What are the interesting things in Mint Island?

Baohe Island in the Philippines is a popular tourist attraction. Many friends choose to visit Mint Island every year. Today, Bian Xiao will introduce you to the scenic spots of Mint Island and see what you expect.

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The good marine environment and perfect food chain in Mint Island will attract dolphins to live here, so going out to sea to find dolphins is a project that Mint Island must not miss. The best viewing time is around 7 am, which is the time for dolphins to feed, so we will go to sea at 6: 30 am. When we go out to sea at sunrise in the morning, the scenery we see is very beautiful. It takes about half an hour to get to the place where dolphins often haunt.

Generally, the time to watch dolphins is 10-30 minutes, but there is a certain probability that dolphins will not be seen, such as weather or departure time. Generally, the price of chartering a boat to sea is about 2000 pesos/day, and there will be some differences in the number of people and ship types. Friends who live in other places may need to rent a car to Arona, about 700 pesos.

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The sea water here is very clear, because there are rare black corals and tropical fish. The most amazing thing here is the Casa fault on the seabed. Many friends who like diving may like it here, because you can see the dark blue fault floating in edema here. You must make an appointment to dive before you leave. You can make a reservation through the hotel. People who plan to dive deep need a diving license. You can snorkel without a diving license. It costs about 50 pesos to rent equipment in Zhadao, Barrica. It is recommended to buy the number in advance, which will be safer and more hygienic.

Virgin Island

The Virgin Island of Pontoud is a private island. Visitors are not allowed to enter, but there is a holy trailing white sand beach on the island, which extends infinitely into the distance in the shape of a curved crescent. This is the road to just like heaven. Crescent beach does not emerge from the water until 2 hours at noon every day. After the high tide, it will be immersed in seawater. If you want to see the white sand beach, you must pinch the time.

This is a private island, and visitors are forbidden to enter. There is a trailing white sand beach on the roadside, which extends infinitely into the distance in a curved crescent shape, but the beach will only be out of the water for two hours at noon every day, and will be underwater after the high tide. Friends who are going to visit next should pay attention to the time.

Bees farm

Bee farm integrates restaurant, hotel and farm experience. The hotel building is made of wood and bamboo, surrounded by handicrafts and shells, and the environment is simple and natural; There are tens of thousands of bees on the farm, and hardworking little bees produce pure natural honey every day.

There are restaurants, hotels and farms in the bee farm. Most of the inspection teams in hotels are made of wood or bamboo. The environment here is simple and natural, and there are tens of thousands of bees on the farm. Bees produce pure natural honey. Here, visitors can visit farms, bee gardens and handicraft workshops, and also have meals, and recommend restaurants on cliffs with elegant environment and beautiful sea views.

This place used to be a small fishing village, but later it became famous because the world's largest fish, whales and sharks settled here. Whale sharks mainly feed on small fish and shrimp, and when the market is closed, they will not take the initiative to harm human beings. Fishermen in Oslo feed whale sharks. It takes 2.5 hours to get to Oslob by boat from Arona Beach in Banglao Island. The round-trip fare to chartered flight is 4,000-7,000 pesos, and you can take 10 passengers. However, if you want 1000 pesos to charter a boat for one person, it is not cost-effective to charter a boat with fewer people. Even if you want to take a round trip to chartered flight, you can definitely do it. Still suggest buying a round-trip ticket.

The best time to watch whale sharks is 6:00- 12:00, but when there are many people, you need to wait in line for 2-3 hours. Whale watching time is about 30 minutes. The price of the boat is 500 pesos, which means 100 pesos for scaring people, 1600 pesos for deep diving, 550 pesos for renting underwater cameras and 300 pesos for renting diving equipment. It is appropriate to ask the boatman to take pictures.

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There is a natural wonder in chocolate hills, that is, 1268 hills with almost the same shape and heights ranging from 40m to 120m. Usually, they are emerald green, but in the summer and dry season from February to May, the yellow vegetation on the mountain is chocolate-colored, which looks like chocolate from a distance. Generally speaking, you don't accept my ticket here. You can go by car, but you can also take a bus in chocolate hills. There are buses at the bus stop near tagbilaran.

Chocolate hills not only enjoys the scenery, but also has some outdoor projects to experience, such as riding at high altitude and touching pythons. The opening hours are from 8 to 23.

chocolate hills

This is a monkey that lives on Mint Island. It is the smallest monkey in the world, with a body length of 9- 12cm, which is smaller than the palm of your hand, but it has a pair of big eyes with a diameter exceeding 1cm. The tarsier is still an endangered species. They sleep on branches during the day and move at night. When someone approaches them, they will jump away quickly. Their temperament is very fierce. Don't use a flash when shooting glasses monkeys, and don't try to touch them. Glasses monkeys can't come out on rainy days.

The monkey protection center is called the Philippine tarsier protection area. Its opening hours are 9:00- 16:00, and the admission fee is 50 pesos.