Panglao Island - Bohol Island Philippines

Panglao has some beautiful beaches. Among them, Alona Beach has many hotels and diving services. This would be the best place for people who wants to enjoy diving and relaxing.

Bohol island is located between Cebu island and Leyte island, and Panglao island is a small island next to Bohol.

There is the bridge between Panglao and Tagbilaran, Bohol, so you can access to Panglao by car.

There is Balicasag island near Panglao, which is one of the most famous diving spots in the world.

Panglao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. It is an island situated in the Central Visayas, particularly located southwest of the island of Bohol and in the east of Cebu. Politically, it is divided into two municipalities: Dauis and Panglao, both Bohol Province. Panglao is well-known for its world class diving locations and many tourist resorts.

The island is one of the most diverse and attractive destinations in the Philippines. It is an anchor tourist destination and one of the 7,000 times more islands that make up the Philippine archipelago.

It is a small island known for its quiet beach resorts and several great wide variety of dive sites. It has everything - the reefs, several kinds of corals, walls, big and small fishes, starfishes, and other life forms under the sea. You can find good snorkeling around the northwest and southeast coasts. This area is filled with lots of sea stars, sea snakes and corals. The area has been the center of seashell trade.

It is said that the Spanish explorers who came to this island in 1803 named it Panglao after the world 'mapanglao', meaning 'lonesome place'. It is also one of the old towns of Bohol. It is of historical meaning that it was the place where the Spaniards went after an unfortunate experience in Cebu.

The Panglao Island Nature Resort in Bohol.

The beauty of Panglao Island Nature Resort is an ideal vacation spot from the mess of the metropolitan environment. Starting with the white sand beach, built around the natural curve of the premises and dotted the resort with high-ceiling, thatched roof huts. Each guest room has a balcony with drying rack, coffee table & chairs and is equipped with individually remote controlled air-conditioning, satellite cabled TV, IDD/NDD telephone facility, refrigerator, in-room coffee & tea, private bathroom with hot & cold shower, personal cafe, 220-volt electrical points, key-card security lock system, gym facilities, spa treatment and the innovative "wi-fi" technology for internet gurus. Business conventions, extended vacations, weekend stays, and day-long sunbathing are just few of the events best spent in this lovely beach resort.

The perfect getaway from the clutter of the urban jungle. Business conventions, extended vacations, weekend stays, and day-long sunbathing at the beach are just few of the activities best spent in the beauty of Panglao Island Nature Resort.

Superb service and exquisite cuisine aer natural complements to the paradise that is Panglao Island. Starting with a priestine white sand beach, we built around the natural contour of the premises and dotted the resort with high-ceiling, thatched roof huts.

Panglao Island is a fifteen-minute trip by land from downtown Tagbilaran, and an hour and a half by fast ferry from Cebu City.

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