Manager : Mary Grace M. Dela Cruz Contact No:. : 447-19-95 Fax : 542-11-97 Location : Bantayan Island, Cebu Email : travel@journey.com.ph
Bantayan Island in Cebu Philippines as seen through my eyes: a wonderful small Island off the northwest coast of Cebu, and it's unlike any of the other provinces: it's quiet...REALLY quiet - there aren't many cars on the Island; everyone usually gets around via motorbikes....the air is clean & fresh, and the white beaches around Santa Fe are wonderful, as are the locals - many of whom are na my good friends, as I live on the Island
The most imposing historical structure in Bantayan is the over-a-century old Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Church. Located at the heart of the town, just across the town plaza, the church is made of coral stones put together by a mixture of tree sap and limestone.
The church which was finished in 1863 is the seat of the first and, therefore, oldest parish in Visayas and Mindanao which was founded on June 11, 1580 as the Convento de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora which was at the time was under the direct supervis
DAY 1 – FRIDAY EARLY MORNING DEPARTURE –Special seafood buffets are only during the weekend!
MANILA TO CEBU via Cebu Pacific (Lord managed to book unbelievable airline ticket rates of PHP 650 ($US 15.00) per person return)
3:30 AM Arrival at NAIA Terminal 3
4:45 AM Departure via Cebu Pacific
5:45 AM Arrive in Cebu Mactan International Airport
CEBU TO HAGNAYA PORT*
6:30 AM From Cebu Mactan International Airport take a Taxi to Hagnaya Port in Northern Cebu (Travel Time – 2 Hours 30 minutes) We managed to negotiate from an original asking price of PHP 2,500 ($US 60.00) to PHP 1,500 ($US 30.00)! Go Hour Philippines!
HAGNAYA PORT TO SANTA FE, BANTAYAN ISLAND
9:00 AM Arrive by Taxi at Hagnaya Port
9:15 AM Depart by Island Shipping Corporation for Sta. Fe , Bantayan Island. Tickets cost PHP 135.00 ($US 3.75)