Top Cebu Day Trips

Bohol Island was a full day of checking things off the bucket list: Chocolate Hills: according to legend, they were formed from the tears of a giant mourning the loss of his true love. 👀 Tarsiers: the adorable mascot of Bohol. These tiny primates have giant eyes, look permanently surprised, and locals say they may have inspired Baby Yoda. Man-Made Forest: a beautiful stretch of mahogany trees that feels like driving through a real-life movie set. Loboc River Cruise: floating down one of the most beautiful rivers in the Philippines while enjoying local music, dancing, and incredible views. The lunch was serve at the boat. Speaking of dancing... I was invited to join a traditional Filipino dance. I tried my best, but judging by the number of toes I stepped on, I may have accidentally invented a new dance style. My sincere apologies to everyone involved. 😂 I also attempted to play a local string instrument. "Attempted" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Tour Guide: Nel | Driver: Mel

This experience was truly once in a lifetime! From swimming with whale sharks to visiting Tumalog Falls, Sumilon Sandbar, and Pescador Island with its incredible sardine run, every stop was unforgettable. Our driver and guide, Abam, was punctual, friendly, and provided amazing recommendations that made the day even better. Our morning guide, Cherryl, was incredibly kind and informative, making sure we had a smooth and memorable experience. Thanks to both of them, everything was convenient, well-organized, and absolutely enjoyable—I highly recommend this tour!

The driver was prompt. We started up in the hills at Sirao and worked our way back down into the city. We were allowed to explore each stop at our own pace. Lunch was great!! This was a perfect way to explore Cebu in one day. Tops Cebu will be a definite return visit in the evening for the lights of the city. Don't forget the sunscreen and/or an umbrella.🤗

This was an amazing experience from the the beginning. Driver arrived on time, the line is pretty long but our guide was dialed in. Our guide got is VIP access. We had breakfast first. Visted a meat by water fall which was breath taking. The whale shark experience was amazing. They get right up close to you. It feels like they are going to shallow you. Be sure to bring a GOpro or camera you won’t want to miss it. The best part was the Canyoneering. CAUTION: you must be physically active to make this hike. It is not for the faint of heart, but worth every minute. Our guides were engaging, funny and the best photographers I have seen, LOL. All in all 11/10 experience. A must if you visit CEBU.

This tour was so much fun! Tyler was an excellent guide and Marvin was a great driver. It was a super quick tour that covered lots of the city highlights so you can see a bit of everything in half a day. We really enjoyed trying some of the local food along the way too - the fried banana is a must!! Thanks Tyler for taking such good care of us and making it a really fun and interesting day out where we got to learn lots about beautiful Cebu!

Angel is an excellent guide and also 😇 angelic personality. Albert is the best driver and also provided informative commentary. Tour is very organised with sufficient time at each location. A must-do tour when at Cebu. 2pm start to 7pm finish was great time for tour. Angel and Albert are amazing hosts and role models for Philippines.

Great experience! I booked a private excursion for 5 people, and we were very well taken care of by our driver (Roland), Oslob guide (James), and Moalboal boat driver and guide. Roland was punctual picking us up at 3am and was an expert driver having to maneuver down the coast of Cebu. Note: be prepared for 9+ hours of driving, and I probably wouldn’t recommend to people who are easily car/motion sick. We were able to sleep a lot and brought snacks for the car. We had an 8 seater van that was clean in the morning, and we definitely left it sandy at the end of the day. James took good care of us in Oslob, he got our tickets for the whale sharks, and then we went to the falls since our group number wouldn’t be called for another 2 hrs. We had about an hour at the falls, and James carried our towels down and stayed nearby to take photos of our group. At the whale sharks area, he found us a spot in the shade and then waited for our number to be called for us, and showed us where to go. Definitely recommend since the waiting area was pretty chaotic during the busy tourist season. Note for December travelers: the water was pretty choppy, so we were only able to hang off the side of the paddle boat while they had another small boat feeding the whale sharks to pass by the boats in a line. In the 30 minute experience, a shark was led past us 4 or 5 times. Roland took us to Moalboal and led us to the boat pickup. We had a private motor boat which was nice. Our boat driver and guide both swam with us at the turtle and sardine run stop. I had a go pro, and the guide took lots of good videos of us while the driver helped push us down deeper below the surface for good videos. One note for future travelers: I wish I wore my long sleeve swim shirt because I got a lot of jelly fish stings that are super itchy the next day. Mostly from the Moalboal are, but we also felt some in Oslob.