FUNtastic Island

FUNTASTIC ISLAND

(Gibitngil Island, Medellin, Cebu)

One of the most anticipated time of the year has finally arrived, and this time I am northbound!

Summer, nowadays can either be both a blessing or a curse – depends on the eye of the beholder really – hahah!

Due to the scorching heat summer brings, people tend to flock out from their comfort zones and go to some place that will ease the heat, at least, momentarily. Well, for people like us with very itchy soles there is really no season nor time, all we need is a location and off we go  (oh I forgot, money of course! Lol)!

FUNTASTIC Island in Gibitngil Island, Medellin, Cebu has been sitting in my bucket list for quite some time now and thought maybe it's about time to give it a go for this summer's jaunt. Someone was kind and sweet enough to lend us a ride for free (to & fro) so we saved money on the fare *yey!*. We started our journey early Saturday morning (3 A.M.) and reached Kawit, Medellin public market at around 6 AM. Strolled the market for prolly an hour or less to buy food and things we will need, and then off we go to Kawit shoreline where our rented pump boat that will take us to Gibitngil Island was waiting.

The boat ride took about 15-20 minutes, but during that span of time the view is just spectacular! The rock formations are just jaw-dropping, and I'd say it was one of the highlights of our trip.

It somehow gives you an imagination of Moher Cliffs in Ireland

Water is just crystal!

Approaching the Island...

Zip line

We were just a tad bit surprised and a tad bit disappointed to see a not-so-little community residing at the island. No offense meant, but mostly before I go to a place I try to study and gather some helpful information or tips as much as I could so as to be prepared for some “God-Knows-What” type of things. However, none of the blogs I've read got this information or maybe I just did not read all of the blogs related to this place. Anyway, that was just a minority issue to compare to the whole experience. The locals are very polite, helpful and always willing to assist.

The cottages has different rates, but we were early birds so we got the biggest kiosk on top (*wink*). It was so convenient for us because we were very near to the grilling area and the 30 ft. high cliff dive. It was really a summer outing well spent, but we did not stay the whole day because we had other plans which you will see in my next post ZIPAWAY. After beach bumming, our next plan was to go nature tripping to the mountainous area of Caputatan Norte, Medellin.

I can't go on without sharing our version of boodle fight prepared by my friend whose chef alter ego was awakened on that day (lucky us! IKR! )

EXPENSES & ACTIVITIES YOU CAN ENJOY:

Bus fare – no definite idea but according to locals, 180 Php

Zip line – 50

Paddle Boarding – 200 per hour

Kayaking - 200 per hour

Tarzan Jump – 50

Pump Boat Rent – 1,500