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8 Things to do and Attractions in Cebu Philippines!

Cebu

How to get from Singapore to Cebu?

Oceanjet ferry from Cebu to Bohol: Fast and comfortable

CnT Lechon: The Best Lechon in Cebu?

Golden Cowrie Restaurant Cebu: For Authentic Filipino Food!

Eat, shop, eat, shop, till we drop in Cebu!

Filipino Breakfast at Alberto’s Pizza Cebu!

Cebu City Private Day Tour

Ayala Mall Cebu : Do What The Locals Do!

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!

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Amorita Resort Bohol: My little love…

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

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Cebu/Bohol Trip: Day 8

This is our last day in Cebu and we were determined to make the most out of the last 5 hours here! We went to Bo’s Coffee for breakfast and time passed surprisingly slowly as we had time to people-watch and use the free wifi to keep in touch with family back home.

Drip Coffee (10 pesos with any order of mains), Mushroom and Cheese Omelette with Toast (150 pesos) & Corned beef with scrambled eggs and pancake (175 pesos)…

We then head back to the hair salon of the first floor of the Ramos Tower to get our hair done! I had a haircut and wash for only 100 peso, and Kate had a “hair spa” for 250 peso. We will really miss the massages, facial and hair treatments in Cebu when we are back in Singapore.

Though we were not hungry yet, we NEEDED to try the spanish food at Ipar’s Authentic Spanish Restaurant! Or rather, Tom needed. Haha. We had a satisfying lunch at Ipar’s and we had to drag ourselves back across the road to get our luggage and check out.

Starters of Churizo, Garlic Bread and a Big Carafe of Sangria at Ipar’s…

Ipar's fillet of fish in famous parsley sauce 350 peso — Ipar’s fillet of fish in famous parsley sauce 350 peso

Ipar's breaded pork chop 200 peso but not as nice as peacock garden's. — Ipar’s breaded pork chop 200 peso but not as nice as peacock garden’s.

We arrived slightly early for our flight and the flight was delayed! 🙁 An advice for our readers: You do not need to arrive at the airport 2 hours early like how you would normally do for international flights because the airport in Cebu is really really small. And once you go into the waiting area, you have to sit on the cold metal seats to wait for your flight. But of course having said that, please do not be late either!! Please be considerate to your fellow passengers and not be the one who delays the flight 🙂

We hope you have enjoyed reading our posts as much as we have enjoyed our time in Cebu/Bohol and blogging about the trip!

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Bohol

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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.

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!

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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City Suites Ramos Tower: Good location with Great view!

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Bohol

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Cebu City Private Day Tour

On the 2nd day of our Cebu trip, we had a private day tour of Cebu City by our friendly local guide – Long. But before we talk about the Cebu City Tour proper, here is a little background on how we got to meet Long

How to arrange a Cebu City Private Day Tour

Our taxi driver, Long, who drove us from the airport to Castle Peak Hotel seemed friendly and honest, so when he asked us if we wanted to book his car for a day tour, we agreed. His first quote for the day trip was 2000 peso, and when we wanted to add Tops into the itinerary, he increased it to 3000 peso. (The market rate for the taxi fare to and fro Tops from Cebu city is 1000 peso, according to our online research 😛 ) When we replied “too much”, he then asked us “how much?”. With our “experience from bargaining in vietnam/Indonesia”, we said “2000 peso”. Long then said “Ohhhh…cannot. Too little. Tops is very far. 2500 peso”. Kate and I decided that we do not really want to see the Mactan shrine and that would also take up some time due to the traffic to lapu-lapu city, we re-negotiated with Long and counter-offered “Okay, don’t want Mactan shrine. 2000 peso”. He turned around, smiled, and said “Okay. Tomorrow what time?” (After chatting with Long for the whole day, we knew more about his family, and decided to treat his family to a box of Dunkin Donuts. A great way to end the day.)

Attractions Cebu City Private Day Tour

Well, the great part of a Cebu City Private Day Tour is that you have the flexibility of where you want to go and how long you want to stay at one place. So these were some of the attractions that we visited in Cebu City…

Cebu Monument

Cebu Monument

The Cebu Monument is a structural representation that depicts all the major events that took place in Cebu beginning with the famous event of how a native chieftain by the name of Lapu Lapu killed the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

University of Visayas (Oldest University) & Colon Street (Oldest Road in the Philippines)

University of Visayas Oldest University in Cebu – Owned by a politician

Colon Street – Oldest Road in the Philippines (Part 1)

Colon Street – Oldest Road in the Philippines (Part 2)

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral and City Hall

Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral

City Hall – Right across from Magellan’s Cross

Magellan’s Cross

Magellan’s Cross Cebu

It was said that Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, ordered the cross to be planted in Cebu. His quest was actually to prove that the earth was round and could be circum-navigated (i.e. sail round the world in one direction and return home). Eventually, his crew did prove that. However, he was killed by Lapu Lapu and he died in the Philippines.

Basilica del Santo Nino

Basilica del Santo Nino – Short walk from Magellan’s Cross

Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro – Entrance fee of 30 pesos

Fort San Pedro, built in 1738 is a small triangular (yes, unique shape for a fort) bastion fort built by the Spanish settlers in defence against Muslim invaders. Cost of entry is 30 pesos and you can also ask a guide to give you a tour of the compound. It takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes to cover the fort.

Miguel Lopez Monument at Independence Plaza (Opposite Fort San Pedro)

Miguel Lopez Monument

Around Independence Plaza

Museo Sugbo – Cebu’s largest Museum

Entrance of Museo Sugbo – Entrance fee of 75 pesos

Taoist Temple on Beverly Hills

Taoist Temple on Beverly Hills

Tops Cebu Lookout

Our driver for the day Long with his cab on Tops

Tops San Miguel and our driver Long

View of Cebu City from Tops in the Day and after Sunset

Video from Tops Observation Lookout – Day Time

Video from Tops Lookout – After Sunset

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The day’s tour was essentially a stop for lunch at CnT Lechon, followed by the attractions above. After Tops, Long actually waited for us when we went to the supermarket to replenish our stock of mineral water and snacks. The great thing about having Long bringing us around is that the timing was very flexible. We could spend however long or short period of time at each stop.

Thank you Long! 🙂

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