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  1. Thanks for this awesome itinerary for a budget travel and tips! I enjoy reading your post and agrees with most of your tips, glad I have encounter this lovely post. Thanks for sharing this on the internet.

  2. Thanks for this awesome itinerary for a budget travel and tips! I enjoy reading your post and agrees with most of your tips, glad I have encounter this lovely post. Thanks for sharing this on the internet.

  3. Hi Karen! Would like to ask if yung booking of your hotels is walk in or you have already reservation before your flight in Cebu?

  4. Wow I really like it Karen. You did a great travel guide plus the tips! It is very short post unlike other posts from other blogs, ang taas. pero informative naman. Pero ito is summarized and madaling matandaan o ma-note. Thank you Karen!

  5. Wow I really like it Karen. You did a great travel guide plus the tips! It is very short post unlike other posts from other blogs, ang taas. pero informative naman. Pero ito is summarized and madaling matandaan o ma-note. Thank you Karen!

  6. Sayang you didn’t try to jump sa Canyoneering, pero it’s okay, not everyone can do it hehe nung nagcanyoneering kami ni Gerald may mga hindi rin tumalon sa Kawasan Falls. Si Gerald ayaw talaga nya tumalon nun. Pero sabi ko kung tumalon man sya o hindi, tatalon ako. Napressure ata sya sakin kaya tumalon din hahaha pero sabi nya di naman daw nya pinagsisihan hehe at least dba di ko sya pinilit. choice nya un hahaha
    I haven’t tried going with a travel agency na may tours etc. Nagtravel agency lang kami sa Boracay before for the accommodation and hotel transfer kasi madami kami and peak season yun. Pero kng kami dalawa lang ni Gerald, prefer namin DIY hehe kasi I asked a friend who tried travel agency and nung pagkasabi palang nya na may call-time, alam na namin ni gerald na hindi para samin yung travel agency tours. Kasi hindi namin kaya gumising ng maaga hahaha kaya it depends talaga sa group na kasama mo. If you really preper to make the most out of your trip, then best siguro yung travel agency 🙂

    And also, I felt so sad you tried whaleshark watching in Oslob. I’m against it, since the whalesharks are endangered na, and people in Oslob are making money out of it. Have you read an article about it? Na affected din yung “migration” something ng whalesharks? That it could harm other people as well.

    1. I really wanted to try. I told myself na I will jump, pero pag dating talaga dun, I caaaan’t. Ilan beses ako nag attempt, but pag nasa cliff na ako, nag bbackout ako! ?? it’s really not for me! Hahaha. I have a friend din who can’t swim at all pero he tried jumping. And yes, he had sooooo much fun daw.
      I like DIY din, pero I only like it if dalawa lang kami or basta wag madami. Like samin, 10 kami. If more than that kasi, ang hirap mag agree on one thing. And usually a lot of time will be wasted bec ayaw ng one or two, so parang you have to meet at one point. Edi travel agency na lang. Hahaha. Our call time is 4 AM! Sobrang grabe, but worth it.

      I haven’t read it ? but I felt bad din kasi feeling ko nasa malaking aquarium lang sila or something and they’re not free to swim around. Kaya it took me a while before ako nakapag swim with them. At first akala ko nga may net na nakapaligid sakanila so they’ll stay lang sa area.

      I had fun reading your comment! ❤️

  7. Sayang you didn’t try to jump sa Canyoneering, pero it’s okay, not everyone can do it hehe nung nagcanyoneering kami ni Gerald may mga hindi rin tumalon sa Kawasan Falls. Si Gerald ayaw talaga nya tumalon nun. Pero sabi ko kung tumalon man sya o hindi, tatalon ako. Napressure ata sya sakin kaya tumalon din hahaha pero sabi nya di naman daw nya pinagsisihan hehe at least dba di ko sya pinilit. choice nya un hahaha
    I haven’t tried going with a travel agency na may tours etc. Nagtravel agency lang kami sa Boracay before for the accommodation and hotel transfer kasi madami kami and peak season yun. Pero kng kami dalawa lang ni Gerald, prefer namin DIY hehe kasi I asked a friend who tried travel agency and nung pagkasabi palang nya na may call-time, alam na namin ni gerald na hindi para samin yung travel agency tours. Kasi hindi namin kaya gumising ng maaga hahaha kaya it depends talaga sa group na kasama mo. If you really preper to make the most out of your trip, then best siguro yung travel agency 🙂

    And also, I felt so sad you tried whaleshark watching in Oslob. I’m against it, since the whalesharks are endangered na, and people in Oslob are making money out of it. Have you read an article about it? Na affected din yung “migration” something ng whalesharks? That it could harm other people as well.

    1. I really wanted to try. I told myself na I will jump, pero pag dating talaga dun, I caaaan’t. Ilan beses ako nag attempt, but pag nasa cliff na ako, nag bbackout ako! ?? it’s really not for me! Hahaha. I have a friend din who can’t swim at all pero he tried jumping. And yes, he had sooooo much fun daw.
      I like DIY din, pero I only like it if dalawa lang kami or basta wag madami. Like samin, 10 kami. If more than that kasi, ang hirap mag agree on one thing. And usually a lot of time will be wasted bec ayaw ng one or two, so parang you have to meet at one point. Edi travel agency na lang. Hahaha. Our call time is 4 AM! Sobrang grabe, but worth it.

      I haven’t read it ? but I felt bad din kasi feeling ko nasa malaking aquarium lang sila or something and they’re not free to swim around. Kaya it took me a while before ako nakapag swim with them. At first akala ko nga may net na nakapaligid sakanila so they’ll stay lang sa area.

      I had fun reading your comment! ❤️

  8. hello po ask q po about dun sa hotel kung sino ang ng booking?hnd po pla ksama sa package un ng travel and tours?

    1. Hi! Kasama sa tour package yung hotel namin for one night since 2D & 1N yung kinuha namin na package. But the hotels for the other nights, we booked it on our own ?

  9. hello po ask q po about dun sa hotel kung sino ang ng booking?hnd po pla ksama sa package un ng travel and tours?

    1. Hi! Kasama sa tour package yung hotel namin for one night since 2D & 1N yung kinuha namin na package. But the hotels for the other nights, we booked it on our own ?

  10. Great post! I love the detailed information. I’m from Canada but born in Philippines and I’m looking forward to visiting next year or so. Thanks for this info, I’ll remember it for my trip.

    1. Yay! I hope you’ll visit the Philippines soon. When was the last time you went here? 🙂 I wanted to visit Cebu-Bohol but 4 days in Cebu is really not enough. Thanks for dropping by, Merryl!

  11. I like how organized you create your itinerary. You even have a printable copy of it. Good job, Karen.
    I was to join my colleagues last month for a Cebu trip. I believe it was almost the same activities that you guys did. But I missed joining them due to work circumstances.

    I wouldn’t try jumping off a cliff as well since I don’t know how to swim. I have fear of open and wide bodies of water and what’s underneath it. Geez, sorry.

    This guide is surely helpful for first timers or those who plan to come back. Thanks for sharing, K.

    1. The printable copy was just an experiment. I thought my itinerary was too wordy and people might not enjoy read it, so might as well create a short version of it! Hahaha. Thank you, Clint! Those words really make me happy.
      My friend doesn’t know how to swim as well, but since we have life vests, he tried jumping off a cliff. But it’s really different if you have a fear of wide bodies of water. And yes, what’s underneath is a mystery! I even imagine I might fell on the rock or something. That’s why I didn’t bother to try jumping.

      Thanks again, Clint! <3

  12. I like how organized you create your itinerary. You even have a printable copy of it. Good job, Karen.
    I was to join my colleagues last month for a Cebu trip. I believe it was almost the same activities that you guys did. But I missed joining them due to work circumstances.

    I wouldn’t try jumping off a cliff as well since I don’t know how to swim. I have fear of open and wide bodies of water and what’s underneath it. Geez, sorry.

    This guide is surely helpful for first timers or those who plan to come back. Thanks for sharing, K.

    1. The printable copy was just an experiment. I thought my itinerary was too wordy and people might not enjoy read it, so might as well create a short version of it! Hahaha. Thank you, Clint! Those words really make me happy.
      My friend doesn’t know how to swim as well, but since we have life vests, he tried jumping off a cliff. But it’s really different if you have a fear of wide bodies of water. And yes, what’s underneath is a mystery! I even imagine I might fell on the rock or something. That’s why I didn’t bother to try jumping.

      Thanks again, Clint! <3

  13. I’ve been trying to figure how the minimize thingy is on wordpress haha. Teach me how. This is a really detailed itinerary. Would go back to this when we finally, finally push through our Cebu trip! Last year pa siya nakadrawing hahaha.

  14. I’ve been trying to figure how the minimize thingy is on wordpress haha. Teach me how. This is a really detailed itinerary. Would go back to this when we finally, finally push through our Cebu trip! Last year pa siya nakadrawing hahaha.

    1. Hi, Richel! I used Collapse-o-matic plugin for that. You may check it here. 🙂 Yay! I’m looking forward to your trip. I hope it will push through soon! Well at least you were able to visit Taiwan lately. I wanted to visit another country at least once a year. Hahaha.

    1. There are a lot of places that you could stay at in Cebu – depends to your liking. I didn’t get the chance to choose where to stay since my friend prepared everything plus we have a travel agency, but so far I’m happy with where we stayed at. Enjoy your trip to Cebu on May!

    1. Hello, Airish! Our trip was smooth; we didn’t have any problem going from one to place to another. I guess that’s really one of the advantages of having a travel agency. I’m glad you found this post helpful! I can’t wait for you to visit Cebu <3

    1. Hello, Airish! Our trip was smooth; we didn’t have any problem going from one to place to another. I guess that’s really one of the advantages of having a travel agency. I’m glad you found this post helpful! I can’t wait for you to visit Cebu <3

  15. Our first meal in Cebu was Jollibee too! We can’t get enough of Jollibee! Now I miss Canyoneering. I did jump all available jumping points there including the highest one. But no judgement, I understand that not all people can do it. That’s okay Karen. 🙂 I saw many participants who backed out when I was there too. But it was really fun and one heart-pumping experience! It’s really more convenient to avail tour package. You were able to visit more places than we did but, more pricey I must say.

    1. It was really late that time. Almost every restaurant was closed already. And Jollibee was the nearest too! Hahaha.
      Wow, I’m so happy for you! I really have this extreme “phobia” that’s why I don’t want to jump off a cliff. I tried once, without a vest, but it was 5 feet only. I had SO much fun, but my imaginations would always gone wild. I can’t concentrate. I always ended backing out. Haha!

  16. Our first meal in Cebu was Jollibee too! We can’t get enough of Jollibee! Now I miss Canyoneering. I did jump all available jumping points there including the highest one. But no judgement, I understand that not all people can do it. That’s okay Karen. 🙂 I saw many participants who backed out when I was there too. But it was really fun and one heart-pumping experience! It’s really more convenient to avail tour package. You were able to visit more places than we did but, more pricey I must say.

    1. It was really late that time. Almost every restaurant was closed already. And Jollibee was the nearest too! Hahaha.
      Wow, I’m so happy for you! I really have this extreme “phobia” that’s why I don’t want to jump off a cliff. I tried once, without a vest, but it was 5 feet only. I had SO much fun, but my imaginations would always gone wild. I can’t concentrate. I always ended backing out. Haha!

  17. Ang ganda ng travel guide post mo!!! One advantage of having a tour agency is that you’ve got to do so many things than DIY since di nasasayang oras sa biyahe. When we went to Cebu, we didn’t got the chance to try Pescador and Osmena Peak. 🙁 Maybe some other time. P.S ang ganda talaga ng travel guide mo. haha

    1. Thank youuuuuu. <3 that's coming from you pa ah! Nakaka-flatter 😛
      Yes, kasi they know the place well. Ayaw namin ng friends ko na mag talo talo kami where to go, how to go there, etc kasi struggle din ung maubos ung time habang naghahanap kung pano pumunta and ano mga gagawin, etc. It's a LOT easier kpag naka travel agency, lalo na puro ganun na activities pa. It was really the best decision.

      Awww sayang! Super fun pa naman sa Osmena Peak. I didn’t swim sa Pescador, ung mga mahilig mag snorkel ung nag enjoy.

      Again, thank you so much, Bea <3

  18. Ang ganda ng travel guide post mo!!! One advantage of having a tour agency is that you’ve got to do so many things than DIY since di nasasayang oras sa biyahe. When we went to Cebu, we didn’t got the chance to try Pescador and Osmena Peak. 🙁 Maybe some other time. P.S ang ganda talaga ng travel guide mo. haha

    1. Thank youuuuuu. <3 that's coming from you pa ah! Nakaka-flatter 😛
      Yes, kasi they know the place well. Ayaw namin ng friends ko na mag talo talo kami where to go, how to go there, etc kasi struggle din ung maubos ung time habang naghahanap kung pano pumunta and ano mga gagawin, etc. It's a LOT easier kpag naka travel agency, lalo na puro ganun na activities pa. It was really the best decision.

      Awww sayang! Super fun pa naman sa Osmena Peak. I didn’t swim sa Pescador, ung mga mahilig mag snorkel ung nag enjoy.

      Again, thank you so much, Bea <3

  19. Haha pareho tayo hindi nagjump dun sa mataas na part ng Canyoneering. Pero may part sa sarili ko regretting na di ako tumalon. xD Excited for your stories Karen! Osmena Peak yung pinakafavorite ko kasi ang lamig sa taas. Tapos ang sarap ng street foods nila dun. <3

    1. I’m not sure if I regret it or not. A part of me wants to jump, pero mas ayaw kong mag jump. I TRIED. Pero di ko talaga kaya. I guess natakot ako dun sa white na bato, na-imagine ko baka tumama ako pagkatalon ko. HAHAHA.
      Thank you, Angelica! Excited na rin ako <3 and yes, super lamig sa taas! Ramdam na ramdam ko kasi naka shorts ako. Hahaha.

  20. Haha pareho tayo hindi nagjump dun sa mataas na part ng Canyoneering. Pero may part sa sarili ko regretting na di ako tumalon. xD Excited for your stories Karen! Osmena Peak yung pinakafavorite ko kasi ang lamig sa taas. Tapos ang sarap ng street foods nila dun. <3

    1. I’m not sure if I regret it or not. A part of me wants to jump, pero mas ayaw kong mag jump. I TRIED. Pero di ko talaga kaya. I guess natakot ako dun sa white na bato, na-imagine ko baka tumama ako pagkatalon ko. HAHAHA.
      Thank you, Angelica! Excited na rin ako <3 and yes, super lamig sa taas! Ramdam na ramdam ko kasi naka shorts ako. Hahaha.

  21. Wow. You’re itinerary looks so organized! Haha. I’ll take note of this guide (esp the ones who arranged the tour for you). I might need this soon if our plan on coming back to Cebu pushes through. Hehe. Thanks, Karen!

    1. I tried! Hahaha. It was my first time to try the travel agency, so I can’t compare. But my overall experience with the itinerary and everything that they provided were okay. From the itinerary itself, the food, the hotel, and everything else. Definitely worth it. Plus, it’s cheaper! We tried other travel agencies, but Happy Juanderer is the best so far.
      I can’t wait for you to visit Cebu again 😀

  22. Wow. You’re itinerary looks so organized! Haha. I’ll take note of this guide (esp the ones who arranged the tour for you). I might need this soon if our plan on coming back to Cebu pushes through. Hehe. Thanks, Karen!

    1. I tried! Hahaha. It was my first time to try the travel agency, so I can’t compare. But my overall experience with the itinerary and everything that they provided were okay. From the itinerary itself, the food, the hotel, and everything else. Definitely worth it. Plus, it’s cheaper! We tried other travel agencies, but Happy Juanderer is the best so far.
      I can’t wait for you to visit Cebu again 😀

  23. Can’t wait for your photos. 🙂 Haven’t been to Oslob so this excite me. Hahaha! I went South kasi. Wait, oslob is in north di ba?! Ai basta, sa kabilang side ako. Hahaha! By the way, i don’t think I can do an entry this detailed. Lol! I love how detailed it is, from what to ride, where to go and what to do. So much work but definetely worth the post.

    1. I can’t wait to write more detailed posts! Pero in fairness, ang hirap pala gumawa ng ganito. Hahaha! Parang feeling ko I need to remember every detail sa trip namin. Lalo na the interesting ones so I could share it.
      It’s in south 😛 When you go there, don’t miss Oslob. Swimming with the whale sharks seems scary at first pero mas mangingibabaw ung excitement mo. All of us were literally shouting every time malapit ung whale shark samin. Hahaha.

      Thank you! This is my first time to write like this. I hope I can keep this up!

      1. I’m still writing it! The problem with a travel guide post is I have to check the facts and confirm if what I wrote makes sense. Hahaha. Thank you, Rej!

  24. Can’t wait for your photos. 🙂 Haven’t been to Oslob so this excite me. Hahaha! I went South kasi. Wait, oslob is in north di ba?! Ai basta, sa kabilang side ako. Hahaha! By the way, i don’t think I can do an entry this detailed. Lol! I love how detailed it is, from what to ride, where to go and what to do. So much work but definetely worth the post.

    1. I can’t wait to write more detailed posts! Pero in fairness, ang hirap pala gumawa ng ganito. Hahaha! Parang feeling ko I need to remember every detail sa trip namin. Lalo na the interesting ones so I could share it.
      It’s in south 😛 When you go there, don’t miss Oslob. Swimming with the whale sharks seems scary at first pero mas mangingibabaw ung excitement mo. All of us were literally shouting every time malapit ung whale shark samin. Hahaha.

      Thank you! This is my first time to write like this. I hope I can keep this up!

  25. We went to Oslob already and it was so fun! We didn’t get the chance to Canyoneer, though cos our time is not enough. And they said that the waterfalls are dry? Lol. I’m not sure if I’m talking about Kawasan falls. Great trip, though. We chose a hotel on our last day, the one with breakfast buffet. Yum! 🙂

    1. I hope when you visit Cebu again, you’ll try canyoneering! It’s definitely worth the trip. I have no idea about the dry waterfalls, though. I heard it sa Tumalog Falls that’s why we didn’t go there din. Hahaha.
      Save the best hotel for last. Para relax lang, and chill lang 😛

  26. We went to Oslob already and it was so fun! We didn’t get the chance to Canyoneer, though cos our time is not enough. And they said that the waterfalls are dry? Lol. I’m not sure if I’m talking about Kawasan falls. Great trip, though. We chose a hotel on our last day, the one with breakfast buffet. Yum! 🙂

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