Cebu/Mactan/Bantayan Guide [Thread 14]

[frankikay]

salamat sis rocky. malapit lang din pala sa Verbena pension noh? try ko mag stay dun next Cebu trip namin. Happy New Year!

[bluestocking]

Done with my Cebu tour last December!

We managed to try Plantation Bay, Oslob Whale Watching, and most of the South areas we commuted all the way back up to the city.

Sa Oslob, we were able to encounter two butanding. Kami lang ang tao when we arrived at 7am. Medyo strict sila sa time kasi siguro ang konti namin. But it was really an experience. Sandali lang ako nag snorkel, mejo natakot din ako when it swam below me LOL

Question lang sa Osmena Peak, 200 (return) ba ang bayad niyo sa habal-habal? May signage ba ang Osmena Peak? or any high place lang? Hehe pero I know na Mantalongon talaga sha.

And nag ask ako na dumaan ng Kawasan Falls, 700 daw.
So hindi na kami tumuloy. Sayang nga, we skipped Tumalog falls as we thought we could see Kawasan naman.

Thank you Sis Rocky and everyone who keeps replying to my queries

[rocky]

^welcome sis sana makatawid na kami ng cebu bukas ni bf. badtrip stranded kami dito sa siquijor dahil kay AURING

[icegurl]

^sis bluestocking, how much yung oslob whale watching and swimming? Do i need to make reservations or maghanap ng tour guide for that? Thank you

[babygirl00]

^500 whale shark watching with swimming. 300 pag watch lang. no need to make reservations. kasama na din sa bayad yung boatman which will serve as your guide

[rocky]

dito na kami sa radisson blu hotel, ganda ng business class room nila and mababait mga staff. sobrang busog ako sa cocktail food sa club lounge, sinulit ko talaga kasi free yon kasama sa room namin. masarap din makinig sa acoustic band, chillax mode lang habang panay ang alok ng food and drinks ng mga waitress.

[matetreyes]

^^^sis ang technique dun wag nyo muna declare na mag-swim kayo para 300 lang babayaran nyo. pagdating sa gitna mababait naman yung mga boatman papayagan din kayo mag-swim kahit 300 lang binayad nyo. saka para din matantya nyo yung water kung safe bumaba. minsan kasi lakas ng current like nung nandun kami

[princessrio]

san ba maganda magstay at ano ba pwede naming gawin? planning to go to cebu in march. kasama namin yung baby ko who'll turn 1 pa lang.

[xiansmom]

^march din kami sis 13-15,kelan kayo?
kasama din namin si baby pero 3y/o na,pero kasama talaga namin sya kahit saan kami pupunta!hehe...!sana kayanin pa namin makatawid ng bohol
kasi mukhang mas madami mapupuntahan sa bohol eh.

[princessrio]

^baka 6-8.

[iloveshoes88]

Hi mga sis! I was just here last December 2, but coming back on the 16th because of Sinulog. I feel like I've seen almost all the tourist spots in the city. What else can I see in Cebu? So far ang na-research ko palang is Casa Gorordo, Plantation Bay and Kawasan Falls. Are these far from each other? How much sa PB and where are the habal habals located? :-) TIA.

 

^500 whale shark watching with swimming. 300 pag watch lang. no need to make reservations. kasama na din sa bayad yung boatman which will serve as your guide

Hi sis sa 500 included na ba enviromental fees, life vest and goggles?

[babygirl00]

^yes lahat na yun

[rocky]

Hi mga sis! I was just here last December 2, but coming back on the 16th because of Sinulog. I feel like I've seen almost all the tourist spots in the city. What else can I see in Cebu? So far ang na-research ko palang is Casa Gorordo, Plantation Bay and Kawasan Falls. Are these far from each other? How much sa PB and where are the habal habals located? :-) TIA.

kung sinulog ka pupunta sis, sobrang dami ng tao nyan kaya mahirap mamasyal. casa gorordo nasa city, PB nasa mactan and kawasan nasa badian bandang south yon so magkakalayo talaga. nandito kami ngayon ni bf sa radisson blu and sobrang sulit, ganda ng business class room with buffet breakfast plus free din yong food and drinks sa cocktail party every 6pm-8pm sa club lounge maganda pa location kasi katabi lang mismo ng SΜ, pag may bibilhin or nagugutom kami mas madaming choices sa SΜ

[mama squeak!]

^rocky, have you stayed na at the Island Stay hotel in Mactan? I'm looking at staying there just for the night with my family. Arrival kasi ng flight namin from Manila is 11PM. How are the rooms?

[iloveshoes88]

Sinulog is on the 19th pa diba? Do you think madami ng tao by 16th? Hope I can squeeze in some pasyal. Haay...

[schiezo]

it's actually on the 20th (sinulog is always third sunday of january ) ....

but the shows and concerts starts really interesting on the 18th until the 20th..if you want to explore cebu proper, i dont think it is a good timing. a lot of roads would be rerouted and traffic is terrible . the street would be very very busy..but it's fun though to walk in the streets .

[rocky]

^sis, january 20 sinulog. kung 16 dating mo, keri pa yan.

^^mama squeak, hindi pa sis pero mukhang ok naman yong room nila. colorful

[mama squeak!]

^Thanks, sis! Another Q, hindi ba problem mga taxi at the airport around 11PM to midnight? We're a group of 10-12 kasi. So kung problematic yung transpo I might rent from Cebu Executive (?) for transfer to the hotel. August pa naman yung trip namin but I'm planning it early. Thanks! 

[rocky]

^medyo mahirap kumuha ng taxi sis ganyang oras. pero malapit lang naman yong island stay, as in paglabas lang ng airport. hire ka na lang ng mga colorum na van don. may mga nagtatawag don mismo sa pilahan ng metered taxi.

[mama squeak!]

^Ay really? I better hire na lang sa Cebu Exec. para di na hassle. I'll be needing din a transfer the next day for our Shangri-La stay. So I'll hire them as round trip. Thanks again!