Wildlife

Bohol is home to a unique and charming wildlife.

An intimate encounter with the cute and cuddly tarsier is always a delightful experience. A mere 15-minute ride from the City of Tagbilaran brings visitors to the tarsier's natural habitat at the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary in Corella.

The Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape, a national park encompassing over 10,000 hectares of wilderness still abundant with some of the most diverse fauna and flora in the country, is notable for the endemic and endangered bird species that still take shelter in its forest cover. Offering a faithful microcosm of the national park is the Magsaysay Park in Bilar town, where visitors can observe and even mingle with a pack of free-ranging monkeys. Other popular denizens of the area are the always enchanting butterflies and the flying lemurs that can be seen gleefully gliding from tree to tree late in the afternoon.

Brief and meaningful acquaintances with some of nature's most fascinating creatures highlight every visit into the wilds of Bohol.

WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS TO EXPLORE

PHILIPPINE TARSIER SANCTUARY
See the tarsiers live and roam freely in their natural habitat. The Tarsier Trail starts at the Tarsier Research and Development Center set up by the Philippine Tarsier Foundation in Canapnapan, Corella.
HOW TO GET THERE. About 10 kms. from the city, the Tarsier Sanctuary is accessible via public utility jeepneys, taxi, motorcycle, or rented vans.

DOLPHIN AND WHALE WATCHING
Frolic with sprightly spinner dolphins and captivating baby sperm whales in dolphin and whale watching expedition in the waters surrounding Pamilacan Island in the town of Baclayon.
HOW TO GET THERE. The Pamilacan Island is about an hour away from mainland Baclayon via motorized boat.

RAJAH SIKATUNA NATIONAL PARK
Commune with Mother Nature and explore this unique, and exciting wilderness in the heart of Bohol. The RSNP begins in the Magsaysay Park in the town of Bilar.
HOW TO GET THERE. About 41 kms. from the city, Bilar is accessible via public utility jeepneys, taxi, motorcycle, or rented vans.