7 Baybay City Native Delicacies Every Tourist Should Try
Baybay City may be the ideal spot for any tourist to explore and, of course, buy pasalubongs when it comes to local delicacies. This city features a plethora of regional delicacies.
Traveling to Baybay City for the first time? This detailed and curated travel guide will make it easy for you to navigate your way inside, save money, and maximize your time.
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HOW TO GET TO BAYBAY
Direct Flights from Manila, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and more are being served to Tacloban. Flights are operated by Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, and AirAsia.
✓ ENTRY POINT MANILA (NAIA) or CEBU (MCIA) or DAVAO
- By Airplane (Cebu pacific, Airasia and Philippine Airlines)
Board a plane going to Tacloban from Manila.
At Tacloban Airport, ride a jeepney to ‘Downtown’ or the city proper for P50. Ask to be dropped at Van-Van’s or Duptours terminal for a van for Baybay.
At the terminal, hop on a Van-van’s or Duptours van en route to Maasin City, Southern Leyte via Baybay city. The van fare is P150 and the trip usually takes about two hours.
✓ ENTRY POINT CEBU (Pier 3)
- By Boat (Roble Shipping Lines)
From Cebu, ride the Roble Shipping lines boat at Pier 3 to Naval, Biliran. Roble Shipping Lines serves the route 6x a week and at 7:30pm. Travel Time is around 6 hours. Fare is about PHP 660.00 per person.
At Naval, Biliran ride a Van (van-vans, Duptors or Grandtours) to Baybay or Ormoc.
- By Fast Craft or Fast Boat (2GO, Oceanjet or Weesam)
From Cebu, ride any of the three boats at Pier 1 to Ormoc City, Leyte. The three fast crafts serve the route daily. Travel Time is around 3 hours. Fare is PHP 1100.00 per person.
At Ormoc City port, walk towards the terminal.
At the terminal, ride a van/bus going to Baybay. Travel time is about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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7 Baybay City Native Delicacies Every Tourist Should Try
1. Cassava Chips
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
Ready-to-eat cassava chips are made from finely grated cassava tubers processed into bite-sized cassava wafers and crisply fried in oil. It comes with garlic and malunggay flavor.
2. VACUUM-FRIED JACKFRUIT
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
- Vacuum-fried jackfruit is a sweet crunchy snack rich in energy, dietary fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants.
- It is processed without artificial preservatives that can compromise your health.
- Every bite comes with real jackfruit goodness!
3. D Foretors fruit veggies halo halo
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
One-of-a-kind nutritious rendition of Pinoys all-time favorite “Halo-Halo”. You can never go wrong with Fruit & Veggies Halo-Halo, healthy in every bite!
4. Peanut Triangle
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
Peanut triangle in pillow pack enriched with the best quality peanuts suitable for everyone and any occasion.
Read more: 11 Things to Do in Baybay City
5. Fried Sweet Potato
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
Sweet fermented beverage from a newly developed purplish-white variety of taro and black rice, Arabon.
A “dessert wine” that is rich in anthocyanin, a natural antioxidant. So, health-conscious people should not miss Tarroz with an indigenous Balinese microbial state that is used in fermentation.
The sweet alcoholic pure extract will surely clinch the thirst of those with a strong passion for good wine.
6. YUCA PUFF
- Shop: VSU Pasalubong Shop
- Address: Pangasugan, Baybay City
Yuca puffs snack food is made from extruded dried cassava grates with a certain mixture of water, oil, and salt. The product comes in varied flavors. The product is developed and produced by Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops) as a healthy alternative snack.
7. NATIVE BAGS
- Shop: UPLIFTED PLARIDEL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION for RAPID DEVELOPMENT (UPWARD) or SAN AGUSTIN HANDICRAFTS ASSOCIATION (SAHA)
- Address: Barangay Plaridel, Baybay City, Leyte or Barangay San Agustin, Baybay City, Leyte
- Contact: 0998-549-3470 or send an email to upweave.2016@gmail.com or Ms. Aileen Cala at 0917-569-9316.
Native Bags!
You can also try to visit Visayas State University, Sea of Clouds, 16,000 LED Roses at Lintaon Peak, Baybay Specialty Pasalubong, DannMar Venue and Tuna Sugba Resto! , Sea of Clouds at Sky Cafe , Mt. Pangasugan , Eastern Sea of Clouds, Historical Immaculate Conception Parish and Tan-awan Peak.
When is the best time to visit the place?
Any time of the day!
Tips for Public Transports
Public transport consists of local buses, jeepneys, and tricycle motorcycles.
a). The local bus (Minibus) services are not a reliable transport service as they run from the city to their destination when they have a full or very near full bus load and return to the city under the same condition.
b). Jeepneys are reliable as they keep running their routes allowing you to hop on or off as required for a very economical cost. Jeepneys allow for a good view and conversations with locals to further your local experiences.
c). Tricycle motorcycles are the most reliable as you hire them for the journey. Most tricycle motorcycle drivers are very knowledgeable and willing to share local knowledge and advice and are also very eager to answer your questions and personally ensure you are well looked after.
Finally, most hotels have arrangements with local tour providers and can arrange multi-destination local tours at a moderate cost.
You may also want to see 13 Best Things to Do in Ormoc, Leyte.
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TIPS, NOTES, AND REMINDERS
- Bring extra clothes so that in every corner, the outfit is different.
- Visit on weekdays to avoid the crowd.
- Bring water so that you can’t be dehydrated.
- Outside foods and drinks are prohibited
Read More: 101 Things to Do in Cebu
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Spend your afternoon in this historic place!
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