Bikini Beach

Overview

Bikini Beach is a public beach in barangay Biking, Dauis, on the Bohol mainland side of the Panglao causeway. It is one of the most frequented local beaches in the Dauis area, known for white sand and calm water conditions suited to swimming.

The beach draws local families and groups particularly on weekends, with activities including swimming, shared meals, and portable karaoke — a standard feature of Philippine public beach gatherings. Its accessibility from Tagbilaran City (less than 20 km) makes it a practical day-trip option.

Location

Barangay Biking, Municipality of Dauis, Bohol. Dauis sits on the narrow land strip connecting the Bohol mainland to Panglao Island via the causeway. Bikini Beach faces the Bohol Strait.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, take a jeepney or tricycle toward Dauis/Panglao. Barangay Biking is along the coastal road before reaching the Panglao causeway. Travel time from Tagbilaran is approximately 20–30 minutes. The beach entrance is reached via Bikini Beach Road, a side road branching off the main Dauis-Panglao Road and running downhill toward the shore; the beach’s Google Plus Code location reference is HRQW+446, Biking, Dauis, Bohol.

Practical Info

• Public beach — no entrance fee
• Cottage/hut rentals are available for daytime and overnight use, with limited restroom and shower facilities; visitors are advised to bring their own food and drinks, as on-site vendor coverage is inconsistent
• Weekends are busy with local families; weekday visits are quieter
• Water is generally calm — sheltered from open swell by the bay geometry

What to Expect

White sand and shallow, calm water make this a swimming beach first, not a surf or dive spot. What sets it apart from a resort beach is the absence of one: no beachfront hotels, no roped-off vendor concessions, just a public shoreline that locals have claimed as their own on weekends.

Dauis municipality also hosts Bingag Beach (barangay Bingag), Hinagdanan Cave, the Dauis Church (known for its freshwater well inside the church), and the Botanical Garden.

Notes

• Coordinates corrected 2026-07-31 to 9.589062, 123.849553 per Biking Beach, Dauis (Bohol) – Kathy d Gypsy — this figure was already researched and cited in the sibling bikini-beach-panglao entry’s Notes but left unapplied there; the prior approximate value (9.618, 123.856) is superseded.
• Note: this entity covers the Bikini Beach in Dauis (barangay Biking). A separate record exists for Bikini Beach Panglao (slug bikini-beach-panglao), now marked relationships: duplicate-of this entity — both describe the same public beach in barangay Biking, Dauis.
• Naming: multiple independent sources (travel blog, aggregated tourism listings) consistently describe the beach as “Biking Beach” — matching the barangay name — with “Bikini Beach” used interchangeably as a popular/colloquial variant among locals and visitors. No official municipal or barangay government source was found that formally designates one name over the other as “the” official name.
• [FACT NEEDED: precise barangay boundary of Biking, Dauis — a formal boundary description/cadastral reference was not found]
• Research attempt, 2026-07-28 (barangay boundary): searched “Dauis Bohol LGU barangay Biking official tourism” and checked PhilAtlas (https://www.philatlas.com/visayas/r07/bohol/dauis/biking.html), which lists adjacent barangays (Catarman, Tinago, Mariveles, San Isidro/Canlongon) and 2020 census data but gives no boundary line or cadastral description. No Dauis LGU, CENRO, or DENR page with a boundary description was located. Still unresolved — likely requires a cadastral map request from the Dauis municipal assessor’s office, not available via general web search.
• BIKINI BEACH - Reviews, Photos & Phone Number, accessed 2026-07-17.
• Biking Beach, Dauis (Bohol) – Kathy d Gypsy, accessed 2026-07-28.
• Bikini Beach, Philippines - ALL You Need To Know – Sandee, accessed 2026-07-28.
• Bikini Beach, Tagbilaran City, Philippines – Wanderlog, accessed 2026-07-28.
• Biking, Dauis, Bohol Profile – PhilAtlas, accessed 2026-07-28.