Private Day Trip Cebu to Bohol w/ Chocolate Hills & Loboc Cruise | La Vacanza Travel

Private Day Trip Cebu to Bohol w/ Chocolate Hills & Loboc Cruise

Duration: 6 to 13 hours
Destination: Philippines, Cebu Island, Cebu
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Overview

Have fun and enjoy the day trip to Bohol with an expert guide who shows you the natural beauty of the Bohol, far from the bustle of Cebu. Relax in air-conditioned comfort as you travel throughout the island, This comprehensive tour into the Bohol countryside features plenty of attractions, ideal for the first-time visitors who want to pack a lot into one day. You’ll visit the Chocolate Hills; see Mahogany trees in the Bohol Man Made forest; get a close-up encounter with a Tarsier, a tiny primate; take a 1 or 2 -hour cruise on the Loboc River; Visit the 2nd Oldest Church in the Philippines; visit the 300kg Python and also the Butterfly Garden and visit several historical sites. Enjoy a buffet lunch at a floating restaurant and hear commentary from your informative guide.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Passenger Terminal 1, PIER 1, 7WV5+554, Quezon Blvd, Cebu City, 6000 Cebu, Philippines

6:00 am or it depends upon agreed time (guest request time approval for pick up) From the Hotel Lobby, Please wait the Vehicle and the person that will assist you going to the Seaport bound to Bohol. The boat ferries will travel 2 hours in able to get in the Island of Bohol. So,

don't forget to bring your ID and belongings that needed your trip.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: City Port, JRXW+PWG, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines

The port of Tagbilaran is a place which every Boholano can be proud of. It is very clean, spacious, and well-ordered. The people manning the port are courteous, soft-spoken and friendly and may be the reason why the city is often coined as the “City of Friendship” by visitors, foreign and locals alike.

From the port, contact or look for your name that the tour guide is waiting you outside ( exit area ) bringing a label, written your name.

Directly you will have tour or get all the things you needed before the tour start like toilet or something to eat in case you dont have breakfast

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Blood Compact Monument, Tagbilaran City Philippines

Optional Spot: Bohol Blood Compact Site is located in Barangay Bool, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. This particular site was made in honor of a very important event in the Philippine history done between Miguel Lopez de Legazpi of Spain and Rajah Sikatuna of Bohol.

This Sikatuna-Legaspi blood compact is considered as the First Treaty of Friendship between two different races, religions, cultures and civilizations. It was a treaty of friendship based on respect and equality. This event is commonly known as “Sandugo”.

The Bohol Blood Compactsculpture was made by the National Artist, Napoleon Abueva, a Boholano himself. It is placed on an open and raised dais portraying five (5) life-sized images of men gathered around a table with Legazpi and Sikatuna supposedly making a toast. Standing on the dais, visitors are treated to a good view of the Bohol Sea and the contour of that particular side of the island of Bohol.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Baclayon Church Museum, Baclayon Philippines

The Church of Immaculada Concepcion in Baclayon is considered to be one of the oldest in the Philippines. Construction began in 1717 where some 200 native forced laborers (obras pias) cut and dragged coral blocks from the sea, using only bamboos in moving and lifting the stones in position.

Millions of white eggs were said to have been used as cement. The current building was completed in 1727.

In the 19th century, the Augustinian Recollects added a new facade- pictured here- and a number of stone buildings that now surround the church.

Old broken glasses no longer can be replaced. The colored panes locally available now are different- pattern is limited only to the basic quatrefoil "florentine" patterns and color choices are only 3: amber, green and blue.

The original ones which date back to 16th century are thicker and deeper in color.

the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Baclayon is one of the oldest stone churches in the Philippines and is located in Bohol, in the Visayas region.

The construction was started by the Jesuits in 1596. As is happening in most grand historical structures in the country, the church is in partial disrepair.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary, 14 Canapnapan km.14, Canapnapan, Corella, Bohol, Corella 6300 Philippines

In Canapnapan, a barangay of Corella, you can see saucer-eyed tarsiers in the wild at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary. Over 100 of these territorial primates hang out in the immediate vicinity of the centre, though only eight are in the viewing area. The guides will bring you right to them via a short jungle trail; no flash photography is permitted. The visitors centre includes good information boards and the whole forested sanctuary is well managed and a pleasure to visit.

The simultaneously crazy and cuddly looking tarsier can fit in the palm of your hand yet leap 5m, rotate its head almost 360 degrees and move its ears in the direction of sound. It has huge imploring eyes, 150 times bigger than a human's in relation to its body size.

The tarsier is not only one of the world's smallest primates and the oldest surviving member of the primate group at 45 million years old, it is also an endangered species. The main threats to its survival are habitat destruction, introduced species, hunting and the pet trade. While also found in Samar, Leyte and parts of Mindanao, Bohol is the province that is doing the most to promote awareness of the tarsier and attempting to ensure its survival.

Keen hikers can arrange longer guided walks in the surrounding wildlife sanctuary, although you are unlikely to spot tarsiers outside the immediate vicinity of the visitors centre.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Loboc River Cruise, Loboc Philippines

Take the Loboc River Cruise and enjoy lunch on a floating diner while you listen to the relaxing splash of the water and the welcoming songs of Boholanos. This river in Bohol is known to be one of the cleanest rivers in the country. Tourists take an hour-long cruise along the river while enjoying food, drinks and music.

Local musicians play native and novelty music. There are days when guests can request songs, too. The cruise will stop in the middle of the river for souvenir shopping and some native dancing.

Once the cruise ends, you will see the refreshing sight of the Loboc Falls. Those who wish to can take a quick dip into the waters. If you are not prepared for swimming, though, you can take photos of the very scenic Loboc River, everyone’s favorite hobby.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Tarsier Conservation Area, Loay Interior Rd, Loboc 6316 Philippines

The Bohol Forest is a man-made mahogany forest stretching in a two-kilometer stretch of densely planted Mahogany trees located in the border of Loboc and Bilar towns. Before and after this man-made forest are the naturally grown forests of Loboc and Bilar which are thick with a kaleidoscope of green foliage, different species of trees and giant ferns lining the road.

The man-made forest stands out because of the uniformity in height of the big trees, the spread of its branches, thickness and design of leaves. Seedlings abound around the older trees. Trunks, some thick and others just a few months old, grow resplendently straight up towards the sky which is obscured by the branches and the thick leaves.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bohol Habitat Conservation Center, Highway Poblacion Bilar, 6317 Philippines

Optional Spot: Simply Butterflies Conservation Center is the first butterfly livelihood breeding and conservation program in Bohol. Its main goal is to protect and strengthen the natural environment of the butterflies through plant research, breeding and releasing.

Aiming to raise the butterfly population in Bohol, the Center also seeks ways and means to bring money into the local economy using butterflies and butterfly by-products. Local town folks have been taught how to breed butterflies and at present, a community of paid breeders has been formed.

Likewise, the Center is into the study, research, and preservation of host plants which are dwindling due to illegal poaching and deforestation. The breeding of common butterflies for export plus their by-products help to fund host-plant research, development and the breeding of rare butterflies.

Only hand bred sources, not those captured from the wild, are used by the center to protect the butterfly population. A large number of hand bred butterflies are also released into the wild from time to time thus increasing local population. Only the surplus from these hand bred butterflies are used for making by-products for both the local and foreign markets.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chocolate Hills Natural Monument, Carmen Philippines

The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol's most famous tourist attraction. They look like giant mole hills, or as some say, women's breasts, and remind us of the hills in a small child's drawing. Most people who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a man-made artifact. However, this idea is quickly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the construction of the pyramids in Egypt. The chocolate hills consist of are no less than 1268 hills (some claim this to be the exact number). They are very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 meters high. They are covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name. At other times, the hills are green, and the association may be a bit difficult to make.

Legend has it that the hills came into existence when two giants threw stones and sand at each other in a fight that lasted for days. When they were finally exhausted, they made friends and left the island, but left behind the mess they made. For the more romantically inclined is the tale of Arogo, a young and very strong giant who fell in love with an ordinary mortal girl called Aloya. After she died, the giant Arogo cried bitterly. His tears then turned into hills, as a lasting proof of his grief.

However, up to this day, even geologists have not reached consensus on how they where formed. The most commonly accept theory is that they are the weathered formations of a kind of marine limestone on top of a impermeable layer of clay. If you climb the 214 steps to the top of the observation hill near the complex, you can read this explanation on a bronze plaque.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Buenos Aires ATV Ride, Carmen, 6319 Philippines

Optional Spot: Get to see the amazing Chocolate Hills in a muddy and adventurous way with the ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) Eco-Adventure Tour. Get ready to get down and dirty with your family, friends, and loved ones and have an exhilarating experience through an ATV ride.

The ATV Eco-Adventure Tour is located in Brgy. Buenos Aires, Carmen, Bohol. Prior to the tour, tourists will be given a quick briefing and short orientation regarding the fundamentals of ATV 4-wheeler control and safety and required to sign a waiver indicating that you are agreeing to the proposed rules of safety before the start of the tour.

Test run your ATV on this rocky backyard before making your way around the hills.

Enjoy the spectacular view. Grab your cameras or gadgets and take some selfie with the

hills as your background.

So are you ready to get down and dirty?

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bohol Python and Wildlife Park, Tagbilaran East Road, Alburquerque 6302 Philippines

Optional Spot: The Philippines' largest captive reticulated python (Python reticulatus) or baksan in the native language, is found in Bohol. Prony, a female baksan named after its owner Sofronio Salibay, measures 27 feet (8.23 metres) and weighs more than 300 kg according to a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) estimate.

If the measurement is indeed true, Prony is longer than Fluffy, current titleholder of Guinness Records 2011's longest captive snake. Fluffy, also a reticulated python, lives in Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, USA. When measured in 2009, she was found to be over 24 feet (7.23 metres) long.

Prony was captured in 1996 in Upper Sta Filomena in the town of Albur, where she also lives for more than a decade. Prony lived in an animal sanctuary built by the tripartite partnership of PepsiCo, Animal Kingdom Foundation Inc and the Municipal Tourism Council of Alburquerque (Albur's full name).

When Prony was younger she was fed live chickens and then cats and dogs. Nowadays, Prony's diet consist of a white pig or two goat fed after Prony molts.

Although Prony is still the main attraction in the mini-zoo, tourists will also be able to see some of Bohol's endemic wildcats like the Malay civet cat, Philippine mongoose and a flying lemur. There is also a cage for Brahminy Kite, Green Heron, hornbill, crakes and rails and a few orioles.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Private tour
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entry/Admission - Chocolate Hills Natural Monument
  • Entry/Admission - Baclayon Church Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Loboc River Cruise
  • Entry/Admission - Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Entry/Admission - Bohol Python and Wildlife Park
  • Entry/Admission - Bohol Habitat Conservation Center

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Any Hotel and Resort in Cebu City and nearby

Airports

  • Mactan Intl Airport, Philippines


Ports

  • Cebu port
  • Tagbilaran Seaport

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

6 to 13 hours


User's Reviews

Gbemi O

07 Mar, 2020

Was a long day trip from Cebu city however certainly worth the trip. Beautiful view and a fantastic time quad-biking through the hills. Worth visiting the observation center and Tasier preservation reserve right after.

BaljeetS_S

26 Feb, 2020

You should not advertise this as 6-8 hours tour. That much time is just traveling without traffic. I would not have signed up if I knew, this tour takes minimum 12 hours. I had to cancel my evening plans since this tour took so long. Tour guide was good but it’s misleading information to say this tour takes 6-8 hours. This was a private tour

Michele_R

25 Feb, 2020

Rio was a great guide with a wealth of information, thanks for stopping at the shops for us to get a jumper for the ferry ride home. Tarsier Sanctuary and the ATV ride was the highlight of the day. Couldn't believe at the end of the day we were given a basket of goodies, which keep us going on the rest of our trip to Cebu.

AnsonF1966

07 Feb, 2020

still very green only turning chocolate in very dry season. But still nice to visit it was worth the trip

fsc1555

05 Feb, 2020

Was picked up at the hotel on time by Alex - taxi driver and dropped at the port. Alex was very prompt and honest and he was the one who picked me up on my return at the port in Cebu. My guide was very knowledgeable about Bohol. Professional and very attentive. Driver was very nice and professional too. The lunch/cruise was good and very nice even we started early which avoided the long line. Butterfly sanctuary was very limited and very small. The Phyton sanctuary was so so. Tarsier Sanctuary was interesting. The Tour itself was a little pricey since I was by myself.

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