Toledo City, Cebu Travel Guide

Biga Pit, Toledo City, Cebu, Philippines — The first time I saw a public Facebook photo of this place, I was like: “Oh gods, I wanna go there!” I made sure to include this in my itinerary when I visited Cebu for the fourth time.
📍Biga Pit

🇵🇭TOLEDO CITY ADVENTURE PRIMER🇵🇭

✈️🛳🚌 How to get to Toledo City, Cebu:

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

⏺ Hail a taxi that will take you to South Bus Terminal.

⏺ Ride a bus bound for Toledo City.

🏄🏝🚴 Sites to Explore/Activities:

⏺ Biga Pit

📌Alight at Don Andres Soriano National High School/Lutopan (travel time from South Bus Terminal: 1.5 – 2 hours).

📌Charter a motorcycle that will take you to Biga Pit (travel time: 30 – 45 minutes).

⏺ Capilla Santa Ana Museum and Community Center

📌From Toledo City proper, ride a tricycle to reach Capilla Santa Ana.

⏰⏳ SAMPLE ITINERARY (Metro Cebu and Toledo City):

DAY 1

5:00 PM ETA Mactan-Cebu Airport

7:00 PM ETA accommodation

DAY 2

6:00 AM Wake-up call / breakfast

7:00 AM Start of city tour

Sirao Garden

Temple of Leah

Tops Lookout

Fort San Pedro

Magellan’s Cross

Taoist Temple

Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino

Island Souvenirs

3:00 PM ETD for Marcelo Fernan Bridge

5:00 PM ETD for 10,000 Roses Café of Cordova

7:00 PM ETD Head back to Cebu City

DAY 3

5:00 AM Wake-up call / ETD for South Bus Terminal

6:00 AM ETD for Lutopan, Toledo City

7:30 AM ETD for Biga Pit

8:30 AM ETA Biga Pit

9:30 AM ETD for Man-Made Forest, Camp 7, Minglanilla

10:30 AM ETA Man-Made Forest

12:00 PM ETD for Toledo City proper

1:00 PM ETA Toledo City / lunch

2:00 PM Capilla Santa Ana

4:00 PM ETD for Cebu City

7:00 PM ETD for Mactan-Cebu Airport

💰💶 ESTIMATED BUDGET (for a solo traveler; expenses include Metro Cebu): Php 5,000 – Php 6,000 (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 tricycle/motorcycle transfer and tour rates.

📜✏️ Tips/Reminders:

📌Prepare yourself for a bumpy motorcycle ride to get to Biga Pit.

📌There is no need for trekking as the vehicle can take you directly to the view deck.

📌You may include Metro Cebu in your itinerary when you explore Toledo City.

📌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.

☎️ Contacts:

📌Motorcycle Driver in Toledo City: Julyboy Baruiz (09438508264) – you can also hire him to take you to Minglanilla’s Man-Made Forest, Camp 7 as the forest is just a few kilometers away from Lutopan.

📌Van for hire: Kuya Tata (09776350200)