To all my kasimanwa who wants to go to Simala in Cebu, you can travel by land at a minimum expense.
We choose the midnight trip so that we'll just sleep on the bus on our way to Cebu. Our departure time from Bacolod North Terminal was at 10:00pm. We arrived at Escalante at around 12:30am and waited for the roro going to Tabuelan, Cebu. We departed at around 3:00am and arrived at Tabuelan Port at around 6:00am. We traveled again by land for 3 hours to reach Cebu City.
We want to save as much as we can so we have decided not to ride on a cab. We'll just ask for help if we need to ride on a jeep.
We decided to go directly to Simala. So, from Cebu North Terminal, we need to go to South Terminal because it is where we can ride for the v-hire vans to Simala.
Below is the Summary of our itinerary for the day:
9:00am-9:30am - Cebu North Terminal to Cebu South Terminal
-Ride on a jeepney outside the terminal. 01K is the route of the jeepney. and the fare is 8.00 pesos only.
When we arrived at the terminal, the van just left the terminal and we waited for the next trip. Since we have not eaten our breakfast, we decided to eat first. There's a mall near the terminal.
12nn to 2:00pm - South Terminal to Simala. The fare for van is at 100.00 pesos per head. The van will drop you off to Simala.
As we enter the Castle of Mama Mary, you will feel blessed. You won't expect that there's a place like this in the Philippines. You can see different images of Mama Mary inside the palace.
The place is so quite and peaceful. And there's a mass schedule everyday.
Since we haven't eaten our lunch. there's an eatery outside the palace, the food is affordable. After we finished eating, we went back to Cebu City at around 4:00pm and arrived at Cebu City around 6:00pm.
We directly checked-in to Sampaguita Suites. The hotel is very affordable and clean. The staffs were approachable and nice.
We just take a quick shower and go around the city of Cebu.
We ate at the famous bbq station fod park in Cebu, Larsian. It is near Robinsons Cebu. Their pork barbeque costs 5.00 pesos only. and their rice called "puso" is for 4 pesos only. The food is very affordable and they have more menu to choose from.
We decided to go to IT park for a walk. The buildings were tall and it feels like you're not in the Philippines.
