Walled pueblo photo gallery
Click on the photos to view bigger sizes and captions. Photos by Sun.Star website, Sun.Star Cebu chief photographer Alex Badayos, and Argao Tourism Commission.
Around Argao
Eco-tour guardians under the leadership of Argao tourism chair Alex K. Gonzales arrange tours to various points of interest in the town. Advance booking is needed for all tours.
Heritage Tour
Walled pueblo photos
Walled pueblo video
The heritage tour is a leisurely visit to old structures and buildings inside the Spanish settlement called walled pueblo and other areas [...]
Majestic Bugasok Falls
For visitors with a streak of adventure, a trek to Bugasok falls in Barangay Conalum, one of Argao’s mountainous villages, is a must.
A national treasure, Bugasok can be reached by walking upriver along forested cliffs and solid boulders. One may be blessed to see unique birds and fauna. (View photos of Bugasok [...]
The man behind selling Argao to tourists
Alex Gonzales, the man behind the “Katilingbanong Turismo” of Argao (Community Tourism), desires to continually share the treasures of his hometown.
Now in his 50s, he tries to explain what fuels his desire to put Argao as a number one tourist destination in the island.
Here is his story.
In 2002, while he was undergoing a heart operation, [...]
House of the Agta
An agta is a Philippine mythical creature described as tall, brown, and hairy, and usually portrayed as smoking a big tobacco pipe. As to why a cave in the southeastern town of Argao in Cebu should be named “Balay sa Agta” (House of the Agta) would soon get clear when one gets to the very [...]
