Funtastic Medellin: Gibitngil Island

Keep calm, summer is about to end. Yes, it's almost about to end, rainy season is about to come and I don't want to miss my last summer weekend vacation, that's why I had plan to make my last one a fantastic one, and when I say fantastic, FUNTASTIC ISLAND comes into my mind.


Funtastic Island is Located in Gibitngil Island, Medellin (a town after Bogo City) - Northern part of Cebu City. It is approximately a 3 hours drive from Cebu City. To get there, you can take a bus bound for Kawit from North Bus Terminal. The bus fare is 150php for Ceres air-con buses and 145ph for non air-con buses (prices are subject to change). 


Arriving in Kawit, you need to ride a pumpboat going to Gibitngil Island. It is advisable to reserved the pumpboat to make sure of it's availability. You can contact this number for reservations: 09487991549 or 09325052945. They can also assist you on your cottage reservations.

Funtastic Island Rates

There are no rooms for overnight available in the island, but you can bring your respective tent. And the store has only limited stocks, so prepare all the things needed before going to the island.









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Weekends in Carmen: Durano Eco Farm and Spring Resort

Image
Durano Eco Farm and Spring Resort is located in Barangay Corte in Carmen, Cebu - A 2 hours of drive from Cebu City. People who don't have private cars can ride a mini bus from the North Bus Terminal, transportation costs is 50.00php per head, and need to drop off in Carmen Public Market where we can ride a motorcycle going to the place, transportation costs is 30.00php per head. Entrance fee is 60.00php per head, and the cottages ranges from 200.00php - 500.00php, they also have overnight rooms available. Durano Eco Farm and Spring Resort is a perfect place for friends and family gatherings, because of the peaceful ambiance and the place is packed with so much goodness mother nature has to offer. The place has 5 swimming pools from the shallow to the deepest pool, and the water source is fresh from the river from the first pool down to the fifth pool.   Facebook page: Durano Eco Farm
Read more

Gallego Private Resort

Image
Gallego Private Resort - located at Pooc, Talisay City, Cebu , just a 1KM walk from the known Villa Teresita Resort. You can ask the locals to know the exact locations because the place has no signage. The place is good for parties, reunions, team buildings and group outings. They have 2 swimming pools, function hall, playground, karaoke hall and what I like most about the place is they have a big space where we can enjoy many activities. Function Hall Function Hall Small cottages Swimming pool for kids Swimming pool for kids Swimming pool for kids and adults Swimming pool for kids and adults Swimming pool for kids and adults You can see the beach of Talisay when you go upstairs View from upstairs It was raining when we went their, so you can see wet floors Playground Gazebo You can rent the whole place from 8AM - 6PM. The rental price is 1,800php (as of September 2015) and entrance fee for guest is 150php for adults and 1...
Read more

Villa on a cliff, Oslob Cebu

Image
One afternoon, as I was browsing the net, looking for a perfect place to hide for the upcoming holidays, I saw this very impressive place somewhere located in Southern place of Cebu - Oslob. And that place is called VILLA ON A CLIFF. The place is very perfect for family vacation because it is private, for it is not just a resort or a hotel but a summer home, almost all of their accommodations are served in a family style. And not just that it is also the place where we can visit the famous whale sharks or what we called the butandings. I just can't wait to visit the place someday. Here are the information about Villa on a cliff: VILLA ON A CLIFF is located in a ONE-OF-A-KIND enclave in the coastal town of Oslob, Cebu. It is absolutely private and peaceful. It is not a hotel/resort. It is our summer home and thus, there isn't a restaurant on the property. All meals are home cooked and served family style. We have set menu's to choose from, which is only PHP650/person per m...
Read more