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on the site of an original that was destroyed by fire in 1789. On the edge of town,
Island City Mall
is packed full of shops, cafés and restaurants. The
Tagbilaran City Fiesta
takes place on May 1.
Bohol Museum
Carlos P. Garcia Ave (known as CPG) • Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm • P10
Set in the former home of Carlos Garcia (the fourth President of the Philippine Republic),
the
Bohol Museum
isn't worth a special trip, but if you have some time to kill, the
presidential memorabilia and collection of shells are worthy of half an hour's exploration.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
TAGBILARAN
By plane
The
airport lies less than 2km outside Tagbilaran;
tricycles into town cost P50, and taxis are only a little more
on the meter.
By boat
The ferry
pier in Tagbilaran is off Gallares St, a 1km
tricycle ride from the city centre. Taxis and vans for hire also
wait to meet passengers arriving on ferries.
By bus
All bus journeys
around the island start at Dao
Integrated Terminal, near Island City Mall and the Central
Market, 10min outside Tagbilaran by jeepney or tricycle.
Buses leave here (every 30min-1hr) for all destinations
both clockwise and counter-clockwise around the main
coastal road, as well as along the cross-island road via
Carmen and the Chocolate Hills.
Destinations
Anda (2hr 30min); Baclayon (20min); Bool
(10min); Carmen (90min);
Jagna (90min); Tubigon (90min);
Ubay (4hr).
By taxi, van and tricycle
Travel agents and most hotels
in Tagbilaran and Panglao can arrange car or van hire,
but the cheapest way is to negotiate directly with a taxi
which should cost P2000-4000/day, dependent on your
destinations. Heading for Panglao, it's not hard to find a
taxi, van or tricycle at the airport or pier in Tagbilaran to
whisk you across the bridge and out to Panglao. If you
negotiate a little you won't pay more than P500 for a taxi
to Alona, or P250 for a tricycle.
By jeepney
Jeepneys leave from Dao, making trips
clockwise and anticlockwise around the coast, but they
stop often and become uncomfortably overloaded, so are
best used only for short trips (P8 to Baclayon for example).
By motorbike
The whole island is accessible by motorbike
- a cheap, fun and flexible way to see Bohol. Rentals are easily
available in Tagbilaran and Panglao (around
P400/day).
INFORMATION AND ACTIVITIES
Tourist information
As well as tourist information
kiosks at the airport and ferry pier, there is a branch of
the Bohol
tourism
o
ce (Mon-Fri 8am-noon and 1-5pm;
T
038 501 9186,
W
tourism.bohol.gov.ph) just off Plaza
Rizal, on J.S. Torralba St.
Tours and activities
For trips into the interior there are
a few good travel
agencies in Tagbilaran which specialize
in adventure and eco-tours. Barkada Tours (
T
0920
901 2792,
W
barkadatours.blogspot.com) operates from
Island Buzz Outdoor Shop on Gallares St and offers
mountain bike and hiking trips around Bohol from P1800
per person per day. They can also organize night kayaking
trips to see fireflies.
,
Airport & Ferry Pier
, , Dao Integrated Bus Terminal,
Central Market & Island City Mall
G . V I
S A R R A
Island Buzz
Outdoor Shop
BPI Bank
RCBC Bank
Sidewalk
Express
Cathedral
Internet Café
Bureau of
Immigration
Allied
Bank
.
City
Square
Mall
ACCOMMODATION
Dao Diamond
Metrocentre Hotel &
Convention Centre
Nisa Traveller's Inn
1
2
3
Bohol
Museum
ACCOMMODATION
Dao Diamond
Dao, north of Island City Mall
T
038 411
5568,
W
daodiamond.com.
Away from the hustle of
downtown,
Dao Diamond
has good-value fan and a/c
rooms (P1400) with cable TV, fridge and microwave. The
hotel is run by the Bohol Deaf Academy and it's easy to
learn a little sign language
durin
g your stay. There's also
a small pool in the grounds.
P975
Metrocentre Hotel & Convention Centre
CPG Ave
T
038 411 2599,
W
metrocentrehotel.com.
The marbled
lobby has a coffee shop with wi-fi, and there's a gym and
Plaza
Rizal
N
Police
Station
St Joseph's
Cathedral
EATING
Buzz Café
The Garden Café
Joving's Seafood
The Prawn Farm
Shiang Ma Nou
2
4
1
2
3
0
250
metres
TAGBILARAN
Taytay
Bridge
Panglao Island
