TravelExpress: Camotes Island, Cebu (Part 2)

After filling our stomach, our driver/tour guide took us to Santiago Bay Resort and Garden. The place didn’t disappoint. The resort has the longest beach line I’d ever seen. Too bad I wasn’t willing enough to burn my skin. We passed the chance of take a stroll on its gorgeous sandy, off-white beach.

We only spent a few minutes in Santiago as we had no plans of taking a dip. We then headed to Lake Danao Park. The ride took about 20 minutes (if my calculations are right). It wasn’t the most pleasant ride because the motorcycle was a bit small for three adults. Plus, the roads were just partly asphalted. To describe it as tough and bumpy, it would be an understatement It was just terrible. Agonizing even! What’s worse, we toured the island around mid-afternoon

But it’s all worth it.

The park surprisingly has a lot of interesting facility: picnic area, walkway (wherein you can take a stroll by the lake), and a makeshift watercraft (which you can use for a fee of Php600.oo for 10 people).

We enjoyed the view of the lake for a little bit before we proceeded to Buho Rock, which was 30 minutes away. We were actually thankful our driver was too careful with his maneuvering. He slowed down whenever necessary especially on rough roads. So fortunately we reached Buho without a single scratch.

Buho has a gorgeous view. It’s a great place for picnic and diving. If only I could swim, I would have enjoyed it much. There’s was even a small pool in between the cottages. But it was dried up when we were there.

After Buho, we passed by San Francisco’s Baywalk.

We didn’t bother to stay long as the we were too excited to go to Timubo Cave, our final stop.

Camotes has a number of caves that tourists can visit. We would have prefered Bukilat Cave as there were so many good reviews about it, but according to our driver/tour guide it isn’t as impressive as it was before. But I doubt it! Perhaps, he just got lazy as Bukilat is a bit far compared to Timubo. But we let it pass. We didn’t bother to dispute as we were too tired to do so.

Much to our chagrin, there’s no tour guide to show you around the cave and impart some information about the cave. So don’t expect someone will explain to you about the history of the cave and stuff about rock formations. Basically, when you’ve paid for the Php10.00 entrance fee, you’re free to explore the cave on your own.

The cave is narrow but well-lighted so you need not worry about getting lost. We swam for a bit. Disappointingly, the water wasn’t as cold as we expected it, but it was refreshing enough.