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Where to go in Cebu - and how to get there

Honest, practical guides to the best of Cebu, with real distances and drive times from Cebu City and Mactan airport. When you’re ready, we’ll quote a fixed-price private transfer - no invented fares, just a clear all-in price.

Map of Cebu Island destinationsAccurate map of Cebu Island in the Philippines with our destinations marked: Bantayan Island and Malapascua in the far north, the Camotes Islands off the east coast, Cebu City, Mactan Airport and the Highlands mid-island, then Carcar, Simala Shrine, Moalboal, Kawasan Falls, Osmeña Peak, Dao Falls, Tumalog Falls, Oslob and Sumilon Island heading down the south. Solid lines trace the road routes we drive between them; dashed lines show the boat and ferry crossings, including Liloan to Sibulan on Negros and Cebu City to Tagbilaran on Bohol.NEGROSBOHOLCEBUMactan Airport to Mactan resorts (Lapu-Lapu)Mactan Airport to Cebu CityCebu City to Cebu HighlandsCebu City to BalambanMactan Airport to BalambanMactan Airport to Cebu HighlandsCebu City to MoalboalCebu City to Kawasan Falls (Badian)Cebu City to OslobCebu City to CarcarCebu City to Simala ShrineCarcar City to Simala Shrine (Sibonga)Carcar City to OslobSimala Shrine (Sibonga) to OslobHagnaya Port (San Remigio) to MoalboalMaya Port (Daanbantayan) to MoalboalMalapascua to MoalboalCebu City to Osmeña PeakCebu City to Sumilon IslandOslob to MoalboalLiloan Port (Santander) to MoalboalCebu City to Bantayan Island (Santa Fe)Cebu City to Maya Port (Daanbantayan)Cebu City to MalapascuaCebu City to Camotes IslandsCebu City (Pier 1) to Tagbilaran (Bohol)Moalboal to Tagbilaran (Bohol)Tagbilaran (Bohol) to MalapascuaCebu City to DumagueteOslob to DumagueteCebu City to SiquijorNCebu CityMactan AirportHighlandsCarcarSimala ShrineBalambanMoalboalKawasan FallsOsmeña PeakDao FallsTumalog FallsOslobSumilon IslandBantayan IslandMalapascuaCamotes Islands

Tap any marker for the guide. Real coastlines & positions - drawn from official Philippine boundary data.

Routes we drive

Hover or tap a route to trace it on the map - solid lines are roads, dashed lines are boats and ferries.

A vast silver sardine run swirling in the clear water off Panagsama Beach, Moalboal, Cebu2.5-3 hours
South-west Cebu coast

Moalboal & the sardine run

How to get to Moalboal from Cebu City and Mactan airport.

How to get there
A snorkeler swimming beside a gentle whale shark in the turquoise water at Oslob, Cebu3-3.5 hours
South-east Cebu coast

Oslob whale sharks

How to get to Oslob from Cebu City and the airport for whale shark watching.

How to get there
The turquoise tiered pools of Kawasan Falls in Badian, Cebu, with a bamboo raft on the water3-4 hours
South-west Cebu, Badian

Kawasan Falls & Badian canyoneering

How to get to Kawasan Falls in Badian from Cebu City and Mactan airport.

How to get there
Powder-white sand and turquoise shallows with a traditional banca boat on Bantayan Island, Cebu3-4 hours to Hagnaya, then ~1-1.5 hr ferry
North-west Cebu (via Hagnaya port)

Bantayan Island

Powder-white sand, shallow turquoise water and a slow island pace off Cebu’s north-west tip.

How to get there
A pelagic thresher shark gliding through deep blue water near Malapascua Island, Cebu4-4.5 hours to Maya, then ~30 min boat
North Cebu (via Maya port)

Malapascua thresher sharks

How to get to Malapascua Island from Cebu City and the airport.

How to get there
The white colonnaded Temple of Leah on a ridge in the Cebu City highlands30-45 minutes up to the ridge
Busay highlands, above Cebu City

Temple of Leah, Sirao & Tops

How to visit the Cebu highlands above the city.

How to get there
The castle-like Simala Shrine (Monastery of the Holy Eucharist) and its gardens in Sibonga, Cebu1.5-2 hours
Sibonga, south Cebu

Simala Shrine & south heritage

How to get to Simala Shrine in Sibonga from Cebu City.

How to get there
The jagged green peaks of Osmeña Peak in Dalaguete, Cebu, overlooking the distant sea2.5-3 hours
Mantalongon, Dalaguete (south Cebu)

Osmeña Peak - Cebu’s highest summit

How to get to Osmeña Peak in Dalaguete from Cebu City.

How to get there
The shifting white sandbar of Sumilon Island off Oslob, Cebu3-3.5 hours
Off Oslob, south-east Cebu

Sumilon Island sandbar

How to visit Sumilon Island’s sandbar and marine sanctuary off Oslob.

How to get there
The heritage Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in Carcar City, Cebu1-1.5 hours
South Cebu

Carcar heritage & lechon

How to visit Carcar City’s heritage centre and famous lechon from Cebu City.

How to get there
The Magellan's Cross pavilion on Plaza Sugbo, Cebu City, the most visited heritage site in the cityThis is the hub. All south and north routes start from Cebu City
Metro Cebu (the capital)

Cebu City: history, food & your island basecamp

Cebu City is where nearly every trip to the island begins: heritage, street food, and the hub your driver picks you up from. Private transfer quote included..

How to get there
White sand and shallow turquoise water at Santiago Bay, Camotes Islands, Cebu1-1.5 hours
Off north-east Cebu (Pacijan, Poro & Ponson)

Camotes Islands, Cebu’s quiet island escape

How to visit the Camotes Islands from Cebu, what to see (Santiago Bay, Lake Danao, Timubo Cave), and why the drive to Danao port plus the ferry favours a timed private transfer. Quote on request..

How to get there
The turquoise water and cliffs at Salagdoong Beach, Siquijor~4-4.5 hrs
Its own island province, 55 minutes from Cebu by air

Siquijor, the island of healers and waterfalls

Four ways to get to Siquijor from Cebu.

How to get there
The long curve of white sand and shallow clear water at Lambug Beach, Badian, Cebu, with an outrigger moored offshore and mountains behind3-4 hours
South-west Cebu

Badian: the resort coast, Lambug Beach & Zaragosa Island

How to get to Badian on Cebu’s south-west coast: Lambug Beach, the Manay-as wharf for Zaragosa Island, distance and drive time from Cebu City and Mactan airport, and a fixed-price private transfer quote..

How to get there
The Cebu-Balamban Transcentral Highway curving between a cut rock face and green hills under a blue sky1.5-2 hours
West Cebu

Balamban: Cebu’s shipbuilding coast, over the transcentral highway

How to get to Balamban on Cebu’s west coast: the transcentral highway over the mountains, the West Cebu Industrial Park shipyards at Buanoy, distance and drive time from Cebu City and Mactan airport, and a fixed-price private transfer quote..

How to get there