{"id":1710,"date":"2018-03-29T10:11:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T10:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2018-12-22T03:39:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T03:39:36","slug":"chocolate-hills-cebu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/chocolate-hills-cebu\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Cebu’s Very Own Chocolate Hills– Mantolongan Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
There is a different feeling you get when you touch and experience for yourself all the wonderful places in the Philippines that you have only seen in print and on television. When I was learning about my\u00a0country’s wonderful richness in school, I couldn’t help but appreciate and feel blessed\u00a0to be living in the Philippines and for being a local in this country.<\/p>\n
Having been born and raised in Cebu, there is nothing more tiring than having to live in The Queen City of the South\u00a0without fully realizing what made Cebu deserve that name.<\/p>\n
As I grew older, I realized that Cebu has it all– including the Chocolate Hills!<\/p>\n
Chocolate Hills\u00a0in Cebu, Dalaguete | Photo by Sherlyn Arbilon<\/p><\/div>\n
I have been to Bohol but I never got to see what it is famous for– the Chocolate Hills. Chocolate Hills are just regular hills that turn chocolate brown in color during the dry season. Multiply that by a thousand more hills and that is what you will expect in Bohol. Interesting, isn’t it?<\/p>\n
They are the island’s main attraction aside from the tarsiers but guess what, Bohol’s hills aren’t unique at all.<\/p>\n
Did you know? You don’t need to travel to Bohol to see the Chocolate Hills because Cebu has its very own version of the famous tourist attraction. Probably not exactly the same but very similar.<\/p>\n
If you think you’ve seen it all, then you haven’t been to Dalaguete. Dalaguete holds the most beautiful view of the highlands from the peaks.<\/p>\n
To be able to see this view, you will have to trek up the mountains. There are numerous trails and ways to get to the top. One is by climbing up Casino\/Lugsangan Peak and the other is by trekking Osmena Peak<\/a>.<\/p>\n