Activities in The Visayas
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Red Pirates
Does private, full-moon or sunset paraw tours, and can be chartered to take you to many spots around northern Panay and Romblon.
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Planet Action
Active travellers should visit Jochen and Jinky at Planet Action. They offer some of the most exhilarating adventure tours in the Visayas. Trips cater for beginners through to advanced actioneers and include all equipment and meals. On Cebu there is a range of one-day excursions offering everything from canyoning to caving to mountain biking (hire a bike or bring your own). The mountain biking packages are divided into ‘easy’, ‘hardcore’ and ‘DIY’, which pretty much encapsulates Planet Action’s adventure-for-everyone philosophy. The average price range for one-day activities is P2000 to P3000 per person; groups of four or more are preferred. The most challenging of Planet…
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Diving & Snorkelling
The entire island of Boracay is surrounded by reef and there are 30-plus dive sites within a 15- to 20-minute boat ride. Boracay's pride and joy, Yapak, off the northern tip, is a sheer soft-coral-covered wall running from 30m to 65m. Big-fish lovers adore this spot, though depth, currents and surface chop restrict it to advanced divers only. There are also drift dives, cave dives, and the protected (usually west) side of the island offers calm, shallow reefs for beginners.
One such reef is Crocodile Island; you can swim out here on your own from the small beach at Tambisaan.
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Bohol Travel & Tours
For something even more special, you can go on a Cambuhat Village Ecotour, a cruise up the mangrove-lined Daet River from Buenavista to the village of Cambuhat, where you’ll see an oyster farm and raffia weaving, and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch. The tour takes six hours, costs P750 (less for group bookings) and includes transfers from Tagbilaran. Contact Bohol Travel & Tours in Tagbilaran.
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Casino Filipino
If highrolling’s your thing, then Casino Filipino at the Waterfront Hotel is for you. If not, the place is still worth a look if only for the mechanical horse-racing machine, the fake night sky of the main gaming room, and the spellbinding ceiling mural in the foyer – a 50m by 30m recreation of explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s world map.
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Aqualife Divers Academy
The entire island of Boracay is surrounded by reef and there are 30-plus dive sites within a 15- to 20-minute boat ride. Boracay's pride and joy, Yapak, off the northern tip, is a sheer soft-coral-covered wall running from 30m to 65m. You are spoilt for choice for dive centres, but we recommend Aqualife Divers Academy.
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Hinagdanan Cave
Snorkellers can experience the refreshingly cold waters of Hinagdanan Cave at Bingag, on the island’s northern coast, with its mixture of fresh and salt water. Sadly, the entrance is entirely obscured by a small village of souvenir stalls.
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Geldasa
This motorcycle rental stall is located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Perdices Sts, near OK Pensionne House. Bikes go from as little as P300 per day, or P1400 per week. It pays to check brakes and headlights.
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Sipalay Tourist Information Centre
Boats for exploring the marine idylls of nearby Maricalum Bay and Tinagong Dagat can be hired through the Sipalay Tourist Information Centre, just back from Poblacion Beach.
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Mistral Funboard Center
For inquiries about windsurfing, stop by Green Yard Funboard & Neil Pryde Test Centre or Mistral Funboard Center. Equipment rental rates start at US$12/US$40 per hour/day, with instruction and packages also available.
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Mandala Spa
Tucked away into lush inland forest, this first class operation offers indulgent packages for men and women. Treatments cost from P2600 for a facial to around P10,000 for the ‘Princess Treatment’ or ‘Emperors World’.
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Ting Ting
This motorcycle rental stall is loctaed on the corner of Santa Rosa and Perdices Sts, near OK Pensionne House. Bikes go from as little as P300 per day, or P1400 per week. It pays to check brakes and headlights.
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Vin’s
This motorcycle rental stall is located on the corner of Santa Rosa and Perdices Sts, near OK Pensionne House.Bikes go from as little as P300 per day, or P1400 per week. It pays to check brakes and headlights.
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Napoleon Sea Sports
Napoleon Sea Sports offers parasail, jet-ski, waterski, wakeboard and speed boat rental. Also has mobile stalls changing location along the White Beach path and at Bulabog Beach.
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Bukid Outdoor Shop
You’ll find a group of outdoor enthusiasts with information and local contacts for activities, including kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and climbing at Bukid Outdoor Shop.
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Bohol Adventure Tours
Bohol Adventure Tours, on C Gallares St, rents out bikes for P500 per day. The bikes are quite new, but test the horn, breaks and headlights first and insist on a helmet.
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Boracay Horse Riding Stables
Boracay Horse Riding Stables caters for all levels of experience (P575/1030 per one/two hours). The stables are off the main road, north of the post office.
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Tribal Adventures
Based at Sandcastles resort, Tribal Adventures offers the only rafting day trip at present. Hiking and rafting overnight packages are also available.
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Speed Motor Rental
Speed Motor Rental, on R Palma St, rents out bikes. The bikes are quite new, but test the horn, breaks and headlights first and insist on a helmet.
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Allan Fun Tours
In front of Villa de Oro; offers daily five-hour boat trips around the island that include snorkelling gear, food and drinks.
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Island Buzz Outdoor Shop & Cafe
Offers trekking, caving and full-moon sea kayaking expeditions (trips from P1000 per person). It also sells outdoor gear.
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Neptune Diving
Neptune Diving is unaffiliated with any resorts but can organise accommodation at low rates.
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Logarita Spring
Bilar is popular for Logarita Spring, a public swimming hole overlooking rice fields.
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Boracay Scuba Diving School
Boracay Scuba Diving School is among many available and comes with our tick of approval.
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Aquarius Diving
Aquarius Diving is one of many dive centres available and comes highly recommended.
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