7 History Tours in Cebu Worth Clearing a Day For

1.The Original Cebu City Historical and Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 81 reviews · from $69Our pick

Explore Cebu City’s historic core, ride a jeepney, taste local street food, and visit ancestral homes, churches, markets, and Magellan’s Cross.

“Phillip is a very knowledgeable and kind tour guide. I learned so much about the history and enjoyed visiting the local restaurants. The food was amazing. As a solo female traveler female traveler I felt very safe and highly recommended this tour. Don’t me afraid to ask for Phillip as your guide, he’s awesome!”

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2.Exploring Cebu City’s rich history and Uphill Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 68 reviews · 8 hours · from $75

Explore Cebu’s historic churches, Spanish fort, hilltop views, Taoist Temple, and more on a private eight-hour city tour.

“What a fantastic trip! This tour hits all of the good spots! Joey, our driver, was fantastic and had a great sense of humor. His driving was very considerate and safe. overall, it was a perfect way to spend a day sightseeing.”

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3.Cebu City Heritage and Uphill Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 31 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $61Best value

Explore Cebu City’s historic core, hilltop temples, flower farm, and sweeping views on a guided half-day tour with transport.

“Amazing! Loved the guide and the places where we been. Super professional and very very friendly”

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4.Historical Street and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $90

Explore Cebu City’s oldest streets, taste balut, visit 16th-century churches, and see Magellan’s Cross on a small-group food tour.

“This tour was so awesome! We loved it. Our guide was amazing and had excellent English and great energy. We experienced riding in the local buses, awesome authentic street foods and historical sites and historical explanations in an exciting 3 hours. We couldn’t recommend enough.”

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5.Cebu Historic and Views Tour Pickup Dropoff and Lunch (private)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $85Top rated

Review of Cebu’s private historic and highland tour, with Sto. Niño, museums, temples, Sirao Gardens, lunch, pickup, and practical tips.

“I'm not always a huge fan of city tours, but this one was definitely worth it. It was incredibly educational and fun. The places we went to in the Itinerary were all worth it.”

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6.BEST OF CEBU: Cebu City Heritage with Uphill Tour | Joiners

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · from $63

Review of Cebu’s 4 to 5-hour heritage and hill tour, with temples, historic sights, gardens, views, pricing, guides, and practical tips.

“Nice varied tour along a large number of highlights of Cebu. I liked the views from the mountains towards the city and other mountains the most. The gardens with the Amsterdam windmill are TOO touristy and look a bit outdated The guide Olivier is not only a happy egg but also talkative and a pretty good singer.Auto-translated”

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7.Cebu Steet food, historical and mountain tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $110

Review of Cebu’s private history, religion, mountain, and garden tour, with Magellan’s Cross, Temple of Leah, Tops Lookout, and hotel pickup.

“We had Leila as our tour guide and Brian as our driver. They both were fantastic and went above and beyond to accommodate us. We loved the itinerary and were able to have an extra stop at the Cathedral. Would highly recommend Read more”

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