6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS BACKPACKING CEBU AND BOHOL
This itinerary is good for a group travel with the barkada. Fun-filled adventures like canyoneering, waterfall-chasing, animal encounters and laid back moments at the beach are perfect for any bunch of friends. With 6 days, we want to experience as much as Cebu and Bohol have to offer with our budget.
The beautiful island of Cebu is an adventure itself. Focusing on Cebu City alone, it showcasing a lot about the province's history and heritage amidst it's economic and modern growth.
Points of Interests:
🚩Magellan's cross
🚩Fort Santiago
🚩Basilica del Santo Nino
🚩Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral
🚩Colon Obelisk & Heritage Monument
🚩Sandiego-Yap Ancestral House
🚩Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod
DAY 01 ITINERARY
🚩Manila to Cebu
🚩Cebu City tour: 3200PHP for a van rental for 8 hours | prices go as low as 1300PHP depending on number of pax and hours | Divided by 11 pax.
↠ Lunch: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
🚩Magellan's Cross: free
🚩Fort Santiago: 30PHP
🚩Basilica del Sto. Nino: free
🚩Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral: free
🚩Colon Obelisk & Heritage Monument: free
🚩Sandiego-Yap Ancestral House: free
🚩Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod: free
🚩Cebu to Catmon: via Ceres Bus | 70PHP | Accommodation location
🚩Accommodation: Free since our friend Luis has a relative here
↠ Dinner: free
Total Cost (Day 1): 491PHP per pax in our group of 11
Kawasan Falls is a must-do in Cebu. It is one of the well-known adrenaline-pumping activity in Cebu and in the world! Perfect for the barkada.
Points of Interests:
🚩Badian Canyoneering
🚩Kawasan Falls
DAY 02 ITINERARY:
🚩Wake up at 5am
↠ Breakfast: free
🚩Van rental: 4300PHP | Divided by 11 pax
🚩Catmon to Badian: 3 hours via van | inclusive in van rental
🚩Badian Canyoneering in Kawasan falls: 5 hours depending on your pace | 1000PHP per pax
↠ Snacks: 50PHP (we only had our snacks after canyoneering)
🚩Badian to Oslob: 2.5 hours via van | inclusive
🚩Oslob Accommodation: BCD's place | 1600PHP good for 4pax | We booked the Violet room. Check the latest rates of BCD's place here.
↠ Dinner: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
Total Cost (Day 2): 1941PHP per pax in our group of 11
Another well-known to foreigners is the Butanding or Whaleshark encounter. Just remember to be nice to the whale shark and protect its environment.
Points of interests:
🚩Whale Shark Encounter
🚩Tumalog Falls
DAY 03 ITINERARY:
🚩Check out: Accommodations
🚩Breakfast: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
↠ Whale shark encounter: 1-2 hours depending on your pace | 500PHP | We booked the tour via BCD's tours.
🚩Van rental: 4300PHP | Divided by 11 pax
🚩BCD's Place to Tumalog falls: via van | inclusive in van rental
🚩Tumalog falls entrance fee: 25PHP
↠ Lunch: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
🚩Oslob to Cebu Port: via van | inclusive in van rental
🚩Cebu Port terminal fee: 25PHP
🚩Cebu Port to Tubigon: via MV Starcraft | 200PHP | Check the rates and schedule in MV Starcraft website.
🚩Tubigon Terminal fee: 20PHP
🚩Tubigon to Tagbilaran: free | We booked an accommodation at Marcelina's Guesthouse. They offered us free pickup at terminal
↠ Dinner: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
🚩Check In Accommodations: Marcelina's Guesthouse | 4000PHP for the apartment | Check their website here.
Total Cost (Day 3): 1225PHP per pax in our group of 11
DAY 04 - BOHOL TOUR
Click here for a detailed guide: BOHOL
Points of Interests:
🚩Panglao Beach
🚩Blood Compact Shrine
🚩Baclayon Church
🚩Tarsier Sanctuary
🚩Hanging Bridge
🚩Loboc Church Ruins
🚩Chocolate Hills
DAY 04 ITINERARY:
↠ Breakfast: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
🚩Bohol City tour: 2000PHP | Marcelina Guesthouse offered Bohol tours
🚩Dumaluan Resort, Panglao entrance fee: 50PHP
🚩Blood Compact Shrine: free
🚩Baclayon Church: free
🚩Tarsier Santuary: 60PHP
🚩Hanging Bridge: Php 20PHP
🚩Loboc Church Ruins: free
↠ Lunch: 100-150PHP for a mid-range meal
🚩Man Made Forest: free
🚩Chocolate Hills: 50PHP
🚩Droped at Tubigon Ferry Terminal: inclusive in the tour | We told our driver to drop us at the terminal
🚩Tubigon Terminal fee: 20PHP
🚩Tubigon Port to Cebu Port: 200PHP
🚩Cebu Port to North Bus Terminal: 50PHP
🚩North Bus Terminal to Catmon: 70PHP via Ceres bus | Our Accommodations is located here.
🚩Accommodations: since our friend Luis has a relative here
↠ Dinner: free
Total Cost (Day 4): 802PHP
DAY 5 - CATMON
For our 5th day, we decided to just enjoy our accommodation's amenities and have a relaxing day with friends after a fun-filled trip.
↠ Accommodations and meals: Free since our friend Luis has a relative here
Total Cost (Day 5): 0PHP
DAY 6 - GO HOME
🚩Check out Acommodations: free
↠ Breakfast: free
🚩Catmon to Airport: 1000PHP | Divided by 11pax
Total Cost (Day 6): 91PHP
TOTAL FOR THE TRIP: 4550PHP per pax in our group of 11.
TIPS:
A. Pre-travel essentials:
↠ Book your airfare with Cebu Pacific Air.
This airline offers cheap flights to and from Cebu.
↠ Always bring extra cash. ATMs are available in the city centers.
B. Getting around:
↠ Since we're a big group, it is ideal to hire vans to take us where we want to be. Check out: CK Tours
C. Tipid Tips:
↠ Places to eat: most of them are karinderia and these are the cheapest choices!
↠ Book cheap hotels near city centers and transport terminals for accessibility.
↠ Know the places where you want to go and build your itinerary around it. Then cross off places that are too far away (unless you really want to go)
↠ We saved a lot with our accommodations and meals since our friend has a relative here.
↠ Based on this itinerary, a 4D3N or 5D4N trip is enough for all adventures and trips.
↠ Based on this itinerary, a 4D3N or 5D4N trip is enough for all adventures and trips.
PIN IT!!
FOOTNOTES:
Itinerary made by Rae Argallon and Luis Zulueta | Credits also to Team Pangngalangan | July 2015 | Updated August 2018
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