The Beaches of Bohol

IJsselstein, Monday, 24 April 2006 03:17:19

Bohol is blessed with a number of marvelous white beaches, which just await to be discovered and enjoyed.

Map of Beaches on Bohol

Panglao Island

Alona Beach Probably the most beautiful, and surely the most developed beach on Panglao is Alona Beach. Located at the Southwest of the island, this beach is about one and a half kilometers long, lined with nice resorts, which are great to stay for a some time, a number of well equiped diving establishments and pleasant places to eat out, if you do not want to eat at your resort's restaurant for a change.

Probably the only drawback of the beach are the large numbers of sea urchins that inhabit the water, starting some twenty or thirty meters out of the coast. You will just have to be careful when wading.

Don't forget to bring your snorkling equipment. When you swim about one hundred meters off the beach, you will reach the edge of the 'house' reef, at between three and five meters deep, and thus can be easily observed even without scuba equipment. If you are into scuba diving, though, don't forget to have a few dives here as well, as it is certainly worth it, not bad at all, even compared with the reefs the boats will bring you to.

Dumaluan Beach, also on the south of the island, is about two and half kilometers east of Alona Beach. Here you will find some of the more exclusive beach resorts of Bohol, such as the Bohol Beach Club.

Bikini Beach is about eight kilometers from Tagbilaran, and hence a popular location for local pick-nickers.

Momo Beach is on the north side of Panglao. This again is a shallow beach.

Doljo Beach (pronounced 'Dolho' beach) is on the Northwest of the island, not far from Momo beach, and is also a nice beach, mostly free from sea-grasses. This beach is known for the beautiful sea shells that can be found here.

Southern Coast

Between Tagbilaran and Anda.

Eastern Coast

Between Anda and Lapinin Island.

Northern Coast

Between Lapinin Island and Jeta Fe.

Western Coast

Between Jeta Fe and Tagbilaran.

Jeroen Hellingman

What readers think...

chin2 wrote:

Sunday, 24 January 2010 03:59:28 PHT

I have watched the movie " And I Love You So" < starring Bea Alonzo, Sam Milby and Derek Ramsey> I just want to know where exactly in Bohol did they shoot the movie coz I was amazed by the location < the beach >

Maria wrote:

Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:27:04 PHT

Would you recommend Bohol as a destination for families with young kids? Is it safe for foreigners? How does it compare with Palawan?

Vic wrote:

Sunday, 10 January 2010 00:40:36 PHT

If you really want a good place to spend your next vacation try Panglao island in Bohol you will never regret it, I visited so many places already in the Philippines but I never felt so happy and excited the way I did there before, the tranquility of the place a beautiful white sands, the safe and secured beaches with friendly people and clean sea shores, I am not a Boholano, I am from southern Tagalog and I just want to share my experienced there...... there's lot more to say

JEN wrote:

Thursday, 10 December 2009 18:24:32 PHT

the beaches at Bohol really portrays can be proud of for it displays pride,culture and tradition of every Boholanos.

david wrote:

Monday, 23 November 2009 01:24:08 PHT

I love the positive comments! Wow! As a Canadian I will be travelling to the Philippines in July and August searching for the "perfect" retirement place. Someone had recommended Bohol so I am considering a visit there. Does anyone have comments on the suitability for retirement there? Thanks for any comments. All the best to everyone, david, ottawa (world's coldest capital city) canada PS here are some other areas that I may visit: Baguio, the "summer capital", (including Sagada): elevation, beauty minus may be mudslides? Tagaytay (beauty, elevation) Dumaguete Puerto Princesa (Palawan) brown outs have been issues Cagayan de Oro City

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