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Virgin Island

Off the coast of Panglao, Philippines
4.0 of 5 stars 52 Reviews
Type: Islands, Beaches
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England, Uk
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31 reviews 31 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012 NEW

The beach touts make commission on selling boat trips, usually 50% If you go direct to the captain you can save lots of money but the touts will run over to you if they see you approach the captain of any boat. Never pay the asking price usually 1200 php a boat. We went direct to the captain and got... More

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Doha, Qatar
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

virgin island should not be neglected when you visit Bohol, very nice place indeed. More

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Quezon City, Philippines
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

Its a nice place but not that fantastic. We been here last sept. we had a great experience at balicasag and wi the dolphins. During that time the island is not that clean. So many weeds. Beware of the vendors also. My experience that they are too forceful for you to buy the pearls they offer. For me nothing special... More

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singapore
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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a tiny island you can finish making your round in ten minutes, but worth going if you're on the way to balicasag to snorkel. i really enjoyed the boat trip too (probably cos my partner and i went around noon, where most of the boats had alr departed packed w tourists, so we got an entire boat to ourselves for... More

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Manila, Philippines
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

Very nice small island, shallow and clear water. Beach isn't very wide. More

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Makati
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 April 2012

There was nothing Virgin about the Island, it was just full of sea grass crap More

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Makati, Philippines
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Loved the island, lots of starfish and other creatures to behold :) However, the presence of vendors wasn't very pleasant. Just keep saying no if you really aren't interested otherwise, they won't stop pestering you. We ended up going to the far end of the island were there were less people - it was perfect. More

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Baltimore, MD
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

not much there although my husband did eat a lot of raw sea urchins there More

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Quezon City, Philippines
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

The sand was white and it was really pure. It's really Virgin Island. Must do in Bohol! More

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Makati, Philippines
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

Great cresent shape white sands, beautiful view, clear water, but nothing to do, just sun bathing and pic-taking! More

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