Private 5-Hour Cebu City Tour with Lunch
Description
See the top attractions of Cebu on a private 5-hour tour of the oldest city in the Philippines. Sights include the Cebu Taoist Temple, Basilica del Santo Nino, Magellan’s Cross, Fort San Pedro, and Casa Gorordo, with commentary from your guide that illuminated the history and culture of Cebu. Includes lunch and private vehicle with hotel pickup and drop-off.
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Itinerary
Head to Fort San Pedro, a military outpost founded in 1565 that now contains a tranquil garden in its inner courtyard.
Basilica del Santo Nino, which houses a revered 16th-century statuette of the Christ child (Santo Niño). Across the street you can see Magellan’s Cross, which was installed by Portuguese and Spanish explorers under orders from Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in 1521.
Your final stop is Casa Gorordo Museum, located in a private home built in the 1850s for a wealthy family. Made with Mactan coral stone and pure Philippine hardwood, the fine house has been restored and furnished in period style.
After morning pickup from your Cebu hotel, travel in a private vehicle about four miles (6km) outside the city center to the Cebu Taoist Temple. Step inside the Taoist Temple, which was built by the city's Chinese community in the 1970s. Pass the Carbon Market, where most of the city’s fresh produce is sold.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Departure Point: Hotels located within Cebu City proper
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Reviews(7)
Tour guide Lloyd was great. He was very knowledgeable. We saw lots of interesting sites for a short 5 hour tour. He also took great pictures. Car was not great, driver kept air conditioning off when we left and it took a while for car to cool down when we returned to car. Very warm day in Cebu during our tour.
I injured myself in the gym on the day before my booking. I contacted the tour provider to reschedule due to pain. They didn’t reply and turned up anyway. I explained again that I was injured and wanted to reschedule. Sent two more messages and got no response. Complained to trip advisor requesting that I didn’t want a refund, but just to reschedule. They quoted “sorry, it’s inside of 24 hours”. Poor form since I paid a premium for this private tour that could easily have been rescheduled. I can see it’s available all week so it’s not as though people are lining up for private tours at the moment outside of high season. I would have been happy to pay a penalty fee, or just had one single response from the tour operator to address my issue instead of hiding behind Trip Advisor.
Great itinerary very knowledgeable guide the driver was smooth and safe. Which is not easy in Cebu. The included lunch was fantastic
We had 2 private tours from Cebu, one to the Oslob whale sharks with Tyler and Ian and a half day city tour with Ramon. Both were wonderful and the tour guides and driver were outstanding. Highly recommend a guide as they will protect you and translate as required. We saw numerous historic sites and were even able to request vegetarian food (as our tummies were a little fragile). These tours were a definite highlight of our Philippines experience, made all the better by the wonderful, caring staff.
The guide was very good..The way he told the history of the phillipines was really interesting. Also good lunch.
<p>It has been a real disappointment and even an upsetting experience I had with my sons. Edwin, the “guide”, left us in front of each site and asked us to visit on our own. The rest of the time he slept in the car or remained silent, then rushed us to a very bad “buffet” at 11:00am. For 195US$!!!</p>
<p>Even this was a rainy day the tour guide and the driver give us an unforgettable half day experince on the places all worth to visit. We were impressed about the local guide's English skills and his knowledge about Cebu-history. Only the lunch-buffet was under expectations. Anyway we didn't make this tour for the lunch and 5 stars for the perfect city-tour, which should be done the first day after arrival.</p>
