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This barrel sponge is covered in Lambert ’ s worm sea cucumbers
Essentials
Getting there : Fly to Bohol ’ s new international airport via Manila . Alternatively fly to Cebu , overnight in a hotel and then catch a ferry across to the port of Tagbilaran on Bohol . Costs vary across the calendar from £ 800 to £ 1,200 . We ’ d recommend Singapore Airlines or Philippine Airlines , but you need to shop around for a deal and route that suits your needs . Topside : If you can , allow a day or two to explore Bohol ’ s land attractions . There are river cruises ; you can visit a tarsier reserve ; waterfall hikes and the famous
Chocolate Hills . You can speed across a muddy circuit on an all-terrain vehicle or take a zip wire across a vast river gorge . Resort : Magic Resorts via reservations @ magicresorts . online or phone : + 63 9695329439 ( WhatsApp available ) or check out the website : www . magicresorts . online for more information . Return transfer from local airport , a 10-night stay in Magic Oceans including daily three-course dinner and a 15-dive package available from € 1,945 (£ 1,701 ) per person based on two sharing . For bookings before April 2023 , there is a special offer of € 1,735 (£ 1,517 ) for the same
package . Customized packages are available . Tour operator : Dive Worldwide [ diveworldwide . com 01962 302087 ] can arrange tailored packages with flights from the UK , with transfers , land tours and hotel layovers if necessary . When to go : Bohol has a tropical rainforest climate : warm , humid and rainy all year round .
High season is December to April , but you can dive year-round . With water temperatures around 27-30 º C , a 3mm wetsuit or a rash vest will be your friend . Topside , it ’ s all very informal – t-shirts , shorts and a hat to protect you from the sun . �
Fishermen ’ s bangkas at Anda
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One of Magic ’ s spacious dive boats , at Lamonoc