Experience the delights of Bohol, the crowning jewel of the Visayas and home of the world-famous Chocolate Hills!
The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. It is composed of
around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50
square kilometres (20 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.
The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Baclayon is considered to be one of the oldest churches
in the Philippines. It is one of the best presevered Jesuit build churches in the region, although in the 19th
century, the Augustinian Recollects added a modern facade and a number of stone buildings that now surround the church.
Tarsiers are prosimian primates of the genus Tarsius, a monotypic genus in the family Tarsiidae, which
is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more
widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.
The Bohol Forest is a man-made mahogany forest stretching in a two-kilometer stretch of densely planted
Mahogany trees located in the border of Loboc and Bilar towns. Before and after this man-made forest are the
naturally grown forests of Loboc and Bilar which are thick with a kaleidoscope of green foliage, different
species of trees and giant ferns lining the road.
Blood Compact Shrine – a marker that commemorates the fostering of
friendly relations between Datu Sikatuna, a native chieftain who forged a blood compact with Don Miguel Lopez
de Legaspi, representing the king of Spain. It was considered as the first treaty of friendship between the
brown and white races.
Loboc River Cruise – a fascinating boat ride along palm-fringed banks with lunch.