Saturday, May 24, 2008 Suroy Sugbo off to Camotes today
SUROY Suroy Sugbo heads to Camotes today for what is considered as the most popular leg of Cebu Province’s tourism activity.
At least 144 paying foreign and local tourists have already confirmed to join the tour.
Today’s trip also has the most number of tourists that the Provincial Government had to accommodate for the Camotes
group of islands, consisting of the towns of Tudela, San Francisco, Poro and Pilar.
Capitol executive assistant Mona Clarita Zosa said that last year, there were only about 120 paying tourists who joined the Camotes Island Suroy Suroy Sugbo.
Limited seats
She said that they had to refuse some tourists for the fourth “Enchanting Camotes” tour because of the limited number of seats in the fast craft.
Resorts, hotels and pension houses could have accommodated more tourists, Zosa said.
“Enchanting Camotes” is the most popular destination of the Suroy Suroy Sugbo tourism program. “Because it is more on leisure. They really enjoy the beaches,” Zosa said.
The tour’s first stop is the Municipality of Tudela. Both the reception and program will be at the Bukilat Cave, where, according to myths, some spirits live.
Tourists will then be transported to Buho Resort in Poro, where lunch will be served. The group will then visit Lake Danao in the Municipality of San Francisco.
For the first time, volleyball will be included as one of the activities of the Suroy Suroy.
At Santiago Bay, the Cebu Volleyball Association (Ceva) will hold an exhibition game, where tourists will also have a chance to compete.
Ancestral houses
The tour will then proceed to another resort, Mangodlong, for dinner.
Tomorrow, the group will go to the Municipality of Pilar for a heritage walk to ancestral houses.
Enchanting Camotes will be the last stop of the third Suroy Suroy Sugbo this year.
While Zosa said that summer is the best time to go to Camotes, the weather condition has been unpredictable lately
because of the La Niña phenomenon.
Zosa assured that they are coordinating with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa) and the Coast Guard for weather updates. (JGA)
