Beach & Resorts

Panglao Island Resorts

Panglao island nowadays is the most visit island in the country. Panglao island is one of Bohol's best tourists destination. Panglao island is the best location for island vacation. Most Hotels & Resorts in Bohol are located in Panglao island. This island surrounded by a white powdery sand and they namely as the paradise island in Bohol. Currently Panglao island is one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines. It is famous for its beautiful dive spots and its coral reef, as well as many several islet ideal for beach bathing like the islets of Gak-ang and Pontod. Here, one can indulge and relax in world-class amenities while being pampered with warmth that is classic Boholano.

In Panglao island you can find the cheapest resorts and a world class white sand beaches. The resorts in Panglao island mostly in beach front area, natural choice when you desire high quality rooms and facilities, an exotic atmosphere, and easy access to everything Alona Beach and Panglao Island have to offer! We are striving to provide our guests with an unforgettable stay while they are enjoying the highlights and natural beauty of Panglao island. Panglao Island combines crystal clear waters, sugary beaches that squeak when walked on, A visit to Panglao is like stepping back in time. Explore and discover an Island paradise.. An idyllic tourist haven, that’s guaranteed to fascinate and lull visitors into tranquil harmony with its simplistic beauty. Visitors commonly refer Panglao as a breath-taking, unbelievably magical Island.

Panglao island is the southernmost town of Bohol. It is 18 kilometers from Tagbilaran City. The island has a terrain that range from plain, hilly to mountainous and is made of Maribojoc limestone, the youngest of the limestone units found in the western area of Bohol. One interesting geological feature found in the island is the Hinagdanan Cave which has an underground water source. The cave is an important water source as the island has no rivers or lakes. Most of the roads leading to the barangays and to the beaches are still dirt roads but passable.

municipality of Panglao island is still in the process of improving the roads for the ease and convenience of its visitors. Geared towards further improvement for tourism pursuits, the Panglao International Airport has been considered. However, the limestone composition of the island poses a major problem in the development of an airport as coralline limestone is soluble which causes formation of caves and sinkholes.

 

  Balikasag Beach  

  Located off Panglao Island in Bohol, is an island called Balicasag. 1.5 hectares out of its total 25 hectares have been developed into a resort. The island’s crystal blue waters provide a clear, vivid view of its corals, fishes and other marine life.The resort is frequented by divers, foreign and local. It has a dive shop which offers instructions on scuba diving. Of interest are shells and fresh fish that are sold by the islanders to guests of the resort.Balicasag is a mere speck on any map of the central Philippines, lying some 60 kms to the southwest of a small island called Panglao, off the southwest tip of Bohol. Although not quite deserted, it conforms pretty well to the desert island stereotype; a flat, circular island covered in palm trees and bouganvillea, and fringed by a shell and corraline beach. There’s a definite wilderness feeling about the place – which for many is part of the island’s appeal.Most striking is its size: at just 25 hectares you can walk all the way around it in 45 minutes, and yet there is still room for much more than just the small lighthouse tower in the middle of the island. There’s a local community of about 100 families, many of whom make a living from collecting rare shells and selling them to tourists on the beach. Balicasag Island Dive Resort, the island’s only scuba facility, is on the south side. With only 20 traditional-style bungalows lining the beach, the island is never crowded, either above or below the water.

 Virgin Island

Virgin Island is one of the several islands included in Bohol Government’s jurisdiction. It is located 15-20 minutes away from Panglao Island in the Philippines. This is known to local as the Virgin Island because nobody lives here and the place is not always visited by tourists even though it’s opened to the public a long time ago. Virgin Island is one of the many islands in the Philippines where a big area of the beach sink during high tide and only the palm trees in the middle of the island are visible.Known to many locals as the “hidden oasis”, Virgin Island is clearly an attraction due to its long stretch of white sand beach during low tide which spans around 1 hectare. The problem during shallow waters is that some motorized outrigger boats can’t dock in the island because a lot of sea plants surrounding the area near the docking station will stick to the propeller causing it to malfunction. There’s no other docking station except for this single area of the island because most of the parts have very shallow water even during high tide which can cause the outrigger boats to get caught on the underwater rocks or sands.