Lapu-Lapu City is located on Mactan Island Cebu

Lapu-Lapu City

Lapu-Lapu City is located on Mactan Island Cebu Philippines and is a perfect place for those who love a long holiday on a tropical island with beautiful beaches and great Diving locations. This island is always full of people enjoying the aquatic activities such as swimming and Snorkelling. There are many first class luxurious resorts and white sand beaches on Mactan Island Cebu city has some very excellent restaurants all the major resorts have superb kitchens and fine cuisine. All these destinations are only minutes away from the international airport the second biggest and busiest airport in the Philippines. Because these resorts and tourist places are so close to the airport makes Mactan Island Cebu an ideal holiday destination for all travellers. Learn here about the history of this famous island and the main tourist attractions. Learn about Mactan Island Aquarium and the many fine restaurants and dining locations learn about one of the most luxurious resort on the island the Shangri-la. There are many great tourist attractions and tourist destinations on this magnificent island.

Mactan Island history

Mactan this famous Philippines Island was once known as Opon the name was change because of the famous battle between the native Filipinos and the Europeans. The battle of Mactan island The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan came ashore and was ambushed by the local tribesman and the local chieftain Lapu Lapu this violent battle resulted in the death of Ferdinand Magellan and nearly of his men. The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first arrived in Cebu Philippines with his fleet of ships on 7th of April 1521 Ferdinand Magellan and his men were welcome by the local Philippine people. It was not until later that Ferdinand Magellan true intension's where uncovered he plans to claim the whole of the Philippines Islands for Spain. On 27 of April 15 21 Magellan came ashore with a 100 men and he was ambushed by Lapu Lapu and his 1000 men the Spanish invader was clearly outnumbered Magellan and most of his men died during this battle. On Mactan Island there is a park with monuments painting and a very beautiful garden dedicated to this famous battle. Visitors to the island can visit Magellan and Lapu Lapu shrines. This very import island is also home of Mactan Cebu Philippines International Airport second biggest and busiest airport in the Philippines the largest export processing zone in the country. Mactan is also famous for producing guitars and other types of musical instruments.

Mactan Island Aquarium

The Aquarium is located in Barangay Maribago on the main highway around the island just near White Sands Resort and EGI Condominium Hotel. The aquarium is home to a variety of magnificent fish and marine life see The Philippines Zebra Octopus that can imitate a sea snake to be able to trick his prey. See the Sea turtles lion fish and many more different varieties of Philippines sea life. On arrival you are guided by Marine Biologists introducing you to the different animals explaining how they live in the wild. Mactan island Aquarium have their own personal guided tour this is included in the admission price. Feed the sharks this is the first aquarium in Asia that offers visitors the chance to feed live sharks under expert supervision. The admission price is 250 pesos for adults and 200 pesos for children making it a very cheap activity for the whole family. The Aquarium is open seven days a week, from ten am until six PM daily. This aquarium tries to communicate a very strong conservation message so you not only learn about how these magnificent creature how they live and survive you will also learn how important it is to preserve the oceans and the life of these beautiful animals

The battle of Mactan

Mactan Island Restaurants and Dining

You do not have to look far to find a superior restaurant on Mactan Island. All the first class resorts and hotels are well known for their superb kitchens and fine cuisine. One great place is The Shangri-La with a variety of restaurants with their Chinese dishes and a great Italian restaurant and fresh local sea food a favourite for a lot of people. Classic resort Cowrie Cove at the Shangri-La's Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu offers delicious al fresco dining in a charming beach side location .Finest local seafood offerings magnificent seafood selections to die for try eating at the Shangri-La on Mactan. Enjoy the best wine in the country combined with fresh lobster along with the sound of the ocean gently smashing against the rocks and the fresh cool sea air. You will enjoy a dining experience you will never forget. There are many countless exquisite restaurants on Mactan Island but this one would have to best among one of the finest.

Visitors can stay and enjoy

Visitors can enjoy staying in one of the luxurious resorts on Mactan Island while enjoying the many white sand beaches on Mactan and also conveniently travel to Cebu city for more leisure activities and sightseeing look at my Cebu Philippines web page to learn about the great tourist destinations such as Fort San Pedro, the smallest bastion fort in the country. Tatoist temple beautiful Chinese architecture located in Beverly Hills. Learn where you can go shopping Cebu Philippines has many markets and some very big shopping malls.

Where to stay

Mactan Island has some of the best resorts in the world but the Shangri-La would have to be one of the finest this island has to offer it is only a short distance from the international airport making it an ideal place for the holiday and business traveller. The resort has over 537 with rooms and suites with a Philippines tropical interior design it also has seven magnificent restaurants and bars with two of them severing drinks and light snacks only. It caters for the children less than four years of age with and air condition play room. It has all the other facilities you expect from a first class resort such a spa tennis court cable TV and free Internet service. They also cater for the people who love their aquatic activities. So here you can go wind surfing jet skiing kayaking Snorkelling and dive at some great diving locations. The Shangri la has too many great things to list here you will have to visit the web site if you would like to lean more the Shangri-La