Camotes Island, Cebu

[rocky]

^yes, at yan ang mas bago nakapag-stay na ako sa santiago beach resort then second na punta bellavista mare naman, katabi lang mismo ng santiago. yong last kasama ko si hubby, nagkamali ako ng booking. instead na mangodlong paradise eh sa mangodlong rock kami napunta, ayun super bad experience. ok naman sa santiago beach resort, malapit sa mga kainan na paluto style

[ohcmon]

^^ Singit lang ako sis. For me, location-wise mas okay sa Santiago Bay area. Dun malapit 'yung mga sutokil kasi hehe. My habal-habal driver told me na the tourists who stay in Mangodlong area nagpupunta pa sa Santiago para kumain/mag-drinks. Nag-daytour na lang ako sa Mangodlong.

[kikay iska]

^^ okay sis rocky. iwasan ko yung mangodlong rock. we'll check santiago beach resort, bellavista, and mangodlong paradise.  among the 3 resorts, alin ang pinaka-bet mo?

^ sis ochmon, gaano kalayo yung mnagodlong area sa santiago br? walking distance ba? if yes, mga ilang minutes?

[ohcmon]

^ Not walking distance. Around 10 mins via habal-habal hehe

[tomatostellar]

sa Mangodlong Paradise kami nag stay nung nagpunta kami, medyo mahirap nga pagdating sa food..pero ganda place pati yung resort mismo, kung swertehin kayong onti tao, maganda kasi parang inyo lang..
nice infinity pool too,, pang photo op

pero kung mahilig ka sa kabuhanginan, okay nga sa Santiago Bay

nakita namin nung nag tour kami,, ok na din so pareho kong nakita

ang tour ng island pala may take up to 6 hours.. para makita and ma enjoy lahat,, i-plot ng maayos, haha dyan kami nagkamali, onti ng oras namin

[rocky]

sis kikay iska, room & amenities mas ok sa mangodlong paradise pero kung location naman & beachfront, winner ang santiago

[layzieg]

I will be in Camotes on October 12-13 solo. Anybody wants to join?

[danda]

^sis balitaan mo ko sa updated sked ng boat from Danao to Camotes. Thanks!

[kikay iska]

^^^ Thanks sis rocky for your tips. We had a wonderful stay at Mangodlong Paradise! 

^^^^sis tomatostellar, di naman kami nahirapan sa food sa Mangodlong. In fact, we enjoyed the buffet breakfast and 2 dinners we had at their resto.  Great food, great service.  Nakakagulat pa yung mura ng food namin (dinner) na hindi kasama sa room rate. Nagpasok rin kami ngdrinks and chips from the sari-sari sa tapat ng resort - pumayag naman yung resort despite having a "no outside food/drinks allowed" sa lobby. 

Re: tours, we only chose 4 among many spots listed in their usual tours:

1) Santiago Bay - Ito yung alam madalas na nakikita na long stretch of beach na photo ng camotes. Super nice! Just a few mins drive from Mangodlong Paradise, mga 5 mins lang yata via multicab.  Masarap mag-tambay dito and mag-abang ng sunset siguro - siguro kasi we didn't try na.

2) Paraiso Cave - Ok rin mapuntahan pero saglit lang. Swim swim and photo ops lang sa cave.  It's small. Pag peak season siguro, ang hirap makapasok and maka-swim. May mga souvenir items sa store nila dito pero medyo pricey and di ganun kaganda, imho. I had fresh buko juice na lang for P20. 

3) Baywalk/Agora Market - This is where we had lunch.  Puro ihaw ihaw (chicken bbq, chorizo cebu, isaw, liver etc).  So we bought fish and squid tapos pinaluto sa pwesto na binilhan rin namin ng ihaw ihaw and rice.  Plus we also bought bananas and pipino+kamatis etc pang-partner sa ihaw foods. Wow! Sulit! Gastos namin was around 700 for 6 pax (inclidung driver/guide), lahat na including paluto and drinks.

4) Lake Danao - silip lang, konting photo ops.  May horseback riding, kayaking, etc pero we didn't try na. Mas pinili lang namin mag-chill sa resort so we went back to the resort before sunset and tumambay na lang doon.

Overall, I loved our trip to Camotes Islands mostly because of the great service of Mangodlong Paradise. Would love to go back.

[rocky]

^buti naman nag-enjoy kayo sis & maganda din weather

[babydash]

Pano po pumunta camotes from bantayan?

[piatos]

nagandahan ako sa pics ng kapatid ko sa camotes islands lalo na sa tumubo cave    I hope that someday, I will have a chance to visit it.

[rocky]

mga sis, may contact ba kayong multicab sa camotes? since kasama ko mama ko na senior citizen, papasundo kami consuelo port to resort. mahal kasi pag sa resort ako kumuha ng transfer. thanks

[tomatostellar]

^ wala sis, pero I just found out, ka-Facebook ko yung nag tour samin dun. hahaha
tanong ko sya if may contact ba sya

[rocky]

^thanks sis