Philippines Travel Destination – Visit Bohol And Get Close To Nature

If you can only spare a day or two of vacation and you love nature then make it Bohol. This island is one of the largest in the Philippine archipelago. The famous tourist attractions in this Philippines travel destination are the Chocolate Hills, tarsiers, cruise on the Loboc River, white sand beaches and beautiful dive spots.

Chocolate Hills
These hills numbering more than 1,200 are quite small with a height that range from 30 meters to 50 meters. Many tourists can’t believe that they are not man made because they are almost uniform in size and in shape. They are covered with green, green grass which turns brown when it dries in the summer. Thus seen from afar they look like mounds of chocolate.

Philippine Tarsiers
Another attraction why tourist flocked to this Philippines travel destination is to see the tarsiers. This is an unusually small animal about the size of a fist of a person. It’s a nocturnal animal thus its eyes is unproportionally larger than its body. Its middle finger is elongated and it has a very large ankle bones.

The Philippine tarsier is one of the smallest known primates all over the world. Some mistake it for a monkey but it’s not.

Loboc River Cruise
Have your Filipino travel agency arranged a Loboc River Cruise for you. It’s a cruise on a winding river aboard a floating restaurant. The cruise fare includes a buffet of Filipino dishes. As you dine, the floating restaurant smoothly glides down the river lined with nipa palms, coconut trees, banana grooves and lush green bushes. You will also be entertained by bands in the boat playing native songs and other relaxing and upbeat music. The cruise ends at Busay fall where you will be met with a band in native costume playing rondalla music in a floating cottage. If you still have more time left you can take a refreshing dip in the Busay waterfall.

Balicasag Scuba Diving
Some of the best dive sites in the Philippines are in Balicasag Island. It has a marine sanctuary which can be enjoyed not only through scuba diving but even just by snorkeling because corals and colorful fishes can already be spotted even on shallow waters. The island is small and can be explored in just 45 minutes. Its sand is white and shaded with palm trees and bouganville flowers.

Inquire from a Scarborough travel agency on the details of this Philippine travel destination so you can have a more relaxing and enjoyable travel.

Bohol Local Government: http://www.bohol.gov.ph