Mom's Hometown - Tuburan Cebu

Last weekend, we went to my mom's hometown - The Municipality of Tuburan. It is situated in the Northwestern Coast of Cebu Province. Tuburan is known for cold springs and beaches. One of our favorite hang-out is the Molobolo Cold Spring.

Travel time to Tuburan is about 2 hours from the city via Transcentral Hiway by VHire (fare is Php140). You can also take a bus but it will take you "forever" to get to your destination.

On going road construction along Transcentral hiway.

As far as I could remember, the road going to Tuburan was not as good as this. From the city to Tuburan, the national road has been fully rehabilitated.

Aside from single motorcycles, the common service of the people in Tuburan is the balloon-bike.

St. Anthony de Padua Church.

This is used to be the port going to Bacolod.

Other end of the port.

Town's terminal - Vhire and Bus.

Tricyle terminal.

Molobolo from the town proper is approximately 10-15 minutes ride. You can either take a habal-habal or a tricycle.

This way to the famous Molobolo Cold Spring...

Road going to Molobolo Cold Spring.

Parking area. Fee is shocking! Php100 for summer season.

Pool for the kids about 3 feet.

This pool is quite deep around 4-5 feet.

Molobolo spring is surrounded with trees. Spring water flows towards the sea.

Molobolo beach.

The other side of the beach.

Cottages for rent ranges from Php100 to Php500, depends actually on the season. Since it's summer, we had the Php300.

Fresh fish at its finest! For only Php 150/kilo.

Fish is readily available at the beach.

Although the beach is not the famous white sand, sand and pebbles doesn't affect the clearness of the sea water.

The next day, we went out to scout for another beach. And we found this one in Languyon Tuburan. It is not that far though from the town proper but is remotely quite, perfect for relaxation. Since it's not accessible by a 4-wheel car, we walked for about 15-20 minutes. We passed by a very huge Acienda owned by a foreign national.

I haven't seen a carabao for quite a while now. So, I was amazed to see one.

Among the plants in the Acienda is this Acacia tree.

I just remembered my childhood days seeing these two girls playing under the Tamarind tree. 

The longest shoreline I've ever seen in my entire life! Open to public, the shoreline reaches up to the far end  connecting Molobolo beach. No cottages, not crowded. You'll just need to take watch with your young swimmers, since the seashore is already deep within a few steps.

How to get there:

Terminal	Type	VIA	Travel Time	Fare
Ayala Terminal	Vhire	Transcentral hiway	2 hours	Php140
North Bus Terminal	Vhire	Lugo	3 hours	Php140
South Bus Terminal	Corominas Bus	Toledo	3-4 hours	Php80
North Bus Terminal	Pesiao Bus	Lugo	3-5 hours	Php80

Molobolo Cold Spring:

Entrance Fee	Php10/adult
	Php5/child
Parking Fee	Php100/4-wheel vehicle (peak season)
	Php50-Php70/4-wheel vehicle (regular days)
Cottage Rentals	Php200 - Php300 (peak season)
	Php50 - Php150 (regular days)
Overnight	Php500 - P1000

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