3-Day Cebu and Bohol Trip

Our 4-day trip first started at Bohol, Philippines. Below are the places we’ve visited:

A. BOHOL

LOBOC RIVER AND FLOATING RESTO

Upon arriving Bohol, we took our buffet lunch at a  restaurant afloat on a river at Loboc Town, Bohol.

A local singer sings native songs and the phrase, “Balik sa Bohol Balik!” registered to our minds, sung it repeatedly even after the trip. Haha. 

We cruised around the river aboard this floating restaurant, started by crossing under Laoay Bridge and then arrived at the location of the Ati Tribe. 

SAGBAYAN PEAK AND CHOCOLATE HILLS

We head up to Sagbayan Peak, a hilltop pool resort offering a 360-degree panorama vista of the well-known Chocolate Hills.

We arrived at the viewing deck by going up through a flight of stairs made conveniently for guests. From top you’ll be able to see these rounded natural elevation, the famous Chocolate Hills of Bohol dispersed and scattered in nearby locations.

We also visited the BACLAYON CHURCH, the second oldest stone church in the Philippines and passed by the well-known Man-made Forest.

BLOOD COMPACT

While we were on our way to our next destination, we visited the memorial structure of the first treaty of friendship between the Spaniards and Filipinos.

B. CEBU CITY

BASILICA DEL STO NINO

After our Bohol tour, we went back to Cebu to continue our trip by visiting some famous city destinations, most of which were historical sites. We then visited The Sto. Nino Church - considered as the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the country, exactly constructed where the image of the Holy Child, the Santo Niño de Cebu was found and discovered.

MAGELLAN’S CROSS

Positioned next to the Sto. Nino Church is a small chapel where the Magellan’s Cross is lodged. This Christian Cross was established by Ferdinand Magellan along with other Portuguese and Spanish explorers upon arriving in Cebu.

TAOIST TEMPLE

Our Cebu tour also includes the Taoist Temple - situated at Beverly Hills Subdivision in Cebu City. You need to hike up through a long staircase before reaching the temple. 

We took part in a wish granting ritual where we tossed two blocks of wood onto the floor. Visitors could have the luck for a wish to be granted depending on how these woods land on the ground. 

MACTAN SHRINE

You shouldn’t miss this 20-meter tall memorial stone in remembrance of Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the first Filipino hero who defeated Ferdinand Magellan and other Spanish conquistadors during the battle in Mactan.

MAGELLAN SHRINE

This shrine was built for the explorer Ferdinand Magellan, on this legendary spot where he was defeated in the 1952 Battle of Mactan.

HERITAGE OF CEBU MONUMENT

We also visited the Heritage of Cebu Monument - The vast figures and statuaries depict the significant historical events, structures, and characters of Cebu.

SUGBO MUSEUM

We've also visited some museums and one of which was the Sugbo Museum. This includes several galleries of most where Spanish-era and American-era collections. 

SAN CARLOS MUSEUM

San Carlos Museum is best known for its anthropological and archaeological galleries. It is located at San Carlos University.

OSMENIA MEMORABILIA

We stopped at Osmena Memorabilia and the CAP Art Gallery which was built as a museum for commemoration and a tribute intended for President Sergio Osmena. 

FORT SAN PEDRO

We ended our 3-day Bohol and Cebu Tour at Fort San Pedro - located in Plaza Indepedencia near Cebu’s wharf area. You can tour around the citadel of which the setting is in Spanish context.

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Travel Agency: All World Travel House

Amount Paid for the Trip: P4,300

(P.S. Credits goes to my friends for the pictures. Forgot to bring my camera that time and past phone’s pic quality isn’t good. Took the trip last September 2010.)

FLIGHTS FROM CEBU AND VICE VERSA

Angeles 1h 25m    Cebu Pacific Bacolod 50m    Cebgo, Philippine Airlines Busan, South Korea 4h 15m    Air Busan, Jin Air Butuan 45m    Cebu Pacific, Cebgo, Philippine Airlines Cagayan de Oro 45m    Philippine Airlines, Cebgo, Cebu Pacific Calbayog 1h 10m    Cebgo Camiguin 45m    Cebgo Caticlan 1h 5m    Cebgo Chengdu, China 3h 50m    China Eastern Davao 1h 5m    Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines Del Carmen 1h 0m    Cebgo Dipolog 50m    Cebgo Dumaguete 40m    Cebgo El Nido, Palawan 1h 40m    AirSWIFT General Santos 1h 10m    Cebu Pacific Hong Kong 2h 45m    Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific Iloilo City 50m    Philippine Airlines, Cebgo, Cebu Pacific Kalibo 50m    Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3h 55m    Philippines AirAsia Legazpi, Albay 1h 10m    Cebgo Los Angeles, USA 12h 50m    Philippine Airlines Manila 1h 15m    Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, Philippines,  Nagoya, Japan 4h 5m    Philippine Airlines Ormoc 45m    Cebgo Osaka, Japan 4h 10m    Philippine Airlines Ozamiz 55m    Cebgo Pagadian 1h 5m    Cebgo Puerto Princesa 1h 15m    Cebu Pacific Roxas, Capiz 50m    Cebgo Seoul, South Korea 4h 25m    Jin Air, Jeju Air, Korean Air Singapore 3h 35m    Cebu Pacific, Silkair, Tigerair Surigao City 45m    Cebgo Tacloban 45m    Philippine Airlines, Cebgo Taipei, Taiwan 2h 50m    EVA Air, Cebu Pacific, Philippines AirAsia Tandag 1h 10m    Cebgo Tokyo, Japan 4h 30m    Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Xiamen, China 2h 55m    Xiamen Airlines Zamboanga City 1h 5m    Cebu Pacific

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CEBU CITY VIA ORMOC CITY

If you are from Leyte and would like to get to Cebu City via ferryboats, you can take the Ormoc-Cebu route and purchase tickets from ferry outlets in Tacloban, Ormoc, or Baybay City (via large transports or fast crafts). Sea travel takes at least seven (7) hours for large passenger ships and just three (3) hours for fast crafts.

Note: 

• There are also Leyte-Cebu routes via Maasin, Baybay, and Hilongos, Leyte.

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