Central Visayas

Baricasa Island is an equatorial coral island, a small island in the middle of the sea. It is the site of the world-famous Baricasa fault. The Baricasa fault is said to have a sea-level drop of 1,000 meters and is listed as a marine protected area by the United Nations. The landscape is quite magnificent. Baricasa Island is also home to many diving enthusiasts, featuring a drift in the water overlooking the big fault of Baric Casa.

Virgin Island is a small uninhabited island. The beachs around the island appear with the tides for only a few hours every day. It is amazing to see the beautiful trailing beaches during low tides and most of the island going under the water when the water level rises. There are two soft sandbanks extending from the Virgin Island, and it is very comfortable to walk on them. The seabed outside the sandbank is full of seaweed.

Located in the middle of Bohol Island, Chocolate Hills is an iconic natural wonder on the island where the film Harry Potter was filmed. Chocolate Hills are made up of thousands of hills with similar shape and varying heights. The lawns on the hills will turn brown in dry seasons, looking like a piece of chocolate from afar. Chocolate Hills is green during other seasons. You can take a motorcycle or walk up the mountain, on top of which a viewing platform provides a good point to enjoy the view.

Oslob Whale Shark Watching point is located in the southern part of the province of Cebu. It was originally a small fishing village. Later, when whale sharks were found, the villagers fed whale sharks and gradually developed a "free-range" whale shark watching point. You can go whale shark watching on a boat, or you snorkel or dive and swim with whale sharks. You have to set out early in the morning to see the whale sharks as that's when they can be observed.