Cebu: Exploring the Queen City of the South

When I started my traveller era back in 2016, I only explored tourists spots in Luzon, since I was residing in Manila and traveling within Luzon was accessible through land transportation.  I promised myself that once I finish med school, I would travel more domestically to see the wonders of Visayas and Mindanao.

So why Cebu?
I attended a wedding in Mactan Island last 2024, and we stayed in Cebu for just 2 days. I promised myself that I would be back to explore the city more.
Then during my travels in 2025, I took a few intro classes for freediving. And figured why not explore the different dive spots in Visayas.

Cebu has always been a layover whenever I visit Bacolod, which was my boyfriend's province. Then I decided that every time I would travel to Visayas, I would stay a bit in Cebu to explore more of its beauty and the islands near it.

I love how Cebu is situated near Bohol, Iloilo, Bacolod, and how easily you could travel each province via ferry.

🏨WHERE TO STAY

🏖️MACTAN ISLAND: BLUEWATER MARIBAGO

🏙️CEBU CITY: ONE CENTRAL HOTEL (BUDGET HOTEL)

🏖️BANTAYAN ISLAND (NORTH CEBU): KOTA BEACH RESORT

🏖️MOALBOAL (SOUTH CEBU): SHUIM DIVE RESORT

🍽️WHERE TO EAT

🌸 SPEND THE AFTERNOON AT SIRAO FLOWER GARDEN

✝️ VISIT MAGELLAN'S CROSS

🏛️ WANDER AROUND TEMPLE OF LEAH

🦐 EAT A SEAFOOD BOIL AT PUSO VILLAGE

🖼️ ART APPRECIATION AT ATUA, MIDTOWN

🎨 STATIONERY SHOPPING AT ATUA, MIDTOWN

🐷 INDULGE YOURSELF WITH CEBU'S FAMOUS LECHON

🚌 TRAVEL TO MOALBOAL, SOUTH CEBU (ONE OF CEBU'S FAMOUS DIVE SPOTS)

🐢 SWIM WITH THE TURTLES (MOALBOAL)

🐟 SARDINE RUN (MOALBOAL)

🧜🏻‍♀️ MERMAID STATUE (MOALBOAL)

🛳️ TRAVEL TO BANTAYAN ISLAND, NORTH CEBU

🏖️ SWIM AT KOTA BEACH (BANTAYAN ISLAND)

🏛️ WANDER AROUND THE RUINS (BANTAYAN ISLAND)

🍳 BRUNCH AT EVERYDAY SUNDAY CAFE (BANTAYAN ISLAND)