Bantayan Island
A flat, laid-back island off the northwest tip of Cebu with powdery white sand, shallow turquoise water, island hopping and one of the oldest churches in the country.
Best in March
Guides whose best time to visit includes this month. Year-round spots come last.
Malapascua Island
A small, car-free island off the northern tip of Cebu, famous for early-morning thresher shark dives and the powdery white sand of Bounty Beach.
Moalboal
Snorkel straight off the beach into a shoal of millions of sardines, swim with sea turtles and hop to Pescador Island, all from one laid-back town in South Cebu.
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.
Oslob Whale Sharks
Swim with whale sharks in the morning, cool off at Tumalog Falls and walk a white sandbar on Sumilon Island, all in one easy trip to the far south of Cebu.
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Welcome to Cebu
Cebu City & Mactan
South Cebu
North Cebu
Bantayan & Camotes
Best timeDec to May
MoneyPeso, cash
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