Our Bohol escapade officially began on the second day. The pension house that we stayed at recommended Mang Nicolas who officiated our tour. I really enjoyed our road trip since I'm a big fan of Farmville. There are lots of fields and farm animals, the views are breathtaking, and the air is cold and refreshing. 

The first destination on our itinerary was of course, the Chocolate Hills. We stopped by Nicole's Souvenirs and Gift Shoppe that offers ATV rides for a close-up view of the famous tourist attraction. The ATV costs Php 450 for the 30-minute ride, Php 500 for 40 minutes, and Php 900 for an hour-long drive.

Kung si Liza Soberano si Silay Scooter Girl, ako naman ang Bohol ATV girl. HEHEHHEHEHE~

While waiting for ze gentlemen~

Go go Power Rangers~

Please excuse ze veelveel. HAHA xD

(c) Christian Cantos

After 40 minutes, we went to the viewing deck to get another glimpse of the Chocolate Hills from the above.

Wala. Nagmamaganda lang. Hoho~

(c) Christian Cantos

After our bad ass Chocolate Hills ATV adventure, we went to the serene and exquisite Butterfly Sanctuary. We were lucky to have the bubbly Ms. Judai as our tour guide. She has a lot of punch lines that made the tour even more fun.

(c) Christian Cantos

Before heading to the River Cruise, we had a stop-over at the ShipHaus: a house that is known for its remarkable architecture and concept. The ShipHaus, owned by Captain Dumapias, has already been featured in a lot of magazine-oriented TV shows in the Philippines. It is also open for accommodation with the following rates:

• Captain Cabin- good for 2 pax, with free breakfast, fully air conditioned, Php 2,000/day
• Aircon Rooms- good for 2 pax, with free breakfast, fully air conditioned, Php 1,000/day
• Family Room- good for 4 pax, with free breakfast, non-air conditioned, Php 1,500/day 

After almost a year of anticipation, our Bohol-Siquijor trip has finally arrived. We've been waiting for this moment since early last year when AirAsia had its promo of round trip tickets from Manila to Tagbilaran vv. 

Day 1. 11 February 2016 (Thursday)

Our 5-day trip started 8:30 in the morning. We took a Cubao-bound bus and got-off at Mantrade where we took a cab going straight to NAIA Terminal 4. As always, the Manila traffic gave us "pabaon na sakit sa ulo" before we left for Tagbilaran. We reached the airport at around 11:30 PM and boarded the plane at 1:40 PM.

It was Kars and I's first time to ride an airplane (HAHA) so we were really excited about this trip.

Haggard-free!

After two attempts of landing in the runway, we finally reached Tagbilaran Airport at around 3:30 PM.

(c) Christian Cantos

(c) Christian Cantos

We took a tricycle to go to the Slim Pension House. We rested for a few minutes and googled the most recommended resto in Tagbilaran: Gerarda's. The best part is, the place is only a few blocks away from the pension house. All of the delicious food took all the exhaustion that accumulated from our long and tedious trip.

(c) Christian Cantos

(c) Christian Cantos

Tinolang Isda

Beef Mechado

Chow Pat Chin

Pancit

Dinakdakan

Fried Ice Cream

After we had our dunch (lunch + dinner), we went for a short walk along the Metro before going back to the pension house.

Read Part 2 here.