Cebu/Mactan/Bantayan Guide [Thread 12]

[lg34]

thanks, mga sis! i'll check all your suggestions out.

[Diane]

hello mga sisses, please feel free to add our itinerary:



mar 15 WEd
Basilica Minor del Santo Niño/ Magellan’s Cross
Fort San pedro
crown regency (skywalk)
Larsian

mar 16 Thurs
SM Cebu
Movenpick 1,200 per person weekday (Shuttle from SM  at 10:45am)

mar 17 Fri
Ayala Center
casa verde (ayala terraces)
Taboan market

[witch_goddess]

^sis, on March 15, you can also add in your itinerary the Museo sa Sugbo since malapit-lapit naman lang din siya sa Fort San Pedro..then drop by at Plaza Indenpendencia sa harap lang din siya ng Fort San Pedro, which is nice at nighttime.   Tapos sa Larsian if you still have time why not have a sit at Fuente Osmeña Circle, if lucky enough you can see the fountain changing color pag gabi. 

tapos sis, pag punta kayo ng Taboan Market, make it sa umaga or before mag gabi for safety reasons..

[dimplesgon]

mga sissess...sensya na if this has been asked and posted before:

How much po aabutin ng taxi fare from airport to Fuente Circle/Rotonda (yung area ng robinsons mall, crown regency) and how long is the travel time?

[kryzteta]

excited na ko, we're off to Cebu tomorrow

[Diane]

^^^thanks witch_goddess

[foxy_girlfriend]

may malapit ba na pension house near the airport? midnight na kasi magland ang plane. nakita ko on one post pag 10pm na mahirap na maghanap ng metered taxi or mahaba pila...

[rocky]

^korek sis, mahirap talaga yong taxi pag gabi na sobrang haba ng pila. kaya yoko ng pabook ng ganong oras pag uuwi uli ako. try mo islands stay mactan (owned by islands souvenir), pwede kang sumakay ng yellow multicab hanggang save more tapos tawid lang islands stay na, paglabas lang mismo yan ng compound ng airport.

http://www.islandsstay.com/

[foxy_girlfriend]

^sis yung yellow multi-cab mula sa airport makakasakay non? saan ba byahe non?

[witch_goddess]

^sis yellow taxis are airport taxis, it can reach anywhere kasi I am working on a place that is far off from the Cebu City and I can see airport taxis reaching here.

[--hana--]

First time to visit cebu. Nag booked ako sa hotel stella. Sana maging ok yung stay namin. Dami ko gusto puntahan. Sa mga nagstay sa hotel stella. Ok ba experience nyo dun? TIA.

[slurpee]

may nakapag-stay na ba dito sa tune hotel? nag-book kasi ako dito for next week. kaka-open lang so wala pa akong makitang reviews eh..

lately nga parang naiisip ko na gusto ko ng hotel with all the works - airport transfer, yung may pool/gym at buffet bfast. haha. parang gusto kong magbook sa ibang hotel na meron lahat yan. kaso sayang naman yung na-book ko sa tune :/

[riandrew]

expenses sa whale shark encounter in oslob

whale watching - P300
snorkeling fee* - P20
camera fee* - P100
life vest - P50
resort/shower area/locker - P50

* note: may sarili kaming camera at snorkel set - at meron pa din kaming dapat bayaran. high blood ng very light. haha

[kryzteta]

just got back from my Cebu-Bohol trip today.

^We stayed at Tune hotel on our first night.  There's still construction going on sa side  kaya pala  nung sumakay kame ng cab ang sabi ng driver "ah yung under construction."  Kinabahan nga ako kase baka hindi pa tapos, lol! Well anyway, it's a decent enough place to sleep parang if I plan to stay there the whole day parang ayoko. Masikip yung room tapos dusty pa yung floor from its construction, and my gulay walang patungan ng soap sa bathroom!  Fluctuating internet connection, ok, hindi talaga ako maka connect pero they have computers sa may reception.  Hindi na ako nag reklamo, staff are friendly naman plus we only stayed there 11pm to 5am the next day.

[kryzteta]

Goldberry Suites - I availed of their standard room 3days 2nights deal from Cash Cash Pinoy. Comes with breakfast and roundtrip airport transfers, staff are all friendly and accommodating.  At ang ganda ng room for its price parang hmmm anong hotel ba?  Crowne Plaza na pinaliit without the bathtub. Natulog na nga lang kame ng husband ko and watched tv buong hapon yesterday. Walking distance lang from Islands Stay (Zubuchon) and Save More and near Gaisano Mall.  It's a P120 cab ride to Sutukil or Mactan Shrine.

Sutukil - parang dampa lang.  Hindi ako natuwa dito, lol!  Sawa na kase kame ni husband sa seafoods, we're in Cagayan valley most part of the year that's why.

CNT - grabe sorry pero for a Lechon lover like me,  hindi ko nagustuhan Nababasa ko kase na masarap daw and malasa, kase ine-expect ko tulad nung dinala ng mama ko from Tacloban na parang hamonado taste.  Tsaka ang dumi ng resto nila.

Zubuchon - eto na appreciate ko.  If I am to choose between this and CNT? I'll choose Zubuchon.  Sarap din ng Kamias shake nila

AA BBQ - tama ba yung name? I forgot basta this one is near Island Stay Mactan.  Mura food nila, pinaka nagustuhan ko yung gizzard and pusit ng mukhang tokwa na naka stick   Hindi ko type yung pork bbq parang Grill Queen lang.

Casa Verde - so loved their ribs at yung Death by Chocolate meron bang resto here in Manila that offer something similar to this dessert?  I am craving for it already

If you're going to take a cab from Mactan airport just follow the sign ng white or metered taxi, you won't get lost.

Now if you are to take a cab once you arrive here in Manila, from the arrival area take the elevator going to the 3rd floor (departure area). You can exit from here, dun nakapila mga white taxis.

 

 

[misskurdapya]

Does anyone know about the Butanding watching in Oslob Cebu?
I want to go this friday/saturday... anyone has advise or would want to join me?

[riandrew]

^ been there 3 weeks ago. agahan mo lang para makakuha ng mababang number.

advice: uhm wag mo na ideclare na may camera ka. mahal bayad eh. haha

i have pictures, contact numbers and expenses about this trip. check mo nalang sa blog ko. 

[ldrwifey]

Goldberry Suites - I availed of their standard room 3days 2nights deal from Cash Cash Pinoy. Comes with breakfast and roundtrip airport transfers, staff are all friendly and accommodating.  At ang ganda ng room for its price parang hmmm anong hotel ba?  Crowne Plaza na pinaliit without the bathtub. Natulog na nga lang kame ng husband ko and watched tv buong hapon yesterday. Walking distance lang from Islands Stay (Zubuchon) and Save More and near Gaisano Mall.  It's a P120 cab ride to Sutukil or Mactan Shrine.

hay buti naman at ok s goldberry, nag avail din kasi kami ng promo s ccp, pero next month pa kami pupunta, sa pictures nga parang ang ganda talaga.

[foxy_girlfriend]

^^thanks sa blog sis. informative yung expense. grabe pati snorkel set na sarili mo may "corkage fee".
yung underwater cam magkano charge? although plan namin na ndi na nga ideclare as you suggest.

sa pics mo ang daming tao sa tubig. aka naiistress para sa butanding.

ilang tao sa isang bangka? may minimum ba per bangka?

may nakita ka bang kids? kasi may 2.5 year old ako. although may kasama naman kami... yun nga lang hindi kami magsasabay sabay sa water if ever na hindi pwede isama sa boat ang kid.

300 pesos 20minutes lang?
enough na ba yun?

pano pag gusto mo 2 rounds? hehe!

[rocky]

^nililimit lang yata sa 30 minutes per guest kasi mahaba ang pila. baka pag nag-2 rounds ka sis pila uli