This is my room at Tagbilaran, Bohol's main port. By the way, Tagbilaran port has jaw-dropping views on a sunny day.

Taver's House 600p a day. I found it clean. There was somehow no hot water supply when I took a shower in the evening. The next morning, when I washed my hair, hot water supply was back. After washing my hair, I started my day tour in Bohol.

I wanted to see Tarsier Sanctuary,Loboc River and Chocolate Hills

Before I set out, I read my guidebook and the map carefully. I also asked for travel info at the front desk.

Looking at the map, I noticed that Loboc River and Chocolate Hills were on the same main road. So I decided to go to Tarsier Sanctuary first.

There are churches everywhere in the Philippines. On my way to Tarsier Sanctuary, I saw at the bus stop of Corella.

Tarsier Sanctuary Rules

All visitors to the sanctuary have to be accompanied by a guide. A guided tour costs 20p. There are only 10 tarsiers in the sanctuary. So the whole tour take about ten minutes.

Tarsiers are quite small in size. By comparison, my head is very big. Tarsiers have enormous eyes. @__@ I think they resemble ET.

Tarsiers impressed me as lazy, as they were motionless the whole time I was watching them. Perhaps, laid-back is a better term. They come more alive they they hunt for food at night.

After a short visit to Tarsier Sanctuary, I took a jeepney bound for Loboc River.

Loboc River Cruise on a floating restaurant costs 300p, lunch included. The cruise lasts about an hour.

The cruise started with a buffet lunch. The singing was just so so, but it did lighten up things a bit.

French tourists. My French is only good enough to tell that they are from France. :P

Loboc Children's Choir, wasting to sing and dance for people on the floating restaurants

The singing and dancing of the children was the most interesting part of the cruise. The innocent smiles of the children just melted my heart. Unlike at the Rizal Shrine in Manila, I put some money in the donation box voluntarily, because I thought they were worth it. And there was no deception going on here.

Cuties :-)

Surely, the children made us feel very welcome.

After Loboc River, my next destination was Chocolate Hills. I had to stand on a long distance bus for about 45 minutes. There was not much room for me to stand, as the bus was jam-packed. Admission was only 25p. A motorcyclist offered to take me up the slope for 20p. My feet were weak from all that standing on the bus, so I agreed. On my way down the hill, I was accosted by a motorcyclist too, but I chose to walk, as it was easier to walk down a slope. Looking back, I wouldn't recommend going up the slope on a motor bike. It's not that far to go up there.

Finally on top of the observation hill.

The hills are called Chocolate Hills because they look like chocolate mounds when the green grass turns brown during the dry season.

There are two legends about the formation of Chocolate Hills.

One legend is a heart-wrenching love story: a giant fell in love with a mortal girl. When the girl died, the giant cried bitterly. His tears then turned into hills.

The other legend is about the war between two giants, who had a fight that went on days. They threw stones at each other and both got really exhausted at the end. So they decided to make friends. The mess they left behind became hills.

There's a wishing well at the observation hill. Of course, I made more than one wish. ^____^

It was about 5:00 p.m. when I left Chocolate Hills. I was lucky enough to catch the last bus going back to downtown.

I had my diner at a fast food restaurant called Jolibee. I had a chicken meal, which I thought was abysmal. When it comes to fast-food chicken, KFC still does it right.

I used the cheapest means of transportation and visited three important tourist attractions in Bohol, and I spent only 761 pesos in total. I will have to pay 1500-2000p to see just one attraction if I go on a travel agency tour.

So I am proud of myself for being able to travel on a small budget.