Live Young, Not Wild, Just Free (Camotes Island)

After one semester of burning midnight candles and working hard in school, my friends and I decidedto seek refuge and to escape the stressful life in the city even for just a day before we totally lose our sanity and Camotes was the perfect place for that getaway.

#IdiotsInCamotes, official hastag for our Camotes Adventure

On the day of our trip, we decided to meet at E-mall at around 7am, from E-mall we rode a jeep going to North Bus Terminal and a mini bus going to Danao but you also have another option of riding a jeep instead in going to Danao just stop near SunGold instead of heading straight to the terminal.

If you are coming from the city the port is situated at the right side, there's a sign so you wouldn't missed it but if you are unsure you could just ask the "konduktor" just like we did to drop you off at the right place.

Side-trip 

We arrived at the port at around 9am, an hour late behind our schedule (Traffic was so bad)) and unluckily the boat just left 30 minutes prior our arrival and we have to wait until 11:30 for the next trip. With a lot of time to spare, we opted to have an early lunch and check out Danao church and plaza which was just across the ort. 

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This is it, boarding :)

Boarding

After an hour of strolling it was already time for us to go. It was a 3 hour journey from the port of Danao to Consuelo, we arrived there at around 1:30pm. Upon disembarking from the boat we were greeted by a flock of 'habal-habal drivers" who offered us with various tour packages. We huddled at the side and talked on what we're going to do, luckily Kuya Rexboy, a driver of a white multicab, approached us and helped us out. He took us to Payag Resort where we're going to stay for the night. We were able to get a fan room that was good for two but we added P100.00 for an extra person.

After settling down Kuya Rexboy offered to take us on tour for P1,200.00 but since we are good at bargaining we were able to strike a deal with Kuya for P1,000.00. The tour was indeed a good catch since it originally cost P1,500.00 and besides our original plan was just to stay in the resort since we were on a tight budget but I'm glad that we didn't since there was indeed more to see in Camotes other than their prestine white sand beaches.

Sign welcoming us to the beautiful island of Camotes

Payag Resort

First stop -- Timubo Cave

Inside Timubo Cave

Lake Danao

Still at Lake Danao

Paradiso Cave

Inside Paradiso Cave

Mangodlong Beach Resort

#TrioinCamotes #IdiotsInCamotes

Friendship Goals

Special thanks to Kuya for making our Camotes Trip memorable.
He was the kindest tour guide and photographer anyone could ask for.
I totally recommend Kuya RexBoy. I'm posting his contact number.

Highly Recommended

Later that night, after parting ways with Kuya, the most amazing tour guide ever! We had dinner at Reess Seafood Restaurant, another highly recommended must try when going to Camotes. They serve delicious food at a very affordable price and the service was superb. After the sumptous dinner we went back to Payag and killed time talking and catching up, since there was no TV, signal and wifi. It was really a wonderful feeling to just chill by the beach and laugh to your heart's content with your bestfriends.

The following day

The following morning, I was the first to get up, it was still early but no regrets since I woke up to a post card perfect view. The sunrise, the white sand and the blue sea really did complement each other. At around 8, the 2 Idiots woke up so we had breakfast then we were ready to hit the beach.

But as the cliche expression goes, "Every good thing must come to an end" so we had to bid goodbye to the beautiful island of Camotes. We checked out at around 12, had our lunch and headed to Consuelo port.

It truly was a sembreak to remember and I'd surely be going back!

xoxo,
Louella :)

BUDGET BREAKDOWN

01K-NBT                         8.00

NBT-Danao                    30.00 

Danao-Consuelo           180.00

Terminal Fee                    5.00

Consuelo Port-Payag      50.00

Lodging (900.00)         300.00

Tour (1,000.00)            300.00

Entrance Fees                 50.00

Dinner (200.00)              70.00

Lunch (150.00)               50.00

Payag-Consuelo Port      50.00

Terminal Fee                    5.00

Consuelo-Danao           180.00

Danao-SMCebu(Jeep)    25.00

SM-Pardo                       12.00

Miscellaneous               100.00

TOTAL:                    1,415.00 each

TIPS

-In going to Danao I suggest taking the jeep, its cheaper

- Research ahead of time

-Haggle

-Bring essentials (milo, shampoo etc)to avoid additional costs

- There is no Sun Signal, use Globe instead.

- Take hundreds of pictures then put down your gadget and enjoy the sun.

PS:Comments are very much appreciated!