2012 DIY Guide to Cebu-Bohol Trip

The trip was planned with the hope to visit a spot as many as we can and within our budget. And so we did. Total expense (excluding airfare) did not exceed 10k including pasalubong. That was a 7 day-6 night trip to Cebu and Bohol.

Here’s our itinerary for the trip:

Day 1	Cebu
9:00AM	Arrival
930-11AM	Buy Ferry Tickets (Cebu-Tagbilaran)
11:00AM	MeetUP with Kaye&Jeck
11AM-12NN	Brunch
12:00PM	Check-In Hotel (Sampaguita Suites Plaza Garcia)
2PM-7PM	Cebu City Tour
	Taoist Temple
	Taboan Market, Dried Fish hunt
7PM-8PM	Dinner at SM Cebu
11PM	Lights Off/Rest
Day 2
7AM-8AM	Breakfast
8AM-12NN	Travel to Kawasan Falls (South Bus Terminal)
12PM-1PM	Lunch/Rest
1PM-5PM	Swimming
5PM-9PM	Travel to Cebu City, Dinner
Day 3	Bohol
4AM-5AM	Wake UP/Prepare/Check out
5AM-6AM	Pier
6AM-8AM	Ferry Travel (Cebu-Tagbilaran)
8AM-9PM	Breakfast
9AM-3PM	Countryside tour
3PM-5PM	Hinagdanan Cave
5PM-6PM	Check In (Whites and Green Resort Panglao)
6PM-7PM	Dinner
Day 4
4AM-5AM	Wake UP/Prepare
5AM-6AM	Breakfast
6AM-2PM	Sea Tour
3PM-8PM	Bohol Bee Farm, Dinner
Day 5
7AM-12PM	Explore Beachfront,Relax
12PM-5PM	Day Pass to BBC
5PM-6PM	Back to Pier
6PM-8PM	Ferry Travel TagbilaranCebu
8PM-9PM	Dinner, (Sampaguita Suites)
Day 6	Cebu
6AM-7AM	Wake UP/Prepare
7AM-8AM	Breakfast
8AM-11AM	Free Time, Souvenir hunt
12NN-1PM	Departure Cebu-Manila

The itinerary I posted was modified on what had happened during the trip. We removed some because of the time constraint and the distance. The only reservation we had was the Suite in Cebu and the Resort in Bohol. Then the rest were contacted during the trip already. It was an awesome journey. DIY City Tour in Cebu will save you a lot but can be tiring if you are with your family or if with kids. In Bohol, I would definitely recommend visiting Panglao and the Island Tour if you’re a beach lover.

I would like to give thanks to Mark Gallardo of Triptabai  for giving me tips about Cebu and to other bloggers out there for their helpful posts.

I would also like to give special thanks to the taxi driver who gave the number of Kuya Renato (on the right) because he's such a nice tour guide in Bohol. He also knows where to find a recommendable place to buy food and souvenirs in Bohol. You can contact him at 09322275270.

And again, to make your trip more memorable, don’t forget to interact, and be kind to the locals in the city you are in. That’s the secret of “pakikisama”, you are new then you need to respect the people and the place. Enjoy and live free! 

My favorites are Kawasan Falls, Bohol Bee Farm and Balicasag Island. I would love to go back to Cebu and Bohol and visit more places. Hope to see  you again!

   To get the details of the trip including the expenses, you can check links below.

1. Cebu City Tour

2. Kawasan Falls

3. Bohol Countryside Tour

   3.1 Hinagdanan Cave

4 Panglao Beach
   4.1 Dolphin Watching and Balicasag Island
   4.2 A Visit To Bohol Bee Farm
   4.3 Bohol Beach Club
2012 DIY Guide to Cebu-Bohol Trip

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"Own only what you can carry with you; Let your memory be your travel bag." 

 ~Alexander Solzhenitsyn