In those days in Mint, the travel guide of Mint Island

"Bohol Island" should be transliterated

Bohol Island is the 1th largest island in the Philippines, 7km away from Mactan Island in Cebu, and it is a coral island. The beach washed by broken coral by sea water is not as fine sand as flour, but it is still cool to step on even in the sun. The beach is white and snow-white, reflecting the seawater in distinct layers, with shallow green in the vicinity and deep blue in the distance.

There are ancient churches and covenant monuments on the island. Don't forget to visit Tarsius Monkey, the smallest monkey in the world, in the forest area near Sikatuna village (opening time is 8:-16:, and appropriate donation is recommended). Take a boat upstream, along the way, you can see virgin forests, monkey reserves, waterfalls, etc., or hiking, or swimming and diving, and the poetic artistic conception is waiting for you to appreciate.

Bohol Island is a diving paradise. Visitors with diving licenses can rent clothes and oxygen cylinders directly. It is necessary for most beginners to hire a diving instructor. The total cost is about $6. Training takes about one and a half hours. Then you can go out to sea by boat and enter the underwater world in various ways. It is said that you can see the clown fish in Finding Nemo.

five-star hotel:

(1) Escaya Beach Resort &; Spa (Escalya Beach Resort) word-of-mouth ranking of Mint Island: 1th

(26 hotels in Mint Island)

(2)Panglao Bluewater (Water Blue Resort) word-of-mouth ranking of Mint Island: 13th

(26 hotels in Mint Island)

(3) word-of-mouth ranking of Peacock Garden Luxury Resort Upper Laya Baclayon in Mint Island. It is strongly recommended that you calculate the approximate cost and exchange the money for going out ~ Because it is a small currency, you should call the Bank of China to make an appointment ~ 5% will be added to the final settlement credit card for accommodation, diving and eating there, and unlike Thailand, there is basically no UnionPay mark on the ATM.

Second, about transportation:

If you don't want to go to Cebu, there is a direct flight to Mint, Tagbilaran Airport. We are cebu pacific to fly to Manila and then transfer to Mint. The price is the same as that of Cebu. I have seen many raiders flying to Cebu before and then taking a boat to Mint. When I got there, I met a couple who were both from Shanghai. Some of them also came by boat. Later, I learned that they didn't know there was an airport on such a small island. (But that airport is really broken. According to my husband, flying is like taking a bus, and the airport construction fee is 2p when checking in.)

The traffic on the island is generally taxi motorbike or taxi car or tuk tuk, and it is usually 5-6 to take taxi from the airport to alona beach in panglao. You can also borrow your own motobike, which costs 5p a day and 6-7 p a day. You don't need to mortgage your passport. Just pay the money and sign an agreement to write down your hotel. Generally, people who go to Mint live on panglao Island. alona beach is more convenient to dive out to sea to eat, and there are a little more people, but it is not so lively to talk too much. It is boring to death at night, unlike the city that never sleeps in Thailand, where people usually go to families or couples, which is not so high. The restaurants and bars on the beach are closed at eleven or twelve o'clock.

Third, about accommodation and eating:

HAYAHAY is recommended, especially for fellow divers. genesis diver, which is a few steps away, is also run by the same boss, and the package with diving accommodation is very affordable. And their restaurant is very good! My husband and I feel that basically all three meals a day are solved there. It's cool at his house that you can always take credit without money, and so is genesis diver. It's very convenient to count together the day before you leave. The room price is more than 3 RMB, which is normal on the beach. We don't know that it will be cut in the off-season and the peak season. The style of the room is very distinctive. The feeling of the cabin, the refrigerator and safe have everything, and two bottles of water are sent every day, but the bathroom is relatively simple, but it doesn't matter if you live by the sea and have to wash the sand all the time. After all, we are glad to hear that some resort sometimes have no hot water. If you want to be cheaper, you can live behind the beach. It should be cheaper. We stayed for eleven days, and each of us dived for eleven days. One person brought his own equipment, one borrowed BCD and reg, and it took 6,-7, peso to eat and drink comfortably, which was much lower than we expected. After all, eating, living and so on were quite refreshing. P.S.HAYAHAY has 11 rooms, so it is necessary to book it early. If it is possible, it is best to give a room with a sea view to the special request. My husband read on the Internet that someone didn't say it all year round, but he gave it to us when he went, but it was only booked for five days at first. Don't inform the seventh day that someone had to transfer to Room No.1 if he wanted this room, but although there was no sea view room area, he called. If you live in hayahay and your English is good, you can go to genesis diver, which is convenient and cost-effective. English should be good at any one, but we haven't compared it and it's hard to say anything, but it's still very good from the perspective of genesis diver's boat and service. The boat is the largest boat there, so you don't have to worry about equipping yourself. They will help you put it on the boat and assemble it. As long as you can put it on, it's best for lazy people like my husband and me ~ Of course, don't forget to tip the dive guide at last if you want to take a course. If you are not fluent in English, go to Infinite Blue. The store is next to hayahay, and there are several Chinese instructors. You can also consider diving there. After all, safety comes first. It would be a tragedy if one neglects to understand something.

We will meet at the door of genesis diver at 9:3 in the morning when we are going diving, and take it to a sandwich as early as possible for lunch. Every day is like going on a spring outing ~ There are free coffee and tea on the drink boat to make by yourself. Just write your name on a board when you take the drinks that need to be paid. Anyway, you don't need to bring money every day. They will help you calculate the final bill together for everything you eat and drink. It's really convenient ~ girls can take a big towel and lie on the big platform in the middle of the boat, or they can spread it on the front deck for a sunbath when the waves are low. Otherwise, there will be marks and paint on their bodies = = There are two dives every day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, which is a very leisurely day ~

Before going, I heard that "Mint has nothing to do but dive". No matter which beach you live in, the main diving spots are concentrated around Balicasag Island, except for the nearshore coral reefs. I have to say that Balicasag's unique cliff landform, water temperature of 27-29 degrees all the year round, and fairly good visibility (depending on the weather, visibility is about 15-3 meters) really make this place a diving resort. There are also a great variety of creatures on the seabed. The water flow and cliffs bring rich nutrients to the seabed, which allows all kinds of creatures to gather here. However, this time, we were unlucky and didn't see Manta and Whale Shark. The dive guide said that this place is also a cleaning station, and large aquatic creatures can often be seen wandering around in late winter and early spring.

Balikasag Island faces the leeward side of mint, and the current at the bottom of the sea is weak, while the current at the other side of the strait is strong. It follows the cliff along the coast of the island in a circular direction, and you can drift slowly along the cliff with the current every time you get into the water. You can watch all kinds of corals and aquatic life on the cliff without moving. It is really a very interesting experience. If you are lucky, you can also see a group of Barracuda, about a hundred, each of which is 1-1.5 meters.

On the shallow water with gentle water, you can easily see turtles. This time, you can see turtles at least twice in Balicasag, some sleeping, some eating, and more wandering around. There are also many kinds of small creatures here, from anemone shrimp and hermit crab to silly stone fish and Fog Fish, which can be seen almost everywhere. In the coastal beach, if you look carefully, you can find fish that look exactly like aquatic plants. If you don't look carefully, you will completely mistake these aquatic plants and algae for being everywhere.

Coastal corals are also worth visiting. These days when we dive, it just happens to be rainy season, and the sea water looks a little green due to the mixing of sediment. The visibility near the coast is not very good, only about 1-15m. Bohol's last dive is only about 5 minutes' boat ride from Alona Beach. Under the cliff at the bottom of the sea is a large piece of sand. You can easily find the easily frightened sand eels in the visual range, and you can only look at them from a distance with their heads bent and looking around. Several seahorses were also found on rocks and wooden sticks at the bottom of the sea, all belonging to different species.

Bohol's underwater environment is not perfect. In balicasag and coastal coral areas, many corals damaged when ships anchored can be seen around the diving spots, especially in coastal areas, many damaged traces are more like those left by fried fish, and many corals are still hung with fishing nets left by trawlers. Of course, such destructive fishing is no longer allowed in this area. Instead, I drool over a group of bluefin Tuna fish below balicasag. Wine bottles, packaging bags, damaged buoys, cables and other domestic garbage can be seen from time to time on the seabed, and there is a lack of organized marine cleaning.

V. Travel and shopping on the island:

Generally, a one-day trip on the island is to rent a car, and many people on beach will call you every day. Generally, the car costs 25peso a day, but the big car is not clear. Our car can take seven people and go out with a family of three and a young couple who are both in Shanghai ~ The advantage of many people is that it is lively and economical, and it is not particularly impressive after a day's ride. It is a regular route, and drivers at scenic spots will usually let you down. Go and see the tarsiers, chocolate hills and so on. At noon, we all go to a floating boat to have a 3peso buffet and a 1peso boat fee. Just look around a small river anyway. When we get to a place, we always have to see the local characteristics when we have time ~

I rented a motorcycle with my husband for the next two days and went out by myself. I suggest going to bee farm to have a look ~ There can be buy buy souvenirs. There's a bakery in it, and I bought mango spread according to other people's suggestions. It's really delicious ~ I don't want to miss it if I buy ice cream ~mango tastes very good, just like spread, and it seems that there is a little pepper in it, which makes me quit being sweet and greasy. It's super delicious and highly recommended! I walked around and had a meal in the evening. We ordered a buffet, which seemed to be five or six hundred peso, because everything was available and a la carte was really expensive and uneconomical. The taste is not bad. Many dishes have honey. I remember that a small rib is delicious and a salad dressing is great! Oh, by the way, he will finally deliver ice cream. If you eat buffet, you don't need to buy ice cream in front. The taste is the same ~ There are various spread with bread in the appetizer, so you can buy it after eating. P.S. There are a lot of ants in the whole bee farm ~

If you drive a little further, you can visit the downtown of Tagbilaran, which is quite close to the airport. We went to visit a Bq mall. Anyway, there are locals there. A supermarket downstairs is a shopping mall upstairs, which is the same all over the world. Eating is quite cheap, with a foot massage half the price of the beach, and clothes are not particularly cheap, but if you buy pendants, etc. Speaking of souvenirs, if you go out by motorcycle or rent a car, there is a souvenir shop next to a scenic spot called blood compact. Things are much cheaper than outside. Pearl necklaces are half the price of the beach and T-shirts are one third cheaper than outside. If you pass by, buy all souvenirs!

useful tips:

If you take some seasickness medicine, you will always go out to sea without diving. My husband and I vomited on the first day without it, and it was like nothing happened.

I didn't see any 7-11 or similar convenience stores, only many small grocery stores. However, the daily necessities in it are also complete, but I still suggest that you take everything you can. After all, there is no need to carry luggage all the time.

It seems that the whole panglao is laundry, and there is only one named DADA at the entrance of alona beach, which costs 4-55p a kilogram, starting from 3kg. However, because there may be only one, the service attitude is very bad, and it has been unable to be on time, and it is always delayed, but we are lazy and have no choice but to leave a little more cash when we leave the island. My husband and I finally had dinner at Manila airport and asked if you could use credit card, because we forgot to calculate the airport construction fee in Manila, which was 75peso per person! So the food expenses disappeared in an instant = = And Manila Airport is really the worst international airport I have ever met, just a small duty free shop, and most of them are coffee shop, so if you wait for a long time, you'd better leave the customs later. There is a place like food court upstairs in the check in hall. You can eat there ~

If you have friends who smoke Marlboro, you can buy some cigarettes. There are Mini bags with 5 and 1 packs, which are very cute. The price of buying a box is cheaper than that of duty-free shops in Japan, but it is said that the taste is different everywhere.

Summary:

I feel that the folk customs in the Philippines (at least in Mint Island) are still very simple, and nothing has happened to kill people. However, at the airport, I heard a Fujian man say that drivers in Manila killed a lot of people, perhaps because they didn't know English (so it's important to travel around the world and learn English well! ）。