GoPanglao Travel and Tours · Hotel pickup in Panglao or Tagbilaran
A private countryside day from Panglao or Tagbilaran in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver-guide: the Blood Compact shrine, the Chocolate Hills and the tarsier sanctuary. Pick it for the freedom to linger, and for entrance fees that are already paid.
The day belongs to your group. A driver-guide collects you from your hotel in Panglao or Tagbilaran in a private air-conditioned vehicle and works through the core of the countryside: the Blood Compact shrine in Tagbilaran, which marks the pact of March 1565 between Datu Sikatuna and Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, then the Chocolate Hills in Carmen and the Philippine tarsier sanctuary. At the tarsier sanctuary and the National Museum a local community guide takes over, per the listing. Plan on about six hours.
What shapes the day is the option you pick. The standard private tour includes the entrance fees for the main stops, so there is no ₱500 to hand over at the gates. The Loboc River cruise with lunch is a separate option on the booking page, and so are an ATV ride at the Chocolate Hills, the Loboc River zipline and a stand-up paddle or kayak on the river. Want the floating restaurant? Choose the river option when you book. Other meals, drinks and tips are paid as you go.
A tip for photographers: the 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM start times on the standard, river-lunch and ATV options put the Chocolate Hills last, in time for sunset, per the listing. The team contacts you on WhatsApp before the tour, so keep that number switched on.
Your driver-guide collects you in Panglao or Tagbilaran. The team confirms the details on WhatsApp before the tour.
A short stop at the monument to the 1565 pact between Datu Sikatuna and Legazpi, the start of the story your guide tells all day.
A local community guide walks you through Bohol's history, per the listing.
About 214 steps up to the viewing deck over the hills. On the late-start options this is the final stop, at sunset.
A short walk with a local guide who points out the tarsiers asleep in the branches.
On the river option, lunch on a Loboc floating restaurant. Other options add an ATV ride, a zipline or a paddle. The order of the day can change.
★★★★★A very good option for doing the most popular activities in the area. I recommend the private option, as you can go at your own pace without being rushed. A very good driver/guide!!!
★★★★★We liked the 3 main activities, Tarsier Sanctuary, Chocolate Hills and Loboc River cruise and meal included because although they were each different each was unique and our driver, Rambo, was excellent giving advice and including a lot of information. During this tour we were able to see a big portion of the island , which otherwise we would never have seen on a day trip. [...] The manmade forest was also amazing.
★★★★★Great day out. The ATVs were the highlight. Highly recommend absolutely fun experience and the loboc river cruise was nice and relaxing also.
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Yes. The vehicle and the driver-guide are for your group only, per the listing, and group options go up to 30 people.
Yes, for the main attractions. The Loboc River cruise with lunch and the adventure add-ons are separate options you choose when you book.
Only on the option with the Loboc River lunch buffet. The standard private tour covers the Blood Compact shrine, the Chocolate Hills and the tarsier sanctuary.
About six hours, per the listing. Add-ons lengthen the day, and the late-morning start times end at the Chocolate Hills for sunset.
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Your own van and driver-guide, with the main entrance fees included.
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