Anda
Anda is a coastal municipality of sixteen barangays on the far eastern end of Bohol, in the Central Visayas, facing the Bohol Sea. It sits well beyond the day-trip belt, and it is the answer for travellers who want Bohol without the crowds: a long white-sand beach along the town proper, spring-fed limestone cave pools inland, and the archaeological sites of Lamanok Island offshore. It is a genuinely long drive from Panglao or Tagbilaran, which is why people book a private vehicle for it rather than piecing together public transport.
Good to know
- Quinale Beach runs along the town proper — a long stretch of fine white sand facing east, so it is a sunrise beach rather than a sunset one.
- The provincial tourism office compares Quinale’s white sand to Boracay, El Nido and Puerto Galera, while noting that it stays far quieter than Bohol’s better-known Alona and Dumaluan beaches.
- Anda sits on limestone, and spring-fed cave pools are scattered through the municipality. Cabagnow and Combento are the best known; smaller ones include Kaligoon, East Coast and Kalorenzo.
- Lamanok Island, an uninhabited limestone island off the Anda peninsula, holds prehistoric rock paintings, wooden boat coffins and fossilised giant shells. The National Museum of the Philippines declared it an Important Cultural Property in 2020 — the first place in Bohol to be given that status.
- The provincial tourism office lists three top things to do in Anda: the cave pools, Quinale beach and Lamanok Island.
- It is a quiet, low-rise town — the appeal is space and calm rather than nightlife.
What we quote for
- One-way transfers from Panglao, Tagbilaran or the airport out to Anda
- Return transfers at the end of a stay
- A full-day private trip taking in the beach, the cave pools and the Lamanok Island jump-off
- Multi-day hire if you want the vehicle with you for the whole east-coast stretch
We do not publish a price list. Every trip is priced on its own — the vehicle, the stops, the timing — and the number we send you is the number you pay.
Planning notes
- Anda sits well beyond Bohol’s day-trip belt, so this is a long road trip rather than a short hop. Book a private vehicle if you want to arrive rested and on your own schedule.
- Cave pools charge a small entrance fee on site, collected locally — that sits outside a transport quote.
- Lamanok Island is offshore and uninhabited, so visiting it means a short boat crossing with a local guide, arranged on site. Those boat and guide fees sit outside a transport quote in the same way the cave-pool fees do — we drive you to the jump-off and wait.
- If you are staying overnight in Anda, tell us your resort name so the drop-off is exact; the coastal road runs a long way.
Getting to Anda
Step-by-step transfer guides for the routes we run to and from Anda — what to send us, and how the pickup works.
- Tagbilaran port to Anda
Arrange a private ferry-arrival transfer from Tagbilaran City port to Anda on Bohol’s east coast.
- Panglao to Anda
Arrange a private transfer from your Panglao accommodation to Anda on Bohol’s east coast.
- Bohol airport to Anda
Arrange a private transfer from Bohol–Panglao International Airport to Anda on Bohol’s east coast.
- Anda to Bohol airport
Book the long westbound departure run from Anda back to Bohol–Panglao International Airport.
- Anda to Tagbilaran port
Book the departure run from Anda across to the Tagbilaran ferry terminal for the Cebu crossing.
- Anda to Panglao
Arrange the transfer from Anda back to Panglao and Alona Beach for the last leg of your trip.
Anda: questions we get asked
The things people ask before they send a quote request. If yours is not here, put it in the message box and we will answer it with your price.
Why book a private vehicle to Anda rather than public transport?
Anda sits well beyond Bohol’s day-trip belt on the eastern coast, and it is one of the longest road trips on the island. Piecing the journey together on public transport is possible, but a private vehicle gets you there rested, on your own schedule, and straight to the door of the place you are staying.
What is there to do in Anda?
Three things, and the provincial tourism office lists all three as Anda’s top draws. Quinale Beach runs along the town proper — a long stretch of fine white sand facing east, so it is a sunrise beach. Inland, the limestone is dotted with spring-fed cave pools: Cabagnow and Combento are the best known, with smaller ones at Kaligoon, East Coast and Kalorenzo. Offshore is Lamanok Island, an uninhabited limestone island holding prehistoric rock paintings, boat coffins and fossilised giant shells. Between them that is a beach day, an inland swimming day and a half-day of archaeology.
Are the cave-pool entrance fees part of the price?
No. The cave pools charge a small entrance fee collected locally on site, which sits outside a transport quote. Everything on the driving side — the vehicle, the driver, the waiting time between stops — is in the fixed price we send you.
Can Anda be done as a day trip, or should I stay over?
Both work and we quote either. A full-day private trip taking in the beach and the cave pools is a common request; so is a one-way transfer out at the start of a stay with a return at the end, or multi-day hire that keeps the vehicle with you for the whole east-coast stretch. Tell us which shape suits your trip.
What is Lamanok Island and can we visit it?
Lamanok is an uninhabited limestone island off the Anda peninsula, and it is the reason south-eastern Bohol is called the cradle of the province’s civilisation. It holds prehistoric rock paintings, wooden boat coffins and fossilised giant shells, and in pre-colonial times it was a holy site for folk healers. The National Museum of the Philippines declared it an Important Cultural Property in 2020 — the first place in Bohol to be given that status. You can visit: it is a short boat crossing with a local guide, arranged on site. We drive you to the jump-off and wait, and the boat and guide fees sit outside the transport quote.
My resort address says Candabong, or another barangay name — is that still Anda?
Yes. Anda is a municipality of sixteen barangays, not a single village, and the accommodation along the coast is spread across several of them — Bacong and Candabong are the two largest by population, and Poblacion is the town proper where Quinale Beach is. An address that names a barangay rather than "Anda" is still Anda. Because the coastal road runs a long way, give us the resort name in the form and we will quote the drop-off to the door rather than to the town.
Sources
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Elsewhere in Bohol
Arriving by way of the Chocolate Hills?
Moving from Panglao to Anda does not have to be a straight transfer. The Chocolate Hills lie in the middle of the island on the way east, and Candijay, just west of Anda, has the Cadapdapan Rice Terraces and Can-umantad Falls. The stops in order, and how to quote it as one day with your luggage aboard, are in our Chocolate Hills to Anda guide.