HomeAsiaPhilippinesVisayasBohol3 Days Bohol & Panglao Itinerary – DIY Solo Tips & Guide 123 shares By Marcos Detourist on September 4, 2011This is the Bohol itinerary I took during my three day do-it-yourself (DIY) tour of Bohol and Panglao Island. Instead of going direct to Tagbilaran City, I decided to take the cheaper fastcraft ferry to Tubigon Bohol. From Tubigon, I hired a habal-habal to take me through the Central Bohol highway going to Tagbilaran City. During the habal-habal ride, I got to visit the Chocolate Hills Viewdeck (in Sagbayan and Carmen town) and the many exquisite Bohol churches along the way. On my second day, I had a morning tour of the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella and then a half-day DIY tour of Panglao Island. On my last day, I went to Baclayon to revisit the Baclayon Church / Blood Compact Site and followed the western coastal highway of Bohol back to Tubigon. Read more about my Bohol do-it-yourself (DIY) TourDay 1Cebu to Tubigon: Starcraft Ferry from Cebu to Bohol Cebu to Tubigon Starcraft Fastcraft 10:00AM – Arrival at Cebu-Mactan International Airport. Ride metered taxi to Cebu City Pier 1 (30 minutes) – P160 metered fare. Regular white metered taxis are parked at the far end of the domestic wing departure area. From the arrival exit walk up the stairs across the road to your left, there you will find the taxi queue. 10:30AM – Arrival at Cebu City Pier 1 (Quezon Blvd., Downtown, Cebu City). Buy Cebu to Tubigon (Bohol) Ferry Ticket via Starcraft Fastcraft Ferry – P200 fare (12:30NN trip). Starcraft Ferry ticketing office is located at Panaderia Bakery, which can be found outside the main gate of Pier 1. 10:50AM – Proceed to Gate 2 of the pre-departure area – P10 terminal fee. 12:30NN – Board Starcraft Ferry. Cebu City to Tubigon, Bohol Fastcraft (1 hour) 1:30PM – Arrival in Tubigon Tubigon Walking Tour Tubigon Municipal Hall Tubigon Church Central and Southern Bohol Tourist Trail Bohol Chocolate Hills Complex view deck at Carmen, Bohol. Habal-habal (single motorcycle) ride from Tubigon to Tagbilaran via Central Bohol Highway – P1,100 (whole afternoon charter) Commuting from one town to the other is possible but it will require a full day because of infrequent bus/jeepney trips in Bohol’s central highway. Commuting will definitely cost much less than what I paid for the habal-habal charter. 2:45PM – Clarin Church 3:00PM – Sagbayan Peak – P20 entrance fee 4:00PM – Carmen Church Chocolate Hills Complex – P20 entrance fee 4:20PM – Bilar Man-made Mahogany Forest 4:40PM – Loboc Church 5:35PM – Albuquerque Church 5:45PM – Baclayon Church 6:45PM – Arrival in Tagbilaran City; Drop-off at Tagbilaran CathedralSleep: Tagbilaran City Walk to Gallares Street (5 minutes) Winward Pension House (Gallares St., Tagbilaran City) – P250 per night (single fan room with private TB). Recommended only if you’re looking for the cheapest place to stay in Tagbilaran. Basic rooms. Quite dirty during my stay. Day 2Bohol Tarsier Sanctuary Happy Tarsier at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella, Bohol 7:00AM – Breakfast at nearby carinderia – P66 Tricycle ride to Dao Integrated (jeepney/bus) Terminal, Tagbilaran City (10 minutes) – P30 charter Dao Terminal is located beside “Island City Mall.” There are also jeepneys flying the Tagbilaran city proper to Dao terminal route for P7 8:15AM – Arrival at Dao Terminal Wait for “Sikatuna” jeepney to arrive. “Sikatuna” jeepneys have infrequent daily trips. 8:45AM – “Sikatuna” jeepney arrived in Dao Terminal. Wait for passengers to fill up the jeep. 9:30AM – Departure from Dao Terminal “Sikatuna” Jeepney from Tagbilaran to Corella (25 minutes) – P16 Drop off at intersection (KM 14 highway marker) to the Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella Walk from highway to Tarsier Sanctuary entrance (5 minutes) 10:00AM – Arrival at the Tarsier Sanctuary – P20 entrance fee 10:40AM – Jeepney ride to Corella town proper (10 minutes) – P10 Corella Town Proper Sightseeing Corella Church 11:00AM – Minibus to Dao Terminal, Tagbilaran City (20 minutes) – P16 11:20AM – Arrival in Dao Terminal Panglao Itinerary: Do-it-yourself (DIY) tour around Panglao Island Dumaluan Beach in Panglao, Bohol 12:00PM – “Tagbilaran – Dauis – Panglao” jeepney ride to Panglao (30 minutes) – P20 fare Should only be 30 minutes but the jeep made a stopover at Clarin St., Tagbilaran City to get more passengers. 12:40PM – Drop off at highway intersection to Dumaluan Beach Walk to Dumaluan Beach (20 minutes) 1:00PM – Arrive at Dumaluan Beach Resort, Panglao, Panglao Island – P25 entrance fee Dumaluan Beach Sightseeing 2:00PM – Habal-habal (single motorcycle) ride to Alona Beach (15 minutes) – P30 2:15PM Alona Beach Sightseeing 2:35PM – Habal-habal ride to Panglao town proper (15 minutes) – P30 2:40PM – Panglao town proper sightseeing: Panglao Church and Watchtower Habal-habal ride to Panglao Market Terminal (5 minutes) – P20 3:35PM – Tricycle ride to Hinagdanan Cave (25 minutes) – P50 charter 4:00PM – Hinagdanan Cave – P25 entrance fee 4:40PM – Walk from entrance of Hinagdanan Cave to the highway (5 minutes) Wait for a ride back to Tagbilaran. Very infrequent late afternoon trips. 5:05PM – Multicab ride to Tagbilaran (15 minutes) – P7 5:20PM – Drop-off at Cathedral; Walk around Tagbilaran CitySleep: Tagbilaran City Tricycle ride to Winward – P7 Winward Pension House (Gallares Street, Tagbilaran City) – P250 per night (single room with private TB).Day 3Baclayon Church and Blood Compact Site Blood Compact Site in Baclayon, Bohol 10:00AM – Winward Pension House check-out Jeepney ride to Alturas (waiting area for multicabs to Baclayon) – P7 Jeep ride to Baclayon church (15 minutes) – P7 10:55AM – Baclayon Church Jeepney ride to Blood compact site (less than 5 minutes)- P7 11:20AM – Blood Compact Site Jeepney ride back to Tagbilaran (15 minutes) – P7Western Bohol Heritage Trail Loon Church (Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish) in Loon, Bohol Walk to C. Mararao St., Tagbilaran City (roadside waiting area for multicabs to Cortes) 12:20NN – Ride multicab to Cortes (20 minutes) 12:40NN – Cortes Church Multicab ride to highway (10 minutes) Bus ride to Maribojoc town proper (20 minutes)- P15 1:25PM – Maribojoc Church Jeepney ride to Punta Cruz intersection in Maribojoc – P7 Walk (downhill) from highway intersection to Punta Cruz Watchtower (10 minutes) 2:10PM – Punta Cruz Watchtower Walk (uphill) back to highway (10 minutes) Bus ride to Loon (25 minutes) – P10 3:25PM – Loon Church Bus ride to Calape (30 minutes) – P10 4:15PM – Calape Church Multicab ride to Tubigon – P15 5:15PM – Arrival in TubigonTubigon to Cebu City Tubigon to Cebu RORO Ferry Walk to Tubigon Pier (5 minutes) Buy “Tubigon to Cebu City” ticket via JadeStar RORO (slow) ferry – P75 promo fare Tubigon terminal fee – P10 Walk to jadestar RORO ferry 6:10PM – Departure from Tubigon Pier RORO (slow) ferry ride from Tubigon to Cebu City (2 hours)Sleep: Cebu City 8:10PM – Arrival in Cebu City Pier 3 Jeepney ride to Sugbutel (Don Alfredo D. Gothong Centre Blvd cor. Road East North Reclamation Area, Cebu City) – P7 Check-in at Sugbutel – P250 per night (upper dorm-type “business class” bed)Total expenses – P4,000 approximately. Could’ve spent P1,000 less if I didn’t charter a habal-habal during the first day.Read more about my Bohol Tour (3 days and 2 nights) via Cebu.Don’t leave yet. There’s more!Cebu to Tubigon, Bohol via Starcraft FerryBohol Backpacking Tour via Cebu5 Days Bohol Island Itinerary — Chocolate Hills, Can-Umantad…DIY Panglao Itinerary - Dumaluan, Alona, Hinagdanan, Bohol…Misty morning at the Chocolate Hills of BoholBohol Chocolate Hills: Sagbayan and Carmen ViewdecksComments dexter saysSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:57 pmSalamat sa info..it is very useful for me..may DIY din ako this november..it helps me a lot… Marcos saysSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:04 pmAhh, that good to know dexter. Good luck on your trip! Jason saysSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:31 pmdamo gid nga salamat, toto marco! I’m glad to read this. Indeed, very informative and useful for my backpacking trip this coming November. Marcos saysOctober 12, 2011 at 7:42 amMy pleasure Jason. dexter saysSeptember 27, 2011 at 2:16 amkelan trip mo Jason? Imelda Rodriguez saysNovember 5, 2011 at 4:01 pmAng galing galing mo grabe! flooney saysNovember 7, 2011 at 6:02 amhi! i am a follower of your travels.. we are planning to go to bohol and cebu on january 2012, do you have any idea where to buy tickets for starcraft ferry in tagbilaran? thanks… Marcos saysNovember 11, 2011 at 7:12 pmI think the starcraft ferry only services the Cebu-Tubigon, Bohol route not from/to Tagbilaran. rizajaneo saysNovember 18, 2011 at 12:37 amhey marcos, im going to cebu nextweek, all by myself. :D u think i can pull off going to bohol overnight alone? :) uhm i dnt think i can do the habal habal tho. i am scared of bike rides. so i might take the fast ferry. my main concern is where to stay overnight. can u recommend a safe, decent resort? :) thanks! Rosa Mee saysNovember 20, 2011 at 12:40 amThanks po sa information, it’s very useful for us ’cause me and my hubby are going to Cebu this coming November 26 and we’re gonna be having a side trip to Bohol. It’s gonna help us with our itirenary and especially with or tight budget.:).. RX saysJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:12 amHi, ganda ng info na ito. anyway i want to ask is: 1. Sa dao integrated terminal, andun na ba lahat ng sakayan papuntang corella and tubigon and rest of bohol? 2. Going back to cebu from tubigon, anung recommended na sasakyan from dao to tubigon and how much? 3. sa cebu piers, going to mactan, how much naman ang mga fares besides sa taxi? Marcos saysFebruary 2, 2012 at 2:40 am1. Yep, most of the jeepney/bus routes could be found at Dao Integrated Terminal. There’s also a few that have loading stations in the city proper but they are for short distance routes like the Tagbilaran-Baclayon multicabs. 2. Taking the bus is the cheapest. Don’t know how much it costs exactly since I dropped off at each town along the way 3. There’s a jeepney going to SM City Cebu from the main highway in Mactan (loading/unloading infront of Marina Mall or Gaisano Mactan). Fare: around P20+. Then from SM City Cebu take 12G Labangon Jeep to the cebu piers. Fare: P8. Jezreel saysMay 11, 2012 at 7:20 amI’ve been following your post a couple of days now. It’s been very helpful. I’d like to ask you and some of the followers here if theres a route from Danao E.A.T. Park to Carmen (Chocolate Hills)? Thanks! trix saysMay 27, 2012 at 7:49 amVery comprehensive travel journaling. Detailed and extremely helpful. Thank you. Darwin saysAugust 5, 2012 at 11:23 amawesome posts! :D Marcos saysAugust 19, 2012 at 7:51 pmThanks Darwin. Daniel saysAugust 8, 2012 at 5:40 amHi! Great site, Marcos!! Thanks for stopping by our blog. You’ve got a lot of great stuff here :)Daniel Marcos saysAugust 19, 2012 at 7:55 pmThanks Daniel! Nice to meet you in El Nido :) Alexie saysNovember 16, 2012 at 2:43 amSir,Pa-help naman. My GF & I are planning to go to Bohol for 3D2N. Like what u did, mangagaling din kami ng Cebu. Then, sa Cebu din kami sasakay ng plane back to Manila. By 11 am cguro nasa Cebu na kami ng day 1. Patulong naman sa tour schedule and going around bohol para makatipid. It’s pricey kc to rent a van for the 2 of us e. TIA! Fatima saysJanuary 17, 2013 at 3:52 pmhi sir what about car 2 person is good for 2500… Mary Gold saysJanuary 9, 2013 at 4:26 amVery Informative Site Marco…ma celebrate kami sang birthday ko upod ang bana ko sa bohol..ang way namon cebu arrival 6 pm ng gabi kag plano namon mag stay overnight sa cebu then lagaw..then early morning the next day pa bohol na mga 2 days sa bohol…pwede maka pangayo suggestion ng tour nga ma maximize namon sa 2 days…kag commute lang kami..like ginawanamon sa palawan tricycle tour lang kami same with bohol din ba? Marcos saysJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:55 pmWith two days, you can already so around Panglao and the heritage trail from Carmen (Chocolate Hills), then Bilar Manmade Forest > Loboc River > Baclayon Church > Blood Compact Site > Tagbilaran. Visit the Tarsier Sanctuary too. BluePhilippines saysApril 14, 2013 at 4:26 amGood article, great details. I have also been to Bohol but spent there almost a week. Especially Panglao is in my opinion worth more than just a short stop. The beaches are really nice and its good to find some relaxation. If you are looking for less crowded area you should not go directly to Alona beach as there are many tourists. Further east is more quiet and there is more space on the beach and less beach restaurants. myrish saysJuly 18, 2013 at 2:48 pmhi, are the pension houses both in tagbilaran and cebu safe for a solo girl traveller??thanks.. Marcos saysAugust 13, 2013 at 4:01 pmBoth cities are not particularly “dangerous.” Same precautions apply as any mid to large sized Philippine provincial city. Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
dexter saysSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:57 pmSalamat sa info..it is very useful for me..may DIY din ako this november..it helps me a lot…
Jason saysSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:31 pmdamo gid nga salamat, toto marco! I’m glad to read this. Indeed, very informative and useful for my backpacking trip this coming November.
flooney saysNovember 7, 2011 at 6:02 amhi! i am a follower of your travels.. we are planning to go to bohol and cebu on january 2012, do you have any idea where to buy tickets for starcraft ferry in tagbilaran? thanks…
Marcos saysNovember 11, 2011 at 7:12 pmI think the starcraft ferry only services the Cebu-Tubigon, Bohol route not from/to Tagbilaran.
rizajaneo saysNovember 18, 2011 at 12:37 amhey marcos, im going to cebu nextweek, all by myself. :D u think i can pull off going to bohol overnight alone? :) uhm i dnt think i can do the habal habal tho. i am scared of bike rides. so i might take the fast ferry. my main concern is where to stay overnight. can u recommend a safe, decent resort? :) thanks!
Rosa Mee saysNovember 20, 2011 at 12:40 amThanks po sa information, it’s very useful for us ’cause me and my hubby are going to Cebu this coming November 26 and we’re gonna be having a side trip to Bohol. It’s gonna help us with our itirenary and especially with or tight budget.:)..
RX saysJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:12 amHi, ganda ng info na ito. anyway i want to ask is: 1. Sa dao integrated terminal, andun na ba lahat ng sakayan papuntang corella and tubigon and rest of bohol? 2. Going back to cebu from tubigon, anung recommended na sasakyan from dao to tubigon and how much? 3. sa cebu piers, going to mactan, how much naman ang mga fares besides sa taxi?
Marcos saysFebruary 2, 2012 at 2:40 am1. Yep, most of the jeepney/bus routes could be found at Dao Integrated Terminal. There’s also a few that have loading stations in the city proper but they are for short distance routes like the Tagbilaran-Baclayon multicabs. 2. Taking the bus is the cheapest. Don’t know how much it costs exactly since I dropped off at each town along the way 3. There’s a jeepney going to SM City Cebu from the main highway in Mactan (loading/unloading infront of Marina Mall or Gaisano Mactan). Fare: around P20+. Then from SM City Cebu take 12G Labangon Jeep to the cebu piers. Fare: P8.
Jezreel saysMay 11, 2012 at 7:20 amI’ve been following your post a couple of days now. It’s been very helpful. I’d like to ask you and some of the followers here if theres a route from Danao E.A.T. Park to Carmen (Chocolate Hills)? Thanks!
trix saysMay 27, 2012 at 7:49 amVery comprehensive travel journaling. Detailed and extremely helpful. Thank you.
Daniel saysAugust 8, 2012 at 5:40 amHi! Great site, Marcos!! Thanks for stopping by our blog. You’ve got a lot of great stuff here :)Daniel
Alexie saysNovember 16, 2012 at 2:43 amSir,Pa-help naman. My GF & I are planning to go to Bohol for 3D2N. Like what u did, mangagaling din kami ng Cebu. Then, sa Cebu din kami sasakay ng plane back to Manila. By 11 am cguro nasa Cebu na kami ng day 1. Patulong naman sa tour schedule and going around bohol para makatipid. It’s pricey kc to rent a van for the 2 of us e. TIA!
Mary Gold saysJanuary 9, 2013 at 4:26 amVery Informative Site Marco…ma celebrate kami sang birthday ko upod ang bana ko sa bohol..ang way namon cebu arrival 6 pm ng gabi kag plano namon mag stay overnight sa cebu then lagaw..then early morning the next day pa bohol na mga 2 days sa bohol…pwede maka pangayo suggestion ng tour nga ma maximize namon sa 2 days…kag commute lang kami..like ginawanamon sa palawan tricycle tour lang kami same with bohol din ba?
Marcos saysJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:55 pmWith two days, you can already so around Panglao and the heritage trail from Carmen (Chocolate Hills), then Bilar Manmade Forest > Loboc River > Baclayon Church > Blood Compact Site > Tagbilaran. Visit the Tarsier Sanctuary too.
BluePhilippines saysApril 14, 2013 at 4:26 amGood article, great details. I have also been to Bohol but spent there almost a week. Especially Panglao is in my opinion worth more than just a short stop. The beaches are really nice and its good to find some relaxation. If you are looking for less crowded area you should not go directly to Alona beach as there are many tourists. Further east is more quiet and there is more space on the beach and less beach restaurants.
myrish saysJuly 18, 2013 at 2:48 pmhi, are the pension houses both in tagbilaran and cebu safe for a solo girl traveller??thanks..
Marcos saysAugust 13, 2013 at 4:01 pmBoth cities are not particularly “dangerous.” Same precautions apply as any mid to large sized Philippine provincial city.