Bohol in a day from Cebu

About this experience

A long day, made simple. A driver collects you in Cebu (the listing names Cebu City, Mactan, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Cordova, Banilad, Maribago and Punta Engaño) and takes you to the port for the express ferry to Tubigon in Bohol; the itinerary allows about two hours each way. On Bohol your driver heads for the Chocolate Hills Complex, the tarsier sanctuary, a butterfly farm, the Bilar man-made forest and a floating-restaurant lunch on the Loboc River. There is also Sikatuna's Mirror of the World, which the provincial tourism office describes as a garden of replicas of famous landmarks. The whole day runs about ten hours, per the listing.

This is a private tour with drivers, not a guide. The listing does not include a tour guide, though the hills and the tarsiers are listed as guided visits, and reviewers name drivers who explained the island as they went. The ferry tickets, the Chocolate Hills, tarsier sanctuary and Mirror of the World entry, and the Loboc River cruise with lunch buffet are all included. Breakfast is not, and the one-hour ATV ride at the Chocolate Hills is an on-site add-on at ₱1,400 per person, per the listing.

Expect an early start. The staff set the ferry times with you before the day, depending on seats, and guests describe pickups well before dawn. Take a hoodie for the air-conditioned ferry and the power bank the listing asks you to bring.

• Round-trip express ferry tickets between Cebu and Tubigon
• Hotel pickup in Cebu City, Mactan or Lapu-Lapu
• Chocolate Hills Complex and tarsier sanctuary entry
• A buffet lunch on a Loboc River floating restaurant
• Sikatuna's Mirror of the World and the Bilar man-made forest
• Private: just your group

How the day runs

1. EarlyHotel pickup in Cebu

   Your driver takes you to the port. The team confirms the ferry schedule with you before the tour.

2. About 2 hoursExpress ferry to Tubigon

   The fast boat across to Bohol, where your driver for the island meets you.

3. 30 minutesChocolate Hills

   The viewing deck at the complex in Carmen. The optional ATV ride adds an hour here.

4. 30 minutes eachTarsiers, butterflies and the forest

   The tarsier sanctuary, a butterfly farm and the mahogany road of the Bilar man-made forest.

5. 1 hourLoboc River lunch

   A buffet on the Loboc Riverwatch floating restaurant, with local performers on board.

6. Late afternoonMirror of the World and the ferry back

   A last stop on Bohol, then the express ferry to Cebu and the drive to your hotel.

What's included

Who it suits

What guests say

Tips before you book

• Take a hoodie or a light jacket. The ferry cabins are air-conditioned and guests say they run cold.
• One guest suggests asking the operator ahead about a business-class seat on the ferry, which gets you a reserved seat.
• Eat before pickup or bring a snack: breakfast is not included and the day starts early.
• Bring a power bank, a change of clothes and sunscreen, as the listing suggests.
• Keep your voice low and your flash off at the tarsiers. The Philippine Tarsier Foundation asks visitors not to touch or feed them: they are nocturnal, sleep through the day and stress easily, so a quiet group sees them best.

Read next:

• Bohol from Cebu
• Countryside tour itinerary
• Loboc River cruise

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