By the Banks of Loboc River I Cry

loboc river
Cruising along the unassuming river of Loboc in Bohol is one of the things that you should not miss while in this island in the central part of the Visayas. The river is very calm that truly reflects the Boholanos. -simply yet full of essence. Youwill not see any famous or modern landmark while you set sail through this river; instead, you will see natural landscape of cocomut tress, children diving, women washing their clothes  along the banks of Loboc River.

Loboc River

To make this itinerary more appealing even to local tourists who can’t find the uniqueness of traversing in a river, the local tourism authority added many activities. One of these are the  floating restaurants.

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al fresco dining- the Boholano way

Though there are many boats that you can hire to cruise the river, dining as you witness the simplicity of the rural life in Loboc is a very nice experience. And along with native singers and dancers, encounter with Loboc River is one of the liveliest and noteworthy. And with 300pesos for a buffet of sumptuous meal with the freshest ingeredients, you can really say “c’est la vie!”

Aside from the floating restaurants, another attraction in the area are the world-famous tarsiers – the smallest of their kind in the world. Tarsier has been the icon of Bohol’s tourism along with its Chocolate hills for many decades now. And before you hop in to a hired boat or hungry to take the floating restaurant, take some snapshots with this cute lemur as one of your souveniers from Bohol.

tarsier
Do they also felt harassed with all the tourists shooting at them?

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