Hotels and Resorts

All types of accommodation facilities can be found throughout Cebu City and Mactan Island,ranging from prime hotel/resort chains to meager apartelles and pension houses.Scores of resort facilities can be found in the outlying tourist islands and beaches, with many operating 5-star luxury dive centres.

Attractions

Eating out and Nightlife

It may not be as famous as French,Indian,or Chinese,but Cebuano cuisine holds its own against the great culinary cultures of the world.The style is distinctive and the flavours are subtle.Like other cuisines common in humid climes,Cebu’s dishes tend to be wet - soups and sauteed dishes prevail. Even table salt has been replaced by a liquid seasoning.This may take some getting used to at first,especially for Europeans.But the effort to adapt and learn is definitely worth your time. Sugba”is a Visayan word which means grill,and is usually the preferred manner by which to cook fresh seafood.Try the dish with the ever-popular San Miguel Beer or the multi-awarded Tanduay Rhum. Visitors are spoilt with a seemingly endless choice for nightlife in Cebu City with its various restaurants,casinos,nightclubs,discotheques,music lounges,pubs and cafes.Entertainment venues are relatively cheap and some remain open until the morning.

Getting There

Major Airport Gateway:

Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

Air Transport:

Travelers may fly directly into the Mactan-Cebu International Airport from Hong Kong,Singapore, Taipei,Busan,Palau,Tokyo,Kota Kinabalu,Kuala Lumpur,Seoul,Shanghai and Doha,Qatar.A wide range of domestic flights from Manila and other parts of the country are also available.Being centrally located,most domestic flights to and from Cebu last about an hour.

Water Transport:

Cebu is home to over 80% of inter-island shipping in the Philippines.The Cebu International Port is the biggest and main seaport of entry in the province and the Central Visayas Region.Various shipping lines sail to Cebu regularly from key cities all over the Philippines.Check out the services provided by shipping lines like Cebu Ferries,Trans-Asia,Sulpicio and WG&A Super Ferry,to name a few.

A one-way trip between Cebu and Manila takes approximately 22 to 24 hours.

Activities

Sinulog Festival

The Sinulog Festival is the biggest and most popular.The feast is in honor of the Señor Santo Nico de Cebu (the Holy Child) and takes place annually on the third week of January.It is the most celebrated among Cebu’s events,where people converge along the routes of a grand solemn procession and partake in the gaiety amidst a madri-gras parade immersed in wild colours and the constant beating of drums.