As I already stated earlier in this post, we’ve been to Bohol last Dec 1-3. It was our second honeymoon as well as a rather short vacation. Short as it is but we definitely took advantage of all the time we had there.

Bohol is a prime tourist destination in the Visayas. An island endowed with natural bounties and rich in cultural heritage. It boasts beaches that rivals that of Boracay’s and is very popular for diving enthusiasts. Bohol has a lot of places that would surely delight your senses.

So how did we get there?

Air Travel

Coming from Manila, we need to get there by plane. So sometime in September, I booked a flight in Cebu Pacific via their online gateway, cebupacificair.com. I got to book one Go(P99+charges) seat and a regular seat which cost me less than P7,000.00 back-and-forth. It could have been lower if I had both seats as promo (Go) but unfortunately, only one seat was available. Apparently, the published Go Rates of Cebu Pacific is limited to a number of seats per flight. But compared to Philippines Airlines price, it still is a steal. Besides, CEB is using their brand new A319 for the Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila route.

Accomodation

We stayed at Dumaluan Beach Resort which we booked months ago. Villa and room prices at this resort are very affordable. Aside from that, Dumaluan is far away from Allona beach area where most of all other popular resorts are in. To top it of, the resort is just right beside the Bohol Beach Club, a high-end, highly-popular and exclusive beach resort in Panglao Island. And you are free to roam their beaches. We booked on a P1650 per night (with breakfast for two) airconditioned villa with no TV but with a bathtub. You won’t need that there, anyway.

You can contact Dumaluan at +6385029081 or you can go their website.

Transportation : Bohol

It is a must that you rent a car(with chauffeur) to get you around Bohol. It is highly recommended that you contact a rent-a-car before you go there so you can negotiate the price. But if you don’t have time for this, transpo is readily available outside the airport. Airport to resort trip usually costs around P500 while a seven-stop trip around Bohol will cost you around P2,000.00. The driver may ask for additional fee for every additional tourist spot you’ll visit. As far as I know, Hinagdanan cave is out of the way so that will incur additional charge.

For the transpo, we hired Tatay Domeng and his KIA Sportage. He’s very good and accomodating and if not with the broken aircon of his service car, he’s very much recommended. When travelling in groups(3 or more), renting a van is much better. You can contact him at +639195226610. Don’t forget to include the driver in you lunch and snacks.

Food

Dinner in Dumaluan is a little bit pricey and since the area is not commercialized, you don’t really have a choice but buy their food. Actually, the price is still affordable and normal for a resort. To have a taste of the city, ask your chauffeur to drive you to Island City Mall (their own version of SM Malls) where you can find the favorite fastfood restaurants.

I’ll be creating separate posts for each place that we visited in Bohol so stay tuned.
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The author is the owner of the ScaredCrow blog and this same article is posted there.