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Chocolate Hills & Loboc

The classic Bohol countryside tour runs inland from the coast: the Loboc river and its floating restaurants, the tarsier sanctuary at Corella, the Bilar man-made forest, and the Chocolate Hills themselves. It is the day almost every first-time visitor to Bohol wants, and it is a driving day — which is exactly what we quote for.

Palm trees along the Loboc River in Central Visayas, Philippines
The Chocolate Hills and Loboc, inland Bohol - drawn from official boundary data, with the roads we drive shown in green.

Good to know

  • The Chocolate Hills are a cone-karst landscape spread across the inland municipalities of Carmen, Batuan and Sagbayan. Counts vary by survey — UNESCO cites 1,268 conical hills, while the Philippine World Heritage tentative listing describes about 1,776 mounds.
  • The hills range from roughly 30 to 400 metres in height and are named for the brown colour the grass turns in the dry season.
  • The whole island is a UNESCO Global Geopark — Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark — with the Chocolate Hills as its best-known site.
  • The Loboc river cruise and the Philippine tarsier sanctuary at Corella are the two stops most often paired with the hills on a single countryside loop.

What we quote for

  • A full countryside day tour with your own vehicle and driver, stops in the order you want them
  • Half-day runs for travellers who only want the hills, or only the river
  • Pickups from Panglao, Tagbilaran or anywhere else you are staying
  • Custom routing if you want to add Baclayon, the Bilar man-made forest or a butterfly garden

We do not publish a price list.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.

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Planning notes

  • This is a long driving day from the coast. Tell us your pickup time preference and we will be honest about what fits comfortably.
  • Entrance and viewpoint fees are paid on site and are not part of a transport quote — we will tell you which stops charge one.
  • The hills are brownest towards the end of the dry season; they are green after heavy rain. Both are worth seeing, but it is worth knowing which you will get.

Getting to Chocolate Hills & Loboc

Step-by-step transfer guides for the routes we run to and from Chocolate Hills & Loboc — what to send us, and how the pickup works.

Chocolate Hills & Loboc: 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.

Can we see the Chocolate Hills, the Loboc river and the tarsiers in one day?

That loop is the classic Bohol countryside day and it is what most first-time visitors book. It is a long driving day out from the coast, so tell us your preferred pickup time and how relaxed you want it to be — we will be honest with you about what fits comfortably rather than promising a rushed itinerary.

Are entrance fees included in the quote?

No. Viewpoint, sanctuary and river-cruise fees are collected on site by the operators themselves, so they sit outside a transport quote. We will tell you which of your chosen stops charge one, so nothing on the day is a surprise.

Will the hills actually be brown when I visit?

They are named for the colour the grass turns in the dry season, and they are green after heavy rain — so it depends when you come. Both are worth the drive; it is simply worth knowing which version you will get before you set off.

Can we change the order of the stops, or add somewhere?

Yes — that is the point of a private vehicle. Stops go in the order you want them, and additions like Baclayon, the Bilar man-made forest — the mahogany stand along the Loboc–Bilar boundary — or a butterfly garden can be built into the same day. Tell us what you want to see and we quote that route.

Sources

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