Bohol Thread 19

[rocky]

^di ko sure kung extended sis. pero nag-try lang akong mag-mock book ng january then 7,500 pa rin yong special rate nila ng deluxe room don mismo sa website. ayun, confirmed na yong booking & 1 night pa lang yong charge, yong balance upon check-in.

[igenna]

^ thanks sis a.k.a. helga 

[rocky]

ask ko lang mga sis kung alin mas magandang view ng chocolate hills, yong sa view deck or sagbayan peak? nakapunta na ako sa view deck pero promise napagod ako don & ang tagal ko bago nakarating sa tuktok. iniisip ko baka mas madali lang yong lalakarin sa sagbayan.

[babygirl00]

from port, ano pedeng sakyan papunta dbr1??? thanks?

[purpleish]

CRAVING FOR: Cabcab with crisp green tomato “pesto” vinaigrette and garlic parmesan Bohol Bee Farm 

[sweet_vanilla]

Booked our accommodation at Bolod for our Feb trip. Sa DBR2 sana kami ni hubby pero ang labo kausap nun sa reservations.Baka daw mag-increase pa sila tapos kahit magbigay na ng DP now with the current rate, baka me additional pa babayadan pagdating dun. Nag cancel na lang kami.

Yung sa Bolod pala Dumaluan din apelyido nung my ari. Mas ok pa kausap. Kung mag increase man daw, same rate pa din nung pagbook mo ang babayadan. Tour package na lang problema ko. Iniisip ko pa kung anong masusulit sa 4D3N bilang 1st time namin sa Bohol.

[dannalim]

Try Pancit ni Yoyong at Dumaluan. The best!

[majika7777]

San yang pancit na yan sa Dumaluan sis dannalim? Ang mahal ng pagkain sa DBR resto, dun kami naglunch ng second day hindi na kmi bumalik hehe nag-order nalang kami ng dinner sa W&G ang sarap ng adobo nila parang niluto sa butter. Sa W&G kami nag-stay last weekend, luma na siya pero working pa naman mga facilities ng room at tahimik ng place. Nung naglakad2 kami kinabukasan sa shoreline naakit kami sa DBR at BBC hehe pinapaganda nila ang DBR ngayon, may mga ginagawang landscape etc.. Dun dapat kami magstay pero natakot sa mga bad reviews pero mukha naman worth it i-try, dun kami mag-stay sa susunod. Naglakad din kami sa shoreline ng BBC, halos parehas lang sa shore ng DBR hehe pwede maglakad2 pero siyempre hindi pwede gamitin ang mga upuan nila haha anyway, sulit na sulit nako sa shore ng DBR, nakakita kami ng mga starfish at mga isda kahit hanggang tuhod pa lang yung tubig, medyo maaga pa kasi nun, pero nung pagbalik namin ng hapon nawala na sila.. gusto ko dito tumira pag matanda nako 

[dannalim]

sis majika777 sa Dumaluan 1 sya. Yung resto nila dun sa beachfront. Mura lang sya parang 200+ good for 3-4. Sa w&g rin kami nagstay nung August ero di kami dun kumain. Hehe. Di namin alam na masarap pala sila magluto eh. Fail kasi sa brreakfast eh.

[purpleish]

mga sis anung mas ok Bolod Beach Resort or sa White and Greens Beach Resort??

[majika7777]

^Siguro pag medyo oldies at di naman maselan okay lang sa W&G, medyo luma na kasi talaga mga kwarto nila, kung ako na nag-stay don eh it-try ko yung iba pag bumalik ako. Kung hindi lang ako nagdeposit ng buo eh baka lumipat na kami sa DBR2 hehe. Mabait yung mga staff ng W&G pero nalulumaan ako sa kwarto. Nadaanan namin yung Bolod Resort pero hindi namin nakita yung loob.

[mama squeak!]

Galing si Mommy ko sa Bellevue this afternoon and she was advised that their promo of 50% off for the deluxe room has been extended to Jan 3-31, 2013 (black out dates during the Christmas holidays). So pwede pa makahabol kami next year! 

[purpleish]

^^ kakapunta lang namen sis nitong sembreak sa Panglao, sa DBR2 den kame nag stay ng family ko... nag papa-help den kasi yung family friend namen sa IT, papunta sila nitong last week ng March 2013, kaso yung punta pala nila is papatak ng Holy Week, so sobrang taas ng rates nila parang x2 na nga ata ang bigay samen.. for the Deluxe Room papatak ng 7K/night sa DBR2... duon sa W&G same rates pa den sila... sayang den kasi ang pwedeng matipid.. thanks sa comment sis baka sa W&G na lang den siguro sila mag stay, halos ngayon ang dame na ata nag pa early reservation..

[rocky]

^^sis mama squeak!, kaya naman pala pero walang nakalagay sa FB page nila. sakto nga punta namin kaya naka-avail pa kami ng promo. mas excited na ako dito mag-stay kesa sa cebu. hehe!

[wednesday_C]

Positive and negative review about Bohol


My first encounter in Bohol was a bit unpleasant, we started around 9 am, we then proceeded to our scheduled countryside tour, it was Saturday then and there were really lots of tourists, foreign and local tourist. Our driver/guide was kuya mike ( tatsky's driver) hes using an old blue kia sportage, aircon was good, smells good so no problem even if twas an old car, and the rate of the rental was just right enough.

First stop was the HINAGDANAN CAVE, the cave is really beautiful i guess if not too much tourists inside the cave. With our experience, we really didnt enjoy that much since it was so hot inside because of too much tourist inside a small cave. The Local guides are really good in taking pictures even how dark it was, they are humorous and made us laugh even in the situation of having a lot of people inside a dark cave.

We then proceeded to the main island of Bohol, next stop was the Blood Compact, (fake site according to kuya mike) then Baclayon Church (oldest in Bohol) Python and then lunch at Loboc River.

In Loboc, Our guide suggested that we will take the River Watch Floating Restaurant, Kuya mike assisted us, but really it was so stressful, napaka haba ng pila, parang palengke na ang Tourism Complex ng Loboc, and one more thing, the reservation officer of the floating restaurant told us that we need to wait for about 15-30 minute. An airconditioned waiting area with free wi-fi access was pointed to us by kuya mike and told us to stay there until our boat is ready. We offered kuya mike to come with us for our lunch, but he insisted that he will just eat in a nearby carenderia, so we just handed him some amount for his lunch. After waiting for about 30 minutes, our boat still isn't ready, came an hour, we were still not notified, and we were so hungry plus the buzzling crowd that the 2 huge airconditioning of the Complex can't accommodate plus some infants are playing and some are crying. Weeeeeeeew to cut it short, we were awarded with STRESS.. hahahaha but eventaully after almost two hours of waiting, our boat is now ready. Good thing the Lobc River Watch do offer a lot of delicious food, but the wait is really a big stress to us.

After our lunch, kuya mike drove us to the Tarsiers, the odor of his car during this time is now unpleasant, i guess maybe because he smokes a lot every during stop and it caused me headache plus the winding road, and in addition to that, kuya mike is really madaldal with his nonsense joke. I dont know if gusto lang makabawi ni kuya sa tagal ng pag-antay namin sa lunch kaya sya napilitan magpatawa or that is just his norms.

But please to all drivers in Bohol, if you smoke a lot, please take some chewing gum/ breathe freshener!!! and sometimes mas nakakatawa ang mga jokes kapag di natin pinipilit. Sorry!!!

Our first experience in Bohol was not that good, but i guess it can be categorized as okey. QWe were able to visit all the spots that kuya tatsky promised to us, yun nga lang HAGGARD!!! hahaha, siguro bahala na kung mabaho man ng yosi ang car at least we were safe and to think we just paid them 2,000 but the hassle every-time you need to line up to pay for entrances and specially during lunch was unbearable.

In our resort, Maam Cathy wife of Kuya Tastky helped us booked the resort, we stayed in Whites and Greens. The Place is quiet, Calm, and Peaceful. Rooms are quiet old but its okey, aircon works good, but the water is quiet salty. Overall experience in our resort was NICE.

The Sea Tour and Island Hopping was also NICE, we got to see some Dolphins, the boat we used was in a good condition and the rate that kuya tasky was really cheap.

In Balicasag, there were a lot of locals that wats to sell you something. From aqua shoes to souvenirs and etc... makukulit sila, but its okey, ang hindin okey was we paid 100 per person for a puddle boat and a local guide, but when we arrived to the said sanctuary, ayun pwede lang pala malakad. ahahah PERA PERA LANG?

Virgin Island. NICE

[wednesday_C]

Continuation...

MY 2nd time in Bohol... just a few week ago, we were in Bohol and it was my second time, and during this time, i volunteered to do the resevations in Bohol (resorts and tours) para if ever something unpleasant experience will occur, ill have to blame myself. hehe

From October ive been reading forums and reviews from blogs about Bohol and some tour guides. I came accross with Paul Incon, tried to contact them through email and they responded to my queries and handled our requests really well. I do appreciate the way they presented me their offers, it was neat, very inviting and artistic as well. The quotation page and itinerary is complete from all the important details that we need to know, they really emphasized whats included or not from their Hassle-free Package. I called Paul Incon the owner of Incon Tours just to make sure that he is gonna assign us to his best driver and told him about my  1st experience in Bohol and promised me that he's going to handle our group.

Paul Incon understands well about our concern so he designed an itinerary taht fits our likes/needs/wants for us to enjoy much without compromising the main reason why we travel and take a vacation. When i checked the IT that he designed for us, i give it a go because all the most important spots wre listed, and its not too hectic that we need to rush the tour plus he assigned our river cruising for the night cruise (but for this arrangement we need to add-up 200 per person from our normal package rate since the night cruise is expensive than day cruise)

ITINERARY:
Blood Compact

Loboc Church (St. Peter Church, name taken from the vessel legazpi used in his voyage, older than baclayon, home to loboc childrens choir, believed to be the place where San Pedro Calungsod got his education, Colegio de Loboc is believed to be the first seminary in Visayas or even in whole asia.)
Hanging Bridge (if you are looking for cheaper souvenirs, the place offers real goodies)

Tarsier

Butterfly (we had our lunch and the food are also great + butterfly ice cream *wink Guides are funny but most of the jokes ay pabalik balik but still they have some new tricks under their sleeves, not lots of butterflies when its about to rain but luckily we avoided the rain!!!)

Chocolate Hills + ATV ( exciting way to enjoy and take a closer look with those hills )

Man-made Forest ( buwis buhay shot is kinda dangerous, but Paul explained to us that we will be able to hear if cars are coming so we give it a go go go...)

After the Forest, since we still have a lot of time before the dinner will be served @ 6:30, we went to the complex and got some malunggay ice cream in Bohol Bee farm Loboc branch then proceeded to a place where Paul describes as little Batanes and its called Morning Hills,

Morning Hills, although on our way up is a bit uncomfy because the road is quiet bumpy and rough but when we reached near the area, our eyes were amazed with what the view offers. its really spectacular. very relaxing, the air to breath is pure, clean, and therapeutic (hahahaha) kasi nakakawala ng stress...

We were so privileged that we took Incon Tour's services that because of them we were able to discover some new places in Bohol. And on top of that, the car we used this time is new, though kuya was using some air freshener gel that i really hated, he then disposed those gel.

Their rate is a bit higher (hundred peso difference) compared to kuya tatsky but we get the advantage of being well taken cared. We need not to worry about the entrance fees and municipal taxes, no need na pipila. ( relax na ralax lang and naka reserved na lahat) all you need to do when you get to every spot is to enjoy, have fun and discover.

The Night Cruise, ang GANDA!!!! i cant believe that im in Bohol, really, its like we are in other country, the lights are amazing, well blended sa nature, napaka relaxing, so romantic, the cool wind that blows to your face while youre cruising, what more you need? The food tastes good but there were not lots of menus to choose from. Anyway food can be found anywhere else, hehe and we travel not just also for the food but fro the experience and to blend with the locals.

On our way back to the resort, Paul made a stop somewhere really dark near a bridge and told us that the place has lots of ghosts. We freaked out, plus suddenly Paul opened the window and we cant stop our self from screaming but when i got to check whats outside? dem!!!! its so Nice and yes twas my first time to see a lot of little ghosts in a tree. hahahaha. This kind of experience is so great!!! WINNER ka KUYA PAUL...

PAMILACAN ISLAND DOLPHIN WATCHING....to be continued...

[sweetscience]

So excited na.. sa saturday na yung family trip namin (9adults & 2kids)..

anyway, itatanong ko lang mga sis, meron bang Mall sa Panglaol/Tagbilaran kung saan puwede manuod ng live Pacquiao fight?! kasi yung husband ko # boxing fan.. tapos kasama pa father at brother ko.. at ako din.. pag laban ni pacman join ako mag watch ng live!

[rocky]

^^wow sis mukhang exciting yang ATV sa chocolate hills & yong night cruise sa loboc. magkano yong tour & pwedeng pa-share ng pics? punta kasi kami next month & naghahanap pa ako ng magto-tour sa amin, pili lang yong gusto kong puntahan since 2nd time ko na

[wednesday_C]

Sis rocky, i still duno how to upload pictures, I really wish that i can share to you our pictures, ganda pa naman ang pagkakuha ni kuya Paul.

Sis para isang click na lang you can visit Incon's website, pictures and rates are provided already.

http://inconboholtours.webs.com/

and you can make detailed adjustments to your IT. You can contact them @

boholtour.incon45@gmail.com

[rocky]

^thanks sa link sis another question, san kayong chocolate hills nagpunta? sagbayan peak or carmen? TIA

share ko lang, may bagong adventure sa bohol aside don sa EAT DANAO ito yong GREAT Catigbian
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/great-catigbian--the-rise-of-a-new-adventure-in-bohol-064620557.html