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Panglao: Dao, Forests, and Tarsier Sanctuary Tour with Lunch

1. Panglao: Dao, Forests, and Tarsier Sanctuary Tour with Lunch

Our professional driver accompanied by the tour guide will pick you up at your accommodation in Panglao or Tagbilaran and will take you to the Dao municipal market where you can see the daily life of the local product merchants. You are invited to try any product you fancy. The smallest monkey in the world, in danger of extinction, is called a tarsier and it has its Sanctuary in Corella where you will visit it and learn about its curious customs. You will visit a natural park passing through the Man Made Forest, a winding stretch of road where hundreds of huge mahogany trees block the sunlight and create a unique environment. You will drink coconut water, you will eat next to a rice paddy in our outdoor dining place next to the guide's house where her family will have prepared a delicious menu cooked in the traditional Filipino style. After relaxing after lunch, you will climb a chocolate hill that offers a unique panoramic view in the world at its top. On the way back, the driver will take a path that will take you to a beautiful waterfall that forms a natural pool where you can cool off to finish this complete tour.

From Cebu: Full-Day Bohol Excursion

2. From Cebu: Full-Day Bohol Excursion

Discover the Island of Bohol by taking a convenient one hour and forty five minute ride on a fast ferry. Be amazed by the Chocolate Hills, a rolling terrain of no less than 1,268 giant mole hills, then stop by the Blood compact site to take photos. Visit the Bilar man-made forest, then stop at Baclayon Church, the oldest stone church in the country. Then board the Loboc River Cruise and enjoy a buffet lunch.

From Bohol & Panglao Island: Full-Day Bohol Tour

3. From Bohol & Panglao Island: Full-Day Bohol Tour

Explore some of the Philippines’ most beautiful landscapes and countryside in this tour of the island province of Bohol. Start with a visit to the Blood Compact Site in Tagbilaran City, and see the place where the Spaniards and Filipinos created friendly relations and ties through a blood ritual. From there we will head towards the Baclayon Church and Museum in the town of Baclayon, considered one of the oldest stone churches in the Philippines. Admire this old stone church and its religious relics dating back to the early 16th century. Later, watch local craftsmen as they make bolos and other handmade metal crafts in the town of Loay. See local men and women weave Nipa leaves into roofing materials, before visiting a typical Boholano home, the Clarin Ancestral House. Walk along the Loboc River, and keep your eyes open along the water for a Tarsier, the smallest monkey in the world. Feel the coolness of the air and gaze at the thousands of painstakingly planted mahogany trees in the man-made forest of Bilar. From there, feast your eyes on the breathtaking Chocolate Hills, a collection of over 1,200 clustered green hills that turn brown during dry season. This amazing site has been proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Finally, enjoy a relaxing cruise along the Loboc-Loay River, and take in the beautiful panorama of Nipa palm trees. Enjoy lunch on board during the cruise, and watch the amazing landscape pass by.

From Bohol: Full-Day Countryside Tour

4. From Bohol: Full-Day Countryside Tour

This tour brings you to the historic Blood Compact Shrine, a historical landmark commemorating the 1st Treaty of Friendship between the east and the west. Next, visit the centuries-old Baclayon Church & Museum, built in 1595. En route to the Chocolate Hills, we will drive through the lush Mahogany Man-Made Forest and the green farmlands in Bilar and Batuan. A stop at a viewing deck offers one the vista of the the awesome cone-shaped hills known as the "Chocolate Hills" in the town of Carmen. Drive back to Loboc for a 50-minute river cruise along nipa-lined river on board a native catamaran while lunch is served on board. The river cruise will surely relax both your body and mind as you view nature’s beautiful rolling hills, graceful coconut trees and green nipa-palms lining the riverbanks. You may even get the chance to see a Tarsier, one of the worlds smallest primates with its gentle demeanor and large bulbous eyes. After the cruise, the tour takes you back to Tagbilaran, after a brief stop to see the backyard industries in Loay (nipa weaving and knife making).

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4.5 / 5

based on 31 reviews

Katya (katchya) is an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, articulate, helpful and personable. The chocolate Hills were beautiful and the Tarsier (monkey) I got to see up and close and take some great photo shots. The food in the river cruise was very good and the views quite nice. Katya was an exceptional guide - full of knowledge and helped with carrying my stuff and taking photos etc. Thank you

Connie our tour guide and Pio our driver were excellent. We had a fantastic tour, Connie was very knowledgable and friendly. Bohol was beautiful- highlights for us were the Loboc River Cruise with a delicious buffet lunch and the tarsier sanctuary. We also loved the Chocolate Hills. It was a perfect day- thank you Connie and Pio!

Excellent tour. Only problem was that the contact numbers provided did not work, however the car and guide showed up as scheduled. This is our third time to Bohol and we truly enjoyed this tour.

Paul was Great Guide and June was also a great driver. Very informative with lots of history and local customs. A great trip.

I love the trip. It’s so beautiful places. The tour guide Ms. Norlyn is full of energy and life. I loved her company.