Chocolate Hills - Bohol

Situated between Leyte and Cebu, in the south of the Visayas, Bohol is the 10th largest island of the Philippines. Bohol’s most famous attraction, and with which the island has become synonymous, is a unique panorama in the vicinity of Carmen, a town 55 km northeast of Tagbilaran. Here, 1,268 hills – formed by limestone, shale and sandstone– rise 30 meters above the flat terrain once covered by ocean. They are called the Chocolate Hills, for the confectionery-like spectacle they present in summer, where their sparse grass cover turns dry and brown.

Visitors can stay at one of the beach resorts on the small island of Panglao, visit some of the oldest churches in the Philippines, enjoy a lunch cruise on Loboc river or go whale watching near Pamilacan Island.