To get the best breeze and beach, you don't have to go out of the Philippines! With the closing of Boracay, Bohol has swiftly become the top beach destination for beach lovers. Aside from its white sand and clear waters, Bohol boasts of affordable hotels and restaurants around Panglao Island. How to Get Cheap Fares Wait for airfare promos of Cebu Pacific for Tagbilaran, Bohol. Cheapest ones can just amount to P2000 - P3000 for roundtrip airfare during pisofare or holiday sales. But without promos, usual roundtrip airfare to Bohol can amount to P5000. How to Get to the Beach Panglao Island is the main tourist hub in the area. It has the famous Alona Beach frequented by celebrities and foreigners all year round. This beach has a lot of hotels, restaurants, drinking places, spa and massage shops and even tattoo shops. It is so alive especially during the night. Get a hotel in Alona Beach so you're in the midst of all the fun! From Tagbilaran Airport, you can take a taxi and reach Alona Beach within 35-40 minutes. Traffic is very light to moderate in the area. Or you can opt to arrange an airport-hotel transfer with your hotel. Services like this usually cost P500 one-way and P1000 for airport-hotel and hotel-airport transfers. Hotels along Alona Beach The good thing about Bohol is it provides you with a lot of hotel and hostel choices. The most expensive resort is probably Eskaya Beach Resort ranging from P25,000 - P30,000 per night with free breakfast for two people. But if you want a cheaper option with five-star quality, Henann Resort Panglao is for you ranging from P8,000 - P10,000 per night and free breakfast also for two people. There are also budget hotels ranging from P2,000 - P3,000 per night with free breakfast like Harmony Hotel. If you want to get the cheapest deals and discounts, Booking.com is the perfect place to scan through hotel prices in Panglao Island. Book at least two months before to make sure you have a place to stay in Bohol since hotels get fully booked really fast there. Itinerary for the Long Weekend 4D3N When you reach Alona Beach, you'll see a lot of travel tour packages in the area that you can avail of. Three of the most common tour packages are Panglao Land Tour, Island Hopping Tour and Bohol Countryside Tour. A good blend of the three will immerse you well in the culture and best spots of Bohol. It is better if you pay for the tours at Alona Beach vendors themselves rather than in Klook.com since you can haggle with the vendors there. The vendors usually give huge discounts if you buy tour packages for 3 or more people. Day 1 Traveling to Tagbilaran Airport from NAIA usually just takes 1 hour and 25 minutes on average. As such, if you take a flight in the morning, you'll already be in Panglao, Bohol for your 2PM hotel check-in along Alona Beach. Your first day is the perfect day to explore the restaurants in the area as well as enjoy the calm beach. At night, you will see live band shows and fire dancers. Day 2 Once you're settled in and have explored Alona Beach, it's time to explore other nearby islands. The Island Hopping Tour requires you to be at Alona Beach at 6AM for meeting up with your tourist guide and boat driver. This approximately costs P600 / person for join-in tours. This will take you: - to Balicasag Reef for dolphin watching and snorkeling - to Balicasag Island for brunch - to Virgin Island for swimming Day 3 Once you're done exploring the waters of Bohol, it's time to explore the land for one whole day! Get out of Panglao area and see more of Bohol with the Bohol Countryside Tour for as low as P600 / person. A van will pick you up and drop you off your hotel so there's absolutely no hassle. The tour also covers your entrance fee for every destination plus a free buffet lunch. Your driver is also your tourist guide and he'll show you the best Bohol spots such as: - Blood Compact Shrine where Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and Rajah Sikatuna met each other as friends - Dauis Church where a miraculous well contains a miraculous healing water - Baclayon Church which boasts of its Neoclassical architecture and the astounding figure of St. Padre Pio formed from vines on the church's walls - Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary which houses and cares for tarsiers - Loboc River Cruise restaurant which serves buffet lunch while on a river cruise - Manmade Forest which boasts of its towering Mahogany forest - Chocolate Hills which are cone shaped hills that used to be underwater - Souvenir Shop where you can buy souvenir items and Bohol food products at a cheaper price Day 4
Get Panglao Land Tour for only P300 / person for your last day. The pay is also inclusive of the van, tourist guide and entrance fees on destinations. It takes only half of your day and you get to visit the following places: - Hinagdanan Cave which is an underground cave with a spring-like body of water inside - Sea Shell Museum which contains artifacts and relics of different shell species all over the Philippines - Panglao Church which is the parish church of Panglao Island - Bohol Bee Farm which cultivates bees, honey and other native livelihood for Boholanos - Bohol Bee Farm Restaurant which specializes in Bohol's cuisine with a touch of honey in each food choice The driver can drive you back to your hotel at around 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM. You can check out right after this to catch your flight going home. And you'll realize, this is probably one of the best local destinations you've gone to!
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