After breakfast at the Zodiac Restaurant at the hotel, Grace, Jandy, Cheska and I joined Grace’s fellow EGI employees who were going, via van, to the popular Tops Lookout (better known as “Tops”), a must-visit viewpoint situated 2,000 ft. (610 m.) atop Busay Hill. On our long drive up the hill’s steep, winding road, we passed by Cebu Plaza Hotel where Grace and I stayed over a decade ago for our honeymoon.
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| Tops Lookout |
About 4 kms. past the hotel, we finally reached Tops and paid the required parking fee and admission fee for each of us. This modernist, fortress-like and well-maintained viewpoint has kiosks where we could buy snacks and drinks; toilet facilities and benches where we could sit and have a breathtaking, panoramic view of Cebu City, Mactan and Olango Islands and Bohol in the background.
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| Our breathtaking view |
It was very windy and a bit chilly while we were there. Other ideal times for a visit are during sunrise or sunset up to the wee hours of evening when you can see the city basking in lights.
Tops Lookout: Brgy. Malubog, Busay, Cebu City, Cebu. Admission: PhP100/pax