I rarely write travel guides or itineraries for destinations in the Philippines. As someone who travels frequently, organizing my thoughts into a structured guide can be quite challenging. But for this special feature in the T.E.L.L. section (Travel. Entertainment. Lifestyle. Leisure.) of VoicePoints, I’m making an exception.
If you are a regular VoicePoints reader, T.E.L.L is a spinoff of my regular #TheSoloDrifter series—dedicated instead to family trips and group travels. In this edition, I’m highlighting two of Central Visayas’ most stunning provinces: Cebu and Bohol.
While I’ve visited Cebu multiple times for my business trips, this trip was different—it was my first time experiencing the island with my family. And Bohol? This was an entirely new adventure for all of us.
I’ve also put together a detailed travel guide for tourists exploring these provinces, covering everything from must-visit attractions to practical travel tips.:
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In this article, I’m sharing my recommended itinerary and a detailed budget breakdown to help you plan your own adventure seamlessly.
TIME | PLACE | REMARKS | PHP | USD |
DAY 0 – Flight and Checkin | ||||
7:05PM | NAIA Domestic Terminal | Flight with return ticket for one passenger | 2,709.60 | 49.27 |
8:35PM | Mactan Cebu International Airport | Taxi or Grab from airport to hotel | 600.00 | 10.91 |
10:00PM | Castle Peak Hotel | Checkin for four pax, five nights | 26,786.00 | 487.02 |
DAY 1 – City Tour | ||||
Time | Place | Remarks | ||
6:00AM | Simala Shrine Magellan’s Cross Cebu Taoist Temple Temple of Leah Sirao Garden Top of Cebu (Lunch) | Car rental with driver + lunch + entrance fees (for four) | 12,000.00 | 218.18 |
4:00PM | 10000 Roses Café | Entrance fee + drinks and food (for four) | 1,500.00 | 27.27 |
8:00PM | Lantaw Native Restaurant | 2,500.00 | 45.45 | |
DAY 2 – Nature | ||||
5:00AM | Departure from Cebu hotel | |||
7:30AM | Canyoneering and Kawasan Falls | With free lunch from tour agency Package per pax | 4,639.50 | 84.35 |
3:00AM | Scuba diving in Lapu-lapu | To find a place – within the city | 2,500.00 | 45.45 |
6:00PM | Cebu Yacht Club | Dinner | 3,000.00 | 54.55 |
DAY 3 – Island | ||||
4:00AM | Departure from Cebu hotel | |||
7:00AM | Oslob Whale Shark Bluewater Sumilon Island | Package per pax | 5,500.00 | 100.00 |
7:00PM | House of Lechon | Dinner | 2,000.00 | 36.36 |
DAY 4 – Chill Day | ||||
6:00AM | Locale of Cebu City | Worship service starts at 6:00AM | ||
11:30AM | La Parisenne | Lunch | 3,500.00 | 63.64 |
1:00PM | Tabo-an Market | Souvenirs | 3,000.00 | 54.55 |
3:00PM | SM Seaside Cebu and Ayala Malls | Shopping and Dinner | ||
DAY 5 – Glamping | ||||
5:00AM | Castle Peak Hotel | Checkout | ||
6:30AM | Cebu Pier | Per pax | 550.00 | 10.00 |
8:00AM | Blood Compact Shrine Loboc River Cruise Bilar Man-made Forest Tarsier Conservation Chocolate Hills Bamboo Bridge | Buffet lunch and entrance fees per person | 1,220.00 | 22.18 |
Fee for car rental and driver (for two days) | 5,000.00 | 90.91 | ||
5:00PM | The Acacia Glamping Park | Checkin for four pax, one night | 3,000.00 | 54.55 |
7:00PM | Iya Tinay’s | Dinner | 1,500.00 | 27.27 |
DAY 6 – Adventure | ||||
7:00AM | Graham ATV Rental | One ATV for 1.5 hours | 1,600.00 | 29.09 |
10:00AM | Carmen souvenirs stalls | 1,500.00 | 27.27 | |
3:15PM | Getafe Pier | Per pax | 550.00 | 10.00 |
9:05PM | Airport | |||
TOTAL | 85,155.10 | 1,548.27 |
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TRANSPORTATION
Cebu Pacific (MNL-CEB)
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OceanJet
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12Go Asia (Ferry Booking)
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If you would like to get the contact information of our drivers in Cebu or Bohol, you may reach out to me directly.
ACCOMMODATION
Castle Peak Hotel
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The Acacia Glamping Park
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RECREATION AND ADVENTURE
Mcrich Travel and Tours
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Graham ATV and Tour Services
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Nalu Dive
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Cebu Yacht Club
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Klook (Booking)
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Bohol Enchanted
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FOOD
Lantaw Native Restaurant
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House of Lechon
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La Parisienne
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10,000 Roses Café
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Hungry Steak
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Iya Tinay’s
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About the Author

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PJ is a CPA, writer, storyteller, environment and youth advocate. As a writer, his articles on national development were published in a Spanish newspaper and local news network Rappler. As a storyteller and environment advocate, his documentary films on mining and environment were featured by ABS-CBN News and GMA News. He launched his career as a CPA at KPMG in the Philippines in late 2015. He started his professional journey as an external auditor of a global workspace provider (the largest audit client of KPMG in the Philippines), global bank, leading MFCG in the Philippines and a number of shared service centres. As an auditor, his team won the KPMG Asia-Pacific Data & Analytics Challenge and coached the Philippine team that placed third to the KPMG GlobalRunner Cup. More than two years later, he led KPMG in the Philippines’ Network of Audit Innovators and Data & Analytics Champions and its academic arm, while serving as a member of the KPMG Asia-Pacific Audit Digital Transformation Workstream. He served as a member of the Audit Methodology Group and Root Cause Analysis Team of KPMG in the Philippines. He was a regular training facilitator of KPMG on audit methodology, innovation, data and analytics, professional standards and regulatory updates. He also served as a coach for newly promoted supervisors. PJ was also the Firm’s System of Quality Management Implementation Manager and a Workforce of the Future Champion. He was also a Sampling Specialist of the Firm. In 2019, PJ was a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)’s Technical Working Group on Audit Methodology. PJ led in developing some of the innovative solutions of KPMG in the Philippines. Above all, PJ is a people investor. He invests on people who have potential and talents. That makes him a coach and mentor to some young professionals in the profession and served as a People Committee member of KPMG in the Philippines. He leads advocacy projects that help communities. He produces vlogs thru his YouTube channel, PJspirations which features stories of different individuals. As a volunteer, he is the Academic Master and Head Coach of PREMIER International Learning and Development Center, which provides coaching, mentoring, training and learning programs and platforms that promote growth and development in every individual’s life and career. He is also with the Middle East and Caspian regions of KPMG as a member of its Professional Practice group and Audit L&D for the Saudi Levant Cluster, providing subject matter knowledge and guidance on audit methodology, and learning and development programs to its offices. He is a proud Ilocano and a graduate of Northwestern University.
He also conducts #IamRemarkable sessions, a program initiated by Google for women and underrepresented groups.
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