Lapu Lapu Resort

... in airports, it did not even bother me, it was only about an hour. The airport is on Mactan Island, and we decided to stay at Lapu Lapu City which is on the Island, rather than Cebu City, it looks like this was a good idea, the ride to the resort felt ...

... taxi. Sure enough, he ended up being a guide, so we hired him. Our first stop was at A Hernando de Magallanes, a monument commemorating Lapu Lapu for defending his men. After that, we were off to see Magellan's Cross. The cross is made of Tindalo Wood, ...

... water, clean enough to drink. We stayed there for a while, then left. After getting to the bottom, we started to drive back to Lapu Lapu. It was a 3 hour drive back, and the whole time I just sat there. When we got back, after what seemed like a never ...

... was a 1 hour flight to Cebu City, and once we landed, we got our bags and got a taxi. Once we got to our hotel, in Lapu Lapu City, the city beside Cebu City, we relaxed there for a while then eventually ate supper. The food at the hotel was great, and the ...

... hard to describe, the water is so clear, we could see straight down to the bottom. We started to make our way back to Lapu Lapu City around 4:30pm, we got back around 7:30pm, and we were all pretty tired.  Tonight we will get ready to leave ...

Hello Today was a full day of sightseeing in both Lapu Lapu City and Cebu City. We hired a driver to take us around, we have started doing this and enjoy having our own driver and it is usually cheaper than the tours.  Essentially all the cab drivers ...

... times and the contrast was striking.  Our luxury resortand a handful of others in the vicinity were surrounded by poverty.  Lapu Lapu City is a crowded ramshackle placefor the most part populated by truly poor people ling in squalid shacks and with ...

... rice I've had on this trip and maybe the best ever. It actually looked like coleslaw, but thank god it wasn't. We walked through Lapu Lapu after eating and looked around at some of the markets.  Then we headed back the hotel to chill and have some ...

... ; Then there came this man named Kuya Jerry (he worked with CBCP)... he was generous enough to take us to places like Lapu-Lapu Shrine.  Thank God for good samaritans like him!  We were able to buy some souvenirs like hand made ...

... get home more-or less dry.     Sea Divers has an acceptable restaurant, so we have the special menu with mackerel steaks and Lapu-lapu fish, plus soup and crème caramel - all only fair. It is too dark in the streets for a late walk, so ...

... . Just a short walk away from Shangri-la Hotel, there's a monument in Punta Engaño that's dedicated in honor of Lapu-Lapu, the island's fearless tribal chief who openly resisted the efforts of Magellan to convert his people to Christianity and become ...

... wishes. Back down the wet wet mountain (scary) for dinner and Monopoly Deal at Mama Luce’s and then moonlit kayaking via Lapu Lapu shrine. Had a very thorough kayak clinic before boarding the boat with Ren; we seemed to drift to one side most of ...

... for the taxis and general lovely hospitality. We journeyed through Mactan Island (where the airport is located) to Boyla Diving Resort in Lapu Lapu City. Our journey took us past goats, roaming cats and dogs, street vendors, mango stalls, children and ...

... Fedinand Magellan got killed. When he came here he had already secured the cooperation of all the local chiefs with the exception of Lapu-Lapu, the chief of Mactan. Lapu-Lapu wouldn't agree so Magellan came back with one boat and 50 of his best soldiers. ...