Moalboal, Cebu Travel Guide

Basdaku Beach, Moalboal, Cebu, Philippines — After stopping by Kawasan Falls that morning, my friend and I hopped on a multicab that took us to the town proper of Moalboal where we would spend the night. We hired a tricycle to get to Panagsama Beach where our accommodation is situated.
📍Basdaku Beach

🇵🇭MOALBOAL ADVENTURE PRIMER🇵🇭

✈️🛳🚌 How to get to Moalboal, 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 Moalboal (travel time: 3 – 3.5 hours).

⏺ Hire a tricycle that will take you to your destinations.

🏄🏝🚴 Sites to Explore/Activities:

Panagsama Beach

Pescador Island (Sardine Run)

Basdaku Beach

⏰⏳ 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:

📌Panagsama Beach is roughly five kilometers away from the bus stop in Moalboal’s town proper. There are lots of resorts along this beach where you can hire a boat going to Pescador. You may also spend the night in these resorts.

📌Basdaku Beach, on the other hand, is five kilometers away from Panagsama Beach. You may charter a tricycle that will take you here.

📌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 rough sea condition during monsoon season (June-February).

📌Always observe the LNT principles.

☎️ Contact:

📌Van for hire: Kuya Tata (09776350200)