Discover CAMOTES Island!

CAMOTES, an island in North East part of Cebu Province. Inhabited by marvelous people. The island consists of four municipalities, namely San Francisco, Poro, Tudela and Pilar. The island is gifted with picturesque tourist spots such as: Mangodlong Paradise Beach Resort, Mangodlong Rock Resort, Santiago Bay Garden and Resort, Lake Danao Park, Baywalk, Buho Rock Resort, Busay Falls, and Bukilat Cave.

Buho Rock Resort

Mangodlong Rock Resort

Camotes was given its name of a famous local tale. The tale was about when a foreign person asked a local who is eating or harvesting camote (root crop) about what was the name of the place (Camotes). The local didn’t understand what the alien says, the local thought that the person was asking about the name of the root crop of the local is holding. And the tale goes on and on, the island was then called a Camotes Island.

Mangodlong Paradise Beach Resort

San Francisco is a third income class municipality in the province of Cebu. The oldest church in the island is located in Poro. There famous delicacy called Cassava Cookies is made from Tudela. The island celebrates festivals within its municipalities; San Francisco hosts Soli-Soli Festival, Poro for Tagbo Festival, Tudela for Cassava or Balanghoy Festival, and Pamugsay Festival for Pilar. The people are celebrating this festivities for so many reasons and its part in there tradition. They celebrate this in honour of their patron saints.

Busay Falls

Foreigners travel to Camotes Island to explore what it can offer. Tourists unwind in resorts, hotels and etc. They feel relax because of its spectacular sunlight and sunset, beautiful white sand, crystal clear ocean, fresh air and peaceful island.

Bukilat Cave

Timubo Cave

Camotes Island is known as "Lost Horizon of the south". It is also known to be a safe haven or it could be a paradise for magnificient landscape and gift of nature.

Santiago Bay Garden and Resort

Researcher: Solante, Alanis Kyle

Graphic Artist: Megriño, Mary Claire

Editor: Pagobo, Joana Maria Eliza

Photographer: Becalas, Jemelyn

Public Relation Officer: Cabahug, Recah Muntah