Panglao Island Travel Guide

A blue sea, white sand, sea shells, waves of palm resting under palm shadows ’Panglao Island, one of the thousands of islands of the Philippines, offers all these beauties of island life and many different areas such as diving and nature activities.

Panglao Island is a small island belonging to the Visayas Archipelago of the Philippines. The location of the island is advantageous, the Chocolate Hills to the famous Bohol Island to be connected with a bridge to be close to and visited these two beautiful island together to visit.

Panglao Island Travel Guide The most famous place on Panglao Island is undoubtedly Alona Beach. The sandy beach is famous for its diving facilities in the reefs off the coast, as well as the sandy sea and the white sands on the coast.

Although there are a number of resort and luxury hotels on the shore, hotels do not close the beaches in front of them and the beach is open to everyone. Along the beach there is a large number of agencies that organize tours of Bohol, diving and boat tours.

Alona Beach, which gives the impression of a quiet beach during the day, is moving after the palm trees and the sun paints the sky with a thousand colors. The lights of elegant restaurants lined up along the beach illuminate the beach, and the music sounds rising from the bars begin to accompany the wave sounds.

A wide range of delicacies, from fresh seafood to the Philippine cuisine, even to the Australian barbecue, are among the restaurant options on the beachfront of Alona Beach. The Bohol Bee Farm Restaurant serves both vegetarian dishes and fast food, including pizza and burgers. Just below the restaurant, the ice cream seller sells the most amazing ice creams to those who go to Panglao. In the ice cream varieties, which are also found in the ice cream varieties and spices that are unique to the Philippines, you must try many kinds of ice cream. Asian food is not much, Panglao Island is waiting for a pleasant surprise. Hera Greek Taverna, the owner of the Greek restaurant called a Turkish and misses Turkish mezesinden, kebab, bulgur pilaf, dried beans can find everything.

Panglao Island is ideal for those who want to enjoy a quiet beach, to have a nice meal on the shore in the evenings, as well as for those interested in water sports and boat trips.

Alona Beach, almost one-third of Panglao Island, covering up to a third of reefs, great opportunity for diving enthusiasts. Starting from 1100-1500 pesos, one dive can be done and two-day diving lessons can be taken from 5500 pesos.

Boat tours organize boat and snorkel tours (about 2000 pesos) to observe the dolphins seen on the island of Balicasag, another island in the vicinity of Panglao Island.

Panglao Island has an interesting museum; Museum of the Sea. Alona Beach is a 10-15-minute walk from the museum's owner Quirino Hora'ın accumulated over 30 years of various kinds of sea shells are exhibited and souvenirs made from shells are sold.