The Philippines is blessed with not just beautiful places but with beautiful people, and Camotes Island in the province of Cebu is one abundant place of these graces. I would like to share to you my not so secret lair. My therapeutic island and adopted home.

The Camotes Island

Your view upon reaching Consuelo port in San Francisco Camotes

The Camotes Islands is an island group located 60 kms northeast side from Cebu City, Camotes is composed of 3 major islands — Pacijan, Poro, and Ponson. Island Municipality Pacijan (Main Islet) San Francisco Poro Poro Tudela Ponson Pilar.

How to get to Camotes Via Cebu Province

From Danao City Cebu

People from Danao City port, ready to ride the boat

Jomalia Shipping Schedule (180php non-aircon, 200php aircon)
S.O. Albaño Street, Subangdaku, 6014 Mandaue City,
Philippines
(032) 346-0421

Super Shuttle Ferry
38 Gorordo Avenue, 6000 Cebu City, Philippines
Tel No. 63-32-2326965 / 63-32-2310639 Fax No. 63-32-2335733
Cell No. 09293646965 / 09228802513
www.supershuttleferry.com

From Mandaue City

GEG Shipping Lines Inc
Poblacion Poro, Camotes Island 6050 Cebu
Contact Person: Rael
Mobile No. +63 919 537 2573

Things to do in Camotes Island

This will greet you upon reaching Santiago Public Beach

The white sand beaches are located in Santiago and Heminsulan popularly known as sitio Mangodlong in The town of San Francisco, so you better ride a boat going to Consuelo for it is nearer in the mentioned area than in Poro.

1. Enjoy the public white sand beach in Santiago Bay.
2. Full yourself with an affordable and mouth watering seafood in Pitos Restaurant
3. Enjoy your staycation in your resort – we always prefer Mangodlong Paradise Resort
4. Scuba Diving
5. Day Tour (700-1500) – Lake Danao, Timobo Cave, Bukilat Cave, Tudela Falls, Camotes Baywalk, Buho Rock, Mangodlong Rock, and Mangodlong Paradise Resort

* Minimum fare in Camotes is 50php per person

* You can contact Kuya Michael, my trusted habalhabal driver in Camotes for more than 3 years. Yes, he is always my contact each time I went to Camotes and I’ve been there more than 5 times as of the writing of this post. He can also arrange a multicab ride and tour for your group. You can also rent a motorcycle from him for only 500php for one whole day. His number is 09366684545, you can also reach him through his wife’s number since there are times that he has no signal, especially when he is at work (drives’s habalhabal) 09351393870 and kindly say our regards (James and G-zell) to him.

List of Camotes Island Resorts and Lodge

The white sand beach in Mangodlong Paradise Resort

There are many nice resorts all over Camotes Island even in Poro and Tudela, but I suggest you stick in San Francisco where the milky sand beaches are located. You can choose from budget to high-end resorts.

*Tents for rent are widely available in most resorts located in Santiago Public Beach (rent starts at 250)

Long white sand shore line of Santiago Public Beach

If you want to restart yourself and have some peace of mind then Camotes is the island you need. A paradise not so away from the City.

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Geezelle Maningo - A Cebu based travel blogger and the other half of GeeMiz Travel blog. She has been traveling around the Philippines and Asia since 2010 with her husband. A casual trekker/hiker since 2017 and has been blogging since 2008. A digital marketer during workdays and a bookworm on lazy days - she co-founded Cebu Book Club.

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