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 Traveller's Tales: Things to do in Bohol, Philippines
Learn about leisure and recreation in Bohol, Philippines. You may read about their travel activities and adventures. Find out their travel tips and guides and discover fun things to do in Bohol, Philippines.Also, you might want to read our
Baguio city guide,
Bohol city guide,
Boracay city guide,
Cebu city guide,
El Nido city guide,
Manila city guide,
and Puerto Galera city guide.
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| R Canuto |
11 September 2004 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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The place is far from the city center which is really good to get away from hassle ang bustle of big city life. However the downside, if you love to go out and enjoy the nightlife then this is not the place for you but you can always hire a cab to take you there. All in all, Bohol is a beatiful place and I do recommend to take the countryside tour.
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| C Go |
21 May 2003 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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Don't expect alot of action here. It is difficult to move around Panglao because transportation is scarce and therefore expensive. We rented a van on the first night to bring us along the Alona beach area which they called mini-Boracay (not!). We had dinner in the area too and food was ordinary. Took our dessert at Alona Palm Beach Resort which was beautiful but may be quite too modern for some.
On the 2nd day, we hired a van for sightseeing -- which was well worth it. Historical sites, churches, the tarsier, man made forest and the chocolate hills are all must-sees. If you have a party of at least 5 or 6, it might be nice to get an exclusive boat to cruise you along Loboc River. Not bad for P800 plus meals of P175 per head.
We took the afternoon flight out of tagbilaran on the 3rd day so we were able to still swim in the morning, have an easy lunch at the Pier (cheap food) and a city tour that brought us to the mall for some peanut kisses and the Bohol Museum for some more educational inputs.
I would prefer some night life and it might be interesting to find out if Tagbilaran has one. It may be cheaper to contact a transportation company directly for your whole stay if you want to move around.
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| R Cabarles |
15 May 2003 |
Stayed at Crystal Coast - Bohol, Philippines.
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It's a must that you get a tour in Bohol! For you to have the chance to see the must see place in Bohol - Chocolate Hills, experience having lunch while sailing across the Loboc River, have your pics taken with the tarsier...and many more!
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| L Domingo |
09 May 2003 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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Seemed okay, you need to hire a boat if you would like to see marine life. We hired a friendly and reliable driver to show us around town and it was a better option. There are independent dive tour operators along Alona Kew and it's worth checking out if you're there to dive or even snorkel. Worth going to is the Alona Palm Beach resort for their bar by the pool, friendly staff and a good meal.
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| A Magtibay |
25 April 2003 |
Stayed at La Roca, Hotel - Bohol, Philippines.
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Bohol is a very nice place: excellent combination of culture, nature and people. It is easy to get around because you can rent vans or cars for a day and be able to visit several tourist destinations among them: Chocolate Hills, Baclayon Church and Museum, Loboc Church and Museum, lunch and river cruise at Loboc River, a place where you can pet tarsiers (although I have my reservations about this since they are nocturnal creatures and I pity them being awake during the day just to have people "pet" them and take pictures).
The drivers/owners of the vans/cars that we rented were very helpful in telling us about the places that we can go to. They were sensitive to cater to what kind of places that we wanted to go. They would even encourage you to go to many places as possible, and they were also very effective guides because they have information and side stories of the places the we visit. You can have a van rental - good for the whole day at P1,800. It's worth it because it's hassle free and you can go to many places (sometimes even beyond the iterinary that you have set at the start of the tour).
If you prefer not renting vans, you can also commute, however you need more time for this because they would fill up the vehicle before they bound for any destination. Also, there are several stops before you get to your deestination. we tried this when we went to Loon: it took almost an hour to get ther from Tagbilaran, going back we took a van and just less than an hour we were back to Tagbilaran - commuting doubles the travel time + waiting time for vehicle to be filled.
Food: Sizzling squid at Bohol Tropics is superb! Mani de leche which you can buy near the pier at a factory outlet of peanut kisses is also delicious. They are great for taking home for loved ones.
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| R Randall |
02 November 2002 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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Do not be alarmed by the drive to get there from the dock where the ferry lands. It will take about a half hour to get there, and its hard to tell if you are going back into the middle of nowhere...but relax. It is a relatively secluded place, nice, quiet, relaxed and comfortable.
The hotel will offer a variety of tours...island hopping, visiting the Chocolate Hills, lunch on a floating restaurant, visiting a Spanish Cathedral over 400 years old...caving, diving. Take advantage of all or none. It's worth the few extra dollars you pay to have them arrange these for you over what you could negotiate on your own. You never have concerns over safety with the people they make arrangements for you with.
Not a whole lot as far as nightlife goes, it's the place to take that special someone, and has a wonderful romantic ambience for those wanting to spend time together in the middle of wonderland.
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| C Heng |
14 March 2001 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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Diving in Bohol is a nice experience especially the instructor and dive master are very helpful and really doing their best. However, it's very annoying when we tried to have lunch or take a break on the beach of Balicasag because almost all women of the island came to sell souvenir and some of them even came up to our boat! It would be much better if they make some souvenir booths on the beach and visitors can go and have a look by their own free will instead of trying to escape!
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| J Hackett |
25 April 2000 |
Stayed at Bohol Beach Club - Bohol, Philippines.
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Bohol is very nice - much nicer than Cebu which is crowded, deforested, and noisy. Beach at the Bohol Beach Club is good - my wife loved it. I went to Logarita Forest Station 3d running for birding - good forest; fine birding. The Club arranged transportation - punctual, comfortable, safe, cheap. Cars were waiting at 04.30 - drive was about 1.5h each way.
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