Anislag Spring

Overview

Anislag Spring is a cold freshwater spring in Barangay Omjon, Valencia municipality, set within a rainforest interior. The water runs clear and cold, drawing from groundwater filtered through the limestone and volcanic geology that characterises inland Bohol. The spring takes its name from the Anislag tree (Pterocarpus indicus, Philippine rosewood or narra-type species), which grows in abundance around the site and in the surrounding forest.

Residents have maintained the site themselves since 2014, and it is listed as one of fourteen potential sites Valencia municipality has identified for tourism development — an emerging spot rather than an established one. The forest canopy holds shade and a cooler, damper microclimate than the coastal heat of Bohol’s lowlands.

The BPTO classifies Anislag Spring under Nature / Cold Spring in the provincial tourist attraction inventory.

Location

Barangay Omjon, Valencia municipality, inland Bohol. Valencia is approximately 14 km north-northwest of Tagbilaran City. The municipality also contains Danao Lake, Cabjawan Cave, and Banderahan Peak, making it possible to combine these in a single day of exploration from Tagbilaran.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran, Valencia is accessible by jeepney or habal-habal — approximately 30–40 minutes by road. From Valencia Poblacion, hire a habal-habal to Barangay Omjon. [FACT NEEDED: road distance from Valencia Poblacion to the spring, trail length from road to spring mouth.]

Practical Info

Two independent visitor accounts put the entrance fee at PHP 5 per person, with cottage rental at PHP 100 for the whole stay. Both are visitor reports rather than an official fee schedule, so treat as indicative rather than current. Community maintenance began in 2014; a barangay or community fee for upkeep may apply. The rainforest setting means the trail may be muddy after rain — wear appropriate footwear. [FACT NEEDED: current opening hours and guide requirement.]

What to Expect

A cold, clear freshwater spring within a forested setting. The water temperature is distinctly cold relative to ambient conditions — a characteristic of cold springs fed by deep groundwater. The surrounding Anislag trees provide a canopy. The site is quiet — a local rather than commercial destination — and the forest along the trail offers bird and plant observation opportunities. [FACT NEEDED: spring pool dimensions, water temperature, swimming suitability.]

Notes

Source: Bohol Tourism Profile Eco Dev2025.pdf (BPTO Table 11 — Inventory of Tourist Attractions). Community maintenance documented as starting in 2014. Site is one of 14 identified potential tourism sites in Valencia municipality. Coordinates are approximate for Barangay Omjon, Valencia. [FACT NEEDED: spring water temperature in degrees, trail length/road distance from Valencia Poblacion or Barangay Omjon road to the spring mouth, pool dimensions, swimming suitability, current opening hours, guide requirement.]

Anislag Spring, accessed 2026-07-17 — independent visitor account citing an approximate PHP 5 entrance fee.

Experience the “Probinsya Life” at Valencia, Bohol, accessed 2026-07-28 — second, independent visitor account corroborating the PHP 5 entrance fee and adding a PHP 100 cottage rental fee for the whole stay; resolves the entrance-fee-confirmation gap via a second source (still a visitor report, not an official fee schedule).

2026-07-28 research round (fresh-angle attempt, per prior-pass guidance not to repeat the identical search): checked TripAdvisor (no dedicated listing exists — only a Trip.com aggregator page with no fee/hours data, which itself tells users to “contact the attraction to confirm specific opening hours”); Google Maps-adjacent sources mapcarta.com and ph.geoview.info (both returned HTTP 403, no data retrieved); a YouTube video titled “ANISLAG SPRING @VALENCIA BOHOL” (description/comments not retrievable via fetch); local Facebook pages (Anislag Spring – Omjon, Valencia; Now in Bohol; Bohol Living PH; The Bohol Monitor) (all blocked or returned only navigation chrome, no post body, via automated fetch — JS-rendered/login-gated); the official Valencia municipal site at valencia-bohol.gov.ph and valencia.bohol.gov.ph (DNS/SSL errors, unreachable from this environment; search snippets show the domain has a dedicated Badiang Spring page but no equivalent Anislag Spring page, and describe Anislag only as one of Valencia’s “untapped” tourism areas — consistent with its BPTO “potential site” status); and Cebuano-language search terms for spring/trail/distance (no relevant results returned). No source with trail length or road distance from Poblacion/Omjon to the spring, pool dimensions, water temperature in degrees, swimming suitability, opening hours, or guide requirement was found this round. Tags left in place; a future pass should try direct outreach to the Anislag Spring Facebook page admin or a BPTO/CENRO direct inquiry, since no indexed online source appears to hold this granular, on-the-ground data.