Saturday, June 4, 2011

Cebu Trip

I was planning for my daughters 8th birthday and we decided to have an out of town trip instead of a party. I looked for different place but my husband suggested that we go to Cebu and Bohol.

We left Manila via morning flight on PAL and we arrived by 10am in Mctan International airpot. This is my second time to visit Cebu and basically I know the ins and outs of the airport. We hired a taxi going to Tambuli Beach Rsort in Mactan. The trip to the place took us 30 minutes via cemented road and a few meters rough road. We passed by Maribago Blue Water, Cebu Beach Club and then Tambuli. Both Tambuli and Cebu Beach Clun are on the same area and same owner but they have different buildings.

Tambuli Beach is very modest resort. Their reception is a big gazebo building. It housed their al fresco coffee shop, gift shop and their offices. Our concierge help us to our room. We have 2 rooms beside each other. The rooms met my expectations of course. Our rooms are a few steps to the pool and beach. They have good swimming pool but the beach shore is vey small.There are 2 boats anchored on the shore. It is white sand but not sandy.

After few minutes settlement, we hired again a taxi going to Cebu City. From Tambuli, we passed by Mandaue bridge-which connect Mactan to Cebu City. It took us 45 minuets to reach the TAOIST TEMPLE in Beverly Hills.

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After Taoist we went to Magellans Cross and the STO NINO Church.

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We also visit the Provincial Capitol and the GOLDEN Magellan...it's a Magellans statue made of gold. We also drop by the PARIAN of Cebu then hopped to lunch at their SHOTOKIL ihaw ihaw area. the place is not so conducive to eat...it was hot, theres a lot of flies but in a way, we want to try their famous SHOTOKIL. After lunch we went to TABUAN Market to buy dried fish and other pasalubongs.Tabuan Market is very famous for their dried danggit and pus it and other dried fishes. We also bought the famous dried mangoes and shamrock products.

When we leave Tabuan Market, traffic around the city was building up. It as very nice that our taxi driver was very patient and kind. It took us an hour of trip going back to Mactan.

We had dinner at the al fresco restaurant of Tambuli Beach Resort and their was good specially their SHOTOKIL. WIFI is available at the reception area.



Basically Cebu is connected by the Marcelo Fernan bridge to Mactan. Beaches and the big resort hotel like Shangrila Mactan, Cebu Hilton, Plantation Bay are in Mactan area. If we only have the convinience of time, we could have visited more resorts.

TIPS IN VISITING CEBU
1. Booked the earliest flight so you have time to roam around the City.
2. If you are on a leisure trip, booked in Mactan for more options like beach, boating, island hopping, snorkeling and just pure relaxation.
3. If you are on business trip, booked in the city.
4. It Is cheaper to hire taxi from one place to another or better yet, try commuting if you are not with the kids.
5. Visit Tabuan Market for cheapest pasalubong
6. Go on Island Hopping
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