Altham Destiny Land

Overview

Altham Destiny Land is a multi-purpose resort in Sitio Cambaja, Barangay Pagahat, Alicia, set within the cluster of the municipality’s tourism sites — Alicia Panoramic Park (TAPP), Batong Puti Cliffside Park, and Princess Manan-aw Cave. The property runs three functions at once: recreational pool resort, faith tourism site, and agri-farm destination. Alicia has no coastline and no town-centre draw of its own; the ridge scenery around TAPP is what pulls visitors into this highland interior, and Altham Destiny Land is one of several small, family-run properties in Cambaol and Pagahat built to serve that traffic rather than any beach or town amenity.

The surrounding ridgeline carries rock formations that local tradition has named for their shapes. Two are recognised by name — the “Laboring Pregnant Lady” and “Jesus’ Face Mountain” — mountain profiles read from the resort grounds and passed down as folk interpretations rather than verified geological features, but a genuine part of how residents narrate the hills to visitors. That “Jesus’ Face” outline is what anchors the property’s faith-tourism identity alongside its pools and farm.

Day-use visitors pay PHP 50 per person, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. An overnight package rents a wood house with fan, a children’s swimming pool, and a videoke room for PHP 5,000, covering up to 12 guests over 24 hours. Outside food comes in without corkage charges, and the resort kitchen also takes pre-orders.

Location

Sitio Cambaja, Barangay Pagahat, Alicia, Bohol. Alicia is an inland municipality in the northeastern part of Bohol, about 70–80 km from Tagbilaran City by road via the national highway toward Talibon. The resort sits among several of Alicia’s natural and cultural sites.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, a bus or jeepney bound for Talibon or Bien Unido reaches the Alicia junction or Poblacion in about 2–2.5 hours. From Alicia Poblacion, habal-habal riders serve Barangay Pagahat and Sitio Cambaja — a single ride can string together Altham Destiny Land with a stop at TAPP or Princess Manan-aw Cave.

Practical Info

Day use: PHP 50 per person, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM daily. Overnight: PHP 5,000 for up to 12 guests / 24 hours, including the wood fan room, children’s pool, and videoke. No corkage fee for outside food. Pre-ordered meals are available from the resort kitchen. No additional permit is required for day visits.

What to Expect

A rural resort built around a pool suitable for children, a garden and farm area, and views of the named rock formations on the surrounding ridgeline. The faith tourism component ties directly to those natural features — the “Jesus’ Face Mountain” profile and the “Laboring Pregnant Lady” formation, both viewed from the grounds. The setting stays agricultural and quiet, a contrast to more developed resort clusters elsewhere in Bohol.

Local Taste

Alicia’s upland terrain grows camote, cassava, and corn rather than the rice paddies more common in lowland Bohol, and the resort’s farm section reflects that same agriculture. A pre-ordered meal from the kitchen is likely to draw on those staples — dishes such as sinugba nga baboy (grilled pork) served with mais, boiled corn grits standing in for rice, are typical of highland Bohol cooking and distinct from the coastal seafood-forward menus found in Panglao or Tagbilaran.

Economic Context

Tourism around the TAPP cluster has become a modest but real household income stream for families in Cambaol and Pagahat, alongside farming. Certified guides at the panoramic park charge around PHP 300 per group for the summit trail and roughly PHP 500 per person for overnight camping, and small resort operations like Altham Destiny Land extend that same visitor traffic into overnight stays, meals, and pool access. None of it depends on a beach or a town centre — the wider cluster of nearby sites functions as a self-contained rural tourism economy built on ridge scenery and rock formations rather than any single flagship attraction.

Notes

Source: Bohol Tourism Profile Eco Dev2025.pdf (BPTO Table 11 — Inventory of Tourist Attractions). Body content drawn from source profile description. Pricing confirmed in source (PHP 50 day use / PHP 5,000 overnight). Coordinates are approximate for Barangay Pagahat, Alicia.