Friday, September 30, 2011

Camotes Island Biking Spree

Arrival at Pilar Camotes

      Biking around camotes was such a nice experience. Exploring the beauty it holds. Many destinations been explored and tested our limits. The 5 days biking spree was tiring yet enjoyable.


Camotes Island

Camotes is a group of islands which is part of the province of cebu in the philippines.
The island group is located east of Cebu.
Camotes is composed of the following four islands and their municipalities:
§  Poro: the municipalities of Poro
§  Tudela, Pacijan: the sole municipality is San Francisco.
§   Ponson: the sole municipality is Pilar.
§  Tulang: is part of the barangay Esperanza, which is part of San Francisco.
Source: wikipedia


How to get there:
            You can either take a ferryboat ride from mandaue or from danao. Fare is approximately 200php. If you bring with you a mountain bike, it could be charge +/-50php as experience. 
  
Ferry Boat schedules 
From Mandaue Cebu (GEG Shipping Lines)
Ouano wharf, Mandaue 
(ETD)
Puertobillo Wharf, 
Camotes (ETA)
05:00 a.m.
08:00 a.m.
From Danao Cebu (Super Shuttle Ferry)
Danao (ETD)
Poro, Camotes (ETA)
05:00 a.m.

01:00 p.m.
08:00 a.m.

03:00 p.m.



           
          

 

   

Buho Rock Garden 
abondoned resort in  Poro

Santiago Bay Public Beach

Mangudlong Rock Beach


Bukilat Cave




Redhorse Tirada at Tudela courtesy of Welbert

At the highest point of Camotes - Altavista Quarry


Santiago Bay Public Beach

Santiago Bay


Timobo Cave - Refreshing Cave Waters