Chocolate Hills

Scenic Bohol casts an enigmatic charm drawn from the many archaic mementos spread throughout the oval-shaped island from the Chocolate Hills and the tarsier to 16th century watchtowers and Jesuit Baroque mission churches. The Chocolate Hills, all of 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills, are undoubtedly the most famous tourist attraction in the province. Among these hills that abound in Central Bohol, two have been developed into top-class resorts.

Bohol's best and famous tourist attraction. This paradise Philippines look like giant mole hills, and remind us of the hills in a child's drawing. Most travellers who first see pictures of this landscape can hardly believe that these hills are not a natural artifact. However, this idea is instantly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the construction of the famous pyramids in Egypts. The Bohol's chocolate hills consist of are no less than 1268 hills. They are very similar in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 metres high. They are covered with green grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name.


The Chocolate Hills is considered one of the natural Wonders of the World, composed of 1,247 cone-shaped hills. The origin of its name comes from the fact that the hills turns brown in the hot summer days that they look like Hersheys Chocolate Kisses.

The Chocolate Hills get their name from the brown-colored grass that covers them during the dry season, which makes them look good enough to eat. The rest of the time they are just as green as the forest that surrounds them. There are 1,268 cone-shaped hills spreading across 50 square kilometers, in the middle of Bohol Island.

Location
The Chocolate Hills are spread over an area covering the towns of Sagbayan, Batuan, Carmen, Bilar, Sierra Bullones and Valencia. Most of the hills though are found in Sagbayan, Batuan and Carmen, the later having the most uniform cone-shaped hills.