In short
The Chocolate Hills are more than twelve hundred near-identical limestone mounds spread over fifty square kilometres. They turn brown in the dry season, which is where the name comes from.
The Philippine tarsier, one of the smallest primates in the world, lives in the Corella sanctuary. It is nocturnal, tiny and extremely sensitive to noise.
What it really costs
Bohol is markedly cheaper than Palawan for comparable nature and easier access: Panglao has its own international airport.
Panglao, linked by a bridge, holds the beaches and the accommodation. Inland Bohol is visited on day trips, by scooter or with a tour.
What nobody tells you
The Corella sanctuary requires silence, no flash and no contact. Stressed tarsiers injure themselves deliberately, and it is documented: places that let you handle them should be avoided.
The 2013 earthquake destroyed several colonial churches on the island and damaged part of the Chocolate Hills. The rebuilding is recent.
Diving is mainly from Panglao out to Balicasag, where access is now capped to protect the reef. The number of divers per day is limited.
