If it’s your first time to travel to Bohol, here’s a complete guide on what to do. Book a flight via Tagbilaran on any airline you prefer. Some would advise you to take a cheap bohol tour package (accommodation, countryside tour, panglao tour, island hopping tour) but this is ultimately pricey!
So my advice on how to get the cheapest bohol tour package, plan your itinerary! Here’s a sample computation for 6/pax. (Compared to the average cheapest tour packages that ranges from P3,000 to P7,000 per head!)
1. Accommodation
You can contact whites and greens beach resort, they offer the best and affordable accommodations in Bohol. We stayed there, i should know. There’s a room of P2,000 per night for two that can accommodate up to 6/pax with additional 300/head. It will only cost P3,200 for 6/pax for an estimate of P533/head for a night!
2. Van/Car
You can rent for a car or van that can take you to a countryside tour and panglao tour (contact a car or van here). Tour per day is P2,500 and just pay your own entrance fees to every destination. P833.33/head for two day tour (countryside and panglao).
3. Boat
You can also rent for a boat that will take you to balicasag island and virgin island for only P2,000 per day. P333.33/head for the island tour
4. Entrance Fees
Pay for all the entrance fees on your own. Here is the list of the famous destinations in Bohol and their corresponding entrance fees as of November 2010:
Blood Compact Shrine : no entrance fees = 0
Tarsier Watch: Smallest primate : donation
Hanging Bridge : 10/head = 60
Manmade Forest : no entrance fees = 0
Butterfly Sanctuary : 20/head/ 10/children = 120
Chocolate Hills : 50/head; 25/head children = 300
Loboc River Cruise and Luncheon : 300/head buffet. 100/head entrance = 2400
Prony the Python Snake: The largest in captivity 250kg. : 10/head = 60
Baclayon Church: 25/head museum = 150
Dauis Church (miracle water): no entrance fee = 0
Biggest Ostritch : 20/head; 10/children = 120
Hinagdanan Cave : 15/head = 90
Bohol Bee Farm : 20/head = 120
* Total of P3,420 divided by 6/pax = ONLY P570/head on all the entrance fees for countryside and panglao tour.
Your total cost for the whole 3 days and 2 nights is P2,803.33! Much much cheaper than getting a cheap bohol package tour you see online!
You can start saving for your terminal fee from manila to tagbilaran of P200, terminal fee from tagbilaran to manila of P20, food for your 3 days and 2 nights, and pasalubong. But still a maximum of P5,000 savings per head on your bohol getaway can go a very long way!!
masarap pagipunan ang Bohol trip!
Cge Yam! Ping mo lang ako pag punta ka. Hanapan pa kita ng mas mura pa hahaha… Abang abang ka na ng mga murang airfare
wooot!Thanks a lot,Niko!!I'll save a separate coin bank for that!\(^0^)/
Nahilo ako sa mga presyo, hehehe, lol. I could not possibly afford a trip to Bohol for my family at this point in time. Probably sometime in the future. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.
hi! how and wer can i contact u?
i would lyk to further inquire about cebu bohol tour…
hi liz, you can ask me anything here. ^_^
i can only answer about bohol tour though since i know an accommodation and a van you can hire. but the links are already in this post.. email whites and greens and contact the van, am sure they will be glad to help you out.
thanks for dropping by my blog!
this blog is helpful. thanks for posting!
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wow!..one of my… shall we say place to go here in Phil is Bohol..thanks for the tips!
Am surely visit this post again if I had budget already..
nice post!
thanks for the infor.
i cant open your link for van renting. how many days i need to visit all famous destinations in bohol?
hi nelvin, you can visit all the famous destinations in bohol for two days!
if the link is not working, copy this to your browser
http://www.yobibstales.com/2010/11/vancar-for-hire-bohol-countryside-and.html
enjoy BOhol!
i’m planning to go to bohol in june with a friend and it’s going to be our first trip to bohol. i must say, we almost fell for that “cheap bohol tour package” but thanks to you and your blog, i’m getting more and more ideas on how we could save money and yet have a good time! thanks much!!!
no prob! am glad it somehow helped you criz!
enjoy bohol!!
Hi,
Thanks for this valuable information!
We’re going to bohol this month and will stay in WAG, I hope you can answer some my questions here:
1. From the resort is it easy to go around? let’s resto hopping(from other hotels/resorts to another)
2. If yes to above, is it by tricycle?
3. How is the food in WAG resort ?
Thanks in advance!
hi drix,
Whites and Greens Beach Resort is along the stretch of panglao island. all the nearby resorts are just walking distance. hope that answers ur 1 and 2 question
the food is great! i have my reviews at my food blog from breakfast to dinner http://plateandme.com/category/whites-and-greens-beach-resort/
i hope you enjoy BOHOL coz we did and we’re going back there by July. =)
pls send my regards to Mr Tumanda and Jonah and the rest of the staff of WAG.
hi,
Thanks for this.. thank God I found your blog. I have been searching for driver/car rental for our Bohol trip on June 2011 coz I dont wanna avail the tour packages on the net because they are costly and I am also afraid that they have hidden charges and all. Good thing all the infos are here.. I’ll be travelling with my hubby and my 3-year old daughter.I believe you travelled with your daughter too
Hope ours will be as wonderful as your experience in Bohol.. Big thanks!:)
thanks for dropping by my blog irish. we had a great time at bohol and we’re coming again on july.
pls send our regards to kuya Rey, the van that you will be using if ever you’ll avail his service is the same van that we used!
i hope u consider whites and greens beach resort as ur accommodation too! they are superb!
enjoy bohol!
Surely I’ll consider White and Greens coz I haven’t arrange our accommodation yet. I should start searching for accommodation along the panglao(not necessarily beach front), comfy but not so pricey. Do they have a pool in WAG? Thanks!
the pool is under construction when we were there nov 2010. i hope it’s ready by june this year!
Wow! Thanks for the very detailed account Niko. I wish I saw your blog as early as I started researching for our Bohol trip. I should have saved a lot of time.
The room that you mentioned that costs Php2000, do you think it would still be spacious and comfortable enough for 5 adults? (think you were with your hubby and kids) and do you remember if they have hot or warm shower? Thanks a bunch!
hi pang, i guess it can hold up to 5 adults, some cottages have double decks i think
i was with my husband and my 3yr old daughter and the 2,000 room is soo big for us.
i don’t know if other bathrooms has hot or warm shower though, coz we don’t have that in our cottage, which was newly built by that time.
=)
Thanks for the answer.
Really do appreciate it.
Thank you for the very detailed info!
My friends and I are going to Bohol this June.
Can you still remember where you rented the boat for P2k? Or the boats there have the same rate?
Thank you so much!
if you would get kuya rey’s service (the van for hire) he can refer you to the bangkero or boatman. usually boat for hire in Bohol ranges from 1800 to 2k i think.
enjoy bohol!
Hi there,
Wow. Your blog really helps. I will go to cebu and bohol with my family this july. Thanks for your tips and advices. I am still planning our itineraries.. I’ll visit your blog again if I have questions. Thank you.
Hi. I find your post really helpful. I’d like to ask if we hire a van, to which places will the driver bring us? Could we dictate an itinerary? Do you also know any affordable island tours? Thanks and will really appreciate your reply.
you can contact a van for hire here (rates usually starts at P2,500)
http://www.yobibstales.com/2010/11/vancar-for-hire-bohol-countryside-and.html
the one day tour can take you to 13 sites in a day click here for more info
http://www.yobibstales.com/2010/11/entrance-fees-at-bohol-countryside-and.html
you can also ask the van driver, kuya rey for a boat rent. he can refer you to a bangkero. i heard a day of island hopping tour is P2,000.
thanks for dropping by my site!
Thanks a lot for your recommendations
Keep up the good work.
Hi.
We stayed in Whites and Greens too! I’m a bit surprised it’s not that famous when you search online.
I loved that resort
Hi,
What are the inclusions on the accommodations?
Will be there next month
hi yai, the accommodation includes free breakfast already. please contact whitesandgreens@gmail.com for more info.
thanks!
Hi,
Good day! tanong ko lang if mas cheap itong post mo if 2 pax for 4 days and 3 nights kaysa sa bohol package tour?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks =)
hi jozell, yes it is much cheaper compare to tour packages you see online.
I’m trying all your suggestions. Just got in touch with Kuya Rey too. Thanks so much for all your info. Wish us luck on our upcoming vacation this Sept
yey! everyone deserves a vacation…
hi debee,
enjoy your vacay!
pls send our regards to kuya rey when u meet him on september!
thanks a lot! tagal ko naghahanap ng plan your own itinerary kse ayaw ko ng ibang items sa tour package..your blog is such a big help!
Im planning to go back to Bohol this month and now Im browsing the web and trying to look for updates of the resorts and hotels rates. I was there 5 years ago though, and the prices were really cheap. So are these prices updated?
Thank you so much, it’s so nice of you to share these details.
Wow, thanks very informative..God bless you.
hi we are planning to go to bohol this feb 13 4 days and 3 nights and hope etong info na nakalagay dito eh talagang cheaper kesa sa mag transient kami.magkano po per night sa WAG na 6 pax po isa ay bata.at yun rent a vaqn me driver ba kasama at kami pa ba ang sagot sa lunch nya?para po alam namin budget namin.thansk
you can contact WAG, may 2k silang room for two and 4k for family. u can discuss ur options with them.
you can hire the driver with a fix rate, you can ask him too for his rates just call him. he will drive on the whole tour and no need to pay for his lunch.
hi! just want to ask kung meron p po bng mas mababang room rent sa WAG for 2 persons?? thanks
carol
hi carol,
from what i know 2k tlga rate nila sa room for 2 persons. you can inquire rin thru their email and phone numbers to be sure.
thanks!
thanks for the info..very helpful talaga..my friends and i are planning to go to bohol this may 12…and naghahanap kmi ng van that could take us to bohol’s famous destination…
ask ko lng po, if car po ba ung irerent namin kasi 4 people lang kmi, is it still 2500 or much higher? thanx poh..more power to ur site
you can call kuya rey and ask about the rates
dont worry he won’t charge extra 
super bait un! enjoy sa bohol!!