Bohol: Land of Tarsiers and Chocolate Hills

After a day in Cebu, we woke up early the next morning to catch the early schedule of fast craft in Pier 1 of Cebu City. We purchased ticket the afternoon before to lessen the hassle the morning we depart from Cebu.

We rode MV StarCraft, and left Pier 1 at 6 am and reached Tagbilaran Port at 8 am. We decided to take the Cebu-Tagbilaran route so that we could catch our flight on Sunday at 12:45 pm.

At Tagbilaran port, we hired a van which will take us to the tour at Bohol.It costed us 4,500. Our route was Tagbilaran-Tubigon. Along this route is the numerous tourist spots in the province. Our first stop was at Blood Compact Site.

Afterwards, we dropped by at one DTI-accredited souvenir shop where we bought pasalubongs.

We visited old churches which were damaged by the strong earthquake in 2013.

 

Then, we took lunch at Loboc River Cruise. We paid 450/head, tantamount to a sumptuous buffet while cruising the emerald green colored water of Loboc River.

Then,we went to Loboc Adventure, where we rode a cable car. The view was just breathtaking.

Afterwards, we headed to Loboc Tarsier Conservation Park and had close encounter with the Tarsiers. Then, we dropped by at the Hanging Bridge at Carmen, the man-made forest and went to The Butterfly Garden.

 

Our last stop was the viewing deck of the Chocolate Hills. Watching the sunset over the deck was simply amazing!

Itinerary:

Arrival at Tagbilran Port

Compact Site

Souvenir Shop

Albuquerque Church

Baclayon Church

Loboc River Cruise

Loboc Adventure Park

Tarsier Conservation Park

Hanging Bridge

Man-made Forest

Butterfly Garden

Chocolate Hills

Overnight at Tubigon

Cebu City: Queen City of the South

It was on the 13th of November 2014 when my colleagues and I booked a flight to Cebu.We had a direct flight from Legazpi Airport to Mactan International Airport scheduled at 2:45 in the afternoon. We arrived at Mactan Airport after 45 minutes.

From the airport,we immediately headed to our hotel located at the heart of Cebu City. We checked in at Sampaguita Plaza Suites, which is just a stone throw away from the Magellan's cross and about one and a half hours drive from the airport.

 

The next day, we rented a van that would take us to the different tourist spots in the City. We spent about P 4,000 pesos for the whole day as rent for van service.

Our itinerary are as follows:

-Basilica del Santo Nino

-Basilica del Santo Nino Museum

-Fort San Pedro

-Heritage of Cebu Monument

-Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House

-Taoist Temple

-Lunch at CNC Lechon

-Mactan Shrine

-Alegre Guitars

-Sky Experience Adventure

Basilica del Sto. Nino

Basilica del Sto Nino Museum. Cameras are prohibited inside though.

Lit up  candle for a safe vacay.

Sto.Nino Plaza.

Museum at Fort San Pedro

Heritage of Cebu Monument

Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House. I was photobombed by my friend Kuya Erns, Basag trip.

Philippine Taoist Temple with a very nice landscape.

Mactan Shrine

Gamely posed infront of Magellan’s monument

Yay, Sky Experience here we come!

My friends Kuya Edge and Lyn braved the edge coaster.

Skywalk experience was superb! Got no choice but to conquer my fear of heights. The majestic scenery of Metro Cebu plus the beautiful sunset as the backdrop was a big help.

Magellan’s Cross at the background

Metro Cebu at night.

Lunch at CNC lechon. Had a taste of authentic lechon Cebbu. Definetely putok-batok!

Souvenir shopping at Alegre Guitars.

Magellan’s Cross which was damaged by an Earthquake.

Downtown Cebu.