What Does a Tarsier Tour from Bohol Cost? Five Prices and What You Still Pay on the Day
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Budget the tour price (€26.90 for our pick, €36.54 for the Premium trip) per person, plus a ₱500 fee on four of the five tours, plus lunch. The best-balanced booking is the Guided Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Tour: from €26.90, 4.7 stars from 230 reviews, with a guide, hotel pickup in Panglao and a 40-minute tarsier stop. The Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Experience starts at €22.71 with 4.2 stars; the Backpacker Special starts at €23.51 with 4.7 stars, but has no guide and no hotel pickup. The Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and Loboc River Day Tour from €28.32 promises tarsiers in its title and highlights, while its written itinerary names the Man-Made Forest, the Chocolate Hills, the Loboc River, Guwaon Cave and Baclayon Church; ask the operator about the tarsier stop before booking.
| Tour | Duration | From | Rating | Who it suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers & River Experience | 7.5 hours – 2 days | €36.54 | 4.7 · 1,279 reviews | those who want the most comfort |
| Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and Loboc River Day Tour | 7–8 hours | €28.32 | 4.8 · 251 reviews | travellers who will confirm the tarsier stop |
| Guided Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Tour | 9 hours | €26.90 | 4.7 · 230 reviews | most travellers |
| Budget Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers – Backpacker Special | 9 hours | €23.51 | 4.7 · 197 reviews | travellers who skip the guide |
| Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Experience | 8–14 hours | €22.71 | 4.2 · 138 reviews | Cebu-based visitors and option shoppers |
The headline price is not the whole price
Four of the five descriptions mention a per-person fee in pesos on top of what you pay on GetYourGuide. The Chocolate Hills, Tarsiers and Loboc River Day Tour says an environmental fee of ₱500 per person is collected at pickup, and that the river cruise and lunch buffet are guest-funded and payable on site. The Backpacker Special asks for ₱500 per person in cash on the day, and its own breakdown names ₱170 for the tarsier sanctuary, ₱100 for the Chocolate Hills, ₱150 for the underground cave and ₱80 for the church. Those figures belong to that operator; confirm the rate on your booking page.
What each cheaper tour leaves to you
The Premium listing names site entry fees of ₱500 per person and treats the Loboc cruise with buffet as an optional extra paid on site. The listing says both are paid separately on site in Philippine pesos, with the cruise at ₱1,200 per person. The Guided Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Tour lists the same ₱500 per person and says lunch is paid separately, with the river cruise buffet at about ₱1,200 per person. For the Backpacker Special, check on the booking page whether the lunch package is included.
The Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Experience varies the most. It says entrance fees for the Chocolate Hills and the sanctuary depend on the product option you select, ATV or zipline rides are optional extras and the river cruise is only available as a bundled add-on with lunch. That flexibility explains its 8–14 hour range, which includes a Cebu round-trip option. Check its score of 4.2 against the others in the table.
Check the guided tour’s dates and prices
Who should pay more, and who should pay less
Pay more for the Premium experience only if comfort and pacing matter: the listing promises upgraded vehicles and extra staff. It is the wrong purchase if the aim is a low total, because the sites visited are largely the same on every tour in the table. Choose the Backpacker Special (€23.51) only if you are comfortable without commentary and can get to a meeting point, since there is no hotel pickup.
For other animal trips, browse the tarsier and dolphin tours.
Our recommendation
Book the Guided Chocolate Hills & Tarsiers Tour. It combines a guide and hotel pickup in Panglao with a 40-minute tarsier stop, and the listing states up front the ₱500 per person you pay on the day. Upgrade only for comfort, not for a better sanctuary visit.
