BARKADAHAN SA BOHOL

Barkadahan Bohol Package

( FAMILY/ minimum of 6 Persons)

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Choose from the below beachfront resorts:
Resort Option 1: TIERRA AZUL RESORT…….Php 4,300/person
Resort Option 2: SEA CORAL RESORT ………Php 4,500/person
Resort Option 3: DUMALUAN 2 RESORT…….Php 4,750/person
Resort Option 4: LOST HORIZON RESORT ..Php 5,000/person

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INCLUSIONS:
* 3days/ 2 nights accommodation triple / quad sharing ( standard room)
– room is fully aircon, cable tv, h/c shower
* Daily breakfast for 6 people
* Roundtrip transfers (airport-resort-airport)
* Bohol Countryside Tour ( with buffet Lunch while crusing Loboc River)
* Panglao Island Tour with Bohol Bee Farm ( with Lunch)
* Taxes and service charge
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YOUR ITINERARY:
DAY1: BOHOL COUNTRYSIDE TOURS (7-8 hours)
Arriving in the morning from the airport or seaport, we welcome you and proceed to the countryside showcasing natural beauty of Bohol.Sites are as follows:
* Blood Compact Shrine
* Baclayon Church & Museum
* Loay Backyard Industry
* Loay/Loboc River Cruise ( buffet lunch while cruising loboc river)
* Tarsier Encounter
* Bilar Man-made Forest
* Chocolate Hills
* Python biggest in captivity
* Souvenir Shop

DAY2: PANGLAO ISLAND TOUR
9am pick up at your resort and visit the places:
Panglao Church,
Sea Shell Museum,
Hinagdanan Cave,
Dauis Church,
Bohol Bee Farm- farm tour to organic farming and buffet lunch.

DAY3:
Breakfast at the resort
Spend the day for your leisure
Checking out
Transfers resort to airport/ seaport
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FOR BOOKING/ INQUIRY:

EMAIL at : villamortour@gmail.com

Villamor Tour Operator

Tamblot st. 348, Tagbilaran city, Bohol, Philippines

Tel: 02-697-3502

Cell: +639219752463

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Above price is net But subject for your resort’s choice availability.
2. To confirm your booking, we require 20% deposit and full payment upon arrival. ( deposit is non refundable) We will the release the hotel/ resort voucher
3. All Rates are subject to change without prior notice

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Sample Trip

Here’s a quick summary of our Bohol budgetfor a group of 5 pax.
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Total for 5 pax: Php 22, 250

Per pax 4,450php x 5 pax

Here’s our planned itinerary:
Day 1 –
8am to 9am – Depart from Manila to Tagbilaran
9am onwards – Day Tour starts upon arrival – includes blood compact, Baclayon church and museum, biggest python, Tarsier, Loboc river, hanging bridge, man made forest, butterflies, Chocolate hills,
Actual Itinerary:
9.30am to 11.30am – Visited blood compact, Baclayon church and museum, and Tarsier.
11.30am to 1.00pm – Lunch at Loboc river
1.00pm to 5.00pm – Chocolate hills, butterfly, man made forest, hanging bridge, biggest python and souvenir shop.
6.00pm to 7.00pm – Travelled to our selected resort Tierra Azul
8.00pm onwards – ‘Paluto’ dinner by the beach, inuman and sleeping time

Day 2 –
5.30am onwards – Start of sea tour – includes dolphin watching, Balicasag island and Virgin island
Afternoon – Free time
Actual Itinerary:
6.30am – Boat ride started; of course we had delays (typical pinoy  ), too much time eating our breakfast and getting ourselves ready…
8.00am – In the middle of nowhere, haha, waiting and watching the dolphins… It was fun, they didn’t disappoint us and we saw quite a number of dolphins in action.
9.00am – Arrived in Balicasag Island, known for the snorkelling spot but we didn’t avail of it, but if you are interested they offer snorkelling gears and mini boat ride for extra charges
9.00am to 10.30am – We walked around the island and stumbled on a pleasant looking and I think the only resort on the island – Balicasag Island Dive Resort. Had some of our photos taken in the beautiful island with clean water, and relaxing scenery.
11.00am to 12.30pm – Satisfying lunch on the island
There’s a ‘paluto’ on the island, where you can buy seafoods (fish, squid, shrimps, etc.) and have them cook any style you want – have it fried, with soup, grilled, etc. We bought one big fish, forgot the name, we had it grilled and sinigang; and bought squid and made it calamares.  It was delicious and this is the meal we most enjoyed.

12.30pm to 1.30pm – Visited Virgin island, which has the sand bar, and is definitely a very beautiful spot to simply relax, enjoy the island view and take wonderful shots.
1.30pm to 2.30pm – Travelled back to Panglao on a bit rough and scary boat ride due to big, big waves….
3.00pm to 5.00pm – Rest time, played cards in our room.
5.00pm onwards – Walked by the beach to take some shots and find a place for our dinner.

Day 3 –
6.00am – 12:00 noon:
11:00 am – Travelled to Tagbilaran airport. And flight back to Manila
We all had a great time exploring Tagbilaran, Bohol and Panglao Island. Had fun bonding moments, took great snap shots, and will forever remember this adventurous experience in Bohol.

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The Tarsiers

Bohol Tarsier

After almost an hour of reminiscing  Bohol’s history, it was time to meet Bohol’s popular attraction, the Tarsiers. Our van suddenly parked on one side street  and our driver told us that we were already in the Bohol Tarsier spot. Being a tourist, I didn’t imagined that this would just be the spot for these Bohol Tarsiers, I was then imagining that we would be meeting these Tarsiers in a somewhat forest like and would need to do some trekking to get to the place.

We went inside, passed through a few stalls that sell Tarsier souvenirs like key chains, purses, mini-dolls, packed peanut kisses and a lot more. There were bunch of trees in one part of the area where we saw these Tarsiers clinging on the branches. They were so small with big eyes and long tail.  They look cute but personally I was a bit scared to go near it… hehe. Taking pictures is okay but without flash and they are not allowed to be touched. Which now I know why, because my friend tried touching one Tarsier’s back and it quickly jumped and I was a bit shocked that I think added to my uneasiness with these Tarsiers. lol.

Quick facts:

Bohol Tarsier measures about 3.35 to 6.30 inches in height and considered as one of the smallest primates. Their big eyes are fixed in its skull; they can’t turn in their sockets but their neck allows its head to be rotated 180 degrees. As for their fur, they are thick and silky which is colored gray to dark brown. They have thin tail which is used for balance and about twice the body length.

The name Tarsier came from its elongated “tarsus” or ankle bone which allows it to jump at least three meters from tree to tree without having to touch the ground.

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The Butterflies

Simply Butterflies Conservation Center

Early this year, I had a chance to visit a butterfly sanctuary in the own home of Prof. Jumalon, a notable butterfly enthusiast in Cebu. Simply Butterflies Conservation Center is the extended sanctuary of it in Bohol.  The place can be considered as more established tourist spot because of its well maintained place and facilities compared with  Jumalon butterfly sanctuary which is just a simple home of the Jumalons converted to a museum-like but with very informative tour guides.

We arrived late afternoon and this was our 3rd to the last stop for our day tour. Entrance fee is 20php per person.

As you can see in the first image above, this is the lobby where they had a mini souvenir shop and snack bar. And will definitely remember their yummy home-made ice candies we bought for only 20php; I had the buko pandan flavor, it was just like a delicious salad, frozen and in plastic. We had a tour guide the “Kuya” in flowery polo who briefed us with quick facts on the butterflies we saw and other displays in the area.

I’ll be honest, I did not really joined the group tour and did not listen that much to our “Kuya” tour guide because I was so impatient and eager to move around to take pictures of butterflies and the place. And thought that I already learned much about butterflies in my visit in Cebu from Ms. Jumalon’s very, very detailed and educational tour.

Though, I was struck by these mating butterflies, it was my first time to see something like this and we were also lucky that these butterflies were in real action. Haha.  According to “Kuya” tour guide, mating of butterflies can last for 24 hours or more and I have a proof that no one can disturb them because they were still intact even if they were placed on my arm or anywhere you want to put them. Interesting, ah?

Mating Butterflies

Yes, you can put the butterflies anywhere you want, just like this photo. Butterflies all over me… ;P 2 on my head and 2 on my arms, nice, ah!  It was fun, their feet were a bit tickling but manageable for a quick photo shoot. Also, I remembered a fact from Ms. Jumalon that butterflies will come and stay on you if they smell something pleasant but I guess this scenario is contradicting because I can assure you that I was 99% fragrant-less.

Our butterfly invasion was worthwhile. We had lots of fun in taking pictures and mingling with Bohol butterflies.

Butterflies in Action

Butterflies in Bohol

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BOHOL BEACH CLUB

BOHOL BEACH CLUB

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Situated on Pangloa island, the hotel is surrounded by the natural splendor of a stretch of white sand bordering the azure waters of the ocean. Nearby tours, which can be arranged by the hotel, include Loboc river, Chocolate hills, Bacalyon church and Hinagdanan cave visits. The Bohol Beach club hotel boasts 3 large swimming pools, an outdoor Jacuzzi, massage service and shopping boutiques. The hotel is associated with Club AquaSports Inc., which arranges an array of water activities including scuba diving, snorkeling and glass-bottom boat tours. Making a booking at Bohol Beach Club Hotel Bohol is easy with our secure online form; just enter your dates and click. Check Out (HH:MM) 12:00 Earliest check in (HH:MM) 14:00 Number of rooms 168 Room Voltage 220

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Bohol package at Isis Bungalows

Resort……………Isis ( beachfront resort)
Check in date…..2010
Check out date..2010m ( all year end) ( 3 night)
Room…………….- Standard room ( fully aircon/ hc shower)

Total cost for 3- night 1- room for 2 adults : PHP 15, 300 cash price net

( you need to deposit 20% and the rest will be paid upon arrival)

*Inclusions are: ( no airfare yet)

* Room accommodation ( 3-nights)
* Daily breakfast
* Roundtrip transfers seaport tagbilaran to resort and vice versa

* Whole day Bohol Tour (with BUFFET lunch while cruising Loboc river) ( 2nd day )

* With dolphin and whale watching and balicasag siland tour ( with lunch)
* with sidetrip at virgin island

* All entrances and fees

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Day 1:
Pick up transfers airport

checking in at the resort
spend time for your lesiure

Day 02:

Prepare for the tour * Starts around 9:am

– Bohol Country Side Tour
Blood Compact Site
BaclayonChurch and Museum
Tarsier Watching
Loboc River Cruise (Buffet lunch while cruising Loboc River)
Mahogany Man-made-forest
Chocolate Hills
Delicacies and Souvenir Shop

Day 3:
prepare for dolphin and whale watching tour ( starts around 6 am)
proceed to balicasag Island
Lunch at balicasag island
Provide your snorkelling gears. sidetrip at virgin island
back at the resort

Day 4:

spend the morning for your leisure
Transfers: Resort/Hotel to Airport/Seaport
Notes: you will be picked at the resort at least 1 hour from your domestic flight.

Would you like to finalize the booking?

Sincerely yours,

Mark Froi N. Reyes

Villamor Tours
Tamblot st. 348, Tamblot, Tagbilaran city,
Bohol, Philippines

Tel: 02-6-9-73502

Cell: 639217367772, 09219752463

URL’s:
www.boholtours.de.tl
www.boholpackages.weebly.com
www.boholtours.page.tl

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Ananyana Resort Bohol

ANANYANA RESORT

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Ananyana Beach Resort, a new name, an exciting and fascinating resort situated along the beautiful white sand of Doljo Beach

THE ANANYANA is a synthesis of safety and longing, of wanderlust and home. Bohemian bathrooms as well as purist appearing premises create the perfect aura for a vacation abounding in an otherwise rather rare condition: Carefree relaxation.

Stylish comfort instead of elitist luxury. That is the difference between the ANANYANA and the other beach resorts. With only eight suite rooms and two family suites, the deliberately limited size of the ANANYANA creates an almost intimate atmosphere. Though the amount of space is anything but limited.

All suites are spaciously arranged. The unique family suites cover two floors and include a fascinating semi-open bathroom. King size beds and an ultramodern, extra-silent air conditioning system ensure a quiet refreshing sleep. And each morning the visitor is greeted with a breathtaking view from the balcony or patio of the impressive vegetation and the crystal clear ocean.

All the visitor will be submerged in a sea of living charm and authentic aesthetics. You don’t see things – you breathe them. You don’t forget time – you dream it away. You don’t use your senses – you feel them. Here you live and experience things more intensely.

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Best time to Visit

Best time to visit Bohol

The only time to avoid is Easter, this is when most of the Filipinos return from Metro Manila where they work to spend the Easter holiday with their relatives. It gets very busy and all means of transport are fully booked or overcrowded.

The month of May is fiesta month on Bohol, just about every day there is a fiesta at one of the towns across the province so again it can be busy but it is also very colourful.

If you want to combine your trip to Bohol with the amazing spectacle of a Philippine festival the best time to come is ether in July to see the Sandugo festival in Tagbilaran or in January to see the Sinulog festival in Cebu (it’s less than 2 hours by ferry) The Sinulog festival takes place o the third weekend in January every year.

The hottest months are March to June when temperatures can reach 38ºC or higher, the wet season is from July to November.

Typhoons! – don’t be too concerned with typhoons here, most of them strike further north in Luzon. The other advantage with Bohol is that it is sheltered to the east by Samar and Leyte.

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Boating

Aside from scuba diving, snorkling, and swimming, Bohol also offers opportunities to go fishing and boating. There are many local fishermen in Bohol, making fishing as a means to support their family. For island visitors, a sort of fun. Either you paddle the boat yourself or take a boatman, its up to you. Above all, there is a big opportunity to do this activity. Go boating and explore the beachside and enjoy the island’s clear crystal blue waters.

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