the traveller & her thoughts: May 2012

3-DAY BOHOL TRIP ITINERARY

From the Maasin City Port, we got in a Roro boat to Bohol, which departs at 7:30pm.

We made it to Ubay, Bohol at 11:30pm, but we'd have to wait until 3am for the Bus' first trip.

BOAT FARE:

Maasin City to Ubay, Bohol

Php 250 - regular fare

Php 218 - student's fare (present valid ID)

Php 200 - Senior Citizen's discount

BUS FARE: First trip at 3am

Php 100 only (Ubay to Tagbilaran Terminal)

VAN FARE (aircon): First trip at 6am

Php 150 (one hour faster than bus)

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This is our actual itinerary.

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Day 1 - May 5, 2012

PANGLAO and COUNTRYSIDE TOUR

6am Arrival at our "Guest House" (see post here)

6:30am Breakfast and preparations

8am off to Panglao

* Dauis Church

*Hinagdanan Cave

*Panglao Beach - swimming for an hour

* Bohol Bee farm

* Bayoyoy, the dwarf man

* Blood compact site

* Baclayon Church

* Xzootic Animal Park

* Loboc River Cruise (with lunch buffet)

* Tarsier Conservation area

* Man-made Forest

* Butterfly Garden

* ShipHaus

* Chocolate Hills in Carmen

* Barbecue House near Island City Mall - for our dinner

* Island city Mall - to buy our food for tomorrow

Returned to the apartment at 8pm.

Day 2 - May 6, 2012

E.A.T. DANAO

@ Danao Adventure Park

8am off to Danao

with a stop-over at these two perfect Chocolate (cones) hills

photo by: Myra Escoro

E.A.T DANAO ADVENTURE PARK

* Caving

* Wall Climbing

* The Plunge (the highlight of my vacation!)

3pm - Sagbayan Peak

6pm - we attended mass at Tagbilaran Church

Day 3 - May 7, 2012

DEPARTURE

Good bye bohol!!!

We hopped in a v-hire (one hour faster than the bus)

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ACCOUNTING:

We availed of Johnny Calulo's Travel and Tour package.

For only Php2,500/pax (minimum of 6 persons)

3 days and 3 nights with inclusions of:

1. Panglao tour - all entrance fees paid

2. Countryside Tour - all entrance fees paid + Loboc river lunch buffet paid

3. Accommodation at Johnny's apartelle

4. Free breakfast

5. Pick-up to and from Tagbilaran terminal

It was a indeed good deal!

Our E.A.T Danao Adventure is our own request, so we have additional payment for that day.

Php 2,500 for the van with driver (price is negotiable)

Php 700 for the Plunge

Php 350 for the Caving

Php 100 for the Wall Climbing

(See their website here for other adventure and fees)

Johnny Calulo's contact details:

PLDT: (038) 411-5755

GLOBE: (038) 501-8745

mobile:

0917-703-1664 /// 0999-990-6216 /// 0922-821-3055

email add: johnnycalulo@yahoo.com

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3-DAY BOHOL TRIP c/o KUYA JOHNNY

See our itinerary here. :)

Part of our tour package was the accommodation (inclusive of breakfast) and we were housed inside apartment No. 2. There were a total of 4 apartment units just beside Kuya Johnny's home.

THE APARTMENT

(Sorry, I don't have a picture of its facade)

Let's just have a tour around the apartment.

It is a two-storey apartment equipped with a Cable TV, refrigerator, a table, chairs, expandable couch, eating utensils, and free drinking water.

The bathroom was okay. But we were not picky though (and this is not a five-star hotel -- so very understandable), and we don't care as long as we can take a shower everyday. :)

There's also (I call it..) the "laundry room" where guests can "manually" wash their clothes or simply hang them to dry. (just like what we did after the E.A.T Danao Adventure)

Now.. let's go upstairs...

The second floor is simply made up of 2 rooms, which can accommodate at least 5 people per room. So.. a total of 10 tourists (small to medium frame, that is) plus about 3 people on the expendable couch on the ground floor!! ha-ha-ha!! And Kuya Johnny is open for negotiations. Thumbs up! :)

"Ang Boarders ni Kuya" watching PBB House Teen Edition. :))

lying on the expendable couch.

FREE BREAKFAST!!

Breakfast is not first class, but just enough for us. :)

For the four of us, breakfast included one platter of rice + two viands + hot coffee.

Simply satisfying for weight-conscious people. :-)

VEHICLES

Kuya Johnny's vans can accommodate 10 persons each.

On our first day, we were toured by this white-colored van.

On our second day, we were taken to our E.A.T. Danao Adventure through this gray van.

On our third and last day, we were brought by Kuya Johnny himself to the Terminal.

We may not have stayed in a 5-star hotel, but Kuya Johnny's hospitality made us feel like celebrities. :)

5 stars to Kuya Johnny!! (we couldn't help but take a picture with him! <3)

for KUYA JOHNNY'S CONTACT INFORMATION, click here.

A travel that satisfies the heart

and fills the brain with cherished memories.

This is TRAVEL-licious.

E.A.T. DANAO (bohol) feat. WALL CLIMBING

ACTIVITIES in E.A.T DANAO ADVENTURE PARK:

+ wall climbing

This "light" adventure is sure fun for only Php 100. :)

Since I have tried this at La Mesa Eco Park (view post) in Manila, I was not interested to try and just volunteered as the official photographer. :D

To add fun to our activity, my best friends (who were the two climbers) decided to make it into a contest.

Whoever reaches the top first is more beautiful. Ha-ha-ha!

So we started the game..

On your marks, get set, go!!!!

And Ivy wins!!! :))

+ The Plunge see post

+ Caving see post

+Zipline

+ Rappeling

+ Cable Car Riding

+ Picnic/sight seeing

* to see our 3-day Bohol Trip itinerary, click HERE.

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and fills the brain with cherished memories.

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SHIPHAUS (bohol)

This unique house, owned by Capt. Gaundencio Dumapias (a Boholano), has currently become one of Bohol's tourist attractions ever since it gained people's attention after it has been fully built and blessed last April of 2011. It further gained its popularity after being featured in Filipino TV shows.

I found their facebook page HERE, where any interested visitor can inquire.

(Take a peek, it's open for the public)

Sorry, those are all the pictures I got. (thank you Myra for the pictures) We had no time to get in.

Entrance fee is Php 30 only. :)

* to see our 3-day Bohol Trip itinerary, click HERE.

A travel that satisfies the heart

and fills the brain with cherished memories.

This is TRAVEL-licious.

SAGBAYAN PEAK (bohol)

Entrance fee is Php20 only.

This is a mini-park with Disney characters in some areas. It reminded me of the BAKER'S HILL in Palawan. :D But the highlight of this place is the "peak", where visitors can look at a spectacular view of the famous Chocolate Hills.

By the entrance..