White Sand Beaches Bantayan Island

With its clear blue skies, sparkling blue waters and fine white sand beaches, Bantayan Island is the place to go for a unique summer treat. Set northwest off the tip of mainland Cebu, Bantayan Island hosts local and foreign tourists that promenade to the island especially during Holy Week for a much needed rest and relaxation. Thus, it is marked as the Lenten Capital of the Visayas. Represented of the municipalities of Bantayan, Sta. Fe and Madridejos, the island is best-knownbest-knownbest-knownfamousidentifiedfamousidentified for its row of excellentoutstandingquality beach resorts, succulentlush cuisines with an array of seafood. The island is also the egg basket in the regionarea, supplyingprovidingrendering the demand for egg in Cebu, Leyte and Negros.

• Bantayan is considered as the town proper in the island. It is knownbest-knownfamousidentified for its mouth-wateringappetizing dried fish and squid that most tourists take as food souvenir. Sta. Fe, on the other hand, is famous for its line of beach resorts. As early as February, all resorts are already fully bookedreserved for summer. The island is easilywelleasy accessible from Cebu City. A bus ride from the Cebu North Bus Terminal takesholds the tourist to Hagnaya port which is three3 hours away. From the port, severalvarious ferry boats travelgo one hour to the pier in Sta. Fe.