Mantayupan Falls, Cebu Travel Guide

Mantayupan Falls, Barili, Cebu, Philippines — You shouldn’t miss out on visiting Cebu’s highest waterfall as part of your Southern Cebu adventure.

MANTAYUPAN FALLS ADVENTURE PRIMER

How to get to Mantayupan Falls, 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 Shamrock Bus Stop, Barili (travel time: 2 – 2.5 hours).

Hire a motorcycle that will take you to the waterfall.

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 12,000 – Php 15,000 (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:

Mantayupan Falls is also known as Ambakan Falls.

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 during monsoon season (June-February).

Always observe the LNT principles.