Tagbilaran City is an hour and fifteen minutes away by plane from Manila. We boarded the first Philippine Airlines flight and left Manila around 5:30am. We were greeted by a beautiful sunrise while were cruising the sky en route Bohol.
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| Good morning sunshine! |
We arrived in Tagbilaran and immediately started our countryside tour. We hired the services of Bohol Speedcar Rental for Php 1520/head including all entrance fees and lunch cruise.
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| Touchdown Tagbilaran |
Our first stop is the Blood Compact Site. The site marks an important event in the early history of the Philippines. The sculptures depict the "sandugo" or blood compact done by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol. The blood compact is considered as the First Treaty of Friendship between two different races, religions, cultures, and civilizations.
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| Blood Compact |
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| Baclayon Church |
A close encounter with the tarsiers is an experience not to be missed when in Bohol. The tarsier is the smallest primate measuring less than a foot. I didn’t dare to touch or play with them because they were very active; one tarsier almost jumped in my face.
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| Watcha lookin at? |
Passing by the man-made forest provides a relaxing view with all the mahogany trees planted along the road terrain. We stopped by the end of the forest to take some pictures.
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| Stopover at the man-made forest |
Finally, we’ve reached the highlight of our countryside tour. You’ve never been to Bohol if you haven’t seen Chocolate Hills. Chocolate Hills is one of the world’s wonders with 1,268 hills to be exact. The hills turn into brown during summer season; but during our visit the hills were vibrant green maybe because it was raining the past few days in Bohol.
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| Finally, Chocolate Hills |
Another interesting animal encounter was with the butterflies in Simply Butterflies Conservation Center. The butterfly tour was fun mainly because we got to see the life cycle of a butterfly from larva to butterfly stage. Our tour guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable which made our tour more interactive.
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| Beautiful butterflies |
It was an early lunch for us at 11am. We boarded Boat #9 for our Loboc Lunch Cruise. The lunch cruise was relaxing. Cruising Loboc River gives you a glimpse of traditional rural life. Children play in the water, women gather and spend their afternoons outside their houses, and one can simply take a nap in a hammock - the simple life.
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| Loboc Lunch Cruise |
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| Let's eat!! |
After lunch, we headed to the Tigbao Hanging Bridge which connects two villages. The bridge is made up of steel and bamboo woods. There’s nothing really to see in the bridge but the view of the river is calming. And yeah, there are souvenir shops at both ends of the bridge.
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| At the Hanging Bridge |
We drove towards Tagbilaran and then headed to Panglao Island. We stopped by Dauis Church first. One feature of the church that caught my attention is its painted ceilings. The paintings are very intricate and detailed.
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| Dauis Church |
Last item on our itinerary is Bohol Bee Farm. It wasn’t originally included in our packaged tour but we asked our driver to bring us to the farm. I love Bohol Bee Farm! We were able to make it to the farm tour and we learned a lot about organic farming, bee farming, vermiculture, and other livelihood activities.
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| Bee mine =) |
The organic ice cream was super yummy, one of the best I've ever tasted plus it’s really healthy! When I go back to Bohol, I will definitely stay in Bohol Bee Farm even just for an overnight.
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| I could eat this all day! |
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| Beaching in Alona |
First day in Bohol and my summer has officially started =)
contact information:
Hans
+63.906.507.7848
Bohol Speedcar Rental
boholspeedcarrental.multiply.com
Bohol Bee Farm
Ms. Vicky Wallace
Dao, Dauis, Panglao Island, Bohol
+63.38.502.2288
vickywallace@boholbeefarm.com
http://www.boholbeefarm.com
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