You can fly directly from Manila to Cebu. Then you can take a taxi from Mactan Cebu International City to wheel you to Cebu City. The plane ride will take about an hour while the taxi ride won’t take 20 minutes. Read more: Mactan Cebu International Airport Guide

You can take a bus going to Batangas from the MRT Buendia station. Travel time is estimated to be a little less than three hours. You can reach Cebu from the Batangas pier via ferry ride. The ferry ride will take about 18 hours more or less.

2GO Travel offers ferry rides directly from Manila to Cebu International Port. Travel time averages to 11 hours.

The Mactan-Cebu International airport is where most domestic and international routes in Cebu are availed. Buses, jeepneys, taxis, and tricycles are all available in the roads there. If you stick to the cities inside Cebu then cellphone service will be reliable. Outside of the cities though cellphone service can range from spotty to non-existent. During the Sinulog festival the local government sometimes shuts down cell service for security reasons.

The main festival is held in Cebu City. The streets will be filled with vibrant costumed dancers for the eyes and gongs, trumpets, drums for the ears. It really is a riveting assault on the senses. A fluvial procession the day before the parade conveys an image of the Santo Nino to the Basilica de Santo Nino. This happens together with the reenactment of the Christianization of the Datus and the people by the Spanish. The afternoon takes the procession to the major streets of the cities. Novena masses are held in churches. Cultural shows, fun runs, fireworks, film screenings, trade fairs, and a variety of contests are all packed in a single month of celebration to make sure your experience of Sinulog is unforgettable.

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