For most tourists, Bohol is home to the picturesque Chocolate hills, but it offers so much more. It has pristine white sand beaches, diverse cultures, food, and gorgeous sceneries to get lost in. To be fair, the Chocolate Hills are already so exquisite when you see them in a picture, but not even the best camera in the world could truly capture their magnificence and allure. The hills feel different when you are up close, and you should definitely make a point of seeing them once you are here. The world’s smallest primate—the Philippine Tarsier, is also found here.
They are now endangered, and you can find them among the trees at Bohol’s Tarsier Conservation Area. That is not all for special creatures. People come to Bohol for its whale watching opportunities, but you can also see dolphins, a variety of species of turtles, and plenty of butterflies. You can swim with sea creatures at Balicasag Island Marine Sanctuary or be wowed by butterflies and bees at the Butterfly Garden in Bilar.
Bohol also has great cuisines and some delicacies that are unique to this region. Seafood is a staple, but you cannot miss the Asian and Spanish fusion in their cooking. When it’s time to relax, you can opt for the white sand beaches of Bohol’s Panglao Island, where you can snorkel or dive off some world-class sports to see some Asian achingly beautiful coral reefs. In Bohol, you can also paddleboard, windsurf, zip-line, AY+TV, and even rock climb. Bohol is a laid-back place with lots of friendly people, which makes its significance in Philippine history more surreal. You can see the Blood Compact Site of Bohol, and across you can explore historic churches, carvings, and Frescoes that show a timeline of Philippines history.
Bohol is around 644km (400 Miles) from Manila, and in between, it is separated by the seas, islands, and straits. That said, you can get to Bohol by Air thanks to the Bohol-Panglao Airport in the region, by bus or by car, and by sea thanks to existing waterways between the two places.
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