BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU

BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU

Location:  Bantayan Island, Cebu

Epals:

Bantayan Island is the shining tropical paradise of Asia. Who will not fall in love with the crystal clear blue water and fine white sand...Relaxing ambiance, peaceful and very friendly cebuanos.

The island for me has the best sand bar among all the beaches in the Philippines.

The island has 3 municipalities but the place for the best beaches are found in Sta. Fe! For people who's up for a quiet place to spend their vacation yet dont want to spend so much money, this is the place for you. Several beach resorts are available, but no five star facilities can be found. Everything's simple, but the beaches were insane beautiful!

Tips: 

Best time to visit Bantayan Island is during summer where the water is calm...Unless you up for some extreme adventure, the 2 hour ferry ride is a bit scary because it's wavy, so make sure to rake your anti-emetic before you ride the ferry. Nothing much to do, no night life, rarely you will see some water adventures...Really, for people who seek peacful environment.

When you get to the Island, pay the entrance fee for one resort only, or to where you would want to spend your night...Dont pay for the entrance fee of other resort, because you can walk through the long stretch of sand passing all the beach resort in sta fe. For somebody who can spend a little more money, there's sta fe beach club, quite cozy but still affordable. There's also Budyong Beach, Marlin's Beach and alot more. All can be reach by foot. That's how you can explore the Island because there's no island hopping like that of Boracay, Guimaras or Puerto galera.

Budget:   

I always say when you intend to travel by air, make sure to book your flight 2 or 3 months before, 99% you'll get the promo fare... always check the airlines website. For this trip, i got the ticket for P999 roundtrip. For accommodations, there are rooms from P300-P1000 per night. Food are of normal charge, though a bitexpensive at Sta Fe beach club, but i liked it! sulit naman...Ferry ride i think was around P70 one way, and bus from Cebu city to Hagnaya port is P70 one way. So, for a 2 days 1 night stay, i spent more or less P4000 for this Bantayan adventure.

 

Personal rating:   * * * * *