Bohol

Dolphin Watching and Balicasag Island

July 13, 2011 / Filed Under: Bohol, tour, travels, vacation

Good morning Bohol!

On our second day, we woke up at 5:30am for our scheduled dolphin watching and island hopping. The boat was arranged through one of the staffs of Whites and Greens Resort. The rent is P2,500 per boat.

Our reservation includes daily breakfast and our breakfast that morning was coffee, rice, corned beef and banana.

After finishing off our meal, we went aboard our boat named LYN KARE.

It was more than an hour of boat ride before we reached the middle of nowhere to go watch the dolphins. It was watching dolphins in the wild. Apparently they gather at a certain point in the ocean early in the morning. I wasn’t able to take a photo because I was too scared to let ykaie go. Eventhough we are all wearing a life vest, I’m still too paranoid to let her out of my grip.. SIL was able to take a photo, though.

After the dolphin watching, we headed to Balicasag Island. Balicasag island is a good diving spot and is also great for snorkeling.My PILs went for Fishfeeding there.

While peanutbutter♥ is the only one who went snorkeling. I think it costs around P150 for 30 minutes?

SIL, Ykaie and I roamed around the island and took photos…

We were not able to go to the other islands because we have a countryside tour scheduled at 10am. We had to go back to Whites and Greens Resort and get ready for the tour.

Bohol Beach Club ~ Panglao, Bohol

July 9, 2011 / Filed Under: Beach, Bohol, resorts, swimming, travels

After we got settled at Whites and Greens resort, we immediately went to Bohol Beach Club. We’ve heard so much about it that we want to see for ourselves how beautiful the resort facilities are. It’s just more or less a 15-minute walk from Whites and Greens resort so it was very easy for us to go there.

There’s an entrance fee at Bohol Beach Club. From Monday to Friday, entrance fee is P350. P200 of that is consumable and P150 is for the use of the facilities. During weekends, entrance fee goes up to P500. P350 is consumable and P150 for the use of the facilities. Children 5 years and below gets in for free while children ages 6-12 has an entrance fee of P150.

Since it was lunch time and our tummy’s already grumbling, we decided to have lunch at Bohol Beach Club Restaurant. Buffet lunch cost around P580 each. Since ykaie is only three years old, she gets to eat for free.

SIL treated us for lunch and after a sumptous lunch, we began going around the resort to take photos.

The sand was white and the water was blue…it was the perfect day for everyone.

If you like swimming, be that in the sea or in a swimming pool, it’s always important to have comfortable, well fitting swimwear.

Whites and Greens Beach Resort ~ Panglao,Bohol

July 7, 2011 / Filed Under: Beach, Bohol, family, resorts, swimming, travels

When we arrived in Tagbilaran airport, we were picked up by Kuya Edgar. Kuya Edgar drives a Toyota Innova. He is not from the resort but is a trusted driver there. A ride to and from the airport costs P1,200.

So why did we choose Whites and Greens Beach resort among all the other resorts? Primary reason is that it is very affordable. Our room or a cottage costs P2,000 per night. It is already air-conditioned. Since there are 6 of us, we got two rooms. One of the rooms had an extra bed for p300.

This is our cottage. It is very clean and the air-conditioner is in good condition, so thumbs-up for the rooms. My only complain is that the water in the faucet/shower is also salty.

I brought a portable dvd player for ykaie because she tends to get really bored at night.

They provide tissue, soaps and you can order from the restaurant until 9pm.

Whites and Greens beach resort boasts of peaceful and relaxed atmosphere. There are no tv or radios in the rooms. You can borrow books, though.There’s a shelf of books in the restaurant located in the middle of the resort. You can read them there or take them to the cottages or even inside your rooms. There’s free-flowing coffee and drinking water in the restaurant as well plus free wi-fi.

The staffs are very nice and friendly as well. We had such a great time at Whites and Greens Resort.

Our next few days in Bohol are coming on the next posts!

Whites & Greens Beach Resort
Arko Beaches
Brgy. Libaong, Panglao 6340
Bohol, PHILIPPINES
Tel: (+632) 6926828
Mobile: (+63908) 9586878
email: reservations@whitesandgreens.com