Shangri La Mactan Beach

Shangri-La Mactan sits on Mactan Island’s east coast, the resort corridor that developed once Mactan-Cebu International Airport made the island’s beachfront a short drive rather than a day trip from the city. The property runs its own protected reef directly offshore — a resort-managed marine sanctuary, the conservation model several Mactan properties have adopted to keep their house reef intact against the fishing pressure hitting unprotected shoreline elsewhere on the island.

• Snorkel the reef sanctuary just off the beach for coral and reef fish without needing a boat trip.
• Cabanas line the shore for anyone who’d rather stay dry — shade and drink service rather than open sand.
• The beach holds up on its own: white sand and a maintained shoreline, the baseline for Mactan’s resort strip rather than an exception to it.

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