Cultural & Culinary
Cook with Fantasy Lodge’s Cebuano Kitchen Team
Prepare kinilaw, native chicken in coconut milk, and a traditional dessert such as buko or banana turon. After cooking, sit down together and enjoy the dishes as a shared Filipino lunch.
Amakan Weaving & Sacsac Roofing
A five-minute drive from Fantasy Lodge, you’ll meet a local resident and explore the many uses of the sago palm, from food and woven roofing to the patterned amakan panels found in Filipino homes. Amakan is a traditional woven panel, while sacsac leaves are prepared and woven for roofing.
From Cacao to Tableya
Join a local cacao expert at Fantasy Lodge and discover how cacao is transformed into tableya (cacao tablets) before preparing and enjoying a rich cup of traditional Filipino hot chocolate.
Bake Pan Bisaya in a Traditional Pugon
A five-minute drive from Fantasy Lodge brings you to a local bakery near Aguinid Falls. Meet a Samboan baker and learn how favourite local breads are prepared in a traditional wood-fired clay oven that gives every batch its distinctive character, aroma and flavour.
From Sago Palm to Palagsing
Travel approximately 23 minutes from Fantasy Lodge to Barangay Cañorong, where a local artisan will show you how sago palm starch is transformed into palagsing, one of the area’s cherished delicacies.
The Fantastic Samboan Cultural Treasure Hunt
Follow a clue-led journey through Samboan, where waterfalls, local folklore, history and everyday community life become a part of the game. The short course offers fewer challenges and can be completed in half a day. OPTIONAL — Beach picnic lunch for the long course, available by advance request for an additional charge.