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Museo Sugbo

Cebu's provincial museum, set in the coral-stone Carcel de Cebu jail of the 1870s. See the galleries on Cebu's past, reopened in August 2025, in a quiet corner near Fort San Pedro.

Heritage & culture From Cebu CityAbout 10-25 minutes from downtown Cebu City

Magellan's Cross

The small coral-stone pavilion in downtown Cebu City that shelters Magellan's Cross. Its story, the painted ceiling, candle custom, the 2025 closure and how to visit next to the Basilica.

Heritage & culture From Cebu CityAbout 10-25 minutes from downtown Cebu City

Nalusuan Island

A tiny resort island and marine sanctuary off Cordova, about 20-40 minutes by boat from Mactan. Calm, shallow snorkelling and a wooden jetty, with fees and rules explained.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 1.5-2 hours from Cebu City, including the boat

Camiguin Island

The "Island Born of Fire" off northern Mindanao: a white sandbar, a sunken cemetery, waterfalls, hot and cold springs and sweet lanzones. A slow scooter loop with a short flight from Cebu.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 50 minutes by flight, or 7-9 hours by fast ferry, bus and car ferry via Bohol

Santa Fe and Sugar Beach, Bantayan

The ferry town at the south of Bantayan Island and its long white-sand beach strip. Sugar Beach, calm shallow water, big sunsets, Ogtong Cave and Virgin Island, a half-day trip from Cebu City.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 4-5 hours from Cebu City by bus and ferry

Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary, Corella

Meet a tiny big-eyed tarsier in a quiet Bohol forest: a short guided walk at a conservation sanctuary in Corella, with strict no-flash and no-touching rules.

Waterfalls & hikes From Cebu CityAbout 2 hours by fast ferry to Tagbilaran, then 20-30 minutes by road

Basilica del Santo Nino and Magellan's Cross

The oldest Catholic church site in the country and the Holy Child image behind it, with Magellan's Cross in its kiosk next door. Free to enter. Pilgrim customs, dress code and etiquette explained.

Heritage & culture From Cebu CityAbout 10-25 minutes from downtown Cebu City

Loboc River Cruise

Bohol's famous floating buffet lunch: drift along the green Loboc River with live music, then see Busay Falls and Loboc's old stone church, an easy day trip from Cebu.

Food trips From Cebu CityAbout 2 hours by fast ferry to Tagbilaran, then 30-45 minutes by road

Casa Gorordo Museum

A 19th-century ancestral house in Cebu City's Parian district. Walk its timber halls, carved arches and family chapel, and learn how four generations of the Gorordo family lived.

Heritage & culture From Cebu CityAbout 10-20 minutes from downtown Cebu City

Hilutungan Island

A tiny island with one of Cebu's oldest marine sanctuaries, about 30 minutes by boat from Mactan. Snorkel a protected reef full of fish, with fees and rules explained.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 1.5-2 hours from Cebu City, including the boat

Siquijor

A small, friendly island of turquoise waterfalls, sunset beaches and old stone churches, best explored on a slow loop by motorbike or tricycle. Now reachable by direct flight from Cebu.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 1 hour by flight, or 4-5 hours by fast craft via Tagbilaran

Panagsama Beach

The dive-and-chill strip of Moalboal. Walk into the sea at dawn to swim with the sardines, watch the sunset over Negros, then eat and sip your way along one lively beach road.

Beaches & islands From Cebu CityAbout 3 hours by bus from Cebu City, then a short tricycle ride

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