Tarsier Conservation Area

Tarsiers are considered as one of the smallest primates in the world. Unfortunately, these primates are already enlisted as one of the endangered species in the world. Going for a trip in Bohol, one should not miss visiting the Tarsiers.

Located at Upper Bonbon, Loboc, the Tarsier Conservation Area is one of the homes of Bohol's Tarsiers. Upon entering the sanctuary, you would need to pay Php 60. You will then get your ticket plus a take home postcard. Then you will be oriented about the dos and don'ts when inside the area.

Postcard

Rules that you must follow 

Because the area was about six hectares, we had a hard time looking for them. Since they were so small, we were literary popping our eyes in every nook. Haha Then we saw them  one by one and yes, they really are super small with big eyes and long tail. The experience was really awesome. I would gladly visit them again next time. 

Related blog posts:

* Bohol Escapade (1st day)

* The Buzzz Cafe

* Loboc River 

* Zoocolate Thrills

* Sevilla Hanging Bridge 

* Man-made Forest 
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills

Zoocolate Thrills

For our next stop, we went to Zoocolate Thrills still located in Loboc. This zoo houses tigers, the longest snake and other animals as well.

Before entering the place, you would need to pay the entrance fee:

Adult- Php 99/ person

Children- Php 69/ person

Senior Citizen- Php 79/person 

Then off you go the happiest place! 

The place was quite large. There were several trees and a playground for kids and kids at heart. ;P

Since they offer also a free guide, we were then introduced to Tiggy and Maja. These tigers were enormous! Our guide told us that they feed these tigers 8 kilos of chicken for each tiger everyday! 

So when we had enough oohhhss and aaahhhs from Tiggy and Maja, we then went to check out other animals. Here's Zooco:

Yep! I touched it. :P I was actually having some chills while having this picture taken. haha Anyways, it was a great experience touching the snake. haha

After that heart thumping moment with Zooco, we checked out some animals.

I really want to ride that miniature horse. Too bad, I can't because only children can do so. -__- They also have a sheep (which I thought was a statue at the first place coz' it was not moving), some monkeys, ducks, monitor lizard, and a Siamese cat.

After meeting our animal friends, we then decided to go to our next destination--> Sevilla Hanging Bridge. Stay tuned! 


Related blog posts:
* Bohol Escapade (1st day)
* The Buzzz Cafe
* Loboc River 
* Sevilla Hanging Bridge 
* Tarsier Conservation Area
* Man-made Forest 
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills

Loboc River

When you are in Bohol, one of the places that you must visit is the Loboc River. This river is one of the major tourist destinations in Bohol province. The estimated travel time from Tagbilaran to Loboc is about 20 minutes by car.

In our case, we took an airconditioned Ceres bus from Integrated Bus Terminal near Island City Mall going to Loboc. The bus fare is Php 30.

*Loboc River*

We were not really planning to experience the cruise in Loboc River, we just wanted to take a look. haha So what we did was merely taking pictures of the river and some floating restaurants but it is really better if you try their buffet. You will not only experience their sumptuous food, you will also be serenaded by music by the locales.

*one of the floating restaurants in Loboc*

Another activity that you can do aside from the river cruise is paddling the water using a board which looks like a surfing board. We saw two foreigners doing it and I thought it was kind of cool! Next time, I will really try it. :D

Since we only fed our eyes and not our stomachs (lelz :D), we decided to go to our next destination. BUT, there was one question among us-- what are we going to use for transportation? Since it was a holiday, there were only few buses and jeepneys and there were a lot of "habal-habal" drivers trying to haggle with us. FYI: Habal-habal is a motorcycle. We were really having a hard time deciding that time, good thing was there was this tricycle (a motorized one) which we were able to make a deal. Yay! So off we go to our next destination-- Zoocolate Thrills! 

*our service :D *

Related blog posts:

* Bohol Escapade (1st day)

* The Buzzz Cafe
* Zoocolate Thrills
* Sevilla Hanging Bridge
* Tarsier Conservation Area
* Man-made Forest
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills

Bohol Escapade (1st day)

One of the places that is on my bucket list is the island of Bohol.  Bohol is one of the islands in the Visayas. I have been to Tagbilaran, Bohol when I was like in fourth grade but we just stayed in Bohol Tropics Hotel for one night and we were not able to visit other places. So last April 2-4, we visited the province of Bohol! This blog post is an overview of the places that we visited. I will be writing separate posts soon for each place. :)

A week before the scheduled date, we booked our tickets through Weesam Express for Php 700 (return ticket already). On April 2, we departed at 5:50 am and arrived at almost 8:00 am. 

Cebu's sunrise

We then went to our friend's house and then headed to Island City Mall (ICM). ICM is one of the shopping malls in Tagbilaran, Bohol which offers a lot to consumers. Plus, it is very convenient because it is just near Tagbilaran Public Market and the Integrated Bus Terminal. We bought some snacks and tried The Buzz Cafe's vegetarian pizza. This cafe is actually a branch of Bohol Bee Farm which is located in Panglao. Since we cannot go to Panglao, we opted to try their pizza. ^^ 

Vegetarian Pizza @ Buzz Cafe

After eating, we went to the Integrated Bus Terminal which is just across the mall. We boarded a Ceres bus and paid Php 30 for the fare which is bound for Loboc. 

1st stop: Loboc Floating Restaurant (Loboc)

2nd stop: Zoocolate Thrills (Loboc)

3rd stop: Sevilla Hanging Bridge (Sevilla)

4th stop: Tarsier Conservation Area (Loboc)

5th stop: Man-made Forest (Bilar)

6th stop: Butterfly Conservation Center (Bilar)

7th stop: Shiphaus (Loay)

8th stop: Chocolate Hills (Carmen)

After the tour, we boarded a bus going to Guindulman where we were welcomed by the Esquilla family. After a long and fun day, we finally dozed off. That's day 1! Stay tuned for Day 2 and for detailed blog posts for each place. ;)


Related blog posts:
* The Buzzz Cafe
* Loboc River 
* Zoocolate Thrills
* Sevilla Hanging Bridge
* Tarsier Conservation Area
* Man-made Forest
* Butterfly Conservation Area
* The Shiphaus
* Chocolate Hills