Tourism industry in Tuburan is yet to emerge as worthy destination for local and foreign tourists. The municipality has to come up with a Tourism Master Plan that will be served to investors and developers who will initiate the improvement of the town’s natural attractions, landmarks, facilities and amenities for tourism development. Private sector and the government support to the plan can greatly influence the upgrading of tourism facilities to meet the desired accreditation, marketing and promotion. 

Tuburan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 58,914 people.^[3]

Tuburan is the hometown of the revolutionary leader Arcadio Maxilom. The Arcadio Maxilom Memorial Library in the Tuburan Museum is named after him.^[4]

Tuburan is known for its crystal-clear springs, beaches, creeks, rivers, caves and natural splendours that draw adventure-seekers and nature-lovers. Among the scenic spots are the springs of Molobolo, Mantawihan, Little Baguio, the Marmol Cliff and Cave, Lantawan Lookout, and the Friendship, Daan Lungsod and Apalan white beaches.

Industrial and domestic products include decorative apparels and fashion accessories made of sea and coconut shells, wood and other indigenous products. Tuburan is likewise indulged in civic and socio-cultural activities and religious events. Launched three years ago, the colorful festivity billed Tubod Festival is held in honor of the Parish’ patron, Saint Anthony of Padua. This great activity demonstrates the Tuburanon temperament, culture and religious devotion.

Top 10 Most Significant Sites:

1. Tuburan Town Museum



Tuburan Town Museum is strategically housed at the 2nd floor of the former municipal building originally an ancestral house of Don Diego Tabotabo, one of the early settlers and administrators of Tuburan. The museum serves as a repository of the Tuburanon heritage representing the Tuburan culture and history over a thousand years unveiling details of its development from pre-history to the present; the LGU and its contributions; the archaeology of Tuburan; the important personages and their significant contributions in Tuburan’s growth; and, the faith and everyday life in the town. 

2. San Antonio De Padua Parish Church



Tuburan, Cebu serves as a landmark of Tuburanon piety and faith. It is in a semi-Romanesque architecture located at the heart of Tuburan, Cebu. The parish has been in existence for more than 150 years and was conferred as the Archdiocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua last January 2007 thus, making it a pilgrim destination for believers who seek temporal and spiritual consolation knowing San Antonio de Padua as the patron of good business, sailors, expectant mothers, the poor, lost souls and items, among others. It commemorates its feast day every June 13. 

3. Molobolo Spring



Molobolo Spring is Tuburan’s major spring and has been for a long time now used as the source of water for household purposes. The spring abundantly oozes out cold spring water (1 cu. m. /sec.) continuously spilling volumes of water through the beach fronting it. Molobolo has also been considered as a favorite destination for locals and tourists alike. It is accessible by any means of transportation.

4. Marmol Cliff



Marmol Cliff  is Tuburan’s famous gigantic twin marble rock offering any adventurer ultimate pleasure of experiencing the beauty of nature. The boulders and spacious cave on the side of the cliff had been useful for Filipino Katipuneros during WWII. More to it, this wide cliff which stands in different heights of over hundred feet with all its enchantment is also the spot where the Maria Cacao & Joaquin Tang-an Story lies.

5. Adela River



Adela River   is a natural boundary that separates Poblacion and Daan Lungsod, the original town site of Tuburan. It is approximately a 3-kilometer stretch of brackish river going through lined nipa palm trees and passes by three of the many natural springs of Tuburan from the shore of Daan Lungsod namely Guiwanon, San Juan and ending at Mantawihan Spring. The Local Government Unit of Tuburan is now underway with a river cruise development in the area. 

 6. Lantawan Tunnel



Lantawan Tunnel   is located within Tuburan Lantawan Resort, a private development in Panas, Daan Lungsod, Tuburan, Cebu. According to local folks, this preserved hole was originally dug during the Japanese Occupation reportedly used as their jump down area from fighter planes and occupied as their hideout during WWII. 

7. Tubod Festival



Tubod Festival   started on June 12, 2006 as Tuburan’s unique festival presentation which covers the multi-faceted characteristics of the Tuburanon as to their nature, culture, history and religion. This festival portrays each Tuburanon as an ardent believer of Saint Anthony of Padua and gratefulness for having been blessed with a place so rich in natural resources especially natural springs. The occasion happens every June 13 highlighting the annual town feast honoring patron saint San Antonio de Padua.

8. Sto. Niño and Apalan Marine Sanctuaries



 Santo Niño and Apalan Marine Sactuaries were established sometime in 2003 by the Municipality of Tuburan, Cebu under its CBRMP (Community-Based Resource Management Program) aimed to protect the town’s coastal resources. Presently, these are considered as ideal diving and snorkeling sites with healthy reef and abundant growth of soft and hard corals housing fishes, marine turtle, butterfly fishes, barramudi cod and other colorful aquarium species. 

9. The Site of the Tabaquelera in Tuburan

Tuburan was among the very few towns in Cebu being installed with a Tabaquelera under the Tobacco Monopoly Policy of the Spaniards in the early 1900s. Aside from being a commercial center, it is also considered as the mute witness to the grave battle of the Katipuneros and Spanish soldiers.

10. Dao Tree (Dracontomelon dao)

Dao Tree in Barangay Jagbuaya, Tuburan, Cebu. This giant local tree is approximately two hundred years old and could possibly be one of the centennial trees in the Philippines. It has a diameter of more than 7 cubic meters and considered as a threatened species of great significance to the country’s biodiversity as recorded in the 1980 “Red List” of the International Conservation Union. 

Additional Significant Relics

1. Vietnamese “Chu Dau” Celadons excavated at a burial site somewhere along the boundary of barangays San Juan and Cogon, Tuburan, Cebu taking part of the Tuburan Town Museum exhibition.

2. Referred to by archeologists as Indo-Pacific Monochrome Drawn Glass Beads or Indo-Pacific Bead or “Mutisalah” – an Indonesian word for false pearl, dug-out by local looters at Barangay San Juan, Tuburan, Cebu being displayed at the Tuburan Town Museum indicating foreign trading between the inhabitants of Tuburan with Vietnamese or Thai trades who brought these beads for barter.

3. Church Bells (1873-1883) donated by Don Fausto Tabotabo, to the Parish of San Antonio de Padua and have since been used as public buzzer for religious ceremonies hanging at the church’ belfry.

Other Destinations:

Mantawihan Spring

Long time ago, during full moon, there was a time that a fisherman saw a mantaga when he passed along the spring. Individuals lived near to the spring told that there were two “Mantaga” or a giant octopus lived the spring who named “Manta” and “Wihan “.  That’s the reason why they named the spring MANTAWIHAN.After the spots discovered, it turned into the most visited places here in Tuburan. Because of the clear water, it made many people like to swim. However, when there’s a period of time that numerous individuals got a skin disease called “Bun-i” or ringworm in the wake of swimming that’s why they wouldn’t like to swim again because they were scared about the disease. It’s just only a few of individuals who would prefer not to back again moreover, there are a lot of people are still revel in swimming in the spring. Now, the spring was developed and likewise the water come to be sheltered to the said skin ailment.

VIDAR BEACH RESORT, TUBURAN, CEBU


Vidar Family Resort is located on the western side of Cebu’s provincial island in the Philippines.
Vidar Beach Resort is about 4 kilometers from Tuburan, the town where this establishment is conveniently located. This resort is a wide and spacious where you can have your private and quite for relaxation and retreat. While others come to relax, some groups come to have group dynamic activities, such as team-building and such events.

Boulevard in Tuburan

Boulevard is often associated with a “street” or a "lane" that is over lined with trees. 

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