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The high-end Bluewater Sumilon Resort, one of three such Bluewater properties, lies on the island of Sumilon off Oslob, southeast Cebu.

It is accessible via ferryboat from Dumaguete City, normally a one-hour ride.

In the background is the island province of Siquijor. And in the distance you can see the outline of Bohol.

The Sumilon resort (sumilon@bluewater.com.ph) has everything—well, almost everything—that you can expect on an island getaway.

There is an historic watchtower and a more modern lighthouse, an impressive, blindingly white sandbar, which is the first thing you see when the boat docks; a natural lagoon with mangroves facing the open sea, fish feeding, elegant rooms, pools, a restaurant by the bay, and frolicking with friendly butandings (whale sharks).

A boat cruise around the island costs P1,500, good for a maximum of five persons per boat.

A day tour costs P7,000 with a minimum of two persons. This includes fullboard meals, airport transfers (Cebu or Dumaguete), butanding experience, Tumalog waterfalls experience and island activities.

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