Our 4 days and 3 nights Cebu-Bohol Itinerary.
Day 1: January 5, 2014
Cebu
We arrived at Mactan International Airport around 6:30AM and took a cab to Pier 4 where Ocean Jet terminal is located. The cab costs us around 60 pesos. We waited at the terminal for almost 2 hrs since the ferry schedule we took was around 9:20AM. There was a cafeteria at the terminal that serves breakfast meal that cost from 100 to 110 pesos which I find a bit pricey for a breakfast meal. Play area is available for the kids to play.
Off to Bohol
It took us 2 hours to arrive at Tagbilaran Port. Tatsky was waiting for us. He dropped us for a quick lunch near the port since we were hungry already.
It only took us around 20-30 minutes to reach Dumaluan Beach Resort situated at Dumaluan itself. Beside the resort is Bohol Beach Club which you can also visit with certain entrance fee The fee already includes lunch or dinner buffet-by-the-sea and free use of their pool. Dinner buffet is more expensive than lunch buffet. South Palms also is in the same area.
There is also a BBQ restaurant at Dumaluan Beach Resort 1 that sells cheaper dinner meals which I find it nice since there are few restaurants or stores around.
Going to Alona from Dumaluan takes around 30 mins as what the staff of the resort said and the only cheap transportation available is the habal-habal which costs around 20-50 pesos. You will be lucky if someone from the other part of Panglao took a tricycle going to Dumaluan. By then you can get the same tricycle to bring you to Alona or other parts of the island.
Day 2: January 6, 2016. Countryside Tour
7:00AM: Buffet breakfast by the sea. For breakfast they have eggs and longganisa, soup, coffee and juice. Breads with calamay spread were available too.
9:00 AM: Off to countryside tour. Our first stop was the Hinagdangan Cave. It is located in Panglao Island, few minutes from the resort. The cave entrance going down is quite steep. You can also swim in the water. But in our case nobody did. It looks scary. I find the souvenirs like shirts are cheaper here than from the other tourist spots.
We passed by Dauis Church. It was destroyed by an Earthquake last 2013.
Next stop was the fake blood compact. According to Tatsky the real blood compact is located in the other area. It was believed that the the real blood compact was held there not on this place where monuments were built.
It was almost lunch time and we went at Loboc River for a lunch cruise. The meal costs 450 for adult, and 300 for kids 4-12 years old
After eating lunch, we went to Chocolate Hills. While on the way to Chocolate Hills, we passed by the man-made forest.
The Chocolate Hills view deck at that time was still not fixed though we were still able to go up to the view deck and have a good look at the hills.
It’s time to go down and we passed by the Hanging Bridge, Ship House, Tarsier Conservation and Butterfly Sanctuary. We were not able to visit Bohol Bee Farm since it was already late when we reached Tagbilaran.
Day 3: January 7, 2016. Sea Tour.
The team splits. Those with small kids remained at the resort. Haha.. Others had their dolphin watching and island hopping. If you are to avail the said tour, you need to be at the boat by 5:00 in the morning because the dolphins will only be at the ocean for viewing until around 8am. You must bring with you your packed breakfast. You can request the hotel to pack it for you.
According to some blogs that I read (since I didn’t personally joined the sea tour), there is a need to rent for aqua shoes in Balicasag. Because in order for you to reach the snorkeling area, you have to walk above the corals for it is knee deep which I find it unfriendly to the corals. Please inquire with your tour guide about the cost.
The number of dolphins you will be able to see depends on the time of the year that you visit Bohol. Though they say that dolphins are there all year round but there are months where you can see lots of dolphins.
The tour will only take half of the day. We spent the entire afternoon relaxing and swimming at the resort’s pool.
Day 4: Back to Cebu.
By 9am we were fetched by Tatsky going to Tagbilaran port. We arrived by Cebu past noon.
Me and my friends along with my kid went ahead to Tabo-an market to buy dried fish and mango. My husband went to SM to leave our luggage at the traveler’s lounge. I bought along one extra shirt for me to change after buying dried fish. There are so many dried fish being sold there from dried squid of different types that ranges from 500-600 per kilo, danggit from 450-550 per kilo, espada (I was able to buy 320 per kilo), and a lot more. Packed dried mango was at 380.00 per kilo (pure mango), cooked mango from mango puree and mold to looked like dried mango is 350 per kilo. Those dried mangoes with brand name cost around 3 per 100 pesos (100g) and 120 for 200g. Mango that are packed per kilo is way cheaper. There is also otap priced at 50 pesos per pack. Shamrock brand (big pack) is 100 pesos.
There are also jeepneys beside the market that passes the street along Basillica de Sto. Nino. Taxi from Pier 4 to Tabo-an market is around 60 pesos. so as if from the market to Basillica de Sto. Nino.
After buying dried fish, I’m not sure if I smelled fish at all. I just changed my shirt at the SM traveler’s lounge, wash my arms, neck and legs with damped face towel and put on some perfume and I was good to go. We immediately went to Mactan Airport.
Next time I will visit Cebu, I will definitely buy more dried squid and espada..
How much did we spent?
Plane ticket: 1495.00 pesos for 2-way trip each times 12. I added another ticket for my 2-year-old daughter that cost me 4500 already for the 2-way trip.
Superior room is at 2,150 per room. In our case since we are 3 adults and 3 kids. We only added 400.00 for extra mattress and breakfast.
Cab going from Mactan to Pier, Pier to Tabo-an, Tab-oan to Basilica, Basilica to SM and SM to Mactan is roughly 60 pesos except the one from SM to Mactan Airport because we encountered heavy traffic in the later afternoon.
Van for country side tour is 2,600 for 7 adults and 3 big kids and 3 smaller kids. We divided the amount to 10 people, which is 260 per head.
DAY 1: JAN 5, 2014
Ocean Jet (2 way ticket): 800 x7 adults= 5600
Ocean Jet (2 way ticket): 800 x 4 kids 4yrs old and 11 yrs old, our 2 kids aged 2 and 3 were free = 3200
600 for van transfers Tagbilaran to Dunaluan Resort 2. We divide it to 10 pax.
SUB-TOTAL: 9400
DAY2: TOURS Jan 6, 2013
van rent: 2700 sa Van.
Entrances: 230 each x 7 – 1750
Kid Entrances: 100 x 3 kids – 300
Lunch Buffet: 450 each x 7 adults – 3150
Kid Lunch Age 7 to 11: 300 x 3 – 900
SUB-TOTAL: 2700+ 1750 + 300 +3150 +900 = 8880
DAY3: SEA TOUR Jan 7, 2014 ( 4 adults, 4 kids)
Rate: 1600 per boat x 1 boats – 1600
Entrances: 50 each x 4 adults and 3 kids @ 9-11 yrs old and 1 @ 4 yr old. = 200
Guide: 150 each x 4= 600
Free up to 4 mask per boat. Excess 5 mask will rent 75 each ( 75*4 )= 300
SUB-TOTAL: 1600 + 200 + 600 + 300 = 2700
DAY 4: Transfer to Dumaluan to Tagbilaran Port = 600
TOTAL: 21500 (for the entire tour + ferry + transfer cost only).
It was roughly around 5,000 per head. (we were 3 families, a family of 3 adults and 3 kids, a family of 2 adults and 1 big kid, and a family of 1 adult and 2 big kids) was spent excluding pasalubong, cab and food. Big kids were considered as adult already.
See part 1 here and about Dumaluan Beach Resort here. For our tou guide email Tatsky’s wife Kathy at: cubero.katherine@yahoo.com
A day to day life 