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    Kawasan Falls Canyoneering - The Best Adventure Day in Southern Cebu

    Kawasan Falls is a three-tier turquoise waterfall on the Matutinao River in Badian, and the canyoneering route above it is why most travellers make the drive. The standard trip starts on the Kanlaob River in Alegria and…

    Address
    Barangay Matutinao, Badian, 6031 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Ceres bus from Cebu South Bus Terminal towards Bato via Barili, alight at Matutinao Church, about 3 hr 30 min for PHP 200 (EUR 3); Grab or a hired car takes roughly 2 hr 45 min
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    Moalboal Sardine Run - Millions of Fish a Few Metres Off the Beach

    The Moalboal sardine run is that rare world-class dive site you can reach by swimming out from shore. A resident school of several million sardines hangs along the drop-off directly off Panagsama Beach, usually 5 to 15…

    Address
    Panagsama Beach Road, Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal, 6032 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Ceres bus from Cebu South Bus Terminal to Moalboal town, about 2 hr 45 min for PHP 150 (EUR 2.30), then a tricycle to Panagsama Beach for PHP 100; Grab or a hired car takes roughly 2 hr 30 min
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    Magellan's Cross and Basilica del Santo Nino - Where Philippine Christianity Began

    These two sit 60 metres apart in downtown Cebu City and are the oldest surviving pieces of colonial history in the Philippines. Magellan's Cross stands inside a small octagonal kiosk on Magallanes Street, planted by…

    Address
    Magallanes Street corner P. Burgos Street, Barangay Santo Nino, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Grab or taxi from Fuente Osmena Circle takes 12 to 15 min for about PHP 150 (EUR 2.30); modern PUV jeepneys on the Colon Street route stop two blocks away
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    Oslob Whale Sharks - A Guaranteed Encounter With a Serious Caveat

    Oslob is where you are all but certain to swim beside a whale shark, and it is also the most ethically contested activity on this list. From 6am every morning, former fishermen paddle out from Barangay Tan-awan and…

    Address
    Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob, 6023 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Ceres bus from Cebu South Bus Terminal towards Bato via Oslob, about 3 hr 30 min to Tan-awan for PHP 220 (EUR 3.40); Grab or a hired car takes roughly 3 hr. Ferries from nearby Santander and Liloan ports reach Sibulan on Negros in 30 to 45 min for PHP 80
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    Malapascua Thresher Shark Diving - The Only Daily Sighting Site on Earth

    Monad Shoal, a sunken island 20 minutes off Malapascua, is the only place on the planet where pelagic thresher sharks appear predictably every single day. They rise from around 200 metres before dawn to be cleaned by…

    Address
    Bounty Beach, Barangay Logon, Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan, 6013 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Ceres bus from Cebu North Bus Terminal to Maya port in Daanbantayan, about 4 hr for PHP 220 (EUR 3.40), then a public banca to Malapascua, 30 to 40 min for PHP 200 (EUR 3). The last boat from Maya normally leaves around 4:30pm
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    Bantayan Island - Flat, Slow and the Softest Sand in Cebu

    Bantayan Island has the whitest, finest sand in the province and almost none of the development that usually follows it. Sugar Beach and Paradise Beach on the southwestern shore run for kilometres of shallow, warm…

    Address
    Sugar Beach, Barangay Talisay, Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, 6047 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Ceres bus from Cebu North Bus Terminal to Hagnaya port in San Remigio, about 3 hr 30 min for PHP 200 (EUR 3), then the roll-on roll-off ferry to Santa Fe, 1 hr 15 min for PHP 300 (EUR 4.70)
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    Temple of Leah - A Private Roman Monument Above Cebu City

    Temple of Leah is a Roman-style monument begun in 2012 by Cebuano businessman Teodorico Adarna as a memorial to his late wife, Leah Villa Albino-Adarna, after 53 years of marriage. It stands at roughly 400 metres…

    Address
    Roosevelt Street, Barangay Busay, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Grab or taxi from Fuente Osmena Circle takes 25 to 35 min for PHP 400 to PHP 600 (EUR 6 to EUR 9); habal-habal motorbikes from JY Square Mall in Lahug charge about PHP 150 one way
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    Sirao Flower Garden - Celosia Fields on the Mountain Ridge

    Sirao Flower Garden sits at roughly 600 metres in Barangay Sirao and grows dense blocks of celosia - the red and orange plumed flowers that look like small flames - alongside sunflowers and marigolds. Locals market it…

    Address
    Sirao Pictorial Garden, Barangay Sirao, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Grab or taxi from Fuente Osmena Circle takes 40 to 50 min for PHP 600 to PHP 900 (EUR 9 to EUR 14); habal-habal from JY Square Mall in Lahug costs about PHP 300 one way
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    Fort San Pedro - The Oldest Fort in the Philippines

    Fort San Pedro is a triangular coral-stone fort begun in 1565 under Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, which makes it both the oldest and the smallest fort in the Philippines. It covers 2,025 square metres behind walls 6 metres…

    Address
    A. Pigafetta Street, Plaza Independencia, Barangay San Roque, Cebu City 6000, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Grab or taxi from Fuente Osmena Circle takes 15 to 20 min for about PHP 180 (EUR 2.80); jeepneys on the Pier 1 route stop at the Plaza Independencia gate
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    Mactan Island Island-Hopping - Sandbars and Reefs Off the Airport Island

    Mactan Island holds Cebu's international airport and doubles as the launch point for the easiest island-hopping in the province. Outrigger bancas depart Punta Engano and Maribago for Nalusuan, Hilutungan, Pandanon…

    Address
    Punta Engano Road, Barangay Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu City, 6015 Cebu, Philippines
    Nearest transit
    Cebu has no metro. Grab or taxi from Cebu City centre crosses the Marcelo Fernan Bridge in 40 to 60 min for PHP 400 to PHP 600 (EUR 6 to EUR 9); Mactan-Cebu International Airport is 15 min from the Punta Engano boat launches. Bancas to the outer islands leave from Punta Engano and Maribago

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