Bohol Tour 2010

Covered Dates: August 22-24, 2010
Accommodation: Amorita Resort, Panglao Island
Air Travel: Cebu PacificTo celebrate my husband's 32nd birthday, we have picked Bohol as our destination. It was a 1-hour plane ride from Terminal 3 and another 30-45 minutes from Bohol Airport to Amorita Resort.

We have availed of the Bohol Tourrific Package at Amorita Resorts which costs us around 21k - 3D 2N accommodation at De Luxe Room, daily buffet breakfast, use of facilities, 1-hour massage, roundtrip ride from and to the airport/resort, tour and fees to Chocolate Hills, Blood Compact Site, Tarsier Sanctuary, Loboc Cruise with Lunch, Man-made forest, and the store to get all Bohol goodies.

Amorita experience is the best. They have a very nice place. The villas are much expensive but we plan to avail of it the next time we go to Bohol. Amorita has the best facilities so far along Alona Beach except those far from the island that are the likes of Amanpulo. Their tour guide is from the Dept of Tourism.

We had our tour upon arrival. One of my colleagues went to Bohol a few months ago so she referred to us their island tour guide/boat. So on our 2nd day, we were able to go to Balicasag Island and Virgin Island. Balicasag Island is a marine sanctuary, while Virgin Island has this strip of sand/beach.

Overall, it was a great experience. We did not try the Danao Adventure as we preferred to be with the fishes. :)

Itinerary:
Day 1
10:30am - arrival at Amorita Resort
11:00am - start of Tour
Chocolate Hills
Loboc Rive Cruise (where we had our lunch)
Man-made Forest (passing through)
Tarsier Sanctuary
Blood Compact Site
Store/Shop to buy give-aways

4:30mpm back to Amorita Resort

Day 2
8:00am Island Hopping
Balicasag Island (for snorkeling)
Virgin Island

1:00pm back to Amorita Resort

6:00pm Complimentary whole body massage c/o Amorita Resort

Day 3
Strolling along Alona Beach
2:00 flight back to Manila

Amorita Resort, Panglao Island, Bohol

I found Amorita through a blog. The pictures looked great and when you're there, it's even better. Amorita is an "elevated" resort. It's the best resort along Alona beach (exception is the resort beside it which has the same architect as that of Amanpulo).

It has 3 types of accommodation -- ocean villa, garden villa, and deluxe. We are supposed to stay at Garden Villa but managed to be contented with the Deluxe.

 iPod dock for alarm

 our room - Deluxe

 Their garden overlooking Alona Beach, Panglao Island

 Their elegant pool overlooking Alona Beach

They have excellent customer service from the moment I inquired through email until we checkout. I availed of their Bohol Tourrific Package which included tour with DOT guide, whole body massage for 2, roundtrip airport transfers, and daily buffet breakfast for 2. The first thing I always check at a hotel is their comfort room and shower room and, fortunately, they passed my standards.

They have very nice rooms, quiet but elegant ambiance, and beautifully lansdcaped gardens. 

The downside of this resort is their menu. They have very few choices and quite expensive for me but we still availed of it as we found are no interesting food along Alona Beach.

Coron, Palawan 3D2N

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary at Coron, Palawan. This was highly recommended by our colleagues as my husband & I are into snorkeling.

We visited the following sites: Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon, Japanese Shipwreck, Hot Spring, Banol Beach, and Coron Youth Club. We weren't able to visit the Coral Gardens since due to tight schedule.

 I'm not a good swimmer but I love the sea and what's beneath it. Snorkeling in Coron is kind of creepy and scary. The water is way too deep. Good think we had an individually assigned tour guide/swimmer as he managed to move me away from those very tall spikes of angry-looking black creatures. :) 

I'm looking forward to our Puerto Princesa escapade...