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Turtles and Chocolate Hills The Philippines as a family
Philippines - Visayas Archipelago
100% customisable travel idea
Philippines - Visayas Archipelago
100% customisable for you
Overnight flight, arriving the next morning in Cebu. Private transfer to the port and hydrofoil crossing to Tagbilaran on Bohol Island. You will stay for four nights in a villa on a private beach with fine sand, fringed with coconut trees. You’ll love the infinity pool with sea views and the impeccable service.
Bohol is famous for its Chocolate Hills, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These limestone hills have been sculpted by karst erosion into perfectly regular cones, green in the rainy season and chocolate brown at the end of the dry season. The coastline is a succession of beaches, fishing villages and Spanish churches.
On your itinerary - A day trip to the island. Set off to explore the “Chocolate Hills”, which is a child's dream! They also love to meet tarsiers, the world's smallest primates (10 cm, 120 grams) endemic to this region, which resemble Gremlins. Between two chocolate hills, you will have lunch on a cruise on the Loboc River. Also planned for your little adventurers is a 550-metre cable bike ride with a 360° view of the Chocolate Hills.
Optional - A day of snorkelling: you will board a banca, which is a graceful outrigger canoe with two bamboo floats, a small sloping canvas roof and garlands of multicoloured flags, to reach the marine sanctuary of Balicasag Island. There, with a mask and snorkel, you won't know where to look first as the waters are teeming with fish of every colour. Get a taste of adventure in the jungle with an afternoon at Kawasan Falls and its tropical forest, waterfalls and natural pools with turquoise waters.
From the port of Tagbilaran, take a hydrofoil to Dumaguete on the island of Negros. Stay for three nights at your hotel, which is set in the heart of an old plantation with vast bamboo houses with thatched roofs scattered throughout the tropical garden blooming with bougainvillea and frangipani trees. The beach is at the end of the garden. On your itinerary: relaxing on the beach, swimming pools and spa, of course - but you absolutely must explore the surrounding seabed, either scuba diving or snorkelling. The hotel has its own diving centre and offers several daily trips to the beautiful surrounding reefs. This is a particularly family-friendly destination, with two swimming pools, one of which is dedicated to young swimmers, a play area, introductory diving lessons for children aged eight and above to learn how to breathe like a fish, yoga classes designed for children, mini-massages and fruit and chocolate face masks at the spa, and homemade burgers at the restaurant - yum! And babysitters so parents can enjoy a romantic dinner.
On your itinerary - A day on Apo Island. Take a banca boat to the volcanic island, covered in dense vegetation and surrounded by turquoise waters. Apo offers some of the most beautiful seabeds in the Philippines. Grab a mask and snorkel and enjoy a festival of clownfish, soft corals, crocodile fish and parrotfish! After snorkelling, take a stroll around the island, where life is peaceful and punctuated by the fishermen's trips out to sea.
Optional - Twin Lakes National Park, for a hike around the twin crater lakes, Balinsasayao and Danao, in the heart of a lush forest.
Crossing by hydrofoil to Cebu, then transfer by private car with driver (three-hour drive). A few minutes' crossing then takes you to the islet of Zaragosa, where you will stay for three nights in a spacious villa. The hotel is a haven of peace that cultivates the good life and organic vegetables. Here, you can relax on land (spa, yoga and meditation) or underwater, discovering the exceptional seabed. Need more activities? A short hop takes you back to Cebu to explore the jungle or swim with whale sharks.
Private transfer to Cebu airport and return flight via Hong Kong. Overnight flight, arriving the next day.
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