Bohol | Chocolate HillsHow to get here: There are several flights from Manila to Tagbilaran City via Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia. Trip to the Chocolate Hills is included when you book your countryside tour with travel agents. Entrance fee: P50 per head (as of May 2017) Countryside tour cost: P3,500 for van (good for 12 pax max) What's included: Baclayon Church, Blood Compact Site, Man-Made Forest, Chocolate Hills, Loboc Floating Restaurant, Hanging Bridge, Tarsier Conservation and Butterfly Garden Contact: Kuya John +639161765683 To know more about our trip to Bohol, click on the button below: Please like our Facebook Page:
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The Chocolate Hills, the icon of the Bohol province, dot the lands of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan. The view deck however, is located in Carmen and included as part of the Countryside Tour offered by several travel agencies and van rentals. The tour can be completed in one whole day and you can spend around 30 minutes in the Chocolate Hills view deck. The view deck is also reachable by public transport. From any point in Tagbilaran City, you can go to Dao bus terminal and catch a bus going to the municipality of Carmen. Ask the bus driver to drop you off at the chocolate hills complex, where you will need to walk for about 10 minutes to reach the foot. 
To climb to the top of the view deck, you have to take 214 steps. I saw several elderly people climb up the stairs but took their time so should be possible to bring your grandmoms and granddads. I took my 80-year old grandmother here back in 2013, a few months before the earthquake. She climbed the steps without breaking a sweat while her children and grandchildren often took few breaks in between. It can get sunny and hot so it is suggested to put on some sunblock and wear hat and a pair of sunglasses. A bottle of cold water will also help beat the heat. 
This iconic natural wonder consists of more than a thousand hills which turn brown during the summer season, and hence the name Chocolate Hills. It turns green during the rainy season as trees and grasses grow on them but either way, this natural wonder remains picturesque. 
To book your countryside tour, you may call/text Kuya John at +639161765683. He is able to offer a car for smaller groups (4 people max) or a van for bigger groups (12 people max).
To book a hotel in Tagbilaran City, click here. |
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KEY CONTACTSTo book your countryside tour, you may call/text Kuya John at +639161765683. He is able to offer a car for smaller groups (4 people max) or a van for bigger groups (12 people max).
To book a hotel in Tagbilaran City, click here. |
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