Bohol, Philippines
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Nice place to see the real Philippines nature. After hike a refresment in the near spring pool, was also very nice. Well spent day for every nature lover.
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I found it to be a very calming place. It's a great place for outdoor activities like camping, and hiking. It was fun to feed the monkeys as well. I think it could be improved, however in their defense, they don't really get that many visitors. When we got there, we got the whole park to ourselves.
*Feeding of monkeys by visitors is strictly prohibited.* Be ready for a hard sell upon arriving at the gate of the park. They are pressing on all kinds of 500p guided tours, even if you came for just a look around and want to visit the first option on the pricelist: "Magsay park tour / view deck: 100p". In the end we paid 345: * 2x100 for park entrance fees * 100 for the tour guide that wasn't needed * 45 for our car parking Upon reaching an next "orientation" checkpoint, we're told that view deck is closed, because slippery path due to rain last night. Instead we were pressured to purchase peanuts for feeding the monkeys, even though the park rules sign right there clearly says: "Feeding the macaque by tourist/visitors is strictly prohibited". Seems like the staff is making a nice little side business. When we decline to feed the wild monkeys who clearly are able to find their own food, we're assigned a guide to show us around. There is very little to see anyways. 3 huge empty cages, with an injured hawk and some wild monkeys monkeying around on them. The "guide" that was assigned to us finally agreed to take us to the observation deck. The path to observation deck was a nice uphill hike, but it hadn't seen any maintenance for long time. The guide also admitted, that nobody had gone there in 5 months. Seems that everyone is buying in on the Guided Tours. The viewing deck had some ok views of surroundings. In summary, the park is desolate and unmaintained, the visitor facing staff are unfortunately only out for your buck. I almost never give low ratings, but this time is justified: Not recommended!
Cool experience feeding the monkeys (bring bananas). Lot's of trees, shade, and some interesting hikes. The guides are knowledgeable about the environment and animal species. There's overnight ac cottages, and a cold spring swimming pool.
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Good visit only thing bad about the visit was. I in a car with 8 Fillipinos paying for the car and every ones entry. Guess what foreigner the cost of your ticket double. Come on Phillipines really.
Nature is within your reach
My first time was way back late 2000 for school camping. It was one of the greenest places to explore in Bohol. Camping at the area will be peaceful and will surely pack you with many experiences. The trails are great which explore a well-preserved forest in the heart of the Province of Bohol. It gets really cold at night. Fog is expected every morning. Security is not a problem. There are government security officers around. Short term visits are also a choice. Pay entrance of 110 inclusive of guide and you get to go around the whole park. You also get to feed monkeys!!! Your guide knows a lot about the place and the monkeys. They’ll gladly help you with it. Enjoy and make memories!
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