Bohol Part IV: Loboc River

WHEN: DEC. 9-12, 2005

The next stop, Loboc River. We arrived around 11:45 am from Chocolate Hills. Our driver was the one who made the reservation. We paid P250.00 each for the cruise and buffet lunch, plus another P10.00 per head ticket (I forgot to asked what was the ticket for). And we also paid for the driver's meal.

When we arrived, most of the tables were already occupied. There were group of Korean tourists in our cruise. I was thinking... maybe I can practice my few words of Korean Language like "annyong ha seyo" ( 안녕하세요) that means "hello".

Loboc River is 21 km. from Tagbilaran City. We enjoyed a fascinating motorized pump boat ride in the serene waters of Loboc River.

While cruising, we had a long chat while having our lunch. The food was just okay. We had a barbeque pork, calamares, beef, chicken, vegetables, grilled fish, fresh fruits for desserts, soft drinks etc.

We had a good sightseeing. We passed by a large vegetation of nipa, coconuts and some houses along the riverbank, a bridge and children having fun while swimming, and showing off some acrobatic skills by jumping from the coconut tree to the river. The Korean tourists were amazed and enjoyed looking at them.

Loboc River was featured in the movie "Panaghoy sa Suba" (Call of the River) starring Philippine Actor Cesar Montano. The movie was one of the entries in Metro Manila Film Festival last Dec. 2004..

Manong on a guitar serenading us some popular songs from classic 50's to present throughout the whole cruise. He even sang the Pinoy Big Brother song... hehehe... and one Korean song for the Korean tourists. A big warm of applause to manong! clap! clap! clap!

The ride ends the near the Tontonan or Busay waterfalls (I'm not sure of the name), where several falls with cascading water provides a pleasant sensation.

We stopped there for a while. Then we had u-turn, back to the dock. The ride took us around 45-minute to 1 hour. It was a new and relaxing experience for me. A must for all touristsm and visitors to Bohol!