Loboc town in Bohol is a place popular for its floating restaurants and the angelic voices of the Loboc Children's Choir. But other than those popular attractions, only a handful knew that this place has a lot more to offer than what they are known for.
The man-made forest
A part of the stretch of the man-made forest is located in this town. Just a few year's back, this area has been made as one of tour stops for photo ops. As a kid, I've travelled this road in the 90s to visit my grandparents who lived several towns farther. I remembered that the forest was lush despite the trees getting older. I also remembered that there used to have monkeys that would jump from tree to tree which was always a child's delight. Sadly, there are none of these in recent times.
A recent development in this town is the zoo which they sweetly named ZooColate Thrills, a shout out to Chocolate Hills, Bohol's main attraction. Their collection of animals are not much, but to those who rarely go to zoos, anything would be a delight. They have three Bengal Tigers and one of them is named Tiggy. They also have a monkey, a civet cat, a set of eagles, a pony, a turtle and an ostrich. There's a guide that will go with your group as you roam around the zoo to introduce you to the animals.
After the the zoo trip, we passed by the Loboc River where the floating restos ply. However, during the time that we went there, no restaurant passed.
We then proceeded to Loboc Ecotourism Adventure Park. They they offered a zipline ride and and a cable car ride.The ride is to go to the other mountain an have to pass above the great Loboc River. None in our group were dauntless enough to try it, but we tried out the cable car. The ride is just like one to two minutes, but it sure feels like more than that. Even if my mates were screaming their hearts out, my knees were still shaking. The ride is totally safe, but the harness/ seat belt did not stop my mind from thinking that in case we fall, that would be the last of us. The P350.00 fee was for a two-way ride, and when we finished the ride, it seems that we'd wanted to try it again. We did not.
Loboc is about an hour's ride from the capital,Tagbilaran City.
Loboc River - the route for the floating restaurants
At the zoo. This train is actually just for photo ops.
Tiggy
The Animals at the Zoo Colate Thrills
The Cable Car Ride- notice how far they've come from. The girl in black is not afraid of heights.
And its our turn for the ride. We were going to that speck on the other side.
That is where we came from. We disembarked from the car and has to turn around 360 degrees for the return trip.
This is what we saw from up above. Aside from the restrictive belt, I was too scared to move even a bit to take pictures.
The Loboc church building was ruined by the October 2013 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck the region.The church is one of Philippines' oldest.
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