Bohol Island | Boholanos call it "God's little paradise"

General Information

Approximately 1 million people live in Bohol, about 100.000 of them in the capital city of Tagbilaran. Bohol (the main island) has a coastline of 330 km and an area of 3800 square kilometres and is the tenth-largest of over 7000 islands of the Philippines. Panglao Island is the largest neighbour and connected with two bridges to Bohol. Distance from airport in Tagbilaran City to the famous Alona Beach on Panglao Island is 25 km only.

Visa and Money Requirements

Tourists arrive in the Philippines on Tourist status visa, with an valid visa for 21 days.
Visas will be extended for a following period of 38 days and than periodically every 59 days at Bureau of Immigration Office, located at Tagbilaran City.

Payments are accepted by the country's currency Philippine Peso (PHP). BOHOL GUIDE recommends a cash reserve in pesos for the first few days upon arrival, changeable at Money changer Office at Airports. In Tagbilaran City are many ATM machines accepting major bank cards as well as in Alona Beach.

Communication - Cellphone (Handy), Internet and Mail.

BOHOL GUIDE recommends buying a local SIM -Card from SUN Cellular, Globe or Smart Telecommunication Systems for your mobile phone, available at all malls. SIM cards are available for less then 40 Pesos and one message get charged 1 peso and for a local call only 7 pesos per minute. For international text messages the charge is 20 Peso.

For Internet users, most resorts, hotels and restaurants provide a WIFI Internet connection. Small and large Internet cafes are available everywhere. In Tagbilaran City are all mayor post offices located as there is local Post office, LBC, FED-EX and others.

HOW to Get to Bohol?

From Manila:

- via Air Travel
4 airlines offer daily flights from Manila to the capital Tagbilaran. Travel time is 1hour 15 minutes.

-via Sea Travel
Super Ferry: Every Tuesday directly to Tagbilaran | Negros Navigation: Every Friday for Cebu.

Travel time: 24 - 30 hours

From Cebu City:

- via Air Travel

Mid-Sea Express airlines offers trips with a small 8-seater plane three times a week from Cebu to Bohol.

-via Sea Travel
11 trips are daily offered from Ocean Jet Fast Ferries, Super Cat and Weesam. Starting from Pier 1 and 4 you reach Tagbilaran City within 2 hours.

Arriving at the international or domestic airport in Mactan Island, you ride a taxi going to Pier 1 or 4 in Cebu City and go via Fast Ferry to Tagbilaran.

The famous Alona Beach on the Island of Panglao/Bohol - Philippines

Tourist Attractions:

The green island of Bohol, known as host of the world famous attractions as:

The Chocolate Hills

The Chocolate Hills, listed as one of the Seven Wonder of the Philippines, with more than 1200 hills are located around the towns of Batuan, Carmen, Sagbayan, occupying an area of 50 square km in the middle of the island.

They are all just overgrown with green grass that turns brown during the dry season and gives the hills their name.

Tarsier

The Philippine Tarsier, a night active animal and the world's smallest monkey (Primate) with a weight of 80-150 gramm.
Bohol is the known as a prime tarsier tourist destination hosting a large population with their own forest sanctuary, about some heactare.

The Bohol Tarsier Foundation, founded view years ago, garanties the survival of these rare animals.

Loboc River

The loboc river and its Loboc River Cruise is a famous tourist attraction in Bohol as well as their floating restaurants offer local delicacies during the trip on the river.

During a stop at the river tour, guests will be entertained by cultural dance groups before reaching a beautiful waterfall.
Loboc's old Spanish Church, known for its separate bell tower, is worth as well a visit.

Bohol offers various faces of nature and culture. ...a picture says more than thousand words...
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