Sirao-Flower-Farm in Cebu
It’s the time of the year again (end of October) when people flock to visit the only place in Cebu where we could see and feel what spring could possibly be. Last year, it went viral and people were ecstatic in sharing their own photos and flaunt them to their social media.
Celosia Argentea usually grows in China and India during mid-spring to summer. No wonder, Cebuanos gather and take pleasure from the beautiful scenery.
How to get there:
- You can go by private vehicle.
- Habal – habal . Habal2x is a Cebuano Term for a motorcycle ride towards your area of destination. Pay depends on the distance and destination. In this case, the drivers are usually waiting at JY Square located in Lahug, Cebu. Travel time is around 40-45 minutes and costs 100-200 php (roundtrip) depending as to how you haggle.
At Sirao Farm:
- Entrance fee is 30 php, you can take unlimited photos and enjoy the scenery as well. However, you’d pay a higher fee If you wish to shoot videos which costs 100 php.
- Usually people expect the area to be vast but it’s actually small to medium-sized fields.
- Flowers are sold at around 35-50 php. Mind you, they are freshly-picked.
Additional Information and Tips:
- Sirao-flower-farm in Cebu is compared to Amsterdam in Netherlands. Since The Philippines is a tropical country, Filipinos are fond of it.
- Habal-habal is not a hundred percent safe but for it’s the only way to get there especially when you don’t have your own vehicle. If you want to rent a taxi, it’ll be safer but more expensive.
- The flowers aren’t available the whole-year round. The main purpose of the flowers are to be harvested for; All saints’-day(November 1), All souls’ day (November 2), and Sinulog (every 3rd Sunday of January).
