Cebu-Bohol: A 3-day Adventure Travel Guide

Maayong Gabi! This was only the greeting I knew before my first trip to Cebu. Since this was my first DIY travel, I wasn't really sure how and where to go, though I read blogs about it months before the trip. Actually my plan was only to go around Cebu, go diving, and no beach plans at all. Booking this trip had some time constraint, I need to get a flight that was only good til Sunday night. And yeah, I booked a flight to Cebu scheduled on a Friday Night departing MNL at 21:10 and arriving at CEB at 22:25.

It was a Friday night, it was traffic!! and we were late!! On our way to the airport, I was convincing my self that we may not arrive on time. What a pessimist, right? haha! But guess what, we arrived 2-minutes before the check-in counter of Airphil closed. YAY! Thank God! :)

Maybe you're thinking you won't be able to do anything anymore when you arrive late in Cebu. Well, you're wrong! This place can't let you sleep without you experiencing their Sky Adventure in Crown Regency. Crown Regency Sky Adventure is open Monday - Friday from 2pm till 12mn, during Saturdays it is open from 10am till 2am and Sundays from 10am till 2mn. You have two options, you can get their Sky Day Tour or you can do skywalk at night, just like what we did.

DAY 1 Sky Adventure
2110 ETD MNL

2225 ETA CEB
2300 Sky Adventure @ Crown Regency
2400 Check-in @ Sampaguita Suites

We took the package (Skywalk, Edge Coaster, Tower Zip & Sky Lift) for only 1000php. If you are particular with the location of hotel, you can check-in at Sampaguita Suites located in Cebu City. 

Staffs in Crown Regency suggested that we go to Bohol since it is only less than two hours away from Cebu. We really didn't have any itinerary, but to tour around the city and go diving, so we thought of grabbing the chance of getting to two places in one time. Bilis mag decide noh? :) 

DAY 2 DIVING and CITY TOUR

On our second day, we decided that we would go to bohol on our 3rd day, so we planned to have our diving tour in the morning, then go around the city after. Would it be possible to do all on 1 day? Definitely! This is the time you can use you time management skills :)

Before our trip to Cebu, we reserved a diving package at KJ Marine & Tours. Since we had a tight budget, we got the Hilutungan Island Standard Package with Lunch only. Diving may be costly, but its worth it.

After our diving, we headed straight to the city to start our tour. I suggest that you start with places that would close earlier and end your tour in Tops since you can have your dinner there and have a nice overlooking of the city at night.
1. Fort San Pedro- Entrance fee: 30.00 Php Operating Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM 2. Magellan’s Cross- Entrance fee: none Operating Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM 3. 4. Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and Sto. Niño Museum. 4. Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral 5. Shamrock- pasalubong house 6. Heritage of Cebu Monument 7. Tops Lookout Entrance Fee: 100php 30-40mins away from City 8 Taoist Temple 8-5pm
(#1-6 you can do tour by walking #7-8, you need to hire a taxi or to Taoist Temple from city: Take a Lahug-route jeepney (P8) and tell the driver to drop you at the corner going to Taoist Temple. Take a motorcycle for hire or habal-habal (P20-P30) going to the destination)

Forgive my digital camera for the blurred view hehe

Btw, before starting our tour, we reserved tickets in the port of cebu for ferry tickets going to Bohol.  
DAY 3 BOHOL TOUR
For our Bohol Tour, Ocean Jet has its own itinerary for the whole day so it isn't a hassle anymore on where to go etc.
530 wake up
545am breakfast
600am leave for pier 4
ITINERARY/ ACTIVITIES
0700h Depart Cebu via Supercat
0855hArrival Tagbilaran Wharf
Lei Reception by Travel Village
Tour to Baclayon Church- Oldest Church
Loay Backyard industry- Local Color
1200h Loboc River Cruise w/ lunch on board
Tarsier Viewing in Captivity
Billar mahogany Man Made Forest
Chocolate Hills- Famous landmark of Bohol
Blood Compact Monument- a historical site
Souvenier Shopping
1730h Back to Tagbilaran Wharf for Check in
1805 Depart Tagbilaran for Cebu
2000h Estimated time of Arrival in Cebu

END OF TOUR

Famous Chocolate Hills. During my childhood, I really thought these were chocolates.

You have to climb up these stairs to see the beauty of the Hills

Hello there!

Blood Compact

Loboc River

 

What I didn't like about the package was that we left very late. Instead of departing Cebu at 7am, we left at 8am that's why we weren't able to see the man-made forest. But overall it was a very nice experience :) Don't leave Cebu without trying Casa Verde, you would have a good food trip on a budget.

CONTACT PERSON:

Bohol Tour:

Teresa Flores or Brian Dakay Phone No. +63 (32) 234-9799 0928 2656 917 0922 8150 438 0906 4925 804

Sky Experience:

See more at: www.skyexperienceadventure.com

Sampaguita Suites JRG

tel:(032)253-3672 tel:253-5964 or

Sampaguita Suites Plaza Rizal

tel:(032)505-3978 tel:505-3979 

Website: www.sampaguitasuites.com 

Casa Verde Branches

RAMOS BRANCH

#69 Lim Tiam Teng St. Ramos, Cebu City

+63 32 2536472

IT PARK BRANCH

A104 The Walk Asiatown IT Park, Cebu City

+63 32 4123336

THE TERRACES (AYALA) BRANCH

Stall 304, 3rd level, The Terraces Ayala Center Cebu

+63 32 2338885

Website http://www.casaverdecebu.com/

TRAVEL EXPENSE:

*Sky Adventure: 1000phph

*Diving: 3700php/pax 

Inclusion:

Exclusive boat

Pickup Services

Drinks

Snorkel Set-Sanctuary Fee-Bread(fish feeding)

Towel-Dive Master- Diving Equipment-Tax 

*Bohol Tour: 2850php 

Inclusion:
Roundtrip Supercat tickets to/form Bohol (Tourist class) Fullday guided tour in Bohol Air-conditioned Transportation in Bohol Services of our professional DOT English speaking Tour Guide LOBOC river cruise w/ LUNCH Applicable Entrance Fees Terminal Fees (Cebu & Bohol)

Thank you to tita Lynbel and Family for being so nice to us! :)

PS.
Forgive me since this was my first DIY itinerary. It isn't that informative cos during these times (2011), I never thought of making my own blog. I just loved writing down and listing expenses on my trips. It was only this year (2013), when I realized I wanted to make my own blog and share memories and tips on traveling. :) More trips! More experiences to share! See you on my next travel, unstoppablewanderers!! :D