Loboc River Cruise 2026: ₱1,200, What You Get, and the Church in Town
The Loboc river cruise costs ₱1,200 a person from 16 April 2026, up from ₱1,000 in 2024. That buys about an hour on a floating restaurant with a buffet lunch, a stop for a riverside cultural show, and a turn at the small falls upstream. Go in the late morning departures and the boats are full; go before 10 and you may wait. The stone church in town, damaged in 2013, fully reopened in 2021.
Loboc River and Church · Loboc, Bohol · Cruise rate checked April 2026 · Checked 29 October 2026
Loboc · Bohol
The cruise and the church
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₱1,200 from April 2026
The cruise
The floating-restaurant cruise rose to ₱1,200 from 16 April 2026, up from ₱1,000 in 2024. It includes a buffet lunch and a stop where locals sing and dance. Child and senior rates were not published with the new price.
About 10 AM to 2:30 PM
Times
Boats leave the Loboc Tourism Complex, and a second landing near Loay Bridge, roughly every 30 minutes from about 10 AM, the last around 2:30 PM, for about an hour on the river. That schedule is from a travel guide, not the operators.
The river decides
Weather
Typhoon Tino flooded Loboc in November 2025, and during Tropical Depression Verbena the buffet was served on moored boats. Flood control works have been running on the river through 2026. After heavy rain, call ahead.
Reopened May 2021
The church
The parish dates from 1602; the Baroque stone church was finished in 1734. The 2013 earthquake brought down part of the facade; the National Museum restored it and it reopened on 16 May 2021. National Historical Landmark (1998) and National Cultural Treasure (2001).
In the old convent
The museum
The Loboc Museum is on the third floor of the three-story convent, and the bell tower stands apart from the church. Hours and any fee are not published online.
Checked October 29, 2026.
Loboc river cruise price and schedule
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Price | ₱1,200 a person from 16 April 2026 |
| Includes | Buffet lunch, cultural stop, about 1 hour |
| Departures | About every 30 minutes, roughly 10 AM to 2:30 PM |
| Boarding | Loboc Tourism Complex, or Loay downstream |
The rate is set by the operators’ association. The departure times come from a booking aggregator, not the operators, so confirm on arrival. After Typhoon Tino in November 2025 the river flooded, and the restaurants served buffets moored at the dock for a period; flood control works continue through 2026.
What you see on the river
Nipa palms and green banks, a cultural stop where performers in traditional dress sing and dance, and the turnaround at Busay Falls upstream. A tip box goes around at the cultural stop.
Loboc Church
The parish dates from 1602 and the stone church from 1734. The 2013 earthquake badly damaged it; the National Museum restored it and it reopened on 16 May 2021. It is a National Historical Landmark (1998) and a National Cultural Treasure (2001). The bell tower stands apart from the church, and the parish museum is on the third floor of the convent.
Getting there
Loboc is about 24 km from Tagbilaran, about 40 minutes by car, and sits between Baclayon and the Man-made Forest on the countryside route to the Chocolate Hills. See the Bohol travel guide.
A long lunch on a slow river. The Pahuway tee is Bisaya for rest, which is what this is.
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Coming over from Cebu for the day? The Cebu to Bohol ferry guide covers the crossing to Tagbilaran.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Loboc river cruise in 2026?
₱1,200 a person from 16 April 2026, with a buffet lunch.
How long is the Loboc river cruise?
About one hour.
Is Loboc Church open?
Yes. It reopened on 16 May 2021 after restoration.
Where do you board the Loboc river cruise?
At the Loboc Tourism Complex, or at Loay downstream.
Rate as of April 2026; church history from the National Museum. Checked 29 October 2026.
