My Bohol Itinerary with Kids (5 days)

My Bohol Itinerary with Kids 
(5 days and 4 nights)

Day 0

-- pack (see my Bohol packing list)
-- if kids experience travel sickness in airplanes, drink Bonamine the night before so the kids don't become drowsy during the flight. Bonamine is effective for 24 hours after drinking it.

Day 1

Departure from Manila, Arrival at Panglao Beach

     530 am: wakeup

     630 am: leave the house and go to the Manila Domestic 
                 Airport  

• see how to go to the Manila Domestic Airport

     8 am: arrival at the Manila Domestic Airport  

• see facilities of the Manila Domestic Airport

     9 am: departure from Manila via Zest Air Z2 350

     1020 am: arrival in Tagbilaran Airport   

• We booked roundtrip airport transfers from Bohol Tour Guide, Tatsky Cubero. See rate

My Tip:  After picking you up from the airport, you can request the driver to pass by a grocery in Tagbilaran City, so you can buy bottled water, breakfast items, and bread to feed the fish during snorkeling. It's more expensive to buy those items at Panglao Beach.

     12nn: lunch at Isis Thai Restaurant

     2pm: check-in at Isis Bungalows

     2pm onwards: bum around the beach

     7pm: dinner at Pyramid Resort

Day 2
Snorkeling at Balicasag Island, Visit Virgin Island

     7am: wakeup

     9am: pickup of boat to go to Balicasag Island  

• see tour guide contact numbers and rates

     10am: arrival at Balicasag island

     10am-12nn: snorkeling at Balicasag Island

     12nn-1pm: lunch at Balicasag Island

     1pm-2pm: Virgin Island

     3pm: back to resort

     5pm: Mass at Panglao Church

• See Our day with the kids snorkeling at Balicasag Island and walking the sandbar of Virgin Island

Day 3
Countryside Tour

     8am: pick up by Tatsky Cubero, our tour guide.  

• see tour guide contact number and rates

     8am-6pm: Countryside tour  

• Chocolate Hills 
• Manmade Forest 
• Hanging Bridge 
• Lunch at Loboc River 
• Tarsier Sanctuary 
• Actual Blood Compact Site 
• Biggest Python in Captivity
• Baclayon Church 
• Blood Compact Shrine 
• Dauis Church 
• Hinagdanan Cave 
• Bohol Bee Farm

     6pm: arrival at Panglao Beach

     7pm: dinner at Pyramid Resort

Day 4
Free day 

     AM: swimming

     12nn: Lunch at Hayahay Pizza

     PM: Henna Tattoo, Swimming

• see my article "Henna Tatoo at Alona Beach" 

     7pm: dinner in the room at the resort

Day 5
Departure from Tagbilaran, Arrival in Manila

     AM: swimming at the beach

     12nn: lunch at Pyramid Resort

     230pm: departure from the resort

     330pm: arrival at Tagbilaran airport  

• see Tagbilaran Airport facilities

     455pm: departure from Tagbilaran via Philippine Airlines PR 178

     615pm: arrival in Manila

Pasalubong 

Cheapest peanut kisses: At the Biggest Python

Cheapest souvenirs (shirts, keychains, etc): Hinagdanan Cave, Hanging Bridge

Total cost of the trip:

Approximately  php 66,000 for 6 persons, 5 days and 4 nights, or 11,000 per person

For a details of tour cost and fees, see bohol travel budget and summary of cost

A Shorter Bohol Itinerary with Kids (3 days and 2 days)

A Shorter Bohol Itinerary with Kids 
(3 days and 2 nights)
(2 days and 1 night)

As I have discussed in my previous post, I recommend that 5 days be given when visiting a major destination (see my 5-day itinerary). But if if it is not possible to spend 5 days in Bohol, here is my suggested itinerary for a 3-day and 2-day Bohol trip:

My Tip:

1. Don't get very early flights. The kids accompanying you will find it so tiring to wake up very early to go to the airport. It will defeat the purpose of having a vacation if the kids end up tired and grumpy. They will not be able to cope with the hectic itinerary of a 3-day or 2-day trips.
2. The typical countryside tour of our tour guide Tatsky Cubero  is composed of twelve (12) sights and normally lasts 10 hours. If you have little time to stay in Bohol, I recommend that you take the tour on the day of your departure, before going to the airport. This means that you will not able to take the full 10 hours and will be forced to miss some sights. Below is a list of sights you shouldn't miss when you go to Bohol.

• Chocolate Hills: to see the magnificent formation unique to Bohol; this is what Bohol is known for.

• Tarsier Sanctuary: this mammal can only be seen in the Philippines and Indonesia; no one has ever successfully transported the Tarsier in other countries. The tarsier die during transport.

• Lunch while taking the Loboc River Cruise

• Baclayon Church: you see the importance of Bohol to the Spaniards during the Spanish period when you see the magnificence of this Church

• Actual Blood Compact Site: new evidence shows the true location where the Blood Compact was held

• Blood Compact Shrine: traditionally believed to be the location where the Blood Compact was held. The annual celebration of the province is held at this site.
  

• Balicasag Island and Virgin Island: a separate tour from the countryside tour but should be on the must-see list. Balicasag Island is one of the best snorkeling sites in the Philippines and Virgin Island is made of fine and virgin white sand and is uninhabited.

3. By taking the countryside tour on the day of your departure  from Bohol, you save on airport transfers. The countryside tour  rate includes pick-up from the resort and drop off at the airport after the tour.

Suggested Itinerary for Three (3) Days

Day 1
Departure from Manila, Arrival at Panglao Island

     530am: wakeup

     6am: departure from the house

        -- see how to go to the Manila Domestic Airport

    8am: arrival at the Manila Domestic Airport

        -- see Facilities of the Domestic Terminal of the Manila International Airport

     9am: departure from manila

     1020am: arrival in Tagbilaran Airport

     12nn: lunch at Isis Thai Restaurant

     2pm: check-in at Isis Bungalows

     2pm onwards: bum around the beach

     7pm: dinner at Pyramid Resort

Day 2
Snorkeling at Balicasag Island, Visit Virgin Island

     7am: wakeup

     9am: pickup of boat to go to Balicasag Island
     --- tour guide contact numbers and rates

     10am: arrival at Balicasag island

     10am-12nn: snorkeling at Balicasag Island

     12nn-1pm: lunch at Balicasag Island

     1pm-2pm: Virgin Island

     3pm: back to resort; henna tattoo

• see my article "Henna Tatoo at Alona Beach"

     5pm: If this day falls on a Sunday, Mass at Panglao Church

• See Our day with the kids snorkeling at Balicasag Island and walking the sandbar of Virgin Island
  

Day 3
Departure from Tagbilaran, Countryside Tour, Arrival in Manila

     8am: pick up by tour guide, check-out of hotel

     8am-3pm: Countryside tour  

• Chocolate Hills 
• Lunch at Loboc River 
• Tarsier Sanctuary 
• Actual Blood Compact Site 
• Baclayon Church 
• Blood Compact Shrine 

     330pm: arrival at Tagbilaran airport

     455pm: departure from Tagbilaran

     615pm: arrival in Manila

Suggested Itinerary for Two (2) Days  

Day 1
Departure from Manila, Arrival at Panglao Island

     530am: wakeup

     6am: departure from the house

        -- see how to go to the Manila Domestic Airport

     8am: arrival at the Manila Domestic Airport

        -- see Facilities of the Domestic Terminal of the Manila International Airport

     9am: departure from manila

     1020am: arrival in Tagbilaran Airport

     12nn: lunch at Isis Thai Restaurant

     2pm: pickup of boat to go to Balicasag Island

• See Our day with the kids snorkeling at Balicasag Island and walking the sandbar of Virgin Island

     3pm: arrival at Balicasag island

     3pm-4pm: snorkeling at Balicasag Island    

     4pm-5pm: Virgin Island

     6pm: back to resort; 
     7pm: dinner at Pyramid Resort; get henna tattoo

• See my article "Henna Tatoo at Alona Beach"

Day 2
Departure from Tagbilaran, Countryside Tour, Arrival in Manila

     8am: pick up by tour guide, check-out of hotel

     8am-3pm: Countryside tour  

• Chocolate Hills 
• Lunch at Loboc River 
• Tarsier Sanctuary 
• Actual Blood Compact Site 
• Baclayon Church 
• Blood Compact Shrine 

     330pm: arrival at Tagbilaran airport

     455pm: departure from Tagbilaran

     615pm: arrival in Manila