Day 1 : Cebu - Pescador Island Hopping ( L )
After breakfast 8:00 AM we will pick you up from your hotel in Cebu City or Lapu Lapu. You will receive a helmet and a scooter. On this first day we will drive on winding coastal roads to the south of Cebu, to Oslob. We overtake jeepneys, tricycles and the Filipino mopeds, which often have 3 or 4 people on them. A good opportunity to get familiar with the Philippine roads and your scooter.
After about 70 kilometers we make a stop. Around noon, we park the scooters by the sea and take a small boat from Moalboal to the island of Pescador. The boat trip and the island visit are picturesque. More sportive is the following snorkeling tour, which we do from the boat. In the tropically warm sea you will encounter colorful schools of fish and large sea turtles just below the water surface. How deep can you dive? Fascinating underwater worlds await you at the reefs of Moalboal.
In the afternoon we drive the rest of the way. It is still 90 kilometers to Oslob. In case we got lost in Moalboal, we might drive the last kilometers at dusk, because on Cebu it gets dark quite early, around 6pm.
Our first hotel awaits us in Oslob. All rooms are air-conditioned, most of the rooms have a balcony. It is only a few steps to the sea.
We don't use 5 star luxury hotels on our tour, but rather the type of hotels where the locals spend their vacation. On our trip, however, you will always have upscale room facilities, your own double room with air conditioning and bathroom.
Daily driving distance around 170 km
Accommodation included: own double room
Activities:
Pescador Island Hopping
Moalboal Snorkeling with sea turtles
Day 2 : Swimming with Whale Sharks in Oslob & Canyoneering at Kawasan Fall ( B , L )
We have to get up early because in Oslob we go to the whale sharks, which can only be found in the morning. We have breakfast in a small, sunny restaurant on the whale shark beach. You will go out to sea by boat and swim with sharks. You will be so close to them that you could almost touch them. If your smartphone is waterproof, you can take spectacular photos underwater here. Whale sharks filter the plankton from the sea with their big mouths. Even if you offer up and swim right next to their mouth, they won't eat you. Still, it's exciting: a mouth, significantly larger than you, and you swim right next to it or even in front of it.
The whale sharks only come to visit near the beach. By 11:00 a.m. at the latest, they have disappeared deep into the sea.
Around noon we say goodbye to the whale shark beach and set off for our second day event. We drive about 70 km to the Kawasan Falls, the fantastically beautiful waterfalls. Here you can relax and swim at the foot of the waterfalls and enjoy the atmosphere. Does that sound too boring to you? Then come along to canyoning. In canyonoing we hike to the rocky top of the waterfalls and then jump down there. You can jump from 8 meters, 12 meters or 14 meters high cliffs, slide on rocks into deep water and have fun with the monkey swing. You can try everything several times.
We will spend about 3 hours at the falls and then leave for our next hotel in Cebu City. About 2 hours of driving are still ahead of us.
Our hotel in Cebu City is located exactly in the region where the nightlife pulsates and has a pool. We will stay here for the next two nights.
Daily driving distance around 160 km
Included meals: breakfast
Accommodation included: own double room, hotel pool
Activities: Swimming with whale sharks ( We not sure 100% can see the whale sharks )
Hiking Kawasan Falls & Canyoneering
Day 3 : Cebu City Tour
Today is culture day. You don't need swimming trunks and you don't need any special courage. We also leave the scooters behind today, because scooters are not allowed near the temple. Two historical temples, the Taoist Temple and the Temple of Leah, are on our program. Both temples are on top of a mountain and have great views. After the temples it goes to the Sirao Garden, a meeting place for many people. The Sirao Garden is very nicely designed and tries to reflect the Netherlands with its windmills. It is interesting to see how Asians imagine Holland, which is far away for them.
In the late afternoon we go back to the hotel from which we started. You can use the hotel pool and if you want, let's explore the city after dinner, because when the sun goes down, a colorful nightlife awakens in Cebu City with countless bars, massage parlors and you can sing karaoke everywhere. We take tricycles or jeepneys. Much is also within walking distance from our hotel. Tell our tour guide what you want to experience and he will lead you there.
No driving distance today
Included meals: breakfast
Accommodation included: own double room, hotel pool
Activities: Cebu City Tour,Temple of Leah and Taoist Tempel,Sirao Garden,Cebu City Night Tour
Day 4 : Alona Beach Panglao - Bohol
Ferry Ride from Cebu to Bohol & Beach Excursion. At 9 a.m. we will leave Cebu. The harbor with the ferries is not far away. At the port it looks like a big market. Many people are traveling with large packages. There are many small stalls.
The speed ferry ride to Bohol takes less than two hours. The inside area is air-conditioned and quite sterile, while the sea wind blows around your nose outside.
Arrived in Bohol, we take a scooters (or motorbikes) in the port city of Tagbilaran and drive to a small but very nice hotel on Panglao Island. We spend the afternoon there on the hotel beach under palm trees. Well-known beaches such as Alona Beach and Virgin Beach are close at hand and can be reached at any time.
Included meals: breakfast
Accommodation included: own double room, hotel pool
Activities: Ferry trip from Cebu to Bohol,Alona Beach and Virgin Beach,
Day 5 : Standup paddle board in Loboc Bohol
Chocolate Hills with Loboc River Cruise and Stand Paddle
The destination for the day is Danao, right in the heart of Bohol. Around 110 kilometers of green mountain roads with unique hilly landscapes and the Chocolate Hills lie ahead of us. There is a lot to discover. We will make two stops: We make our first stop after about an hour's drive on the Loboc River, where we take a boat tour. It will be quite a noble treat, accompanied by a really good buffet. You will only meet tourists here, many from Korea, China or Australia. Enjoy the river trip through tropical jungles and eat delicious food. In the background a Filipino singer sings the old Beatlels songs live. If you are looking for movement, you can disembark halfway. At this stop, Filipinas perform their traditional stick dances. You are invited to dance with us and then come back on board.
After the boat tour we ride a few kilometers further up the Loboc River on sandy roads. Here you get a surfboard and can paddle. Stand up padle is easier than it looks. However, after a while it becomes quite exhausting. We made it to the suspension bridge (about 1,000 meters away) and back again. If you're well trained, you can keep going. There is no time or goal, you can paddle as long as you want and of course you don't have to stand all the time - it also works while sitting and even lying down.
Before it gets dark we drive the last 70 km to Danao.
Daily driving distance around 110 km
Meals included: breakfast, buffet on the boat
Accommodation included: own double room (state-owned Danao Parkhotel)
Activities: Loboc River Boat Tour with Buffet,Stand up paddle board trip
Day 6 : Danao Adventure Park Bohol
Chocolate Hills Bohol with atv riding & Bike Ziplining
If you're still a little tired at breakfast, that's okay, but at the latest when you jump from the Great Plunge you will be wide awake. First you fall and then you swing between two mountains over a valley. Of course, we will take over the entry to the Danao Adventure Park and also the extra tickets for the jump with the Great Plunge as well as the tickets for the Glass Cliff Walk and two cable cars. Our stay in the Danao Adventure Park takes about 3 hours. We have lunch about 2 hours away at our next station, in the middle of the Chocolate Hills.
After lunch we go quad there. Quad biking is a really muddy business. For 30 minutes you can let off steam and get really dirty. You can give everything. Thin plastic pants and jackets to pull over are given to you, so your clothes stay reasonably clean. Anything that gets dirty, you can easily rinse off later with a water hose.
After the quad biking it goes up to the lookout point to let your gaze wander over the Chocolate Hills. Unique hilly landscapes that can only be found on Bohol.
You think you've done everything for today? No! There is a second adventure park just around the corner, which we of course also visit. First it goes up a mountain over several suspension bridges. Later, countless steps lead to the top of the mountain. Right at the top of the mountain is a tower and on top of the tower is a bike that you should ride on a steel cable across the valley to the next mountain and back again. A queasy feeling arises because it goes really deep down. But don't worry, everything is secure. You just need courage, the bike actually keeps the balance all by itself.
At around 5 p.m. we really did everything: Great Plunge, cable cars, quads, the observation tower and the bike are behind us. We need another 2 hours to Tagbilaran, where we go to Mc Donalds and then drive back to our beach hotel.
Daily driving distance around 110 km
Included meals: breakfast
Accommodation included: own double room, small hotel pool
Activities: Danao Adventure Park, Great Plunge, Glass Cliff Walk and cable cars, Quad (ATV) ride,Chocolate Hills viewpoint, Chocolate Hills Adventure Park, Bike ziplining,, ,motorbike tour Cebu to Bohol | Alona Beach Panglao.
Day 7 : Beach Excursion and Ferry Bohol - Cebu
A week goes by that quickly. You've snorkeled with sea turtles on the reefs, swam with whale sharks, seen waterfalls and maybe even jumped off cliffs. You know temples in Cebu and have come into contact with locals. You have proven your talent at stand up paddle, were brave in the adventure parks. About 620 kilometers of Philippine road with many experiences are behind you.
What do we do on the last day? After sleeping in, we eat breakfast in the hotel and go to the hotel beach again or we drive over to Alona Beach. We have lunch in Tagbilaran. The port city is only about 20 minutes away from the hotel. In the afternoon you will take the ferry back to Cebu and we will bring you back to your hotel in the evening.
Alternatively, you have a second option: If you want, you can stay a few days longer on your own in Bohol. In this case, it would be good if you had already booked your hotel there in advance.
Included meals: breakfast
Activities: Beach, Ferry ride from Bohol to Cebu, Dropp off to your hotel in Cebu City or in Mactan.
End The Tour .