4 Comments May 23rd, 2009

has anyone went to camotes philippines? where is the best place to stay?

auggie s asked:


my friends and i are interested on visiting the island. just want to know the best beach resort to stay and safest way to get there.

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4 Responses to “has anyone went to camotes philippines? where is the best place to stay?”

  1. marcelino angelo Says:
    May 24th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Try this site:

  2. Coy Says:
    May 27th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    camotes in cebu?

  3. cay Says:
    May 28th, 2009 at 10:58 am

    Camotes Island

    Camotes Island is situated in Central Visayas, in the Philippines. It is a part of the province of Cebu in Region VII. Camotes Islands is located east of Cebu and west of Leyte . Camotes Island is made up of three main sub-islands and divided into four municipalities. This four capital towns are Pilar, Poro, San Francisco and Tudela. Camotes Island’s photography is hilly. The highest point of the island is 386 meters above sea level. It’s climate is characterized by distinct dry season. The island is approximately 562 kilometers south east of Manila, 62 kilometers north east of Cebu and 25 kilometers west of Ormoc. Camotes Island has a total size of 20,964 hectares.

    Camotes Island Transportation

    Access to the island is by boat. There are daily boats from mainland Cebu to Camotes Island.

    E.B. Aznar Shipping:

    The travel time is a leisurely 4 hours on a clean and comfortable large boat. The boat docks at Poro Island port. You can board on this boat at Pier 2 in Cebu.

    The Aznar boat leaves daily at 9:00pm from Cebu and arrives in Camotes Island at 1:00am. From Camotes Island, the boat leaves at 11:00am and arrives in Cebu City at 3:00pm.
    Fares from Cebu to Camotes Island and vice versa:
    Tourist: P280.00 pesos
    Economy: P220.00

    However, if you miss this boat, you will have to travel north of Cebu to Danao City, which is about an hours’ drive north of Cebu. There are other smaller outrigger boats, which takes you to the island, in 2.5 or 3 hours depending on the sea’s temperament. This is not the most comfortable ride, but i can sure you, a very interesting one. You will have an opportunity to sit next to chickens, cows, and pigs,, and people retching out of nausea, and motionsickness !

    Pumpboats to Camotes Island:

    From Ouano Wharf, Mandaue City daily at 1:00pm/
    Fare: P200.00
    From Danao City to Camotes Island/
    Fare: P 180.00

    From Ormoc, Leyte to Tudela, Camotes Island:
    Pumpboats departs at 09:00AM and 01:00PM
    Travel Time – 3 hrs.

    Communication

    A postal service office and telecommunication offices provide communication services. Otherwise, a cellular phone is accessible in all parts of the island. Landlines are also available for business and residential purposes which is powered by Globelines communication.

    Since there are landlines like globelines, a dial up service is available. Smart offers WIFI in Camotes, but they need to come up with more customers before they can offer the service to the island. Not many people in camotes owns a computer so it may take a while for SMART to offer this service.PLDT(Philippines Long Distance Telephone) offers a wireless internet connection that would be applicable to all the islands all over the Philippines.

    Accommodations

    In Esperanza, Poro, there’s a hotel called My Little Island Hotel. They offer a lot of services with a variety of good food.

    The islanders are group of warm, caring, and hospitable people. Numerous families are more than glad to play host to tourist and visitors through thier “Home-stay” program.

    Granada Pension House rent airconditioned rooms.Please inquire the local Tourism Council through PLDT 109 for reservations and for furthur details.

    A simple cozy beachhouse by the sea with all the amenities is avaialable at “Das Leichthaus”.

    try also this sites ,

  4. CHASER Says:
    May 29th, 2009 at 2:25 am

    that would be Mangodlong Beach or you can stay at Santiago beach…

    basically u need to get to Danao port to board a small ship going to Camotes Island, once you arrive, some local transportation like jeepneys or tricycles are available to get you to where you want to stay…

    Have a great time there, bec me and my friends sure did!!!

    too bad i wasnt able to find the sites..