Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jumalon Museum and Butterfly Sanctuary
Jumalon St, Basak • 9am-5pm • P50 •
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032 261 6884 • Taxis cost P150 (20min); alternatively, take any jeepney heading along the Cebu
South Rd to Friendship Village or Basak, get off at the Holy Cross Parish Church and look out for Jumalon St near Basak Elementary School
Four kilometres west of the centre in the largely residential suburb of Basak, the
Jumalon Museum and Butterfly Sanctuary
is lepidopteran heaven, with rooms full of
glass display cases and a large garden at the back with live butterflies fluttering around.
As well as everyday species such as monarchs and viceroys, there are also rare examples
such as albinos, melanics, dwarfs and conjoined twins.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
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CEBU CITY
Jeepneys and buses line up along nearby Sergio Osmeña
Blvd for the short journey into the city. Taxis wait to meet
arriving ferries and should agree to use the meter.
Bookings and information
As well as ticket o
ces at
the piers, travel agents and hotels throughout the city can
book ferry tickets (see p.275). A good place to get up-to-
date ferry information is from the shipping pages of local
newspapers. There's also a shipping schedules channel on
the local Sky Cable TV network, available in some hotels.
BY PLANE
Mactan Cebu
International Airport
Cebu flights land
at Mactan Cebu International Airport (
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032 340 2486,
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mciaa.gov.ph) on Mactan Island. There is a tourist
information counter in the arrivals hall (5am-9pm) where
you can pick up the Department of Tourism's city and island
map. The arrivals hall also has car rental booths for Avis,
FastTransit and Friends, all reputable and offering a car
with driver from P2000 per day. The departure tax from
Cebu is P550 for international flights; this is now included
in domestic fares.
Getting into town
To get into Cebu City, 8km across the
suspension bridge, yellow airport metered cabs (P250-
350) are cheaper than white fixed-rate taxis, but the latter
are reasonable for destinations further afield (P2300 for
Hagnaya for example). State your destination at the kiosk
and you'll be escorted to your car.
Airlines
Air Asia,
Cebu Pacific (both
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032 236 9328),
SEAir and Tiger Airways (both
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032 342 8062) all have
representatives at the airport, as well as o
ces in town;
other airlines include Asiana Airlines (
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032 342 8062);
Cathay Pacific (
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032 340 3254); Cebu Pacific (
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032 230
8888); Korean Air (
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032 340 5431); Philippine Airlines
(
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032 340 0181); PAL Express (
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032 415 9901); Silk Air
(
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032 340 0042); and Zest Air (
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032 341 0226).
You can
also book tickets at most travel agents.
Routes
Cebu Pacific operates flights to all of the
destinations below, whilst PAL serve all but Camiguin,
Caticlan and Clark. Air Asia has flights to Cagayan de Oro,
Kalibo, Manila and Puerto Princesa.
Destinations
Bacolod (3 daily; 45min); Cagayan de Oro (5
daily; 50min); Camiguin (4 weekly; 50min); Caticlan (3-5
daily; 1hr); Clark (3 weekly; 1hr 20min); Davao (6 daily;
1hr); Iloilo City (4-6 daily; 50min); Kalibo (daily; 50min);
Manila (36 daily; 1hr 10min); Puerto Princesa (2-3 daily;
1hr 15min); Tacloban (2 daily; 50min); Zamboanga (1-2
daily; 1hr 5min).
SHIPPING LINES AND FERRIES
The three main fast boat companies are Oceanjet, Weesam
and 2Go. 2Go is a conglomerate of ferry companies (Cebu
Ferries, Negros Navigation, SuperCat and SuperFerry)
acquired by the Chinese government a few years ago,
which operate both fast and slow boats and generally offer
the most comfortable and professional service. Confusingly,
routes operated by SuperCat still go under this name, and
you may also see reference to the other old company
names in outdated print material and signage.
2Go
Pier 4
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032 233 7000,
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travel.2go.com.ph. Includes
SuperCat.
Aznar Shipping
Pier 4
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032 234 4624.
Cokaliong
Pier 1
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032 232 7211,
W
cokaliongshipping
.com.
F. J. Palacio Lines
Pier 1
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032 253 7700.
George & Peter Lines
Pier 3
T
032 254 5154.
Gothong Lines
Pier 7
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032 231 7100.
Gothong Lines
Pier 4
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032 232 9998,
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gothong.com.
Island Shipping Lines
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032 416 6884.
Kinswell
Pier 2
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032 255 7572,
W
kinswellshipping
.webs.com.
Lite Shipping
T
032 416 8562,
W
liteferries.com.
Oceanjet
Pier 1
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032 255 7560,
W
oceanjet.net.
Roble Shipping
Pier 7
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032 255 5904.
Supershuttle Ferry
Pier 8
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032 345 5581,
W
super
shuttleferry.com.
Trans-Asia Shipping Lines
Pier 5
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032 254 6491,
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transasiashipping.com.
Weesam
Pier 4
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032 231 7737,
W
weesam.ph.
BY BOAT
ESSENTIALS
Piers
The arrival point for ferries is one of eight large piers
stretching along the harbour area beyond Fort San Pedro.
Pier 1 is closest to Fort San Pedro, just a few minutes on
foot, while Pier 8 lies several kilometres to the northeast.
DESTINATIONS
Cebu is connected by boat to almost every major port in
the Philippines and a number of minor ones. Fast boat and
