Sharing of one-day island hopping itinerary in Bohol

Experience date: 2023/1/28

Introduction to the itinerary

For this one-day island hopping tour, I booked a reservation with a local tour guide on Facebook. I chose to find local tour guides on my own mainly because there are so many of them. Klook The one-day tour reviews on the Internet all reflect negative comments such as the tour guide ending the tour at 12 noon and the tour being inconsistent with the description. After coming all the way, of course I hope to have a longer trip, and I also hope to be more customized. After discussing the needs with the local tour guide, the itinerary is scheduled to start from Danao Beach at 6 am, first to chase dolphins, and then to Balicasag Island. (Balicasag Island) snorkeling, and finally to Virgin Island (Virgin Island), back to Danao Beach at 3 pm, it is a pretty basic island hopping itinerary. The charter boat fee is 3,800 PHP, plus admission to Balicasag Island and one hour of snorkeling is 300 PHP per person, and renting a snorkel and mask is 150 PHP per person. The rich man thinks it is quite cheap.

At 6:00 in the morning, everyone gathered on Danao Beach. The sky was beautiful in color as the sun rose, and we were ready to go out to sea on a crab boat with a happy mood.

The crab boat is the addition of two feet to the side of the boat that looks like a crab from a distance. The purpose should be to improve the balance of the boat itself. A crab boat does not include a tour guide and a captain. It can take about 8 adults, and then the crab boat The motor is very loud. It is recommended to wear earplugs or sit a little farther away from the engine.

The tour guide stood handsomely at the bow of the boat and said hello to the endless ocean.

The rich man took seasickness medicine 30 minutes before boarding the boat, so the ride along the way didn't feel very wobbly, and it was quite stable, but this may be different from the way each boat is driven and the weather conditions, so you can refer to it.

The crab legs of the crab boat, made of simple wood, but can greatly increase the balance of the boat, are really ingenious designs, and thanks to them, the rich familySwimming with whale sharksSometimes you can see whale sharks clearly (laughs).

Today, the handsome tour guide and the captain who took us out to sea for a day trip to the island have more than 10 years of experience in leading groups, which is reassuring.

chasing dolphins

After driving out to sea for about 30 minutes, we arrived at the dolphin's habitat, and everyone waited here together.

As predicted, a group of dolphins suddenly appeared from the side of the boat. There were about 7 or 8 dolphins in and out. It was amazing! The boatman chased after us in a leisurely manner. The dolphins swam next to our boat for a while before leaving. The distance to the dolphins is really close, which is really a feast for the eyes. I hope it doesn’t bother you too much.

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After chasing the dolphins, the boat will arrive at Balicasag Island in about 40 minutes. Look at the clear water, it's so beautiful!

After the captain parked the crab boat, our group disembarked and walked to the camp area. The beach on Balicassa Island is a small-grained beach, which is more like the sand in Sanzhi Repulse Bay. It is recommended to wear snorkeling shoes. Comfortable and safe.

The tour guide said that during the peak season in previous years, sometimes there were too many tourists and there was no place to stop the boat, so everyone needed to gather early in the morning to grab seats early.

One side of Balicasag Island seems to belong to the Balicasag Island Dive Resort, while the other side is a snorkeling area for ordinary tourists to snorkel. The rich family is snorkeling right next to it.

First arrive at the snorkeling merchant that the tour guide cooperates with. The tour guide suggested that you can order some food here first. After the snorkeling is over, you can eat when you are hungry, but the price is not cheap. I ordered roasted pork belly for 400 PHP. In the end, there is only a small plate, which is regarded as the price of the tourist area. There is a place to change swimsuits next to it, but all of us have changed our swimsuits first, so after confirming the snorkeling items, we set off for snorkeling.

When snorkeling, everyone rented a GoPro together. The GoPro plus the boatman went to the sea to take pictures, a total of 1,500 PHP. The price is the same asLila Whale SharkThe same price is 1,500 PHP, but the rich man thinks that the quality of the photos taken in Balicasag Island is better (laughs).

The picture below shows the merchants that the tour guide cooperates with, and your belongings can be placed here.

At a glance, there are many similar tents for tourists to rest.

It takes about 5 minutes to arrive at the snorkeling place after sailing. There are quite a lot of people participating in the snorkeling. The sea is full of crab boats. The rich man was hit on the head by the crab legs of the crab boat several times, which is really painful. , especially when bringing children.

The sea water is very clear, there are all kinds of tropical fish, and I have seen clownfish and his home - sea anemone, but the colors are not very bright.

We also saw sea turtles while snorkeling this time. When the boatman saw the sea turtles, he would ask everyone to jump into the sea quickly so that we could see them. It is really not easy to chase the sea turtles (laughs). It is worth mentioning that because sea turtles live in relatively deep places, you have to swim a little longer to see the sea turtles. At this time, the depth of the sea water will suddenly become very deep, so pay attention! Because it looked bottomless, the little rich man also felt a little scared.

The picture below is a sea turtle photographed by the boatman with a GoPro. Lila Whale SharkRent a GoPro to be clear.

The one-hour snorkeling time passed quickly, and it was about 9:00 in the morning after returning to the camp to eat food and replenish energy. The tour guide lobbied us to see if we should take part in deep-sea diving again to see the famous Baricasa Fault. The diving fee is 2,000 PHP per hour, and said that beginners can also participate without any diving license, which made the rich man a little bit tempted. But in the end, the wealthy family decided to go to the other side of the island to see if there was anything to do, and they also arrived at the Balicasag Island Dive Resort.

The last group of people played snorkeling again in the crab boat docking area near the resort (the green circle in the picture below), but the sea view that can be seen from the shore is quite ordinary.

So the rich man's suggestion is to talk about snorkeling with the tour guide at the beginning, see if you can talk about two hours of "sea" snorkeling, so that you can see more things, and one hour is really a bit too fast.

Well said, remember to take the trash with you!

Some fruits from the island.

Google Map location

Finally, leave Balicasag Island for Virgin Island at about 12 noon.

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virgin island

It takes about 40 minutes to sail from Balicasag Island to Maiden Island. Virgin Island is considered a small piece of sand island, why is it called sand island? There is only a thatched gazebo and a "WELCOM TO VIRGIN ISLAND" sign on it, and nothing else (laughs), so the time spent on Virgin Island does not need to be too long.

The green circle in the picture below is the thatched gazebo, you read that right! No land in sight! Because it was raining that day, after the sea water slowly rose, the land of Virgin Island gradually disappeared (laughs). When it was not raining, Virgin Island was like a sandbar, which is really special.

The crab boat is right next to Virgin Island, so let's get off the boat. The height of the water was not deep that day, only about 30 cm, so it was safe for children to sit and play in the water.

From the picture below, the virgin island is below the green line, and the deep sea is above the green line. Judging from the color of the sea water, you can also clearly see that the color of the sea water is different (Virgin Island is light blue), which is quite a special sight. The wind was actually quite strong that day, and tourists sat in the sea water to be warmer ( laugh).

Everyone went to the sign of "WELCOM TO VIRGIN ISLAND" to check in and take pictures. When we got off the boat, we could still see the beach next to the sign, but after a while, the rain got bigger and bigger, and the beach disappeared.

Although the virgin island is a bit boring and there are no fish to see, but the little rich man swims around with a snorkel and finally builds a sandcastle, which is immediately washed away by the rising sea (laughs).

Google Map location

After the boat leaves Virgin Island, it will take another 40 minutes to return to the meeting place at Danon Beach, and the one-day island hopping is successfully concluded. Thank goodness! At this time, the sky began to cloud over, and heavy rain was coming.

rich man experience

By the way, in fact, when the crab boat is in operation, the wind is quite strong. It takes about 30 minutes to sail from island to island. It is recommended to bring some windproof towels or coats to cover it, otherwise it is easier to catch a cold if the body is wet.

Seasickness medicine still needs to be prepared and taken 30 minutes before departure.

Because I have to jump to the island early in the morning, I arrived the night before.RestaurantStop going hungry with breakfast at the nearby Our Deli Bread.

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