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Visayas Region
Balicasag Island and Alona Beach, Bohol - The island
province of Bohol lies southeast of Cebu in Central Philippines and
is approximately one hour and fifty minutes from Manila. Apart from
its world-famous Chocolate Hills as an attraction, Bohol's beauty
lies in its unpolluted waters, which are rated among the best scuba diving
havens in the world, and being the home of the world's rarest shells
such as the "Gloria mares" and the Golden Cowrie.
Situated 20km from Alona beach, Balicasag is one of the very best
dives in the Visayas, and also one of the most popular. These days,
it is normal to see over a dozen other dive boats originating from
all across the Visayas, as well as liveaboard vessels that have
increasingly taken to operating in the 'Visayan Safari Triangle'.
Virtually anywhere you drop in is sure to be rewarding.
* Bohol Island is the first province in Asia ever to receive ISO
14001* for environment and ecology. The islands of Panglao,
Balicasag and Pamilacan are all among the superb diving spots the
province has to offer. In Panglao Island, a popular destination is
the Hinagdanan Cave where you will find underground springs. Bohol
is also the home of the tarsier, the big-eyed insect-eating monkey
whose size is smaller than a boy's fist. Scientists regard the
tarsier as the oldest mammal now inhabiting the earth.
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