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CebuTravel Tips

Everything you need to know before you go.

Vibe
🤿Dive Sites
🐋Whale Sharks
✝️Magellan's Cross
🎉Sinulog Festival
🍖Lechon
🏖️White Beaches

Peak Season

DECEMBER - APRIL

Best Experience
Feels LikeDry Season
Temperature24 — 31°C

Local patterns vary by region.

Shoulder Season

MAY - JUNE

Budget Friendly
Feels LikeTropical
Temperature26 — 33°C

Local patterns vary by region.

Off Season

JULY - NOVEMBER

Avoid
Feels LikeMonsoon
Temperature25 — 32°C

Local patterns vary by region.

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Chat

Messenger

App
The most widely used messaging app by locals and businesses.

Viber

App
Popular alternative for text and calls, especially for professional contacts.
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Money

GCash

App
The dominant mobile wallet in the Philippines, widely accepted everywhere.

Maya

App
Another major digital wallet and banking app for easy payments.
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Utility

Google Maps

App
Essential for navigation, though jeepney routes may not always be accurate.

Waze

App
Highly preferred by drivers for real-time traffic updates in congested cities.
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Delivery

GrabFood

App
Leading food delivery service with the widest restaurant selection.

Foodpanda

App
A strong competitor for food delivery, often with good discounts.
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Transport

Grab

App
Primary ride-hailing app for cars and taxis across major cities.

JoyRide

App
Popular motorcycle taxi app for beating heavy traffic.
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Travel Cards

Beep Card

Card
Stored-value card for Metro Manila's train lines (LRT/MRT) and some buses.
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THE DAILY TARGET

3 Premium Meals + Coffee$20.00
Daily Transport & Buffer$25.00
Activities & Entry Fees$20.00
Daily Spend Target$65.00
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TIPPING GUIDE

Restaurants

Usually 10% service charge included, otherwise 5-10%
5 — 10 %

Taxis and Grab

Round up to the nearest 50 or 100 PHP
1 — 2 USD

"When in doubt, rounding up to the nearest bill is always a safe strategy."

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LOCAL TRANSPORT

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Jeepney

Single Trip
$0.25 — 0.5
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Grab

Single Trip
$2 — 10
⛵

Bangka Ferry

Single Trip
$3 — 20

"Public transit (BTS/MRT) is the fastest way to bypass gridlock."

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Talk Basics

EnglishPronunciation
Hello
koo-moos-tahKumusta
Sorry / Excuse me
pah-sen-shah nahPasensya na
Thank you
sah-lah-mahtSalamat
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Pay & Buy

EnglishPronunciation
Discount?
tah-wahd nah-mahnTawad naman
How much?
mahg-kah-nohMagkano?
Bill please
bill ngah pohBill nga po
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Eat & Drink

EnglishPronunciation
Vegan
wah-lahng sang-kap nah hah-yopWalang sangkap na hayop
Not spicy
hwag mah-ahng-hahngHuwag maanghang
Vegetarian
wah-lahng kar-nehWalang karne
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Help & Safety

EnglishPronunciation
Help!
too-longTulong!
Hospital
os-pee-talOspital
Pharmacy
boh-tee-kahBotika
✋

Polite Refusal

EnglishPronunciation
I have a ride
may mah-sah-sak-yan nah ah-kohMay masasakyan na ako
No thanks
hin-dee, sah-lah-mahtHindi, salamat
Stop here
pah-rah pohPara po
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Utility

EnglishPronunciation
Water
too-big pohTubig po
Toilet
sah-ahn ang C-RSaan ang CR?
Where is...?
sah-ahn ang...Saan ang...
Emergency Contacts
🚨
Police / Tourist911
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Medical / Ambulance911