Stops on this circuit
3 stops
- 1. Kota Beach
- 2. Sugar Beach
- 3. Kota Park
Spanish-era fort ruins in Madridejos.
Chase the golden hour across the western coastline of Bantayan Island with the Sunset Circuit. Facing directly onto the open Visayan Sea with no landmass to block the horizon, this scenic route is timed to catch the sky’s colors as day turns to night.
The anchors of this circuit are the wide, low-gradient shores of Kota Beach and Sugar Beach in Santa Fe, where the outgoing tide leaves shallow reflective pools that catch the light. The route also extends north to Madridejos, to the ruins of Kota Park — a small Spanish-era watchtower and fort built as part of the 18th-century coastal defense network against Moro raiders, one of several such lookouts strung along Cebu’s coastline. Its elevated position gives an unobstructed view of the sun going down over open water. It suits couples, photographers, and slow-travel visitors looking to close out a day on the island with its best evening light.
Most visitors work the sunset stop into a longer day on the island rather than book it as a standalone circuit, timing the Madridejos leg for late afternoon so the drive back to Santa Fe or Bantayan town happens after dark on quiet, unlit rural roads — worth planning for if self-driving a rented scooter.