#timubo cave

Throwback Travel -

Timubo Cave is located in Sonog, San Francisco, Camotes. The cave has an underground water to swim which you will really need it when you go downstairs.

Going to the mouth of the cave, let me take a pose first.

Fortunately, going down the cave was well-lit and they built the stairs so that tourists or visitors could easily go down. You should be careful with your steps because there is a…

(A break from the depressing movie marathon)

I'm a birthday person, always was and always will be. I love giving the people special to me the best birthday they've ever had then try to top that the following year. And of course, I'd love that for me too.

For this year, my 22nd birthday, after all of last year's work, I wanted to have a five-day long vacation, out of town. So I searched the internet for seat sales - Bohol for only 199php! (not including tax). Grabbed the chance, booked for July 1-5.

A week before our departure, I finished as much work as I can so I wouldn't come home to a lot of back-log. Pulled an all-nighter to finish everything, packed my bag a few hours before flight, and finally made it at the airport on time. TADAA. Flight was delayed for an hour... and another... and pushed to a five-hour delay. And finally, it was cancelled. The airline offered to re-book our flight but the available date was July 3 only, and no matter how angry I get I know that wouldn't change anything about our cancelled flight. So we had it transferred to Cebu instead (which was also delayed for another 5 hours).

Arriving at Cebu around 1:00am, we had no idea what to do. We checked in at Sugbutel to get some good sleep after 48hours of working. The hotel have a cheap but really nice and clean rooms. They have dorm type rooms that are 250php (without linens) per head and 350php (with linens) and private rooms that starts 1,200php. The following day, again with the research, we decided to go to a nearby island, Camotes Island.

Off we went to the North Bus Terminal, a few blocks away from Sugbutel. For 40php/head, we headed for Danao Port going to Consuelo Port (180php) in Camotes Island. We got there and a guy with a single motorcycle was waiting to take us to Santiago Bay & Gardens Resort. We left the port at 5:30pm and got to Camotes around 7:30pm which again left us no time to explore the place, we just had dinner and slept.

We took an island tour the following day (500php) riding a single motorcycle.

There’s Danao Lake where you can rent a boat, go horse-back riding and they have a pool too.

Next stop was Timubo Cave, a few steps down from the entrance you’ll see a crystal clear pool of water!

We also took a stop at Santiago Bay’s sister resort, Mangodlong Beach Resort where they put up cottages on awesome rock formations.

Then we just relaxed at Santiago Bay’s pool and went jetskiing after.

The following day we headed back to Cebu City to catch a gig at Handuraw. An awesome bar with awesome pizza and awesome music!

  For our last day, we went to Crown Regency Hotel for an exhilarating Sky Experience Adventures. On top of the 38-storey building 400+feet, we tried their 4D Theatre, Edge Coaster, Sky Walk, Tower Zip and Cliff Hanger (wall climbing). Their amenities are pricey though. (http://www.skyexperienceadventure.com/)

  But before we leave Cebu, we just had to try their specialty Sutukil (Sugba-Tula-Kilaw), different types of cooking seafood and other delicacies.

Camotes Island is located northeastern part of Cebu. To get (well in our way that is) to ride a jeepney to Danao Port. Then a boat ride for two hours. I suggest to bring something to keep you entertain in that 2 hour travel. After 2 hours you will see the Camotes Island.

We stayed at the Santiago Bay Resort. Which is very near to the powdery white sands of what else SANTIAGO BAY hehehehe. Very nice place for Skim boarding, if I may honest opinion.

This is still Santiago Bay this was during noon time. So while waiting for our food we snap some pictures.

After we had our lunch we decided to have a small tour of the Island. Our first stop was the The DANAO LAKE PARK. Very nice and quite place. A good place for picnic.

That's me wearing black shirt and yes it was an all girls trip hahahahaha!

After Danao Lake our next destination was. TIMUBO CAVE, though this place have been commercialize already, it is still a little dangerous cause the place is well  kinda wet, a little slippery, had poor lighting (well it's a cave duh!) and you my bump your head on the cave walls if you are not careful.The good thing about this cave is there's a spring at bottom of it and the water there is very clean and cold.

Going back up to the surface, cause it's kinda hot inside the cave and there were a lot of people so it kinda get a little suffocating.

Our next destination was the SAN FRANCISCO BAYWALK. Nothing special here, it's just a nice place to take pics specially during sunset, but to us the sun was still up and it was hot.

Our last destination was the MANGODLONG ROCK RESORT. This the complete opposite of Santiago Bay cause the beach here is rocky . . . . yeah rocky. hehehehe

After our small tour, we went back to our resort to rest for a little bit, before dinner time. We had pizza but their pizza was not that good, the crust was just too hard and not easy to chew. After dinner some more picture taking at Santiago Bay (night time) and Night swimming at the resort's swimming pool.

Here are some pics.

Night swimming ALAVET!!!

After the night swimming, we decided to go to sleep nah. As for me I only have 3 hours of sleep I woke up around 4 in the morning. I grab my cam went outside and waited for the rising of the sun. Here are some pics I took.

We had our breakfast around 7 am. Did some swimming at the pool and picture taking and fooling around at the beach.

at the beach:

After this it's time for us to to go home and say goodbye to Camotes Island. We had lots of fun there and surely we'll be going back there.