We left Cebu City at 5 in the morning and rode a bus going to Hagnaya Port and by around 8am, we were already at the port securing our ferry tickets.

The travel from Cebu City to the island of Bantayan is smooth and we didn't encounter any problems. Commuting is easy and safe. When we got there, we still have not decided on where to stay. According to most travel blogs I read prior to this trip, Kota Beach Resort has the best view of the shoreline as it has a sand bar but when we got there, the resort is under renovation and they are still cleaning the shoreline filled with seaweeds(?) due to the past typhoon.

So we decided to go to Anika Beach Resort. They say that Anika is a little pricey compared to other resorts and is the favorite place of some celebrities to stay in when in Bantayan. When we got there, we understood why.

Creatively, they used container vans for the construction of the rooms. There are lots of rooms to choose from depending on the price and how near it is to the beach. We settled for the Sunset View rooms priced at 2,000php a night for two persons. 


The resort also has posh-looking beachfront pods that are just perfect for sunbathing. 







For lunch, we decided to take a stroll in the vicinity and most of us were craving for seafood and of course, it's an island so we didn't spent too much time looking for a place that serves seafood. 

The price were too cheap! Each meal only costs a 120 pesos and the serving size is satisfying!

The tricycle drivers "offered" us island hopping packages and since we didn't have anything planned to do on the island, we said yes. The boat picked us up at 3pm after we had our late lunch and we're all aboard! 

Shameless bikini picture on the boat. SORRY!



Although the trip was fun, it was cut short because all of us were mildly to severely stung by some jellyfish. So we headed back to Bantayan to attend to our stung skin.