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Fifth Stop: The Island of Enchantment, CAMOTES Islands (Cebu)

February 16, 2010 by Edcel 29 Comments

Edcel and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary at Camotes. Actually, we planned to have it celebrated on a CDO-Camiguin Tour but because of the unexpected canceled flight, we then decided to have our ever first romantic anniversary on an unplanned Camotes Trip.

The Camotes Islands are a group of islands that form part of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. The island group is located east of Cebu Island, southwest of Leyte Island, and north of Bohol Island.

more info here

Getting there:
Access to the island is by boat. There are daily boats from Mainland Cebu to Camotes Island. There are lots of ways to reach Camotes. You can either go directly to Pier 1 and take a Fastcraft, or via Ouano Wharf Mandaue, and or via Danao to ride in a motorized banca.
We missed the boat scheduled in Ouano Wharf, so we went off to Danao, which is about an hours’ drive from Mandaue City and took the 630pm ferry ride from Danao Wharf.
Places:

First off, since we took the 6:30pm ferry ride from Danao to Camotes, we arrived in Camotes really lates. So instead of staying on an expensive resort and pay the same price, we opted stayed overnight at White View Beach House Resort. White View Beach Resort is located right beside the Santiago Bay Garden and Resort. They have affordable aircon and non-aircon rooms, so if you are on a tight budget, you can stay. The owner of White View Beach House Resort is selling this resort for P2M. Anyone interested? Let us know, we have the owner’s contact number. ^_^

The next day, after spending half of the day strolling through the shores of White View and Santiago, we then went to Mangodlong Rock Beach Resort for our second day stay at Camotes. Mangodlong Rock Beach Resort resort stands 2 hectares of extensive coconut-shaded garden close to the beachfront and offers an ideal combination of intimacy and laid-back island atmosphere. I can totally say that this beach resort is so beautiful! Rooms are spacious and elegant. The foods served in the resort are affordable enough with big servings and the resort itself is so clean and well-landscaped.

 On our halfday tour, we hired a habal-habal for 500 pesos and off we went to Lake Danao Park. Known as the largest lake in the Visayas and Mindanao, this place is used to be full of crocodiles until they were all hunted down. ‘Is it possible that some crocodiles survived from extermination?’, I asked. Then the habal-habal driver replied, ‘Wala na. Gipang patay naman tanan.‘ Surprisingly, the lake’s park have well kept facilities. Clean surroundings, trails, cottages and wooden benches — and yes, the lake is clean and its safe to take a dip but still we’re afraid to go on swimming.

Second, we went to Green Lake Park, situated beside the bank of Lake Danao Park. A marker there posted indicates the legend of the lake. Unfortunately, I forgot how the story goes. There is really not much to do here unless you want to dine in in their restaurant. Well, you can stare on the crocodile all day if you want to.

Lastly, we went to Timubo Cave, one of the 8 natural caves in Camotes Island. It was known as the natural drinking water of the people of Sonog. Timubo Cave is a small underground cave filled with stalactites and stalagmites. It has also an underground pool. As far as I know, Timubo cave was once used by Filipinos during World War II to hide from the Japanese. When we went to Timubo Cave, there were a number of locals taking a dip in the cold and clear waters, sadly, with all the “No Food and No Drinks” signage in the cave, they didn’t seem to bother. The locals should take care of Timubo Cave.

 

 After that, we went back to Mangodlong Rock Beach Resort and waited for the sunset. And here are some complimentary sunset shots and silhouette shots for you.

 

All in all, Camotes Island is truly an ideal place to visit for its white sands and amazing tourists spots. Definitely a must-go! Our unplanned Camotes trip did go smoothly and it was one experience both of us will truly remember.

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Filed Under: Cebu, Destination, Philippines Tagged With: Camotes, Lake Danao Park, Mangodlong Rock Beach Resort, Timubo Cave

Comments

  1. McCoolot says

    February 17, 2010 at 2:20 am

    ahh lingawa…payter! hmmmp…….

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    February 18, 2010 at 11:02 am

    waaa nindot… nice sunset shots o_o

    Reply
  3. silvertoes says

    February 24, 2010 at 1:47 pm

    Thanks bai Anonymous! ^_^

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says

    February 27, 2010 at 3:21 am

    wow nice suya ko da.. 1 yr anniv namo sako gf sa May.. ako xa dad-on dd2.. unplanned pud kunwari. lol!!! nice nice….

    Reply
  5. silvertoes says

    February 27, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    ahahahaha cge bai.. balitai niya ko ^_^

    Reply
  6. Leo says

    March 13, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    Thanks! Salamat!Nice story about nice Islands!
    Pictoresky sunsets indeed!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    March 14, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    nice blog !

    sure about the P2M for White View Beach Resort ? You can contact me on Steven.Dhaene1@pandora.be

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    March 16, 2010 at 10:14 am

    hi, you have white view beach house contact number?can i possibly ask for it?thanks.

    Reply
  9. silvertoes says

    March 31, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    just got a word from the owner, White view is sold! ^_^

    Reply
  10. Anonymous says

    April 14, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    how much did you pay for everything?

    Reply
  11. silvertoes says

    April 14, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    hmmmmm i think it was more or less 5k-6k all-in

    Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    May 14, 2010 at 3:59 am

    nindota oi.. makasuya.. pila na ka-adlaw ang 5-6k?

    Reply
  13. silvertoes says

    May 14, 2010 at 4:58 am

    3 days – 2 nights ^_^

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    May 15, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    wla ka pictures sa room sa Mangodlong Rock Beach Resort bai ?

    Reply
  15. silvertoes says

    May 17, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    @Anonymous

    hala oh. wala ko ka pic sulod sa room bai.. Hmmmm I have never taken any pic of any room sukad2.. I will do that sa sunod. ^_^

    Reply
  16. cagayan de oro resorts says

    July 26, 2010 at 7:08 am

    I never thought that the island can be romantic. I always thought that this place is boring, and you proved me wrong. Will definitely change my summer plans to go there and have a romantic time with my special someone. Great blog, you inspired me to go there. Thanks!

    Reply
  17. silvertoes says

    July 27, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    coooool! and hopefully your comments are sincere and not just link-building ^_^

    Reply
  18. cagayan de oro resorts says

    July 29, 2010 at 9:52 am

    I am definitely going there, my first plan was Bantayan then when I came across you blog, totally change my plan. By the way, where are you guys going next?

    Reply
  19. bluebubbles says

    August 2, 2010 at 5:55 am

    cool! is it possible still to make room reservation at White view resort? PlaNNing to go to Camotes this Oct. & been looking for a nice but not so expensive resort to stay in. Thanks ☺

    Reply
  20. silvertoes says

    August 3, 2010 at 6:31 am

    @cagayan de oro resorts we are already booked for Iloilo and Manila this November but we may be going to Bantayan Island this October 🙂

    @bluebubbles White View has just been sold to a new owner so I am not sure if the new management has reopened the resort. Anyway, you can check out Mangodlong Beach resort. You can visit my friend’s site, http://tourcamotes.com for more information on camotes resorts 🙂

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    June 3, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    pila gasto tanan ninyo dre brah?

    Reply
  22. me_sheena says

    June 11, 2011 at 4:58 am

    @ Anonymous: 5k-6k all-in

    Reply
  23. Tom Tax says

    November 15, 2011 at 3:05 am

    Thanks for this post. I made a link to this in a post I made for BIR Regional Office in Cebu.

    More power to you both and your blog.

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    February 1, 2012 at 7:44 am

    hi sis. magkano po ang er night nyo dito sa white view beach resort? tsaka sis meron ka pong contact# nila? thank you

    Reply
  25. The Wandering Couple (Edcel) says

    March 1, 2012 at 4:37 am

    @Anonymous

    i think that was 1.5k per night.. wala kaming contact # pero you can try searching it in google

    Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    April 24, 2012 at 9:51 am

    asa man jud mas nice mo stay, sa mangodlong or sa santiago? i will be there with my hubby and 4 kids on may. 🙂 –irene

    Reply
  27. charL says

    June 24, 2012 at 11:38 am

    oh dba…..mao d i ni imong blog hap….

    Reply
  28. charL says

    June 24, 2012 at 11:38 am

    oh dba……

    Reply
  29. patrick says

    February 21, 2013 at 2:27 am

    Thumbs up for Camotes! We went to Camotes last year for 3 days but still not enough to roam the island. It’s much affordable traveling by group and rent a house.

    Reply

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