Less than an hour from the city is a opportunity for outdoor enthusiasts to experience chasing waterfalls.
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Barili
Check out one of the tallest waterfalls in Cebu; the gem of Barili - Mantayupan Falls.
How to get there:
Take the bus that goes to Moalboal or Bato-Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. Get off the first bus stop at the Shamrock building in Barili. It will take you less than 2 hours to get there. In front of the bus stop is a street that will lead you to Barangay Campangga, where the waterfalls is. There's a sign that says "Mantayupan Falls This Way" so it wouldn't be difficult to find it. Take a habal-habal to the entrance of Mantayupan Falls.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned Bus: Php 100
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php90
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Habal-habal: Php 25
Fees/Rentals:
Entrance Fee: Php 15
Table: Php 150
Life Vest: Php 10
Floaters: Php 10
Sayaw Beach (optional stop-over):
How to get there:
From Mantayupan Falls, you can take the habal-habal to the market. Then take a jeepney to Sayaw.
Fare (one-way):
Habal-habal: Php 25
Jeepney: Php 7
Fees/Rentals:
Entrance Fee: None
Table/Cottage: Php 150
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| Photo by: Rey Buaya |
How to get there:
Take the bus that goes to Moalboal or Bato-Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. Get off the first bus stop at the Shamrock building in Barili. It will take you less than 2 hours to get there. In front of the bus stop is a street that will lead you to Barangay Campangga, where the waterfalls is. There's a sign that says "Mantayupan Falls This Way" so it wouldn't be difficult to find it. Take a habal-habal to the entrance of Mantayupan Falls.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned Bus: Php 100
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php90
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Habal-habal: Php 25
Fees/Rentals:
Entrance Fee: Php 15
Table: Php 150
Life Vest: Php 10
Floaters: Php 10
Sayaw Beach (optional stop-over):
How to get there:
From Mantayupan Falls, you can take the habal-habal to the market. Then take a jeepney to Sayaw.
Fare (one-way):
Habal-habal: Php 25
Jeepney: Php 7
Fees/Rentals:
Entrance Fee: None
Table/Cottage: Php 150
Dalaguete
If you're into hiking, you can check out Osmeña Peak in Mantalongon, Dalaguete. It's not a hard climb and the view is breathtaking!
How to get there:
There's a minibus that departs from the Caltex Gas Station near Carbon and goes directly up to Mantalongon, which will take you about 3 hours. However, these minibuses are small, cramped and not ideal for taller people. You can choose to hop on a bus in the South Bus Terminal that passes by Dalaguete. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off the corner going up to Mantalongon.
From there, you can take a habal-habal to drive you up to the Mantalongon market or even to the foot of Osmeña Peak. However, the hike from the market all the way to the peak has good sceneries. You can choose to get one of the local kids to guide you. They're usually just waiting by the market/bus stop.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 150
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php 140
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Minibus: Php 100
Habal-habal: Php 80 - Php 100
Camping
Osmena Peak is also a popular camping site so you can pitch your tent up there and spend the night!
TRAVERSE!
You can opt to do the traverse from Osmeña Peak to Kawasan Falls. It will take you about 4 - 6 hours, depending on the size of your group and how fast you walk. It's a great experience!
You can get the local kids as guides for the traverse. Find them by the market/bus stop.
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| Photo by: Horst Kirstätter |
How to get there:
There's a minibus that departs from the Caltex Gas Station near Carbon and goes directly up to Mantalongon, which will take you about 3 hours. However, these minibuses are small, cramped and not ideal for taller people. You can choose to hop on a bus in the South Bus Terminal that passes by Dalaguete. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off the corner going up to Mantalongon.
From there, you can take a habal-habal to drive you up to the Mantalongon market or even to the foot of Osmeña Peak. However, the hike from the market all the way to the peak has good sceneries. You can choose to get one of the local kids to guide you. They're usually just waiting by the market/bus stop.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 150
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php 140
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Minibus: Php 100
Habal-habal: Php 80 - Php 100
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| Photo from: King Maruhom |
Camping
Osmena Peak is also a popular camping site so you can pitch your tent up there and spend the night!
TRAVERSE!
You can opt to do the traverse from Osmeña Peak to Kawasan Falls. It will take you about 4 - 6 hours, depending on the size of your group and how fast you walk. It's a great experience!
You can get the local kids as guides for the traverse. Find them by the market/bus stop.
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| Photo from: King Maruhom |
Oslob
Oslob can give you an opportunity to swim with the whale sharks or locally called the butanding. There's also a beautiful, serene waterfall you can visit -- Tumalog Falls.
Butanding
How to get there:
Hop on the bus that goes to Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off Tan-awan, Oslob. They know a lot of people go there for the Butanding so they'll drop you off just right where you need to be.
Fare:
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-airconditioned bus: Php 165
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Snorkeling Fee:
Local: Php 500
Foreigner: Php 1000
Tips:
GUIDELINES WHEN SWIMMING WITH THE WHALE SHARKS:
Tumalog Falls
How to get there:
If you're coming from the city, just take the bus to Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. If you're coming from swimming with the whale sharks, you can take a jeepney. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off the corner of the street that goes up to Tumalog falls where you can get a habal-habal to take you up to the entrance of the falls. Then you'd have to walk down the steep slope. I warn you, it's quite steep! But totally worth it.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-airconditioned bus: Php 165
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Habal-habal: Php 30
Jeepney: Php 8
Fees:
Entrance Fee: Php 20
Tips:
Butanding
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| Photo by: Karsten Kirstätter |
How to get there:
Hop on the bus that goes to Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off Tan-awan, Oslob. They know a lot of people go there for the Butanding so they'll drop you off just right where you need to be.
Fare:
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-airconditioned bus: Php 165
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Snorkeling Fee:
Local: Php 500
Foreigner: Php 1000
Tips:
- It's best to go early to catch the whale sharks in the morning. The first bus to Oslob is at 3 a.m. If you find it an inconvenience to travel this early, you can stay overnight in the town at a place called Fridel's Lodge for only Php 200 per head. Then just get a tricycle in the morning from there to Tan-awan. Getting the whole trike (fits 3-4 people, depending on size) to yourself would cost just about Php 100.
- There's a few places there lined up who'll try to convince you to go with their guides for the whale sharks. Just choose the one with cheaper/free amenities like the cottage and life vests - it's on the left side with a sloping driveway.
GUIDELINES WHEN SWIMMING WITH THE WHALE SHARKS:
- Never touch a whale shark as ailments may be passed on to them from us humans.
- Keep a distance of at least 5 meters to allow them to swim about freely.
- Do not use the flash when taking pictures.
- Avoid using lotion or sunblock.
- Refrain from splashing into the water.
Tumalog Falls
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| Photo by: Karsten Kirstätter |
How to get there:
If you're coming from the city, just take the bus to Oslob from the South Bus Terminal. If you're coming from swimming with the whale sharks, you can take a jeepney. Ask the dispatcher/driver to drop you off the corner of the street that goes up to Tumalog falls where you can get a habal-habal to take you up to the entrance of the falls. Then you'd have to walk down the steep slope. I warn you, it's quite steep! But totally worth it.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-airconditioned bus: Php 165
SBT Terminal Fee: Php 5
Habal-habal: Php 30
Jeepney: Php 8
Fees:
Entrance Fee: Php 20
Tips:
- Bring food! It's a nice place to have a picnic.
- From Oslob, it's easy to hitch-hike to go visit the other towns (like Boljoon or Dalaguete) or even back to the city if you're lucky! Flag down one of those trucks and talk to the friendly drivers.
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| Photo by: Horst Kirstätter |
Siquijor
Welcome to the Mystical Voodoo Island, where you're highly likely to get raped by Wakwaks and get your face bitten off by a Manananggal! Kidding aside, Siquijor is rather a peaceful, beautiful island. It's not what most (local) people fear it's like.
How to get there:
You can choose to fly to Dumaguete or take the bus from the South Bus Terminal. From the SBT, take the bus for Liloan, Santander. It should take you about 3 hours to get to the wharf. Then take the boat to transport you from Liloan to Sibulan, Dumaguete. You will arrive in 20 minutes then you have to go to the Dumaguete Port via jeepney or tricycle to yourself. There, you can catch the ferry to Siquijor.
You can also opt to take the ferry from Cebu City to Siquijor via Bohol. The schedule for trips can be found here. Prices vary depending on the shipping line. Once you get to Siquijor, you can take a tricycle to your place of accommodation.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php 165
Ferry to Sibulan: Php 65
Jeepney: Php 12
Tricycle: Php 70- Php 100
Ferry to Siquijor: Php 120 - Php 160
Tip:
Where to stay:
Find the list here.
However, we can recommend JJ's Backpackers' Village for people on a budget. Plus they're very warm and friendly. You can even just pitch a tent for Php 150 per person. The tricycle from the port to JJ's should be around Php 50 per person, but to have the tricycle to yourself, Php 150 - Php 200 should be enough, not higher.
Around the Island:
There are plenty of places to visit. You can easily get around by just renting a motorbike or a tricycle to go around. Some of the places you can go to are:
But if you'd like to discover more places in the island - like some undiscovered caves or untouched waterfalls or an abandoned beach, you can hire a highly recommended tour guide - Junel. He knows Siquijor by heart. His standard rate is Php 500 but you can give him more if you like his service.
Junel the vice president of the Association of Siquijorian Healers and president of the Siquijor Massage group. He's also a palm reader! You can contact him through his mobile: (+63) 926 570 4979.
If you just want to get a good massage, Junel owns a spa called "I Am Spa" over at San Juan.
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| Photos by: Karsten Kirstätter |
How to get there:
You can choose to fly to Dumaguete or take the bus from the South Bus Terminal. From the SBT, take the bus for Liloan, Santander. It should take you about 3 hours to get to the wharf. Then take the boat to transport you from Liloan to Sibulan, Dumaguete. You will arrive in 20 minutes then you have to go to the Dumaguete Port via jeepney or tricycle to yourself. There, you can catch the ferry to Siquijor.
You can also opt to take the ferry from Cebu City to Siquijor via Bohol. The schedule for trips can be found here. Prices vary depending on the shipping line. Once you get to Siquijor, you can take a tricycle to your place of accommodation.
Fare (one-way):
Air-conditioned bus: Php 175
Non-air-conditioned bus: Php 165
Ferry to Sibulan: Php 65
Jeepney: Php 12
Tricycle: Php 70- Php 100
Ferry to Siquijor: Php 120 - Php 160
Tip:
- If you have to wait for your boat, you can check out the Boulevard in Dumaguete and grab a bite or just to let time pass. There's a line of restaurants/cafes there so it shouldn't be a problem! The Boulevard is just right beside the port.
Where to stay:
Find the list here.
However, we can recommend JJ's Backpackers' Village for people on a budget. Plus they're very warm and friendly. You can even just pitch a tent for Php 150 per person. The tricycle from the port to JJ's should be around Php 50 per person, but to have the tricycle to yourself, Php 150 - Php 200 should be enough, not higher.
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| Photo by: Karsten Kirstätter |
Around the Island:
There are plenty of places to visit. You can easily get around by just renting a motorbike or a tricycle to go around. Some of the places you can go to are:
- Cantabon Cave
- Lugnason Falls
- Cambugahay Falls
- Bandilaan Peak
- Butterfly Sanctuary
- Salagdoong Beach
- Lazi Convent
- Enchanted Balete Tree
- San Juan de Capilay Lake
But if you'd like to discover more places in the island - like some undiscovered caves or untouched waterfalls or an abandoned beach, you can hire a highly recommended tour guide - Junel. He knows Siquijor by heart. His standard rate is Php 500 but you can give him more if you like his service.
Junel the vice president of the Association of Siquijorian Healers and president of the Siquijor Massage group. He's also a palm reader! You can contact him through his mobile: (+63) 926 570 4979.
If you just want to get a good massage, Junel owns a spa called "I Am Spa" over at San Juan.
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| Erica, Mayan, Junel and Kim outside JJ's |
Day Trips in Cebu
Some places listed below may require you to take an early bus/boat to be able to make the most out of your day trip, so you can be back before dark.
- Danao
- Two hours away.
- Catmon
- Two and a half hours away.
- Camotes
- Two hours or so total travel time (one-way). Take an early boat out!
- Toledo
- About an hour or so away.
- Barili
- About an hour and a half away.
- Badian
- Three hours away. Take an early bus so you can come back earlier and wait for a bus around three or four pm. Most buses after five are full.
- Dalaguete
- Three hours away (Osmena Peak). Don't necessarily have to be out early, since the climb is also pretty easy. If you want to watch the sunset, the only downside is the buses being full, traveling back to the city. You might have to stand halfway through. But hey, it's worth it. Sunset up there is beautiful!
- Boljoon
- About three hours away. You can also cross to Oslob to see Tumalog falls.
- Oslob
- Three to four hours away. You may need to take an early bus, say three or four am so you can watch the whale sharks. They close around 12 noon.
- Bohol
- Yes, you can! It's a two hour ferry. Take the first one out the city, around five or six am. You can still see some of the highlights of the island in just a day.
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