Our FIRST Time in Cebu (Philippines)

8 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 0:33

   Fort San Pedro

   🏛️ Historic site · Downtown Cebu

   Construction is dated to 1739.

2. 0:50

   Basilica Minore del Santo Niño

   🏛️ Historic site · Downtown Cebu

   There is an outdoor candle-lighting area, covered seating for communion, and a reflexology centre right next door.

3. 1:34

   Magellan's Cross

   🏛️ Historic site · Downtown Cebu

   The original cross is hidden inside an outer wooden cross, so you see only the casing.

4. 3:50

   Carbon Market

   🛒 Market · Downtown Cebu

   Recommended over supermarkets for produce, with great mangoes, a fresh flower section, and street karaoke in the side alleys.

5. 9:32

   SM Seaside City Cebu

   🛍️ Shopping · South Road Properties

   Ride-on scooters can be rented to cruise around the mall.

6. 16:01

   Ayala Center Cebu

   🛍️ Shopping · Cebu Business Park

   The supermarket's international-foods section has comically mislabeled country aisles.

7. 19:15

   Oslob Whale Shark Watching

   🚡 Activity · Tan-awan, Oslob

   Tickets 500 pesos; book online, as bookings get priority over walk-ins, who can wait hours.

8. 27:03

   Kawasan Falls

   🌳 Park · Badian

   Entry closed at 3pm despite the website saying 4pm; the water is about 22–23°C with a strong current.