Some basic info about Bohol
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Bohol is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region.
Its capital is Tagbilaran City. It is the 10th largest island in the country, located in the heart of the Visayas. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao.
Bohol is a popular tourist destination with its beaches and resorts. The Chocolate Hills, numerous mounds of limestone formation, is the most popular attraction. The island of Panglao, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, is home to some of the finest beaches in the country. The Philippine Tarsier, considered by some to be the smallest primate, is indigenous to the island.
Boholanos refer to their island homeland as the 'Republic of Bohol' with both conviction and pride. A narrow strait separates the island of Cebu and Bohol and both share a common language, but the Boholanos retain a conscious distinction from the Cebuanos.
Hills dominate the island of Bohol. Two ranges run roughly parallel on the northwest and the southeast. An interior plateau is dominated by limestone hills. In Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan, these hills form near perfect cones in great numbers and are collectively referred to as the Chocolate Hills.
Bohol's climate is generally dry, with maximum rainfall between the months of June and October. The interior is cooler than the coast.
How to get there
If you arrive in Manila (Ninoy Aquino International airport) via an international flight, there are connecting flights directly to Tagbilaran City available. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific will fly the distance in 1 hour and 15 minutes. Both airlines are flying the route several times a day using the new Airbuses A319 and A320.
Please find the flight schedules under FLIGHT SCHEDULES.
If you arrive at Cebu - Mactan (Mactan International airport) via an international flight or domestic flight from Manila (1h travel time from Manila to Mactan) you need to continue the travel to Tagbilaran City via fast ferry.
Our driver will await you at the airport arrival area with a sign board with our company name and your name on it. It is a 45 minute ride with a VAN or TAXI from the airport to the port area.
There are 3 different fast ferries (Weesam Express, Supercat and Oceanjet) plying the Cebu City port to Tagbilaran City port route. The travel time will be 1 hour and 45 minutes up to 2 hours.
Weesam and Supercat are located at Cebu City PIER 4 and Oceanjet at Cebu City PIER 1.
Please find the ferry schedules under FERRY SCHEDULES.
Once you arrived in Tagbilaran we will pick you up from the pier or airport. Our driver will await you at the arrival area with a sign bearing our company name and your name written on it.
After a car ride of approximately 30 minutes you will finally be at our resort/dive center.
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Flight Schedules
| PAL = Philippine Airlines | |||
| Manila to Tagbilaran | Tagbilaran to Manila | ||
| Departure time | Departure time | ||
| 5:30a.m./0530hrs | PR 173 | 7:40a.m./0740hrs | PR 174 |
| 8:00a.m./0800hrs | PR 175 | 10:10a.m./1010hrs | PR 176 |
| 3:00p.m./1500hrs | PR 177 | 5:10p.m./1710hrs | PR 178 |
| Aircraft: Airbus A319 | |||
| Flight time: 01:15 Std. | |||
| Cebu Pacific | |||
| Manila to Tagbilaran | Tagbilaran to Manila | ||
| Departure time | Departure time | ||
| 6:30a.m./0630hrs | 5J615 | 8:15a.m./0815hrs | 5J616 |
| 8:00a.m./0800hrs | 5J617 | 9:45a.m./0945hrs | 5J618 |
| 11:35a.m./1135hrs | 5J619 | 1:20p.m./0120hrs | 5J620 |
| Aircraft: Airbus A319 | |||
| Flight time: 01:15 Std. | |||
| Last update: June 08, 2008 | |||
| WEESAM EXPRESS | |
| Cebu to Tagbilaran (Pier 4) | Tagbilaran to Cebu (Pier) |
| Departure | Departure |
| 9:10a.m./0910hrs | 7a.m./0700hrs |
| 2p.m./1400hrs | 11a.m./1100hrs |
| 6:30p.m./1830hrs | 4:20p.m./1620hrs |
| Vessel: Fast craft, cabin type, Aircon, open air section | |
| Travel time: 02hrs | |
| SUPERCAT | |
| Cebu to Tagbilaran (Pier 4) | Tagbilaran to Cebu (Pier) |
| Departure | Departure |
| 8a.m./0800hrs | 10a.m./1000hrs |
| 12p.m./1200hrs | 2p.m./1400hrs |
| 4p.m./1600hrs | 6p.m./1800hrs |
| Vessel: Fast craft, cabin type, Aircon | |
| Travel time: 02hrs | |
| OCEANJET | |
| Cebu to Tagbilaran (Pier 1) | Tagbilaran to Cebu (Pier) |
| Departure | Departure |
| 6a.m./0600hrs | 7:15a.m./0715hrs |
| 9:30a.m./0930hrs | 11:50a.m./1150hrs |
| 2p.m./1400hrs | 4:20p.m./1620hrs |
| 6:20p.m./1820hrs | 5:30p.m./1730hrs |
| Vessel: Fast craft, cabin type, Aircon | |
| Travel time: 02hrs | |
| Last update: June 08, 2008 | |
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