Ginatilan, Cebu Travel Guide

Inambakan Falls, Ginatilan, Cebu, Philippines — Back in 2015, I promised myself that I would return to Southern Cebu to witness again its beautiful waterfalls. By April 2018, there I was again. It took four years but at least I was able to keep that promise.
📍Inambakan Falls

🇵🇭GINATILAN ADVENTURE PRIMER🇵🇭

✈️🛳🚌 How to get to Ginatilan, Cebu:

⏺ Take a plane from Metro Manila to Mactan-Cebu Airport (e.g. Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia).

⏺ Hail a taxi to get to South Bus Terminal.

⏺ Ride a bus with the signboard Bato via Barili and alight at the town proper of Ginatilan (travel time: 4 – 4.5 hours).

⏺ Hire a motorcycle that will take you to the jump-off.

⏺ Alternatively, you may fly via Philippine Airlines or Cebu Pacific to Dumaguete-Sibulan Airport then ride a tricycle to Sibulan Port. Take the fastcraft bound for Liloan Port, Santander (travel time: 20 – 30 minutes depending on sea condition). Transfer to a bus en route to Cebu City then alight at Ginatilan (travel time: approximately 1 hour).

🏄🏝🚴 Sites to Explore/Activities:

Inambakan Falls

Kampael Falls

Bugnawan Falls

⏰⏳ SAMPLE ITINERARY (Southern Cebu):

DAY 1

5:00 PM ETA Mactan-Cebu Airport

7:00 PM ETA accommodation

DAY 2

4:00 AM Check-out / ETD for South Bus Terminal

5:00 AM ETD for Sibonga

7:00 AM ETA Simala Church

9:00 AM ETD for Dalaguete

10:30 AM ETA Dalaguete / check-in

11:30 PM Osmeña Peak

1:00 PM Lugsangan Peak

3:00 PM Kandungaw Peak

5:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 3

5:00 AM ETD for Oslob

7:00 AM ETA Tumalog Falls

9:00 AM ETD for Bato Terminal, Santander

10:30 AM ETD for Samboan

12:00 PM ETA Samboan / check-in

1:00 PM Explore Samboan’s waterfalls

6:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 4

5:00 AM Wake-up call

6:00 AM Explore Ginatilan’s waterfalls

8:00 AM Check-out / ETD for Alegria

9:30 AM ETA Alegria / check-in

11:00 AM Explore Alegria’s waterfalls

5:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 5

5:00 AM Wake-up call / check-out / ETD for Badian

7:00 AM Kawasan Falls

8:00 AM Kabukalan Spring

10:00 AM ETD for Moalboal

11:30 AM ETA Panagsama Beach / check-in

1:00 PM Pescador Island

5:00 PM Head back to accommodation

DAY 6

5:00 AM Wake-up call

6:00 AM ETD for Basdaku Beach

7:00 AM ETA Basdaku Beach

11:00 AM Check-out / ETD for Barili

1:00 PM ETA Mantayupan Falls

3:00 PM ETD for Cebu City

5:00 PM ETD for Mactan-Cebu Airport

💰💶 ESTIMATED BUDGET (for a solo traveler exploring Southern Cebu): Php 10,000 – Php 12,000 (exclusive of airfare)

***Expenses may vary depending on the type of accommodation you will avail and personal consumption of food and other necessities. If traveling alone, you will solely shoulder the guide fees, tricycle/motorcycle transfer and tour rates and boat rental fees.

📜✏️ Tips/Reminders:

📌The trek to reach these three waterfalls only takes about a few minutes from the jump-off. Just walk upstream from Inambakan Falls to get to Kampael and Bugnawan Falls.

📌It is possible to visit the waterfalls of Ginatilan and Samboan in one day but make sure you start your tour early.

📌Please keep in mind that buses with “Bato via Oslob” signboard will pass by Sibonga, Dalaguete and Oslob while buses with “Bato via Barili” signboard will pass by Barili, Moalboal, Badian, Alegria, Ginatilan and Samboan. Both routes meet at Bato Terminal in Santander.

📌You can hire a van if you are traveling with a group to save on time.

📌Expect rain and muddy roads/trails during monsoon season (June-February).

📌Always observe the LNT principles.

☎️ Contacts:

📌Van for hire: Kuya Tata (09776350200)

📌Motorcycle Driver/Tour Guide: James Gerzon (09229379005) – you may hire him to take you to the waterfalls of Samboan and Ginatilan.