Life Advice! Bohol & Coron Island

7-Day Travel Guide!!! **Detailed Itinerary** **🌴 Bohol Chapter (3 Days)** **🏨 Accommodation Recommendations**: Around Alona Beach (Alona Vida for budget-friendly/Amorita Resort for luxury). **🚗 Transportation**: Private van tour (2,500-3,000 PHP/day), island-hopping shared boat (1,000 PHP/person). - **Day 1: Land Wonders Tour** - **Morning**: Chocolate Hills (brown "chocolate" mounds in dry season, perfect for drone shots; 100 PHP entrance). - **Noon**: Loboc River bamboo raft lunch (includes buffet + cultural show, 450 PHP). - **Afternoon**: Tarsier Sanctuary (world's smallest monkey, 60 PHP ticket) + Baclayon Church (earthquake ruins). - **Dinner**: Gerarda's crispy pork knuckle (century-old restaurant). - **Day 2: Island-Hopping & Diving Extravaganza** - **Balicasag Island + Virgin Island day trip**: - Dolphin watching (90% success rate if departing at 6 AM). - Snorkeling at the Great Wall (spot turtles and jackfish storms). - Virgin Island crescent sandbar (shoot mirror-like beaches at low tide). - **Dinner**: Alona Night Market (garlic butter lobster, ~500 PHP/person). - **Day 3: Hidden Gems or Freediving** - **Option A**: Pamilacan Island (less crowded, pristine coral, high chance of whale shark encounters while diving). - **Option B**: Napaling Reef (10-meter cliff jump, freediving paradise). - **Evening**: Fly to Coron (via Manila, departing from Cebu or Tagbilaran). --- **⛵ Coron Island Chapter (4 Days)** **🏨 Accommodation Recommendations**: Coron Town (Sunz En Coron for budget/Sunlight Hotel for sea views). **🚤 Transportation**: Shared boat tours (1,200-1,500 PHP/day), tricycles in town (50 PHP/ride). - **Day 4: Kayangan Lake & Twin Peaks** - **Kayangan Lake** (Philippines' national lake, hike for gemstone-blue views). - **Twin Lagoon + Siete Pecados** (unique hot-cold water mix, snorkel coral gardens). - **Dinner**: Little Tiger Restaurant (Filipino-style grilled pork ribs). - **Day 5: Shipwrecks & Coral Paradise** - **Lusong Gunboat Wreck** (snorkelable WWII ship in shallow 5-10m waters). - **Coral Garden** (600 coral species, rivals the Great Barrier Reef). - **East Tangat Wreck** (advanced diving, requires AOW certification). - **Evening**: Mt. Tapyas sunset hike (700 steps, panoramic Coron views). - **Day 6: Private Island Luxury** - **El Rio Y Mar Resort** (private island snorkeling, kayaking). - **Or Island-Hopping Tour C**: Malcapuya Island white sand + hot springs. - **Day 7: Return Trip** - **Morning**: "Fish storm" snorkeling at resort pier. - **Afternoon**: Fly from Coron Airport to Manila for international flights.