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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee: One of Philippines’ top specialty homegrown coffee shop

Bohol

4 Top Attractions and Things to do in Bohol Philippines!

Peacock Garden Bohol : Awesome Premier Infinity Pool and Seaview Room!

Bohol Countryside Tour: Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and More!

Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour (Pamilacan, Balicasag, Virgin sandbar): A day of chasing dolphins and turtles

Updated on December 20, 2020January 29, 2014Asia Bohol Attractions Cebu Cebu Cebu Attractions City Suites Ramos Tower Fuente Osmena Circle Philippines Things to do Things to do in Bohol Things to do in Cebu Things to do in Philippines Travel

Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 7

Today we are leaving Bohol!!! Boohoo 🙁 But before we left, we enjoyed our breakfast in Saffron (we did not get to eat in Saffron the day before because of the dolphin and island hopping tour). The spread was decent but we still prefer the breakfast in Peacock Garden 🙂 But we need to comment on the added special touch at Amorita Resort – the waitress will put a fresh frangipani flower by the ear of female guests during breakfast and this makes the ladies feel pretty and extra special 🙂

Omelette Station and Buffet spread at Amorita Resort…

Amorita Resort Breakfast Salad and cold cuts

Amorita Resort Bread and cereals selection

Amorita Resort Breakfast Cheese, tuna and mushroom omelette

Last shot of pretty waters and soft sand from Amorita Resort

Our checkout was again fast and smooth. There was no hiccups with the bill and there was even a small box of cookies as a parting gift! I love the confectionery at Amorita resort! Keep it up! 🙂

Soon we were on the ferry heading back to Cebu. Boohoo again. After we alighted, we queued for close to 30 minutes before we managed to get a taxi to City Suites Ramos Tower. The fare was only 90 peso. We quickly checked in, left our luggage in our room, and walked out to the city. We shopped and ate around the Fuente Osmena Circle for a couple of hours before we filled our spare travel bag with local goodies and souvenirs for friends and family back home.

City Suites $73 double super single beds

Shopping at Fuente Osmena Circle Cebu

Spaghetti meal with one piece chicken and coke at Jollibee

To end the day, we indulged in a “All Meat Pizza” and San Miguel beer while watching the sunset from the balcony of our 20th floor unit.

All meat pizza and Turrones de Cebu for dinner while enjoying the sunset view at the balcony…

Turrones De Cebu for 75 pesos but the one at Amorita was better and crunchier

Huge all meat pizza and 4 SMB for 448 pesos cheaper than dominoes. Thin crust and yummy!

Sunset from our room at Ramos Tower City Suites orangey sky

Sunset and Tops Hill seen from our room at Ramos Tower City Suites

Kate dozed off while I watch the Matrix Trilogy!

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Day 7 just whizzed past like that and soon we were at our last day of our Cebu/Bohol trip. Boohoo…

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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee: One of Philippines’ top specialty homegrown coffee shop

Bohol

4 Top Attractions and Things to do in Bohol Philippines!

Peacock Garden Bohol : Awesome Premier Infinity Pool and Seaview Room!

Bohol Countryside Tour: Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and More!

Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour (Pamilacan, Balicasag, Virgin sandbar): A day of chasing dolphins and turtles

Updated on December 20, 2020January 28, 2014Amorita Resort Bohol Asia Bohol Bohol Bohol Attractions Cebu Attractions Dolphin Watching Island Hopping Philippines Snorkeling Things to do Things to do in Asia Things to do in Bohol Things to do in Cebu Things to do in Philippines Travel

Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 6

It was an early start but we were not at all tired as we were looking forward to this trip to the islands and to spot dolphins! 🙂 Below are the highlights from the Dolphin and island Hopping Tour in Bohol…

Headed towards Balicasag island catching the dolphins first then going to the island for snorkeling followed by sand bar at Virgin island

After hanging around and searching high and low for the dolphins to appear... — After hanging around and searching high and low for the dolphins to appear…

Finally! Whole school of dolphins sighted!

Snorkelling off Balicasag Island - Corals — Snorkelling off Balicasag Island – Corals

Snorkelling off Balicasag Island - Our guide diving in basketball jersey! — Snorkelling off Balicasag Island – Our guide diving in basketball jersey!

Our Guide at Balicasag who worked very hard to steer our boat and look for interesting fish turtles at the edge of the corals

Virgin Island Sandbar with locals selling coconuts and sea urchins…

Temporary stalls at the sand bar of Virgin Island

Fried Bihoon at 200 pesos and coke at 30 pesos

We were back in Amorita Resort at around 2pm and we can’t wait to laze in the pool and sip our drinks! Wait a minute! Isn’t this what we already did yesterday???!!! 🙂 This time round we had Mojitos but the bartender took really long to make the drinks and they were greenish in colour. Hmmm…not the usual Mojitos we normally drank. Perhaps most people here go for the beer and the cocktails are not ordered that often. We also felt peckish and ordered a few dishes, but one at a time so that we can enjoy the food while it is still warm. Sorry, no photos of the food because we’ve kept the camera back in the room 😛 We highly recommend the pizza – the thickness of the crust was just right! 🙂

When we went back to the room, we were pleasantly surprised by the pastries in the room for the turndown service. We decided to order a cup of cappuccino (smiley face!) to go with the pastries, as well as the Turon de Bohol which turned out to be the nicest dessert we have eaten. Check out the photo!

Turon de bohol – Banana Jackfruit Springroll with caramel sauce and ice cream (210 pesos)

Room service cappucino... smiley face — Room service cappucino… smiley face

We did remember to brush our teeth after the sweet treats. Heh. Good night world!

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Too soon, it was time to return to Cebu. We spent a couple of days in Cebu to round our trip before returning home to Singapore. Stay tuned for day 7 of our Cebu/Bohol trip tomorrow!

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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee: One of Philippines’ top specialty homegrown coffee shop

Bohol

4 Top Attractions and Things to do in Bohol Philippines!

Peacock Garden Bohol : Awesome Premier Infinity Pool and Seaview Room!

Bohol Countryside Tour: Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and More!

Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour (Pamilacan, Balicasag, Virgin sandbar): A day of chasing dolphins and turtles

Updated on December 20, 2020January 22, 2014Asia Bohol Bohol Attractions Cebu Cebu Attractions Peacock Garden Bohol Philippines Things to do Things to do in Asia Things to do in Bohol Things to do in Cebu Things to do in Philippines Travel

Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 3

There are several nice beaches in Cebu but most of them require at least a 4 hour car or bus ride to get to the north of Cebu. We reckon that Bohol is a decent distance away and it has a good mix of countryside and beach activities so we booked our Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol on the 3rd day of our trip.

Inside Oceanjet 2 hours ride to Bohol from Cebu

Our driver from Peacock Garden greeted us at the arrival gate of Taglibaran City seaport with a nice wooden signage with our names on it. It really stood out as the other hotels used paper or whiteboard (starting to raise our expectation of this luxury hotel). The journey to Peacock Garden was about 20mins and we really liked the peaceful surroundings of the hotel. We spent the first hour walking around the compound and taking photos of the facade, fountains, garden and of course the view at the swimming pool.

Peacock Garden Receptionist who took us around the resort and welcomed us

Welcoming bed at the peacock garden premier infinity and sea view

Peacock Gardeb - right in front of the infinity pool and ocean view — Peacock Gardeb – right in front of the infinity pool and ocean view

Magnificent view over the infinity pool and ocean!

Arty shot of the infinity pool at Peacock Garden

Kate then decided to splurge at Fontana Aurelia Spa and chose the Signature Indulgence: Gift of Gaea (3950 peso) because it has 2 of her favourite food: coffee and chocolate! While she was being pampered for 3 hours, I stayed in the infinity pool and was mesmerised by the different shades of blue: the sky, the sea, the pool (which inspired our “Guess and Win – Paradise” contest).

Fontana Aurelia Spa at Peacock Garden Bohol

Fontana Aurelia Spa in peacock garden hotel

Price list at Fontana Aurelia Spa Peacock Garden

Dinner at the Old Heidelberg was exquisite. Classy and tasty (usually you get either or but at Old Heidelberg, you get both!) The hotel staff also prepared for us a heart-shaped chocolate cake for our wedding anniversary when we were done with our main course.

Inside Old Heidelberg restaurant Peacock Garden

Chefs Recommendation at Old Heidelberg restaurant Peacock Garden

Choice of breads of great butter and spread

Kalderatang Baka Filipino Beef Stew 480 peso

Complimentary heart-shaped anniversary cake courtesy of Peacock Garden Hotel

After dinner, we strolled past the swimming pool and took a couple of night shots. Back in the room, we were pleasantly surprised by the turndown service and we love Peanut Kisses!!! Yummy!

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What a relaxing time on the 3rd day of our Cebu/Bohol trip! We’re almost at the halfway mark of our Cebu/Bohol trip. But more awaits on day 4 of our trip! Stay tuned tomorrow to find out more!

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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee: One of Philippines’ top specialty homegrown coffee shop

Bohol

4 Top Attractions and Things to do in Bohol Philippines!

Peacock Garden Bohol : Awesome Premier Infinity Pool and Seaview Room!

Bohol Countryside Tour: Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and More!

Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour (Pamilacan, Balicasag, Virgin sandbar): A day of chasing dolphins and turtles

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Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 2

There was so much planned for the second day of our trip! We had arranged to meet Long at the hotel’s lobby at 10.30am for our Cebu City private day tour but we wanted to explore the neighbourhood too so we woke up early and went for a stroll, looking for breakfast. We eventually settle for Alberto’s Pizza (nope, we did not have pizza, check out what we had by clicking on the link). We headed back in time to the hotel to meet Long, and our first stop was CnT Lechon! Haha…more food! Ahhh…i miss the crispy skin and tender meat *dreamy look*

Alberto’s Pizza HUngarian and Cheese Krainer with garlic rice and egg for 75 peso each

Half kg of CnT lechon. crispy skin.juicy meat. 200 peso

Half kg of delectable crispy skin and juicy meat at CnT Lechon! – You may be visiting 2fatbears.com in the near future if we keep up our eating antics! :p

Soon we began our trip proper and learned about Cebu’s history at our first stop: Cebu Monument. As we could not stop along Colon street, we took a couple of photos and videos of the old street. The City Hall, Magellan Cross and Basilica del Santo Nino were around the same area so we covered these fairly quickly. It also started to drizzle very lightly but when we reached Fort San Pedro, the rain had stopped. We tried to remember the dates in Cebu’s history when we were walking around the Independence Plaza but found it really hard 🙁 We then spent about an hour and a half at Cebu Museum as there were 6 different galleries that showcased the different periods of Cebu’s history. We were not very keen to visit the Taoist temple but we were curious about the “Berverly Hills of Cebu” and wanted to check out the huge and expensive bungalows. The view from the temple was nice but it was nothing compared to the view from Tops. We wanted to stay till it was dark for a night shot but it was getting chilly and we did not pack a light jacket in our bag. But we still enjoyed ourselves, watching the skies changed colours as the sun set, enjoying our chilled San Miguel Lemon flavoured beer and SML.

Cannon in fort with the remnants of the wall

Our driver for the day Long with his cab on Tops

Long drove us back to our hotel by 8.30pm. We wanted to pamper ourselves so we went up to the Twin Peaks Spa for facial at only 400 peso each. Kate had the extra indulgence of pedicure at 100 peso and had her nails painted bright fushcia pink 🙂

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People usually think that Cebu is all about beaches and clear waters. But in fact, there are also other interesting attractions, history and food to indulge in. Stay tuned for the 3rd day of our Cebu/Bohol trip tomorrow!

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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

Castle Peak Hotel, Cebu, Philippines: Good location, Low price!

Breakfast at Bo’s Coffee: One of Philippines’ top specialty homegrown coffee shop

Bohol

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Peacock Garden Bohol : Awesome Premier Infinity Pool and Seaview Room!

Bohol Countryside Tour: Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and More!

Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour (Pamilacan, Balicasag, Virgin sandbar): A day of chasing dolphins and turtles

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Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 1

It’s more fun in the Philippines!! The tarsier’s eyes do freak me out when I see the advert on the tourism board webpage. But since we have never been there before, SGD is strong, the people speak english; and we want to go somewhere that is not crowded, nice scenery, laze on a beach, we decided to visit Cebu/Bohol. Many people ask why are we not going to Boracay instead…well, it’s more convenient to do Cebu/Bohol and everyone else has probably already visited Boracay. Cebu/Bohol has a good mix of everything – history, countryside, beach; and we definitely enjoyed every moment of our 8 days there!

We took Silkair ($774 including travel insurance) because of the flight timings.
It was easy to get around with the abundant metered white taxis (How to get from Cebu to Singapore). Our driver Long (yes, that’s his name!) was friendly and seemed honest. He asked us if we want to book his taxi for a day tour; we negotiated the itinerary and price and arranged to meet at 10.30am the next day at the Castle Peak Hotel lobby.

White Cab at Domestic Departure Cebu Airport

Where to get “white taxis” at Cebu Airport

The room in Castle Peak Hotel was not ready yet when we arrived at 1.30pm but we were pleasantly surprised by the newly renovated Twin Peak Spa. Kate went for a one-hour massage while waiting for the room to be ready. After the massage, we were ready to check out what Cebu had to offer!

Huge bed in Deluxe room of Castle Peak Hotel

Bath Tub in Deluxe room of Castle Peak Hotel

We chose to walk to Ayala Mall (even though our taxi driver mentioned that it may not be that safe) because it was still bright daylight and the mall could be seen from our hotel room so we reckon it is not that far. The walk took us 15 mins and there were proper traffic lights to allow us to cross the roads safely. The only gripe we had was that the pavements were narrow and uneven; and at times we had to walk on the road.

As it was a weekday afternoon, Ayala Mall was fairly quiet. We window-shopped and decided to catch a movie! While waiting for the show, we challenged each other at shooting hoops in the arcade. And of course I thrashed Kate …I am the best! *evil laugh*

Movie and snacks at Ayala Mall Snacks stall. hot dog 70 peso. popcorn and coke 100 peso

Even though we were kinda full from the hotdog and popcorn, we can’t wait to try the local dishes! We quickly flag down a taxi and soon we arrived at Golden Cowrie Native Restaurant. The food was delicious and the price was reasonable. Washing the food down with cold San Miguel beer made it even better! With our tummy filled, we took a cab back to Castle Peak Hotel and rest for the night; in preparation for the city day tour the next day.

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Golden Cowrie Cebu Shrimps with garlic 89

Crispy pata and Squid in coco sauce – Must try from Golden Cowrie Restaurant!

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Times fly when you’re having fun and this quickly rounded up our first day in the Philippines. Stay tuned tomorrow for the 2nd day of our Cebu/Bohol Trip!

Happy travels and a blessed 2014 ahead everyone!

Tom & Kate,
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