One of the most famous attractions in Bohol, Cholocate Hills are a collection of hills (no less than 1268 in number) that spreads at about 50 square kilometers throughout the Barangays of Sagbayan, Carmen and Sierra Bullones in the centre of Bohol Island itself.
The hills which are covered with grass are uniform in shape, and about 30 to 50 meters in height, the largest standing 120 meters high. During dry season, the color of the grass covering turns cholocate brown, thus, the name Chocolate Hills was derived from. On other seasons, the hills are green in color.
To this date, there has been no official explanation agreed upon on how the hills were formed. There different theories about the formation of the hills.
The most common belief is they were an ancient coral limestone reef that was shaped by many thousands of years erosion by both water and wind.
The hills also have a legend. The first legend tells of two feuding giants who in battling with each other hurled rocks, boulders and sand trying to destroy there foe, who in the end became friends. The mess of the battlefield which the two giants forgot to clean gave birth to the Chocolate Hills.
The second legend, which is romantic in nature, is again about a giant called Arogo who was extremely powerful and youthful. Arogo fell in love with Aloya who was a simple mortal. Aloya’s death caused Arogo much pain and misery. In his sorrow he could not stop crying, when his tears dried the Chocolate Hills were formed.
A uniqueness of this place is not only the beauty of the landscape. So far there is no consensus about the origin of this natural monument. According to one of versions, Chocolate Hills of Bohol was formed ages ago by the uplift of coral deposits and the action of rain water and erosion. The second ones says that the grassy hills were once coral reefs that erupted from the sea in a massive geologic shift. Wind and water put on the finishing touches over hundreds of thousands of years. According to the third one these hills are the remains of volcanic activity covered with limestone.
The information featured here are from the following web references. You may check the links for additional information, including travel details and photo galleries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_Hills
http://www.philippines-travel-guide.com/bohol-chocolate-hills.html
HOW TO GET THERE!
How To Get to Chocolate Hills from Tagbilaran?
Take a bus to Carmen (preferrably Yellow Bus) at a bus station near Island City Mall. Trip schedules may vary. Ask a driver to take you off at Chocolate Hills. There is a billboard on the road, so you will not miss it. The road take 1.5-2 hours and costs 60-80 pesos depending on the type of public transport. Then you need to go around 10 minutes up to reach a ticket office. If you prefer “habal-habal” transport or a car / motorbike rental service than you don’t need to stop at the main road, you can go directly to the ticket office.
How To Get to Chocolate Hills from Tubigon?
You can get to Chocolate Hills from Tubigon via Carmen city. Take a van to Carmen at Tubigon bus terminal. The bus terminal located 1 kilometer away from Tubigon port. The road takes 1-2 hours and costs 50-80 pesos. In Carmen you can take a bus that goes to Tagbilaran and take off at Chocolate Hills. But it’s much more convenient to take a motorbike or tricycle there. In this case negotiate with motorbike or tricycle driver to get you to the ticket office, not just to a crossing to Chocolate Hills. You can take tricycle for 100 pesos. The road took 15-20 minutes.
Source: Self - planned Trip
If you seek for adventure, just a few kilometers away from Chocolate Hills view, You can go directly to Chocolate Hills Adventure Park or CHAP.
You can visit directly their website here:
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