By air
Bohol–Panglao International (TAG), on Panglao Island
Southeast Asia · Philippines
Bohol, Philippines
The Chocolate Hills and tiny tarsiers
Getting there
Best time to visit
December to May — dry season
Don't miss
The Chocolate Hills
The Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary
Baclayon Church
Alona Beach
Things to do
The Chocolate Hills viewpoint
The tarsier sanctuary
A Loboc river cruise
Panglao's beaches
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0
What to pack
Swimwear, insect repellent
A quieter corner
The Loboc river at dusk, with its fireflies
Questions travellers ask
Which season suits Bohol?
December to May, the dry season. Bring swimwear and insect repellent.
Where do flights to Bohol land?
At Bohol–Panglao International (TAG), on Panglao Island.
What are the top sights in Bohol?
The Chocolate Hills viewpoint, the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary, Baclayon Church and Alona Beach, plus Panglao's beaches.
What's special about the Loboc river?
You can take a lunch cruise on it, and at dusk it comes alive with fireflies. While in Bohol, try calamay, a sticky coconut sweet.
About Bohol
- Island
- Hills
Where it is
Bohol is an island province in the Central Visayas of the Philippines, south-east of Cebu, with its capital Tagbilaran on the south-west coast and the beach island of Panglao linked to it by bridges.
History
In 1565 the chieftain Datu Sikatuna and the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi sealed a blood compact on Bohol, remembered as the Sandugo. The island later saw the longest revolt of the Spanish era, led by Francisco Dagohoy from 1744, and its old stone churches were badly damaged by an earthquake in 2013.
People
Boholanos speak Cebuano, in a local variety often called Boholano, along with Filipino and English, and many live by farming rice and coconuts or by fishing. Calamay, a sticky coconut sweet packed in coconut shells, is the island's best-known delicacy.
Known for
- The Chocolate Hills
- Tarsiers at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary
- The Loboc River cruise
- Panglao's beaches and dive sites
- Baclayon Church
Did you know?
The Chocolate Hills are more than a thousand grass-covered limestone mounds, which turn brown in the dry season and so gave them their name.
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