Top 10 Things to do in Bantayan Island, Philippines

November 11, 2017 Esmeralda Fenner

Discover the best top things to do in Bantayan Island, Philippines including Paradise Beach, Skydive Greater Cebu, St. Peter and Paul Church, Virgin Island, Omagieca Mangrove Garden, Santa Fe Butterfly Garden, Marikaban Beach, Ato Ni Bai, Karaoke Bar, Seabreeze Kite Club, Arlei Travel & Tours.
Restaurants in Bantayan Island

1. Paradise Beach

Philippines +63 912 345 6789
Excellent
57%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
4%
Terrible
2%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 157 reviews

Paradise Beach

Reviewed By Bigozzi

Arrived by banka as part of our island hopping trip
Being a weekday was only 10 people here
50 Piso entrance fee
Clearwater and white sand beach
Not much shade apart from under the rocks
Great picture opportunity and shouldn't be missed if visiting bantayan. Is

2. Skydive Greater Cebu

Santa Fe Airport, Santa Fe, Philippines
Excellent
98%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
1%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 54 reviews

Skydive Greater Cebu

Reviewed By Chee Ming L

Beautiful Beaches, beautiful weather, affordable lifestyle, and more importantly beautiful team in Skydive Greater Cebu made this the perfect place for 1st time AFF learner like me. Laid back, no stress, "part-of-the-family" environment, too bad I need to get back to work, but will be back soon definitely.

3. St. Peter and Paul Church

Philippines
Excellent
46%
Good
42%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 101 reviews

St. Peter and Paul Church

Reviewed By Chrysantlily - Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Went here to pray and also to admire its architecture. Walls are from corals. Majestic church, built from hundreds of years ago. Read somewhere that locals usually use this building as a safe haven during calamities including wars and typhoons. When I went here there was a wedding that is about to start so couldn't really explore much.

4. Virgin Island

Philippines +63 917 322 2115
Excellent
43%
Good
29%
Satisfactory
15%
Poor
7%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 228 reviews

Virgin Island

Reviewed By Aleksander M

Virgin Island it’s fantastic. It has beautiful cottage, bar, places where you can hide from the sun and excellent cliff jumping area. Everything is well designed and staff care about plants and cleanliness. And prices for entry are reasonable. Definitely worth a visit.

5. Omagieca Mangrove Garden

Philippines
Excellent
31%
Good
45%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 44 reviews

Omagieca Mangrove Garden

Reviewed By Januspaggers

We went to the mangroves because it was interesting then found out later on it was featured in a Filipino movie.
There's a walkway made of bamboo and we visited during low tide so we saw some crabs with one large claw (my boyfriend said it looks like him when I'm not around).
We had mango homemade ice cream (best ever, don't skip it please) and just walked around looking at the mangroves. That's it.

6. Santa Fe Butterfly Garden

G. Borraska Street, Santa Fe 6047, Philippines +63 916 274 2321
Excellent
70%
Good
23%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 13 reviews

Santa Fe Butterfly Garden

Soft sounds, tranquility, bright colors and light meet beauty, nature, harmony and magical flight…showcasing 22 species of live butterflies in our beautiful garden.

Reviewed By jamie s - London, United Kingdom

Stunningly manicured and landscaped garden, filled with many different varieties of beautiful butterfly's. As you enter the knowledgeable staff take you and your kids on a magical tour through the evolution of a butterfly from caterpillar, through to the chrysalis, to the hatching butterfly's. They even let our 5 year old release the batch that was ready. It was almost impossible to get the kids out of there even on Christmas Day. Great place. A must see in Santa Fe.

7. Marikaban Beach

Santa Fe 6047, Philippines
Excellent
26%
Good
48%
Satisfactory
26%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4 based on 15 reviews

Marikaban Beach

Reviewed By ShavyB - Roeselare, Belgium

There are nicer beach than this, we have a quick stop while exploring the island with scooter. If you can't move any further this will not a bad place to swim, it has white sand but not very clean

8. Ato Ni Bai, Karaoke Bar

A. Batobalonos Street, Santa Fe 6047, Philippines +63 928 001 3981
Excellent
90%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
10%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 10 reviews

Ato Ni Bai, Karaoke Bar

Ato Ni Bai Karaoke Bar is a friendly bar. Ato Ni Bai means "this is our my friends" (english) "sa atin to Pre"(tagalog). This is the native bar more in Filipinos style, same as the prices of our beverages, we don't offer heavy meal but only pika-pika/polutan,and lastly we have karaoke for which Filipinos loves to sing and dance, even Foreigners like to sing too. We have new good choice of songs. Just take a break and drop by and have fun in ATO NI BAI KARAOK BAR. See you guys.

Reviewed By AndyTen - Germany

If you are looking for a place to have some 'after dinner drinks' in Santa Fe in a friendly and familiar atmosphere 'Ato Ni Bai' bar is the place to be - especially when traveling alone.
The bar is located close to the MJ Food Square, next to the Bavarian Beergarden and opposite of Blue Ice bar.
It opens rather late (I think 8pm) but it was always so much fun.
Their staff were all very accommodating and so was also their owner Jen who always makes an effort that everybody gets involved to have fun like singing Karaoke or starting conversation and so on. It feels like a big family soon.
I went inside by chance strolling home from MJ square and thanks to Jen it was developing quickly to a fun night, so I decided to come back also on the next night and it already felt like home.
What I also liked about the place was the healthy mix of tourists and locals. In some of the other bars around you might only find tourists.
Price of drinks was very affordable (1 litre Red Horse was 100PHP ).
When I ever will have the chance to get back to Bantayan Island, I will definitely go there again.

9. Seabreeze Kite Club

Santa Fe 6047, Philippines
Excellent
60%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 5 reviews

Seabreeze Kite Club

Kitesurfing lessons in a coconut, windy Island not far from Cebu, Philippines! This is the ultimate beginner spot for riding and learning in a safe environment with World class IKO teachers. Seabreeze Kite Club with all their centers in Asia is a 'must do' and a great recipe to tick it off the " bucket list." Come over for an awesome kite holiday or long weekend and see the action for yourself.

Reviewed By Kay P

The location is great for kite Surfing, nice great breeze and the beach is crystal clear water with a very white sand. Very professional team with a great vibe. I would recommend this activity on the Island. No need for searching as they have the ultimate sport to do so.

10. Arlei Travel & Tours

Cebu South Road, Sulangan 6000, Philippines
Excellent
100%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5 based on 2 reviews

Arlei Travel & Tours

Arlei Travel & Tours offers exciting and budget friendly tour packages with our wide variety of travel destinations. Discover and explore the wonders of Cebu.

Reviewed By 188familyman - Toronto, Canada

This is our second time using this company to road trip our way around both Cebu and Negros for quick getaways now.
Cant recommend them enough!
Knowledgeable drivers - very courteous and careful but will step on it if needs arise (like being late-ish for the last ferry!
Vans are new (Super Grandia one time and new Nissan next time), and very comfy. Drivers always help with transferring all the bags and pillows and stuff to and from rooms and our guy was respectful and polite all the time.
Try a different trip, leave the car at home and just enjoy the ride!

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