Magellan's Cross
Magellan's Marker
Fort San Pedro
Taoist Temple
Go-Kart
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño
View of Cebu City from Mactan channel.
View of Cebu City from Mactan channel.
View of Cebu City from Mactan channel.
View of Cebu City from Mactan channel.
View of Cebu City from Mactan channel.
Vistamar Resort, Mactan
Vistamar Resort, Mactan
Vistamar Resort, Mactan
Blue Reef Resort, Mactan
Blue Reef Resort, Mactan
Ocean Pearl Resort, Mactan
Mountain View Nature Park
Mountain View Nature Park
CEBU CITY
Often called the "Queen City of the South" and the Seat of Christianity in the Philippines, Cebu is the country's oldest city. Exploring Cebu City, one encounters a rich historic past. Cebuanos are extremely proud of their cultural and historical heritage, a legacy which has endured thru the centuries from the time the great explorer Ferdinand Magellan first planted the cross on Cebu's shore. Cebu is one of the larger islands of the central region of The Philippines known as The Visayas. Cebu province includes Cebu Island and a few smaller satellite islands for the most part undeveloped and unspoilt. The beaches are the major draw of Cebu. Many visitors come only to kick off their sandals in the beautiful tropical beach resorts, taking advantage of Cebu's picture postcard shores, recreational facilities and great hospitality.
How to get there?
There are two ways to go to Cebu. The first, and the easiest, is by direct flight. At present international airlines offer direct flights to Cebu from abroad:
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Via Singapore. Singapore Airlines offers direct flights per week to and from Cebu.
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Via Hong Kong. Cathay Pacific offers flights per week to and from Cebu.
Also, Philippine Airlines offers direct flights Cebu-HongKong-Cebu. The flights are every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with an Airbus.
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Via Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Airlines offers flights to Kuala Lumpur, via Kota Kinabalu.
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Via Narita, Japan. Philippine Airlines flies direct to Cebu-Narita and back. The flights are carried out with an Airbus.
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Via Middle East. Gulf Air flies from Cebu to the Gulf. Flights are carried out with an Airbus 340 and offer excellent connections to Europe, Africa and America.
Philippine Airlines also offers daily its ‘Cebu Express’ program, linking Cebu directly with 14 international destinations.
The alternative of a direct flight is to fly to Manila and take a domestic flight to Cebu, or take a boat. There are airlines which fly Manila-Cebu and back. Philippine Airlines flies on average seven times a day from Manila to Cebu.
The boat trip takes about 20 hours, but sailing on a luxury liner through the Philippine archipelago is an adventure in itself. But the major shipping lines have changed their perception of inter-island shipping.
Sailing on time, clean, organized and equipped with restaurants and entertainment, the ship made the passenger easily forget the 20 hours. Today, there are Superferries. Superferry 2 and 5 sail between Cebu and Manila, the others have different routes.
All ships offer a wide range of accommodations. There are special two person suites and staterooms but also there are much cheaper first and economy class cabins. Food is often included in the ticket, all ships have restaurants, coffeeshops and/or bars and discos.
