Trifter

Bohol is one of the largest islands in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. Cebu City and Leyte are the closest neighbors of Tagbilaran, the capital city of Bohol. Going to Bohol Island is easy and accessible to all visitors who want to go there either by plane, by boat or by inland transportations.

Traveling by sea, there are many ferries available that sailing from Cebu to Bohol throughout the day. By boat, the Tagbilaran City Tourist Pier accommodates more than handles more than 4,000 passengers daily. Available ships sailing to Bohol are from Manila, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City, Dumaguete, zPlaridel, Larena and Ozamiz City. The fastest growing fast ferry operator in Bohol region are in Tagbilaran and Tubigon, Dumaguete, Larena in Siquijor, Plaridel in Missamis Occidental, Hilongos in Leyte and many more soon to open. Presently, Ocean jet, Weesame and Supercat are the fastest ferries in the Philippines used by travelers. The Supercat or Water Jet has an interior seating setup like an airplane. These fast cats have several schedules of sailing daily. These ferries are providing fast ferry services from Cebu City to Bohol Island and reverse. Travelers can get to Bohol from Cebu in just one and a half The using fast ferries are most convenient way to get to Bohol easily and fast because it offer high cruising speed travel about 50 kilometers per hour. These boats resemble aircraft and make sure safety instruction demo or video are shown before departure to assure the safety and security of the passengers on board. The fare is estimated tripled as compare to regular fare for ferry. This kind of ferry is most demanded for island hopping because passengers can go outside the boat during journey and they can feel also the fresh air, the breeze and watch the islands passing by. There are ferries offering cheaper fare to travel from island to island but during peak season like holy week, Christmas and summer vacation, these ferries are usually very crowded.

Different mode of transportations are being offered to visitors and by getting to the island of Bohol by sea is less expensive than using air transportation because riding a boat is more enjoyable and exciting while in journey where passengers can actually feel and see the beauty of nature in the sea such as islands that are passing by, fishes, flashing sea water, the breeze of the air and many more.

By inland transportation, many different mode of transportations are available for passengers such as buses, vans, private cars, taxis,, jeepney, multi cabs, tricycle, tricycles, single motorbikes and many more depending on the number of passengers, point of destinations and passenger’s choice. For town to town travel or short trips from one area to another area tricycle, motorbike, car, jeepney or multicab are used. To travel to major towns in Bohol, many bus terminals are available in Bohol where passengers can go to and get a ride to travel from one town to another. One of the famous terminals there is in Dao, Tagbilaran City. They have routes to all towns in Bohol. Most bus lines are operating daily schedules from sunrise to sunset.

Vans for hire or car rental is very common in Bohol because it provides privacy and convenience for a group or family travel. V-hire which is locally called, is traveling to any point of Bohol charging the passengers based on an hour rate plus other charges for fuel consumption, parking fee and driver’s meal. Most of the vans used for a family or group tour are brand new vehicles because these vehicles are intended to offer to foreign visitors to give them more convenience, comfort and safety travel. The rate is usually high cost considering foreigners are easy to deal with because of their affordability to pay for a high cost travel expense . Used vans are also available for a cheaper cost, usually used for public. The vans are parked and waiting for their turn to load passengers. The vehicle leaves the terminal every 30 minutes whether fully loaded or not immediately proceeds to their destinations. The 30- minute interval policy is implemented to give way for the next vehicle in line. The usual rate for example for route Tagbilaran to Talibon is 120 pesos minimum fare per head for one way travel or from Tagbilaran to Tubigon the fare is 60 pesos one way per head. The vans are usually loading 14 passengers as sitting capacity of the vehicle.

Common used vans available for transport services are Kia Besta,, Mitsubishi versa van, Toyota Hi-Ace, FB Mitsubishi and the famous brand new vans are being used as garage service is the elegant Nissan Urvan or Shuttle. Operators are investing much money in buying brand new vans because of the fast return of investment and a bigger income because foreigners can afford a high cost of travel expense and usually prefer to hire a very nice and comfortable transport.