Lakeview Le Jardin: The Flower Terraces at Km 30, Transcentral Highway

Lakeview Le Jardin is a garden café with cabins at Km 30 of the Transcentral Highway, in Sitio Inaad, Barangay Tabunan. That is far past Busay, near the Balamban side of the mountains, and the lake in the name is Malubog Lake in Toledo, below to the west. The draw is the hillside of terraced flower beds, a terrace for dinner as the light goes, and cool air at that height.

Where it is, exactly

The address on the entrance ticket says it: Km 30, Transcentral Highway. Older write-ups put it in Busay, which is far lower on the same road. It soft opened on 16 March 2021 and sits next to Charlie’s Cup, which is the landmark drivers and van conductors know.

The garden

The slope below the café is planted in bands of colored foliage that follow the contour of the hill, which is what the drone frames show and what most visitors come to walk. Mornings can bring mist up the valley.

The café and the terrace

The restaurant serves rice plates, fish and noodles and coffee, with a terrace strung with lights for the evening. No current menu or prices have been published; the only figures found date from 2021.

Hours, fee and staying over

• Hours. Listings give 7:30 AM to 7 PM on weekdays and 7 AM to 8 PM on weekends.
• Garden fee. ₱50 to ₱100 in 2021 reports; a 2025 visitor staying the night entered free. No current fee has been published.
• Cabins. In November 2024, ₱3,400 to ₱6,000 a night for two depending on the cabin and the day, the top cabin with its own pool, and ₱500 per pet.
• Contact. Two numbers are published, 0917 770 8094 and 0917 655 2021. We could not confirm which is current; the Facebook page is the safer route.

Getting there

There is no jeepney or bus stop at the gate. V-hire vans bound for Balamban, Asturias or Tuburan leave from Ayala Center Cebu and IT Park; ask to be dropped at Charlie’s Cup. The fare was about ₱160 in 2023. Habal-habal also make the climb from JY Square. Grab will take you up, but rides back down are hard to find, so arrange the return before you go. A visitor in March 2026 paid ₱2,500 for a taxi from the city.

On the same road

Charlie’s Cup is next door. Further along, Mt. Manunggal and West 35 are on the Balamban side. Back down toward the city, Temple of Leah, Sirao Garden and Tops Lookout are the Busay stops.

Thirty kilometers up the mountain, the light goes gold over the valley. That is the Suroy Sunset tee.

Frequently asked questions

Photographs from our visit, published June 2024. Current to July 2026.