About Barili, Cebu City Philippines

How to get to Barili

Barili can be reached by public buses or V-Hire (heading to Moalboal or further south) from the Cebu South Terminal in Cebu City with an estimated travel time of about 1 1/2 hours. 

Barili is a third class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 65,524 people. Barili is located 61 kilometres (38 mi) southwest of Cebu City. It is bounded on the south by the municipality of Dumanjug; on the north by the municipality of Aloguinsan; on the east by the municipalities of Carcar and Sibonga; and on the west by the Tanon Street. It is home to its main tourist attraction, the Mantayupan Falls.

History

The word Barili comes from the name of a local grass called balili. The municipality was founded in 1632, though the parish of Barili was established in 1614. A cross was planted by Spaniards led by Captain Juan Juarado at their arrival at 1502, and still exists today.

 BARILI CHURCH - Patron Saint: St. Anne (Sta. Ana)

Kaumahan Festival in Barili, Cebu

 A festival of revelry where merry making and showcasing of Barili’s agricultural products takes center stage which give rise to the town’s agricultural and economic development.

Accommodation in Barili

Barili only has a branch of the Shamrock Pension house (tel 63 32 470-9235, 255-2900) located above the Shamrock bake house, the place in which buses going to and from Moalboal take a pit stop.

Places to Explore:
  Mantayupan Falls

It is the main natural attraction in Barili. It is also one of Cebu's tallest waterfalls. Mantayupan Falls, also known by the locals as Ambakan Falls, has two levels. The first level are three waterfalls with the height of 14 meters. The second level is a waterfall which is 98 meters high.

Second Level - 98 meters

First Level - 14 meters

Tips:
-- Town proper (market area) to Mantayupan Falls - PhP20 (habal-habal)
-- Entrance - PhP10
-- There is a parking fee for motorcycles and cars.

Tilapia Fishing Village and Restaurant

This is near Mantayupan Falls. One can relax here, and order a tilapia cooked in your own preference for lunch.

 

Sayaw Beach + Rock Formations and Caves

This is one of Barili's famous beaches. White-sand, pristine, clean, and with a great view of Negros Oriental, Sayaw Beach is ideal for swimming and beach bumming. One can also go boating to see the rock formations and caves near the beach.

 

Sayaw Rock Formations

                                                                       Cave

Tips: 
-- Town proper (market area) to Sayaw Beach - PhP7 (multicab)
-- Entrance - PhP10
-- Boating -  PhP200-300 per boat
-- Sayaw Beach is along the national highway.

Molave Milk Station

A place to cool down and refresh. This place offers fresh milk from cows and carabaos, ice cream, yogurt, and cheese, along with barbecue, ngohiong, siopao, and siomai.

 

 You can also visit these places: Boloc-Boloc Spring, Candugay Beach, Paril Mountain Resort, Paradise Valley Mountain Resort












For Your Taste-buds
Try the sweet and delicious treats at the Molave Milk Station!

 Travel Tips:
1. Take the early morning bus from Cebu City's South Bus Terminal to avoid traffic. You can choose between aircon and ordinary buses.
2. Tell the driver's aide (konduktor) to drop you at Shamrock Terminal, you can hire a habal-habal for Mantayupan Falls there or you can walk towards the market area.
3. Buses and jeepneys are plying the Barili to Cebu City route until around 6 or 7 pm.
  


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