
Region VII (Central Visayas) Cebu
Badian
Cebu
- Waterfalls · primary vibe
- Well known · 4 of 5
- Dagat ✓
Ano'ng meron?
What's here
Badian is known for the beach, the mountains, waterfalls and festivals; good for diving; maybe island hopping.
- WaterfallsStrong
- BeachStrong
- MountainsStrong
- FestivalsStrong
- DivingGood
- Island hoppingMaybe
Why these tags
Waterfalls
From the sources
“The Kawasan Falls, a three-layered waterfall, is one of the popular tourist destinations in the province, declared as top 6 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in the World by The Botique Adventurer Travel Blog.”
“Canyoneering tours are offered upstream of the Kawasan Falls, where the Matutinao river flows through a secluded canyon, it is also awarded as the Best Adventure Destination of Cebu's Best by Sunstar.”
Festivals
From the sources
“Held together with the feast of Santiago Apostle is the Banig Festival, the town's flagship festival, celebrating the town's bed making industry.”
“This endeavor came to be recognized as the "Banig Festival", a religious festival in honor of the town's patron saint, St. James the Great, which was also meant to be a major tourism endeavor to promote the mat and the town.”
Diving
From the sources
“The town's jurisdiction includes Zaragosa or Badian Island, where there is a white sandy private beach and which from there snorkeling and diving activities can be arranged.”
Sentences are from this town's Wikipedia and Wikivoyage articles, found by code because they mention the vibe; they are not necessarily the ones the model relied on.
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Vibes
Percentages are the model's confidence in what the Wikipedia and Wikivoyage text says (for sea vibes, also the town's Commons photo titles), not a measurement. "Not enough info" means too little was written to say.
How touristy
Well known · 4 of 5What the map shows
Map shows 4 beaches, 3 waterfalls (Kawasan Falls, Matutinao Waterfall), 2 named peaks up to 1,007 m.
Named peaks: Lugsangan Peak and Kandungaw Peak.
Elevation about 139 m (Wikidata).
Counted from OpenStreetMap inside the town's boundary. This is context only; it doesn't change the vibes. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Mga pasyalan
Places in town
- Badian IslandIsland
- Kawasan FallsWaterfall
More photos
How this was judged
Vibes read from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (links go to the exact revisions) and judged by the Jev model. Map facts come from OpenStreetMap.
The model also read the Wikipedia article of one place located here.
For the sea vibes, the model also read the titles and descriptions of the town's photos on Wikimedia Commons.
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