CHOCOLATE HILLS ADVENTURE PARK - CHAP
Experience the excitement, fun and thrill of riding a bike on a zip line at Bohol's Chocolate Hills Adventure Park
Looking for a new and exciting adventure this summer? Province of Bohol has it's new attraction that will truly make your summer experience amazing.According to locals, the Chocolate Hills Adventure Park just recently started its operation early January this year when the earthquake destroyed the government-built viewing deck of the Chocolate Hills. I saw this first on an fb post of my schoolmate in high school and since almost every April I visit Bohol, I make sure that I will not miss this exciting adventure.
The park entrance has souvenir stalls and a small restaurant fronting a natural pond. A small bridge leads to a boardwalk that meanders over a brook. This pathway takes you by a Philippine long-tailed macaque fastened to a tree, and a "serpentarium" that exhibits not only snakes but hedgehogs and sugar gliders as well.
A 248-step stone pathway leads to the wooden view deck along a hill slope. Compared to the Old Viewing Deck, the CHAP view deck offers a pretty view of the Chocolate Hills albeit of less grandeur. From this vantage point, one could see the hill with the damaged view deck. Here, the Chocolate Hills are much farther away compared to the postcard panorama we've been accustomed to seeing from the old lookout. Some trees also obscure the view of the better-formed hills to the left of the viewing deck. Nonetheless, CHAP is a decent and safe alternative to the damaged lookout, which will hopefully be rebuilt by the provincial government sooner than later.
Besides the viewing deck, CHAP will soon offer thrilling outdoor attractions that will set it apart from the popular viewing deck, such as a zipline, Burma rope, canopy walk, hiking trail, camp site and bike ride, as well as native-style bungalows for travelers wishing to spend a restful night or two with a view of the Chocolate Hills.
Here's the experience:
Travel tip for Commuters :
- If you’re coming from Cebu, you can take the fast craft (Ocean Jet around P500). The travel time is less than 2 hours.
- From the Tagbilaran port, you ride a tricycle to the bus terminal in Dao.At the terminal, you can ride a bus/van headed to Carmen. The travel time is 45 minutes to one hour. The bus will stop at the Chocolate Hills Adventure Park. (P60 pesos person)
Other Options
From Cebu, you can take the M/V Star Craft to Tubigon port. From the Tubigon port, you ride a multicab/bus (P50 per person) to Poblacion Carmen.From Poblacion Carmen, you ride a bus headed to Tagbilaran City and ask the driver to drop you off at the Chocolate Hills Adventure Park.
LOCATION:
Chocolate Hills Adventure Park (CHAP) is located at Brgy. Buenos Aires, Carmen, Bohol. off the National Highway between Tagbilaran City and Carmen town, before the junction to the Chocolate Hills Old Viewing Deck.
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