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 Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Bohol, Philippines
Look for the best places to eat in Bohol, Philippines. You may read about recommended restaurants and food. Find out about local food and local dining customs. Also, you might want to read our
Baguio city guide,
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Cebu city guide,
El Nido city guide,
Manila city guide,
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| L Galletch |
23 November 2003 |
Stayed at Alona Palm Beach Resort - Bohol, Philippines.
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Tagbilaran City (main City on Bohol Island) has gotten quite busy since my last visit, but the two malls are fun to shop at as the prices for goods are quite cheap. JJ's Seafood Restraurant in Tagbilaran has good seafood at a very reasonable price. Then there is the Chocolate Hills and the Hinagdanan Cave sites on the interior of the Island. You can rent a car and driver for about 40 dollars for an all day excursion, Lugod Services being the cheapest and had the best drivers.
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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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| 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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