Hodophobia: The Philippine Travel Chronicles
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bantayan Island White Beach
Bantayan Island is an island in the northeasternmost part of Cebu. The town Sta Fe offers you a long stretch of white sand beaches while the Bantayan town is the main commercial town of the island. Bantayan is the egg basket of cebu as it is the leading producer of chicken eggs in the province.
How to get there:
From Cebu City: Ride a taxicab or jeepney going to the North Bus Terminal. Ride the Bus bound for Hagnaya port in San Remigio, just a few minutes away from Bogo City. Travel time from Cebu to Hagnaya is about 2 to 3 hours. Once you get to Hagnaya port, you are going to ride a Barge that departs for Sta Fe and travel time is about 1 hour. In Sta Fe port, you can choose a wide variety of beach resorts. The beach shown in the image above is that of the Sugar Beach resort.
What to do:
Swimming in the white sand beach.
Visit Ogtong Cave.
Visit one of the oldest church in the region in Bantayan Town.
Buy dried fish in Bantayan Town (the best so far).
Snorkelling and Island Hopping in Virgin Island (a must!).
Where to EAt:
Marisqueira O Portuguese REstaurant
Travel Cost:
Bus FAre: 150 to 160php
Boat fare: 150 php
Bike/Cab: 25 php port to resort transfer
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