Getting In and Around Cebu

Cebu as a province and a city in the Philippines is a booming place. The city offers all of the modern conveniences that most tourists need from luxurious hotels to deluxe restaurants. The province is also surrounded with majestic beaches and smaller islands, which are perfect as a tourist destination for both domestic and foreign visitors.

To visit Cebu, you have two options – by plane or by boat. Since the province is an island, you really need to cross the sea to get there. If you are an international traveller, you must have an ongoing flight ticket and a visa to get to the country, the Philippines. Passport control and baggage handling in the Mactan-Cebu airport is quite efficient. Although Cebu can be visited by flying to Mactan-Cebu International Airport, some of the international flights only bring you to Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Thus, you need to get on a plane or boat to get to Cebu. If you should arrive in Mactan-Cebu airport, you only need to take a 45-minute ride to get to Cebu City. If are staying at a high-star accommodation, chances are that you will be given a shuttle service to pick you up from the airport to your hotel.

Cebu has the country’s largest and busiest seaport. Around 80 percent of the passenger sea vessels in the country docks there. You can choose any of the many shipping lines operating in Cebu. The boats from Manila are large vessels complete with first-class amenities.

To get around Cebu, the simplest method would probably be the taxicab. Local taxis are usually painted white, air-conditioned, and metered. You should impose to go by the meter to get fair rates.