Panglao - Bohol Island

Panglao has some beautiful beaches. Among them, Alona Beach has manyhotels and diving services. This would be the best place for people whowants 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. Panglaois a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. Itis an island situated in the Central Visayas, particularly locatedsouthwest of the island of Bohol and in the east of Cebu. Politically,it is divided into two municipalities: Dauis and Panglao, both BoholProvince. Panglao is well-known for its world class diving locationsand many tourist resorts. The island is one of the mostdiverse and attractive destinations in the Philippines. It is an anchortourist destination and one of the 7,000 times more islands that makeup the Philippine archipelago. It is a small island knownfor its quiet beach resorts and several great wide variety of divesites. 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. Thearea has been the center of seashell trade. It is said thatthe Spanish explorers who came to this island in 1803 named it Panglaoafter the world 'mapanglao', meaning 'lonesome place'. It is also oneof the old towns of Bohol. It is of historical meaning that it was theplace where the Spaniards went after an unfortunate experience in Cebu. The Panglao Island Nature Resort in Bohol. Thebeauty of Panglao Island Nature Resort is an ideal vacation spot fromthe mess of the metropolitan environment. Starting with the white sandbeach, built around the natural curve of the premises and dotted theresort with high-ceiling, thatched roof huts. Each guest room has abalcony with drying rack, coffee table & chairs and is equippedwith individually remote controlled air-conditioning, satellite cabledTV, IDD/NDD telephone facility, refrigerator, in-room coffee & tea,private bathroom with hot & cold shower, personal cafe, 220-voltelectrical points, key-card security lock system, gym facilities, spatreatment and the innovative "wi-fi" technology for internet gurus.Business conventions, extended vacations, weekend stays, and day-longsunbathing are just few of the events best spent in this lovely beachresort. The perfect getaway from the clutter of the urbanjungle. Business conventions, extended vacations, weekend stays, andday-long sunbathing at the beach are just few of the activities bestspent in the beauty of Panglao Island Nature Resort. Superb service and exquisite cuisine are 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 resor twith 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.