A trip from October 01, 2009 to October 29, 2009, travelling to Manila, Kalibo, Iloilo City, Bohol, Puerto …
My sister and I are planning to go to the Philippines for … More
My sister and I are planning to go to the Philippines for a month. We'd like to see the Chocolate hills of Bohol and it's smallest and cutest monkey called the Tarsier.
We'll be cruising around the sea doing some island hopping from Iloilo to Cebu, Bohol, Cuyo, and then to Palawan.
Hopefully we'll get to see a lot of the Philippines while we're there and have a great experience. I'm really looking forward to the cheap shopping and awesome food!!!
After we arrive in Manila we will be staying in Kalibo which is where I'm originally from. There will be some relatives and friends that i'm going to visit. We'll use three days of our time there to recuperate before we start our excursions. From there we're taking a bus to Iloilo city to catch a plane.
From Cebu city we'll be taking a ferry to Tagbilaran city. We plan to stay there for 3day/2nights and do the country side tour. The country side tour includes:
Tarsier (Loboc) - See the smallest monkey in the world along the Loboc River.
Blood Compact Site (Tagbilaran City) - 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.
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.
Loboc-Loay River Cruise (Loboc) - View the majestic panorama of the nipa palm plantation along the Loboc - Loay River. Sometimes wild ducks are seen feeding and swimming in the river. While cruising lunch will be served on board.
Clarin Ancestral House (Loay) - Visit a typical Boholano home which was declared by the National historical Institute as a heritage site. View the collections of the Clarin Family displayed inside the house.
Baclayon Church (Baclayon) - Behold an old stone church along with it's religious relics dating back to the early 16th century inside the museum. It is considered as one of the oldest stoned church in the Philippines.
Loay Backyard Industry (Loay) - 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.
Man Made Forest (Bilar) - Feel the coolness of the air and view the awesome display the thousands Mahogany Tree painstakingly planted by the local people.