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4 Top Attractions and Things to do in Bohol Philippines!

When we think of Bohol, we think “ah…” and its simply because of the things to do and attractions in Bohol Philippines! In this post, we’ll tell you the “ah…” things to do in Bohol!

Things to do in Bohol

1. Bohol Countryside Tour

You may think that Bohol is only about beaches and clear waters? A Bohol countryside tour will change all of that perception and you’ll be thrilled to see some of the interesting things on this tour…

Rice fields Bohol one of the 2 main agriculture of bohol the other is fishing 4 sidelines include tyre recycling pottery jam making and bolo

Lush green fields of Bohol

Everyones favourite iconic chocolate hills Bohol

The famous Chocolate Hills of Bohol!

Close up of Tarsier in Bohol Tarsier Conservation Area

Cute nocturnal tarsiers

Loboc River Cruise

Can you see the picture of saint pio formed under weathering at Baclayon Church Bohol

Baclayon Church – Can you spot a face on the walls due to weathering?

2. Bohol Dolphin and Island Hopping Tour

Dolphin watching and Island Hopping is most probably the single most MUST DO thing when you’re in Bohol. On this trip, you’ll be able to chase after the dolphins (have them dance right before you), snorkel with the turtles, laze on the sandbar and just enjoy the deep blue waters of Bohol!

Finally! Whole school of dolphins sighted!

Chasing schools of dolphins in Bohol!

Snorkelling off Balicasag Island - Our guide diving in basketball jersey! — Snorkelling off Balicasag Island – Our guide diving in basketball jersey!

Snorkeling with corals and turtles

Temporary stalls at the sand bar of Virgin Island

Our Guide at Balicasag who worked very hard to steer our boat and look for interesting fish turtles at the edge of the corals

Our guide at Balicasag with deep blue waters and clear blue skies

MUST STAY hotels in Bohol?

3. Peacock Garden Bohol

Peacock Garden in Bohol easily ranks among our top 5 hotels we’ve ever stayed in and here’s why (we’ll let the pictures speak for themselves)

Welcoming bed at the peacock garden premier infinity and sea view

Celebrating our anniversary at Peacock Garden Bohol

Peacock Gardeb - right in front of the infinity pool and ocean view — Peacock Gardeb – right in front of the infinity pool and ocean view

Awesome view of the ocean and infinity pool

Can you see where the infinity pool ocean and sky starts and ends

Mojito and Apple Pie at Heidelberg Restaurant of Peacock Garden Bohol

Massage table of Aurelia Spa Peacock Garden Bohol

4. Amorita Resort Bohol

What we love about Amorita Resort Bohol is its close proximity to the Alona Beach. From there, we were also able to book our private day trip for dolphin watching and island hopping. The hotel had a summer vacation resort cum Hawaiian feel to it. Simply relaxing…

Flower deco for anniversary at Amorita Resort Bohol

Anniversary celebration at Amorita Resort

View of the beach from the pool at Amorita Resort

Pool of Amorita Resort Bohol with day beds

Alona Beach from the garden deck of Amorita Resort

Alona Beach next to Amorita Resort

Marvellous view of the setting and evening of the beach at Amorita Resort

Marvellous view at sunset with sumptuous seafood BBQ buffet

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It was an early start but we were not at all tired as we were looking forward to this trip to the islands and to spot dolphins! 🙂 Below are the highlights from the Dolphin and island Hopping Tour in Bohol…

Headed towards Balicasag island catching the dolphins first then going to the island for snorkeling followed by sand bar at Virgin island

After hanging around and searching high and low for the dolphins to appear... — After hanging around and searching high and low for the dolphins to appear…

Snorkelling off Balicasag Island - Corals — Snorkelling off Balicasag Island – Corals

Virgin Island Sandbar with locals selling coconuts and sea urchins…

Fried Bihoon at 200 pesos and coke at 30 pesos

We were back in Amorita Resort at around 2pm and we can’t wait to laze in the pool and sip our drinks! Wait a minute! Isn’t this what we already did yesterday???!!! 🙂 This time round we had Mojitos but the bartender took really long to make the drinks and they were greenish in colour. Hmmm…not the usual Mojitos we normally drank. Perhaps most people here go for the beer and the cocktails are not ordered that often. We also felt peckish and ordered a few dishes, but one at a time so that we can enjoy the food while it is still warm. Sorry, no photos of the food because we’ve kept the camera back in the room 😛 We highly recommend the pizza – the thickness of the crust was just right! 🙂

When we went back to the room, we were pleasantly surprised by the pastries in the room for the turndown service. We decided to order a cup of cappuccino (smiley face!) to go with the pastries, as well as the Turon de Bohol which turned out to be the nicest dessert we have eaten. Check out the photo!

Turon de bohol – Banana Jackfruit Springroll with caramel sauce and ice cream (210 pesos)

Room service cappucino... smiley face — Room service cappucino… smiley face

We did remember to brush our teeth after the sweet treats. Heh. Good night world!

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Too soon, it was time to return to Cebu. We spent a couple of days in Cebu to round our trip before returning home to Singapore. Stay tuned for day 7 of our Cebu/Bohol trip tomorrow!

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Although we have already seen dolphins during our trip in Perth/Bunbury, we were excited to go for this dolphin and island hopping tour as we will be able to see the dolphins swim care-freely in the sea. We paid 2,900 pesos ($85 SGD) per pax for this 9hr tour (i know….many of you would comment that it is pricey. And I have read blogs written by the locals that they only pay probably the same amount for a 3D2N itinerary but we liked the fact that there’s only 2 of us in the boat, and the timing is very flexible. We can stay however long we want at each stop.) And anyways, we would like to think that we have boosted the tourism economy of Philippines 🙂

The day started early at 5.30am. The hotel staff at Amorita Resort greeted us at the beach gate with our packed breakfast for the journey which included a gourmet sandwich and a bottle of chilled water. The staff also carried our snorkeling equipment and life vests to the boat. We were then introduced to our boatman and his helper (who is his younger cousin). Not long after, we were ready to go look for our dolphins!

Leaving at 530 for dolphin watching!

Video taken from boat enroute to “Dolphin Hunting”!

We were one of the earliest boats to arrive at the location where the dolphins are frequently sighted. However, we were not so lucky this morning. After an hour of waiting, more boats joined us and we were all eager to see who could spot the dolphins first. Suddenly, like an action-packed movie (along with amazing race theme song), the boatman skillfully made a sharp right turn, gained speed, and told us where the dolphins were! It was initially hard to differentiate the reflection of the morning sun on the waters and the movement of the dolphins. But soon we were experts 🙂 We managed to spot more dolphins, including the spinner dolphins as we were making our way to Balicasag Island.

Dolphins sighted!

First glimpse of the dolphins at Bohol! Notice how our boatsman uses whistle to attract their attention

Clapping works too…

Snorkeling in the waters around Balicasag Island was next on the itinerary. The guide recommended that we rent the waterproof cover for our camera for 300 pesos ($9 – Quite ex for a cover no?). Initially we were reluctant but well, we had already come all the way here, why scrimp on this and miss the chance to take photos underwater? Our guide was very hardworking and was on a lookout for turtles for us. Twice he shouted “Turtle! Turtle!” and we could see the turtle but was not fast enough to take a photo of it.

Our guide who fixed the waterproof casing for us and points out all interesting sights to us!

Balicasag Island where we got to snorkel and see fish and turtles!

Tom with corals and fish!

More corals and fish at Balicasag Island!

We were soon hungry and was informed that there is no food on Virgin Island (our next stop), so we settled for a cold bottle of Coke and a plate of fried bihoon (but it is actually our “dang hoon” – green bean vermicelli) at Balicasag.

Shops selling trinkets and beach wear / HUGE plate of Bihoon

Virgin Island has very fine soft white sand and clear waters. One can just sit/lie on the sandbar and not worry about a thing in the world. Once again, we were one of the first few to arrive at the sandbar. This was good because we left before the place got really crowded with tourists.

Virgin Island Sandbar

Virgin Island Sandbar with locals selling coconuts and sea urchins

Bohol Island Hopping Snorkelling and Dolphin Watching

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The day trip was about $200SGD in total. But was it too expensive? For us, it was a tad on the high side. But the exclusivity, privacy and convenience we got was certainly quite worth it. Our guide took us wherever we wanted to go and allowed us to stay however long (or short) we would like at all the spots. This allowed us to stay longer for the dolphins and sandbar while shorter for the snorkeling (cause Kate did not like snorkeling – leaving earlier meants she “tanned” for a shorter time). If you ask us if we would do it again? We certainly would!

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