get around the island. 

Where to stay:

Other places to visit/things to do:
 Check out this site for a loooooong list for more places to visit :-)   

Diving:
You can arrange with Genesis Divers for dive trips!

Photo by: Lee Black