Overnight Side Trip to Lake Sebu (A Travel Guide)

After years of wanting to go to Lake Sebu, I finally found an opportunity to visit this place. We were planning our annual family vacation (which we’ve decided to be Davao this year) so my husband and I figured we could book a flight to General Santos City, go on an overnight trip to Lake Sebu before heading to Davao to meet the rest of the family.

SUGGESTED ITINERARY FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP

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Time	Activity
10:00 AM	Departure from Manila to General Santos via Cebu Pacific Air
12:05 PM	Arrival in General Santos International Airport
12:30 PM	Check-in at Anchor Hotel There are a lot of hotel choices in General Santos but we decided to go with Anchor Hotel since we needed a place to leave our huge luggage behind and just bring an overnight pack to Lake Sebu. Anchor Hotel is a sister company of Dolores Lake Resort, the place we stayed in Lake Sebu, so they allowed us to leave our things and arrange for a complimentary airport transfer.
1:00 PM	Quick lunch at Anchor Hotel
2:00 PM	En route to Lake Sebu from Bulaong Terminal in General Santos City
4:30 PM	Arrival at Lake Sebu We met Sir Mark, the tour guide we arranged prior to our visit, at the van terminal. We also arranged for him to pick us up at the terminal and take us to our resort.
5:00 PM	Check-in at Dolores Lake Resort
5:30 PM	Dinner with Sunset We were scrambling and hurrying because it was almost sunset. I saw a restaurant/canteen on the way which was facing west and overlooking the lake so we decided to eat there.
8:00 PM	Back at Dolores Lake Resort to rest

There are also other sunset viewpoints which you can go to on your first day. We were hungry the moment we arrived in Lake Sebu and all we could think of was food so we chose an overlooking restaurant. If food is not your priority, my suggestion would be to go with Evelandia Lake Vista or Divine Mercy Sanctuary.

How to Go to Lake Sebu

Going to Lake Sebu was actually easier than I had expected. If your are coming from Manila, there are