Bohol

It was in 2007 when I first visited Bohol; it was purely a "chillax" experience since we were enjoying the beach life for 2 whole days. We only have few pictures as souvenirs. We stayed at Dumaluan beach resort which is  adjacent to Bohol Beach Club, the most famous beach resort at that time. My vivid memories of Bohol beach is the crystal clear water with lots of fishes even at the swimming area near the shoreline. One can clearly see the fish above the water surface and even without goggles. I have been to more than 20 beaches and islands here in the Philippines (plus the Kota Kinabalu beach) and I could say that Bohol has the clearest crystal clear water based on my judgement.

This 2019, due to a company convention,I was able to go back to Bohol for the 2nd time around. Since I have not seen the famous Chocolate hills and the tarsier in 2007 due to my beach bum mode, I see to it that it will be part of my itinerary on my 3 days stay in Bohol.

Much has changed from 2007 to 2019 (after more than a decade), the water along the shore was not the same with how I described it way back years ago. Despite this change, I had a wonderful and unique experience with my officemates since we stayed a Hennan Resort. It is a premier 5 star beach resort which is the preference of local celebrities based on my instagram newsfeed.

What I loved best about Hennan is our room with pool access which is great to maximize the use of the resort facilities and to enjoy night swimming as well. The resort's infrastructure and landscaping is modern like that of the BGC condominiums. The night life is also alive since the main pool at the front beach is accessible until 12 midnight. Golf car services are available to transport guests to beach front, to the rooms and to other areas within Hennan.

In my land tour, I gazed in awe at the famous Chocolate Hills. The hills were green during that season with perfect shapes perfect for instagram capture. We also went to the tarsiers sanctuary; our aha moment was that when tarsiers are stressed out, they have a tendency to commit suicide. Thus, visitors were prevented from touching these cute tarsiers. Buwis buhay moments were also experienced when we took group pictures at the man made forest along the highway.

Our day 3 is encapsulated by our island hopping experience. During our snorkeling, I had seen fishes that are larger than the frying pan; there are also sea turtles, nemo fishes and blue starfishes at the area. This is a must experience for adventurers in Bohol.