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Alona Apartments - The Budget Stay

Posted by Louden on Friday, July 09, 2010 , under , , | comments (0)




We are now offering some rooms for rent so why just do a 1 day Bohol tour when you can stay a few days and see even more of Bohol.

Boundary Danao Tawala, Panglao Bohol, Philippines

Room Rates:
Php 1,500.00 a day for 2 persons
Additional person Php 100.00 each

If you want to do long term booking we can arrange a price reduction for bookings up to a month or longer.
Please just send me an inquiry for details. 

Facilities:
- Air conditioned room
- Cooking equipments
- Cable TV
- Private and spacious toilet
- Walking distance to Alona Beach

* We accept monthly and weekly basis.
* We can arrange Tour Packages and Island Hopping boat.





Choco Tour Destinations!

Posted by Louden on Sunday, June 27, 2010 , under , , | comments (0)







Your Choco Tour will contain the following destinations.

*The Blood Compact Site
    View the spot where the Spaniards and the Filipinos fostered friendly relations through blood. This is considered as the 1st Seed of the United Nations and 1st Treaty of Friendship between the brown and the white race. 



    *The Python Sanctuary 
      Meet a Python named Prony, A 25-foot python  the world’s largest, lives in Upper Santa Fe, Alburquerque, Bohol.

        * Baclayon Church
        This stone church along with it's religiuos relics date back to the early 16th century inside the museum. It is considered as one of the oldest stoned church in the Philippines .
         

        * Loay Local Industry

         
        Observe the local craftsmen as they made bolos and other metal crafts. Witness also as the men and women made the Nipa leaves into a roofing materials. 



        * Loboc Floating Restaraunt
        Cruise down Loboc River while buffet dining on a floating restaurant. Emerald green because of the algae, Loboc River is 12 meters wide and 4 meters deep. You don't cruise down the whole river, but the ride is around 40 minutes. At the turning point, you'll find three mini waterfalls and a band of musicians on a floating raft playing folk tunes for the tourists.



        * Tarsier Monkeys
        See the smallest monkey in the world along the Loboc River .
         

        * The Hanging Bridge
        Across the upper part of the Loboc River in Bohol is a hanging bamboo bridge that is a major tourist attraction.This bridge hangs approximately 20 meters above the Loboc River and sways back and forth as you walk across.




        * Man Made Forest
        An awesome display of thousands Mahogany Tree painstakingly planted by the local people Chocolate Hills (Carmen) - Feast your eyes on the breathtaking work of nature, one thousand two hundred sixty eight (1,268) haycock hills which turn brown during dry season. This is been considered as one of the wonders of the world. 





        * The Butterfly Farm 
        The Butterfly Conservation Center has both a Butterfly garden and a Butterfly enclosure. The garden is in an open landscape with flower garden that attracts butterfly to feed on them. The place is visited by different species of local butterflies naturally. There are seats, pagoda and a hammock where one can relax under the shade and watch the butterflies flutter by.



          * The Chocolate Hills
          The Chocolate Hills is a rolling terrain of haycock hills – mounds of general shape which are conical and almost symmetrical. Estimated to be at least 1,268 individual mounds to about 1,776, these cone-shaped or dome-shaped hills are actually made of grass-covered limestone. The domes vary in sizes from 30 to 50 metres (98 to 160 ft) high with the largest being 120 metres (390 ft) in height. They are scattered throughout the towns of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan in Bohol. Bohol's "main attraction", these unique mound-shaped hills are scattered by the hundreds on the island's central plain, concentrated near the town of Carmen.






            This tour will be at least a full 8 hour day or longer depending on the time you spend at each location.




            For those of you who really want to add a stop at Sagbayan Peak we will take you there for an additional 300 pesos for car and 500 pesos for van. You will also have to pay for Sagbayan's entry fees and activities.  

            Panglao Tour Destinations

            Posted by Louden on Saturday, June 26, 2010 , under , , | comments (0)





            Your Panglao Tour will contain the following destinations..


            * The Dauis Church
            Located in the town of Dauis, three kilometers from Tagbilaran City, Dauis Church is one of Bohol’s beautiful churches that has retained its Spanish architecture despite a semi-modern façade. It was built in the year 1697, its design largely influenced by Romanesque and Byzantine architecture. Beautiful frescoes painted in 1916 by a painter named Ray Francia decorate the entire ceiling of the church.


            * The Bohol Bee Farm
            The Bohol Bee Farm is an agriculture haven situated on top of a cliff on Panglao Island, Bohol dedicated to bee cultivation, organic farming, and healthy eating. Aside from growing diverse agricultural produce, Bohol Bee Farm also houses a resort and a restaurant where visitors can take a time off from the city and find relaxation while providing livelihood to the local residents. 



            * Alona Beach
            Alona Beach, on the south-west of Panglao island, is a beautiful, well developed one and a half kilometer stretch of white sand. 



            * The Shell Museum
            The Bohol Shell Museum showcases various common and rare seashell specimens from Bohol and the Philippines.


            * Hinagdanan Cave
            The Hinagdanan Cave is Bohol's most famous and visited cave. It is a naturally lighted cavern with a deep lagoon and many large stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is lit by sunlight which filters through holes in the ceiling.

            * Ostrich Farm
            The Ostrich farm has an area of caged animals like an albino python, turtles, fish, birds and other reptiles. Here you can also take pictures alongside life-size statues of a gigantic tarsier and the
            ostrich.


            * Panglao Watch Tower
            Nearby Panglao Church is the Panglao Watch Tower which is a 5-storey bell tower built of cut stone in 1851. Octagon in shape and covered by a pitched roof, it is said to be the tallest of its kind in the Philippines.  



            Dolphin Watching - Bohol, Philippines

            Posted by Louden on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 , under , | comments (0)





            Dolphin Watching / Snorkeling



            **Note if your not staying in Panglao a transit fee of 600 Php for car and 700 Php for Van will apply! 
               
            The snorkel and guide cost 150 Php per person. These charges are from guides on the island of Balicasag.