DATE STAYED: August 12, 2017 – August 15, 2017 (4d/3n)
THE RATE: Php 4,011.00 for our first night (via Agoda). Php 4,200.00 for the next two nights.
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Accommodation in Mactan, Cebu (Philippines): Hotel Cesario
DATE STAYED: August 11, 2017 – August 12, 2017 (2d/1n)
THE RATE: Php 1,207.90/day (via Agoda)
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Transportation Review: Kuya Michael’s Tricycle
*Tour service review at the end of this entry*
TRAVEL DATE: August 13, 14, and 15, 2017
THE FARE: Php 1,000.00 per daytrip (negotiable). His original offer was Php 800.00 for one day tour excluding Bukilat Cave. We were able to negotiate Php 2,000.00 for two tour days that will include Bukilat Cave.
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Day 5, Camotes-Mactan
We liked Bakhaw Beach so much that we almost came back the last day. In fact, we already moved our boat trip to Mactan from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM just so we’d have enough time to spend there. But after weighing the pros and cons (cons? what cons??), we decided to just spend the day in the resort. We paid premium for our room and we planned to get the most out of our money.
Day 4, Camotes
Our second day tour was as jampacked as our first. We were able to visit an island, a lake, three beaches, and three caves.
Day 2, Mactan-Camotes
THE DATE: August 12, 2017
THE TRIP
06:30 LesLo and I woke up early to find Jomalia Shipping Corporation terminal in Mactan. Jomalia is the only company that offers fast craft service from Mactan to Camotes. My Cebuana officemate suggested this transit instead of taking the Danao route, which will take at least four hours. Mactan terminal was relatively new and I could not find any website that would give us directions. We decided to look for the place early in the morning to buy tickets, return to the hotel for breakfast, checkout, then head to the terminal. From the hotel, we took a taxi to Cebu Yacht Club, our landmark. We found the terminal called Mactan Wharf. Transportation: Php 55.00
Day 1, Mactan
5 Days: Mactan-Camotes, Cebu
A close friend invited me to Camotes Islands, Cebu in August to celebrate her birthday. She already booked the earliest flight from Manila to Cebu on August 11, 2017 via Cebupacific. Her return flight was on August 15, 2017. Since she will pay for our accommodation, I agreed and booked the latest flight to Cebu on August 11. I had work and the trip will cost me two vacation leaves so I told her I cannot accompany her on the earliest flight. We decided to meet in Mactan, stay overnight in a hotel, then head to Camotes Islands the following morning.
