Dumaguete City’s beautiful coast and seaside boulevard at dusk

Here’s my itinerary during my recent trip to Dumaguete, Oriental Negros and Siquijor Province for 6 days and 5 nights:

Day 1 – Iloilo to Bacolod, Kabankalan Tour

• 10:30am – Arrived at Oceanjet Terminal in Muelle Loney, Iloilo City, Iloilo Province
• 11:20am – “Iloilo – Bacolod” Oceanjet Ferry ride, 10:45am trip (P300 roundtrip promo fare)
• 12:00nn – Arrived at BREDCO Port, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
  • Tricycle ride to SM City Bacolod (P10)
  • “La Salle / Shopping” Jeepney ride to Northbound Ceres Bus Terminal near Libertad Market (P7)
• 12:30nn – “Kabankalan” economy Ceres bus ride (P79)
• 4:00pm – Arrived in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental
• Kabankalan City Tour

• • New Kabankalan City Hall
  • Kabankalan City Plaza
  • Gaisano Kabankalan
• Spent the night in my friend’s house

Day 2 – Kabankalan to Dumaguete, Dumaguete Tour

• 4:45am – Arrived at Kabankalan’s Ceres Bus Terminal. Waited for next bus trip to Dumaguete
• 5:50am – “Dumaguete via Mabinay” non-aircon bus ride (P152)
• 9:45am – Arrived in Dumaguete City, Oriental Negros. Disembarked along Rizal Boulevard.
• Meet with Eric and Breakfast in Sans Rival Cakes and Pastries (Pasta – P60, Sans Rival – P24/slice, Sylvannas – P10/piece, Iced Tea – P15)
• Rizal Boulevard Sightseeing
• Left baggage at baggage counter of Robinsons Place Dumaguete Supermarket
• Dumaguete City Sightseeing
  • Quezon Plaza
  • Dumaguete City Tourism Office
  • Dumaguete Bell Tower
  • Dumaguete Church
  • Sidlakan Negros Village
  • St. Paul University Dumaguete
  • Silliman University
  • Silliman Hall
  • Silliman University Marine Laboratory

• Late Lunch in Jo’s Chicken Inato (1 piece chicken inasal – P85)
• Oriental Negros Provincial Capitol Sightseeing
• Snacks at Sans Rival (chicken sandwich – P45)
• Stroll at Robinsons Place Dumaguete, while waiting for a friend, who agreed to let us stay with him for the night in Bacong, one town south of Dumaguete

• Dinner at Sr. San Pedro dine-in (1 whole grilled chicken – P170ish)
• Multicab ride to Bacong, Oriental Negros (P10)

Day 3 – Dumaguete to Siquijor, Salagdoong Beach

• 8:00am – Multicab ride to Bacong Church (P7)
• Bacong Church and bamboo organ sightseeing

• Multicab ride to Quezon Plaza, Dumaguete (P10)
• Tricycle ride to Dumaguete Port (P7)
• 8:00am – Arrived at Dumaguete Port
• 9:00am – “Dumaguete to Siquijor” Delta Ferry ride (P160 + P15 terminal fee)
• 10:00am – Arrived at Siquijor Pier in Siquijor, Siquijor Province
• Siquijor Church, Belltower, and Convent Sightseeing
• Chartered tricycle ride to Salagdoong Beach in Maria (P400 all-in)
  • Larena Church and Belltower sightseeing
• Check-in at Hotel Agripino in Salagdoong Beach (double room – P800/night)
• Lunch at the canteen (sweet and sour pork w/ rice – P85, 500ml mineral water – P20, extra rice – P15)
• Salagdoong Beach sightseeing

• Snacks (12” Pizza – P170)
• Bumming out all afternoon at Salagdoong Beach
• Dinner

Day 4 – Siquijor Tour

• 7:45am – Breakfast (King’s breakfast – P85)
• 8:00am – Maria, Lazi, and San Juan tour by motorcycle or “habal-habal” (P700 all-in)
  • Maria Church
  • Lazi Church and Convent

• • Cambugahay Falls
  • Biggest Balete Tree
  • San Juan Church
  • San Juan de Capilay Spring Park

• • San Juan Beach
• 1:00pm – Late Lunch (chicken curry /w rice – P85)
• Day 2 of bumming at the beach
• Snacks (spaghetti with meatballs – P65, Nestea Iced Tea – P30)
• Dinner

Day 5 – Siquijor to Dumaguete, Dumaguete Tour

• Breakfast (marinated port w/ rice – P85)
• Tricycle ride to Siquijor pier (P400 all-in)

• • Cang-isok century old house sightseeing
• 10:00am – Arrived in Siquijor Pier
• 10:15am – “Siquijor to Dumaguete” Delta Ferry ride (P160 + P15 terminal fee)
• Lunch at Sans Rival (Chicken Alexander – P60)
• OK Pension House Check-in (double room – P275/night)
• Went with Eric to Sibulan (Dumaguete) Airport (P80 chartered tricycle to airport terminal)
• Tricycle ride back to Dumaguete City Proper (P50 chartered tricycle outside airport entrance)
• Stroll around Lee Super Plaza
• Revisit of Dumaguete City sights
  • Quezon Plaza
  • Rizal Boulevard
• Internet-use near Silliman University (P20/hour)
• Silliman Hall and Rizal Boulevard Nightshots

• Dinner at FoodNet (2 viands, 1 chop suey, rice, softdrinks – P95)
• A few drinks at Hayahay and then to a bar along Rizal Boulevard (Redhorse = P30/500ml bottle)

Day 6 – Dumaguete to Iloilo

• Check-out at OK Pension House
• Quick photo-op at Dumaguete Belltower, Dumaguete Church, and Silliman Hall

• Tricycle to Dumaguete’s Ceres Bus Terminal (P7)
• 9:00am – “Kabankalan via Mabinay” non-aircon Ceres bus ride (P152)

• 1:20pm – Arrive in Kabankalan Ceres Bus Terminal
• 1:30pm – “Bacolod” 1stop non-aircon Ceres bus ride (P85)
• 3:35pm – Arrive in Bacolod City Northbound Ceres Bus Terminal
• 4:00pm – “Iloilo – Bacolod” Oceanjet Ferry ride, 3:45pm trip
• 5:30pm – Arrived in Iloilo City

Summary of Expenses

• “Iloilo – Bacolod” round trip ferry tickets – P300
• Bacolod to Kabankalan economy bus – P79
• Bacolod to Kabankalan 1 stop bus – P85
• Kabankalan to Dumaguete non-aircon bus – P152
• “Dumaguete to Siquijor” one-way Delta ferry ticket + terminal fee – P175
• Siquijor Pier to Salagdoong Beach chartered tricycle one-way – P400 (all-in)
• Double room at Hotel Agripino, Salagdoong Beach – P800 / night
• Half-day tour of Maria, Lazi, and San Juan in Siquijor – P700 (all-in)
• Double room at OK Pension House, Dumaguete – P275
• Average Tricycle fare within Dumaguete City Proper – P7
• Chartered tricycle fare to Sibulan (Dumaguete) Airport – P80 to P100