Alona Beach - Colinas de Chocolate- Monos Tarsiers - Paseo fluvial- zoo - iglesia Purísima Concepción- Pacto de Sangre
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 91.83 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,393 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 4,393 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,299 ft
- TrailRank
- 51
- Min elevation
- 20 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 4 hours 38 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 49 minutes
- Coordinates
- 8205
- Uploaded
- November 5, 2023
- Recorded
- November 2023
near Tawala, Central Visayas (Philippines)
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We leave Alona Beach and go straight to the Chocolate Hills.
The Chocolate Hills of Bohol make up one of the typical photographs that cannot be missed on your trip to the Philippines. They appear on the 200 peso bill. More than 1,260 of these conical-shaped hills are spread over more than 50 square kilometers.
The vast majority of them have a height of around 50 meters, creating an incredible image when you see them disappear into infinity from a viewpoint. To top off this photogenic place, there are no other types of formations or mountains in the area, only plains, which makes it look like someone first leveled the land before sneaking them in there.
At this time they were green, but during the dry season, between the months of December to May, the low level of precipitation on the island of Bohol causes the greenish vegetation to turn brown. That, added to the peculiar shape of the hills, makes it seem like we are facing an immense sea of giant chocolate bonbons.
Of course....it has its legend!!!
The legend of Arogo and Aloya
It is said that Arogo was a huge, muscular giant who fell in love with Aloya, a beautiful mortal. Their love story was perfect, without the typical problems or villains of this type of legends. But one day Aloya died and Arogo's grief was so great that he cried and cried for days. Those tears became the Chocolate Hills when they hit the ground, remaining there forever in memory of infinite love.
After paying an access fee of 100 pesos, taking a Van (included in the entrance price) and climbing 214 steps you will reach the excellent viewpoint from where one of the most typical photos of Bohol Island is taken.
Second stop that we did not want to miss, the Tarsier Conservation Center....ERROR!!!
This is not the real Tarsier Sanctuary, the one attached to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, which fights to save the species. The real one founded by Carlito Pizarras is located in Corella.
In this other one you take a tour in which they tell you to be very observant because they live in freedom. You can see four or five tarsiers huddled under leaves, and each one is guarded by a guard and they demand silence from you. All very strange!
Third stop Bilar-Man Forest:
It is a mahogany forest that extends over a 2 km stretch densely planted with mahogany trees located on the border of the cities of Bilar and Loboc.
People called it the “dark side” of Bohol because of how dark it is when you enter the place.
Fourth stop, River Walk along the Loboc River.
Incredible natural beauty of the Loboc River and its surroundings. Loboc is a jungle river that meanders from Carmen, near Chocolate Hills, to the southern beaches of Bohol.
Apart from other details for tourists that could be saved, it is worth it.
Fifth stop, Exotic animals. ANOTHER BIG MISTAKE!!! DO NOT ENTER!!!
Pythons completely drugged just to get the money for the photo, animals in tiny cages...we ran away but the mistake was already made.
Sixth stop, Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Baclayon Church. Bayaclon was founded by Jesuit priest Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sánchez in 1596 and became the oldest Christian settlement in Bohol.
The church is one of the most historically important structures from the island's colonial era. It is the first and oldest church established in Bohol, a National Cultural Treasure, a National Historic Landmark and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List of the Philippines.
Built with coral stones.
Last stop, monument to the Blood Compact Shrine (Blood Pact between Filipinos and Spaniards).
The Blood Pact Monument is a work of art that was made in honor of the first international treaty between the Philippines and Spain. Its current location has historical significance as it is where Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Rajah Sikatuna made a blood pact on March 16, 1565. This gesture supposedly meant peace and friendship between the Spaniards and the natives of Bohol.
The Chocolate Hills of Bohol make up one of the typical photographs that cannot be missed on your trip to the Philippines. They appear on the 200 peso bill. More than 1,260 of these conical-shaped hills are spread over more than 50 square kilometers.
The vast majority of them have a height of around 50 meters, creating an incredible image when you see them disappear into infinity from a viewpoint. To top off this photogenic place, there are no other types of formations or mountains in the area, only plains, which makes it look like someone first leveled the land before sneaking them in there.
At this time they were green, but during the dry season, between the months of December to May, the low level of precipitation on the island of Bohol causes the greenish vegetation to turn brown. That, added to the peculiar shape of the hills, makes it seem like we are facing an immense sea of giant chocolate bonbons.
Of course....it has its legend!!!
The legend of Arogo and Aloya
It is said that Arogo was a huge, muscular giant who fell in love with Aloya, a beautiful mortal. Their love story was perfect, without the typical problems or villains of this type of legends. But one day Aloya died and Arogo's grief was so great that he cried and cried for days. Those tears became the Chocolate Hills when they hit the ground, remaining there forever in memory of infinite love.
After paying an access fee of 100 pesos, taking a Van (included in the entrance price) and climbing 214 steps you will reach the excellent viewpoint from where one of the most typical photos of Bohol Island is taken.
Second stop that we did not want to miss, the Tarsier Conservation Center....ERROR!!!
This is not the real Tarsier Sanctuary, the one attached to the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, which fights to save the species. The real one founded by Carlito Pizarras is located in Corella.
In this other one you take a tour in which they tell you to be very observant because they live in freedom. You can see four or five tarsiers huddled under leaves, and each one is guarded by a guard and they demand silence from you. All very strange!
Third stop Bilar-Man Forest:
It is a mahogany forest that extends over a 2 km stretch densely planted with mahogany trees located on the border of the cities of Bilar and Loboc.
People called it the “dark side” of Bohol because of how dark it is when you enter the place.
Fourth stop, River Walk along the Loboc River.
Incredible natural beauty of the Loboc River and its surroundings. Loboc is a jungle river that meanders from Carmen, near Chocolate Hills, to the southern beaches of Bohol.
Apart from other details for tourists that could be saved, it is worth it.
Fifth stop, Exotic animals. ANOTHER BIG MISTAKE!!! DO NOT ENTER!!!
Pythons completely drugged just to get the money for the photo, animals in tiny cages...we ran away but the mistake was already made.
Sixth stop, Church of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Baclayon Church. Bayaclon was founded by Jesuit priest Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sánchez in 1596 and became the oldest Christian settlement in Bohol.
The church is one of the most historically important structures from the island's colonial era. It is the first and oldest church established in Bohol, a National Cultural Treasure, a National Historic Landmark and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List of the Philippines.
Built with coral stones.
Last stop, monument to the Blood Compact Shrine (Blood Pact between Filipinos and Spaniards).
The Blood Pact Monument is a work of art that was made in honor of the first international treaty between the Philippines and Spain. Its current location has historical significance as it is where Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Rajah Sikatuna made a blood pact on March 16, 1565. This gesture supposedly meant peace and friendship between the Spaniards and the natives of Bohol.
Waypoints
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243 ft
Bridge
Panorama
Intersection
Religious site
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Fauna
River
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