OHANA Floating Cottage Rental

Overview

OHANA Floating Cottage Rental operates a floating cottage in Barangay Lincod, Maribojoc, on Maribojoc Bay. Guests board and pass through a stretch of mangrove forest — the same mangrove system that functions locally as a fish nursery and a buffer against storm surge — before the cottage clears into open water. Onboard, there’s a mini pool, a long communal table, and group seating, with the bay opening out to sea and mountain ridges beyond.

Barangay Lincod sits on the same Abatan River corridor that has made Maribojoc a base for mangrove and firefly tourism after dark; by day, the mangrove passage that OHANA and its neighbours run through is a working part of the coastline rather than scenery arranged for visitors. Mangrove stands here shelter juvenile fish and buffer the shore against storm surge for the fishing households along the bay, so a floating cottage business that depends on healthy mangrove cover has a direct commercial stake in keeping that stretch of coastline intact, alongside the more organised conservation work run by tour operators like Kayakasia Philippines further up the same river system.

Location

Barangay Lincod, Maribojoc, Bohol. Maribojoc is on the western coast of Bohol facing Cebu Strait, approximately 12 km from Tagbilaran City. The bay setting is shared with several other floating cottage operators in the same municipality.

Getting There

From Tagbilaran City, Maribojoc is reachable by road in roughly 20–30 minutes by private vehicle or habal-habal. Barangay Lincod is on the coast. From the embarkation point, the floating cottage moves through the mangrove-lined bay.

Detailed local routes and trail directions are best verified with local guides or municipal tourism offices on arrival.

Practical Info

• Features: Mini pool, long dining table, seating area
• Setting: Maribojoc Bay, mangrove passage to open water
• Best for: Family groups, day outings
• Nearby: Kayakasia Philippines, Seaventure Floating Cottage, Maribojoc Mangrove Firefly Watching

Operating hours, entrance fees, and guide requirements are subject to local adjustments; check with the local LGU or tourism office on arrival.

What to Expect

The experience centers on the mangrove-to-bay transit by floating cottage. Once clear of the mangroves, the long table is set for communal meals while guests use the mini pool or sit in the shaded seating area looking out toward the mountains. It’s the kind of operation several small, independently run outfits along the same bay compete on — pace here is relaxed and geared to groups bringing their own food rather than a catered package.

Verify specific site conditions, local guidelines, and safety rules with local guides or barangay officials before visiting.

Local Taste

Nothing on site is catered — groups bring their own food and drink, which in practice means whatever’s available from the Maribojoc poblacion market or a roadside stall on the way in. Coconut milk shows up in most home-cooked spreads brought along for a day like this, echoing the ginataang manok that’s the standard fiesta dish across the municipality; dried squid and danggit sold along the Tagbilaran–Tubigon highway are a common addition to a packed lunch heading out to the cottage.

Economic Context

Floating cottages like OHANA are a relatively recent layer on top of Maribojoc’s older coastal economy of fishing and coconut farming — small, family-run businesses that have grown up around the same stretch of bay over roughly the past decade rather than a long-established tourism sector. It’s a low-capital way for local families to draw income from water that was previously used only for fishing, and it runs alongside, rather than replacing, the inter-island fishing trade that still crosses the strait toward Cebu.

Notes

• One of several floating cottage operators in Maribojoc — others include Beaver’s, LV, and Seaventure
• Mangrove passage adds ecological interest; combine with Maribojoc Mangrove Firefly Watching for an evening extension
• Verify specific site conditions, local guidelines, and safety rules with local guides or barangay officials before visiting.

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