Dumaguete Travel Info, Map and Itinerary

• The town proper is a very short ride from the airport with jeeps, tricycles and buses plying the route. At the airport, you'll be aggressively offered a van or tricycle to the city by a lot of transport providers. Some of them charge as much as P250 per trip. Walk outside the airport and cross the main street and flag down a jeep or tricycle or a bus to the city. Fare is only P10.00 for jeep or bus and about P15/head on tricycles (they call it pedicab here). (as of this writing, Oct 2011)

• Hotel Palwa - free breakfast, right by the public market, right by the main highway (Real Street)
• Hotel Nicanor - centrally located
• Florentina Homes - secluded from the hustle and bustle of the city. Themed hotel - Swiss, English Tudor and Mexican
• Dumaguete Royal Suite Inn - 5 mins from the airport, 10 mins from city, has great resto
• C&L Suites Inn - 2 locations right in the heart of the city
• Harolds Mansion Backpacker's Hoste - the gathering place for in Dumaguete for backpacker culture and community
• TipTop Tower Suite Inn - walking distance from Robinsons Place, mid-priced
• Obdulia's Business Inn - located right at the center of the city's business district, mid-priced
• Grand Pensionne Plaza - centrally located, Single - P680.00, Double - P780.00, Twin-Sharing (2 single beds) - P900.00

• Neva's Pizza - affordable pizza baked in wood-fired brick oven
• Don Roberto's Bar And Restaurant - Dumaguete's iconic family gathering place for wedding receptions, baptismal celebrations, birthday celebrations, family reunions, or even casual dining out on the town
• Azalea Restaurant - mountain slope restaurant en route to Lake Balinsasayao
• Kri - with Chef Ritchie Armogenia serving fusion meals with excellent plating
• Likha Tapas and Vodka Bar - great vodka selection, tucked away from the city chaos
• Shakey's Pizza - right by the Boulevard with air-conditioned and alfresco dining areas
• Sunburst Fried Chicken - crispy fried chicken
• Mooon Cafe - Mexican-inpired restaurant
• Sta. Teresa Restaurants - fine-dining carinderia

• Bo's Coffee - Dumaguete's coffee hub inside Robinsons Mall
• Sans Rival - cakes and pastries
• Ana Maria Bakeshop - Dumaguete's best chocolate cake, Cookie Monster!

• Maganda Travel And Tours - Philippine passport processing, visa processing, ticketing, legalization, travel insurance, transportation pick-up and drop-off
• Negros Oriental Travel and Tours Services - passport / VISA documentation, international / domestic ticketing, hotel and resort bookings, car / van rentals
• Shaman Air Travel and Tours - Dumaguete PAL-domestic sales agent, coaster rental, passport processing
• Dreamland Travel And Tours - passport processing, visa assistance, airline bookings (domestic and international), hotel accommodation, local and international tour packages, travel insurance, educational fieldtrip, documentation, car rental
• King-A Travel Bureau - passport and visa assistance, legalization of documents, international and domestic ticketing, tour packages, hotel and resort booking, pick up and drop-off service, travel insurance, re-booking and airline reconfirmation

• AKS Laundry Services - free pick-up and delivery, doesn't mix your clothes

• Eat the local version of Tempura, fish ball, balut at Tempurahan, an adhoc outdoor section by the City Port entrance.
• Eat Paklay, a local delicacy made of pork inards. Popular in Dumaguete's roadside eating places
• Try any of the lechon manok (chicken roasted on a spit) that's scattered all over the city
• Try the torta bread (bread made with fermented coconut nectar) - you find that along the highway in Dauin...or the Dumaguete Public Market
• Eat the breakfast combo - budbud (Dumaguete's suman) or puto + tsokolate (sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf + native chocolate drink)

• Stroll along The Boulevard
• Taka a tour of Silliman University

• Valencia
  • Forest Camp in Valencia - a mountain resort fed by the Banica River. Great for getting wet and picnics (blog by Lakwatsero)
  • Go to the Japanese Shrine and Casaroro Falls - 100 meter falls and site of a fierce WWII battle between Japanese, Americans and Filipinos
  • Head out to Camp Lookout in Valencia for great views. Famous writers stay there for the Silliman University National Writers Workshop.
  • Stop by The World War II Museum in Valencia and talk to curator/owner/collector, Constantino "Tantin" Cata-al.
  • Splash on Pulangbato Falls and Hot Spring - via Palinpinon road towards PNOC. Great to dip-in after a day's hike or for hot lazy days
  • Climb Mt. Talinis. At 1864 meters, it lords over Negros Oriental, and home to endemic and rare species of flora and fauna.
• Dauin
  • Dive on Apo Island - best for scuba and turtle watching
  • Dive on Dauin's District 1 Marine Reserve - best spot for snorkelling - 10K grouper, turtles, cuttlefish, Titan Triggerfish, etc. This is only one of many marine reserves dotting the Dauin coastline.
  • Soak in Baslay Hot Spring
• Sibulan
  • Go to Balinsasayao Twin Lakes - two lakes almost 1000 meters above sea level
• Siquijor
  • Take the ferry to Siquijor - stay in Siquijor overnight
• Zamboanguita
  • Visit Malatapay Market on a Wednesday and try their lechon, tuba, and grilled fish
• Bais
  • Go dolphin watching and swim on the sandbar
• Mabinay
  • Rappel down Mabinay Caves
• Siaton
  • Experience Lake Balanan

--- TheLoneRider

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Chato Dominese
(Oct 15, 2011) great info Git,thanks & pa-share pls :)

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