Cebu is considered in the Philippines as the Queen City of the South. Lots of beaches, good food, wonderful tourist destinations and amazin people. Our country's tag line says
This is not a campaign. It's the truth!
80$ Or 4,000 pesos, 3 wonderful places???
Yes! That's right honey! And you can actually bring 15 people with you but the prize is still the same!
Now some of you will probably think that 4,000 pesos is very pricy for just a 3 travel destinations but you are actually wrong. I'll tell you on the last part of this blog why this package is cheaper than it actually is.
Let's get started steemians!
FIRST STOP... Simala Shrine located in Lindogon, Sibonga in the southern part of Cebu.
Note: No entrance fee
Simala shrine, also known as the Monastery of the Holy Eucharist is a castle-like church that was built in 1998 by the Marian Monks in Pampanga. This place is very popular among the Filipinos especially the Cebuanos because of the several occurence of miraculous events, including the shedding of tears of Mama Mary. Many devotees and believers flock the shrine hoping that their requests and prayers will be heard.
The shrine is not fully finished yet.
But wait, when you go there be sure to wear jeans that are not tattered or a below the knee dress because it's prohibited to wear revealing outfits or outfits that shows too much skin inside the shrine to preserve it's sacredness.
(My boyfriend. He'll be joining Steemit soon)
The photo below are some of the letters and medical stuffs(i don't know what's the exact term) of the devotees that were healed. They donated it to the shrine to tell the people who visits the shrine that their prayers and requests were granted. There are actually many other types of donation located inside the shrine. You can see a lot of saints inside the shrine too especially the huge image of Mama Mary.
(That's my cousin and her boyfriend)
SECOND STOP... The mini Amsterdam of Cebu, Sirao Garden located in barangay Busay, Cebu.
Note: Entrance fee is 50 pesos for adults and 25 pesos for kids and senior citizen
Sirao garden is considered as the mini amsterdam in Cebu because of the place itself and the flowers that were grown everywhere. It has variety of flowers and plants including the famous celosia which comes from two different colors, red and yellow, sunflower, cockscomb(the same family as celosia) and many others.
You can take millions of photos with your OOTD's, commune with nature and oversee the western part of Cebu, have picnic with friends and family without corkage or just sit there, relax and enjoy the peaceful place and the wonderful scenery. People typically spend up to 45 minutes here.
This place is perfect for photoshoots!
(The weather's gloomy when this photo was taken)
(That's my mom who's not looking on the camera and my dad who doesn't have glasses to protect his eyes from direct sunlight)
(There goes my cute parents again)
(I made mom my model)
THIRD AND LAST STOP.... Temple of Leah: is located in Busay, Cebu City.
Note: Entrance fee is 50 pesos for adults and I think it's free for kids and senior citizens
A man's love for his wife is the reason why the temple is built. Yes, it's somewhat how the Taj Mahal of Cebu. Teodorico Adarna, father of a filipina actress Ellen Adarna, offers the construction of the huge edifice to his wife Leah Villa Albino-Adarna as a symbol of his undying love to her. It is a roman architecture constructed in the year 2012.
Not only this place is perfect for photoshoots but the temple is also a place where you can overlook the City of Cebu. You can relax and enjoy the moment with your friends, family and loved ones.
(My amazing parents)
These amazing and breath-taking destinations are only some of the most beautiful places here in Cebu.
So why did I said that it's cheaper than it actually is?
Because we rented a van worth 4,000 pesos for a day to go to these destinations. I'm with my family when we had this trip and we're 15 all in all so we divided the amount by 15 to get the actual payment per person and amounted to 267 each.
We decided to rent a van since commuting is very expensive in going to these places and because I have 14 people with me.
Here's the breakdown.
A trip to the following destinations will cost you approximately this amount per person if you're gonna commute,
Note: Prices may vary but this is my basis when me and my boyfriend went to these places before.
Simala Church = 239 pesos
From my place to the v-hire City terminal= 19 pesos (this depends to where you're staying)
V-hire to Simala Shrine= 100 pesos
Simala Shrine to v-hire terminal= 20 pesos
V-hire Simala terminal to City=100 pesos
Sirao Garden and Temple of Leah = 374
My place to JY Square in Lahug= 24 pesos
JY Square to Sirao and Temple=300 pesos plus 50 for the waiting fee of each place
(You'll ride a motorcycle a.k.a habal-habal in going to these places and price will definitely vary from my breakdown since it will depend on the driver of the habal-habal)
If you're planning in going to these places with your friends or family, you'll definitely want to hire a van or something.
I assure you that going to these places no matter how much the cost will be is WORTH IT!