Bohol trip

Never been to Bohol after the 2013 quake. So I was a bit curios on what's Bohol like now. And last month I finally went to Bohol with my friends.

Boarded a 6am trip for Tagbilaran from Cebu and arrived there a little after eight in the morning. We went straight to Alona beach where we will be staying. I must say the rooms are pretty good considering the rates. But best of all, the view. The beach is just amazingly beautiful.

So after settling in, we went ahead with our little road trip across Bohol. First stop was on the Bee Farm where we had our lunch.  Our main course or shall I say main attraction, was an organic flower salad. It was great.

Organic flower salad

We also had their very own squash bread with organic spread. Of course we had a platter of grilled goodies (squid, shrimp, fish and pork belly).

 

Meat and Seafood platter

View from our table

Tourists waiting in line, more not in the frame.

After our sumptuous lunch, we went straight to Loboc river. But we did not go there for the river cruise, instead we went there for the zip line above the river. Boy, it was worth the wait. Yes, the line was very long and we had to wait for a few minutes, I think over 30 mins.

And just like that, the zip line experience was over in less than a minute. I would have wanted it to last longer and enjoy the view and the adrenaline rush. Surely I will do it again in the future.

 

On our way to Loboc, we saw some of the devastation brought about by the quake. It is quite amazing actually because the only evidence that they had a strong quake are the destroyed churches. Other than that you won't even notice of any damages since the roads are all new, houses are repaired. But it is really unfortunate that these old churches are destroyed.

From Loboc river we went straight back to Alona for some relaxation in the pool. For dinner we went for their seaside beach restaurants. It was relaxing indeed.

Seaside restaurant

Beach restaurants

If you are after relaxation on a beautiful beach, then for me Alona is way much better than going to Boracay.

The following day was for dolphin watching and snorkeling on their fish sanctuary. The snorkeling was the best part of this tour.

Just after lunch, the last stop before heading home was the Hinagdanan cave. Hinagdanan cave is an underground cave with a cold pool of water where you can actually go swimming.

And since we still have plenty of time before our trip back to Cebu, we headed to a cinema and watched Dawn of Planet of the Apes.

All in all, it was a worthwhile trip for rest and recreation.