Wednesday, February 15, 2017

CEBU - DUMAGUETE - SIQUIJOR 5d4n Itinerary


CEBU - DUMAGUETE - SIQUIJOR


I've been to Cebu last April 2016 for My First Solo Trip and I must say that Cebu is a really good venue for adventures.




Our real plan for this year was to do Cebu - Kalanggaman trip, but as the trip goes near, our other members withdraw their plan to join us and so I did a new itinerary.



Here is the account of our travel in Southern Cebu - Dumaguete City - Apo Island - Siquijor - Cebu City for those people who are also planning to do the same route or trip in the future. You can also find the contact persons I contacted to make our adventure a successful and memorable one.



Our Flight Details:



Feb 1, 2017 Cebu Pacific  5J 589 (11:55PM) - CEB (01:30AM)

Feb 7, 2017 Cebu Pacific  5J 590 (01:35AM) - MNL (03:00AM)



Actual Itinerary and Expenses


Feb 1 - Flight to Cebu (Cebu Pacific, NAIA Terminal 3)

Feb 2 - DAY 1 (c/o Travel On Point Tours & Services)
1:30AM - ETA Cebu-Mactan Airport; take taxi to meet-up place
4:00AM – ETD Cebu City (Bound for Moalboal)
6:30AM – ETA Moalboal
7:00AM - Breakfast
7:30AM - ETA Kawasan Falls Gear Up for Canyoneering
8:00AM – Canyoneering Upstream/Bamboo Rafting
11:00AM – End of Canyoneering
12:00PM – ETA Moalboal for FREE Lunch
12:30PM – ETA Pescador Island, Turtles Point & Sardine Run
3:00PM -  ETD Panagsama to Basdaku Moalboal White Beach
3:30PM – ETA Basdaku Moalboal White Beach
4:15PM – ETD Basdaku Moalboal White Beach
5:30PM - Osmeña Peak

Feb 3 - DAY 2 (c/o Travel On Point Tours & Services)

5:00AM – Wake-up call/ Freshen Up
6:00AM – ETA Oslob/Briefing Area
6:30AM – Swimming with the Whale Sharks
7:30AM – Breakfast (at your own account)
8:30AM – Sumilon Island sandbar
10:00AM - ETD Oslob
11:00AM – Oslob Municipal Heritage Park: The Ruins
12:00NN – FREE Lunch
1:00PM - Bound to the Miraculous Castle Church Shrine of Simala
2:30PM - ETA Simala Church
3:30PM - END OF TOUR; Bound to Dumaguete
7:00pm - Arrival at Liloan Port in Santander, Cebu
7:30PM - Departure going to Dumaguete
8:15PM - Arrival at Sibulan Port

Important Note: For our first two days, we availed of a tour package to maximize our time in South Cebu.. I was also really enticed by the Drone package offered by the agency.. I believe the whole tour was worth the money given the transfers we did from one place to another and for our trip's documentation purposes *wink*
   

Our tour ended after we went to Simala Church in Sibonga, Cebu. From there, we rode a bus going to Liloan Port to catch the last trip going Dumaguete.


Feb 4 - DAY 3  Apo Island, Dumaguete City

5:00AM - Wake-up Call
6:30AM - ETD going Apo Island
3:30PM - End of Apo Island activities
6:00PM - Arrival at Dumaguete City;
7:00PM - Dinner at Sans Rival; City Tour
- Siliman University
- Rizal Boulevard

From Ceres Bus Terminal, ask where is the bus bound to Zamboangita and that you are going to Apo Island.. We were directed to the bus going to Bayawan..

After 30 minutes, we were dropped at Malatapay in Zamboangita.. Follow the signage and you will be directed to the registration and boat rental area.

Dumaguete City
Siliman University
Rizal Boulevard as viewed from Dumaguete Port

Feb 5 - DAY 4 Siquijor Tour

5:00AM - Wake-up Call
8:00AM - Bound to Siquijor Island
9:30AM - ETA Siquijor meet Kuya Lito

- St. Francis of Assisi Church (Siquijor Church)

- Capilay Spring
- Enchanted Balete Tree & Fish Spa

- Cambugahay Falls
- Lazi Church and Convent
- Salagdoong Beach

- Guiwanon Spring
4:00PM Back to Dumaguete City

Important Note: Be sure to have your tickets ready a day before your trip to Siquijor or come early to Dumaguete Port to have your tickets, the gap per trip is almost an hour. We planned to ride the Montenegro Shipping Lines trip of 7am trip but failed to secure our tickets, so we took the GL Shipping Lines trip of 8am.


Feb 6 - DAY 5 Back to Cebu; City Tour
5:00AM - Wake-up Call
6:30AM – Bound to Sibulan Port
7:30AM – Departure back to Liloan Port, Cebu
8:00AM - Tricycle to Ceres Bus Terminal, Bato
8:30AM - ETA Bus Terminal to Cebu City
1:30PM – Arrival Cebu City

- Lunch

- Tour
Temple of Leah
TOPS Skyline Garden
Magellan's Cross
Taboan Public Market

Recommendations:
- It will be better if the entry point is at Dumaguete and exit in Cebu-Mactan Airport.

- Possible to include Bohol if you will not be doing other activities in South Cebu.

- Try to visit other places in Negros Oriental (Manjuyod Sandbar, Casaroro Falls etc.)


Contacts:
For South Cebu Adventures:

Sir Kenz or Ma'am AC of

Travel On Point Tours & Services -> +63916-335-8773


For Dumaguete Accomodation:
Perpetual Help Community Cooperative Inc., (PHCCI) ->

(035) 422 1573

Location: San Jose Ext., Taclobo,, Dumaguete, 6200 Negros Oriental


For Siquijor City Tour via Tricycle:

Kuya Lito -> +63926-404-9149


For Cebu City Habal-habal:

My reliable guide since my first trip in Cebu ->

Kuya Kevin: +63923-137-3966


For Cebu City Accommodation:
Teofel Pension House -> (032) 253 2488

Location:  Junquera Extension,Cebu City


EXPENSES:


Tour Package from Travel On Point - P6,499.00

- 1 night accommodation; 2 free Lunch;

- transfers; drone and gopro use


Expenses from Sibonga to Liloan Port, Santander (P219.00)

- Bus - P117.00

- Liloan Port to Sibulan Port - P70.00

- Multicab Liloan to Dumaguete City - P15.00

- Tricycle to Hotel P100/6 - P17.00



Expenses - Apo Island (P946.00)

- Tricycle to Mcdo and Ceres Bus Terminal - P80.00/6 = P13.33

- Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminal to Malatapay - P28.00

- Boat Sharing - P2,500/6 = P416.67

- Apo Island Entrance Fee - P100.00

- Life Vest - P100.00

- Snorkling Gear - P100.00

- Table Rent - P300/6 = P50.00

- Guide (1:3 - P300 x 2/6 pax) = P100.00

- Bus back to Dumaguete Ceres Bus Terminal - P28.00

- Tricycle Back to PHCCI - P10.00


Accommodation in Dumaguete: 3 nights x P1400 / 4 pax = P1,050.00


Expenses - Siquijor:(P724.00)

- Tricycle to Dumaguete Port: P60.00/4 = P15.00

- RoRo to Siquijor (1hr 15mins) - P130.00

- Terminal Fee - P15.00

- Tricycle Tour: P1,000/4 - P250.00

- Parking Fees P20.00/4 - P5.00

- Balete Entrance Fee - P10.00

- Cambugahay Falls Guide: P160/4 - P40.00

- Salagdoong Entrance - P25.00

- Guiwanon Entrance - P10.00

- Tip & Lunch - P200/4 - P50.00

- RoRo back to Dumaguete - P150.00

- Terminal Fee - P14.00

- Tricycle back to Hotel - P10.00



Expenses back to Cebu City & Tour: (P1,107.50)

- Tricycle to Sibulan Port - P130.00/4 = 32.50

- RoRo to Liloan Port - P70.00

- Tricycle to Ceres Bus Terminal - P150.00/4 = P37.50

- Ticket to Cebu South Bus Terminal - P205.00

- Taxi to Hotel - P80.00/4 = 20.00

- Jeepney Expenses - Lunch & to JY Square - P14.00

- Habal-habal (Temple of Leah & Tops) - P200.00

- Entrance Tops - P100.00

- Entrance Temple of Leah - P50.00

- Jeep to Magellan's Cross - P7.00

- Jeep to Taboan Market - P6.50

- Taxi to Hotel - P60.00/4 - P15.00

- Hotel Accommodation - P1,400/4 = P350.00