Dumaguete - Siquijor

DUMAGUETE - SIQUIJOR

5 Days 4 Nights

Airfare : Php 2,120 rt via PAL

March 02, 2017  "Thursday - Dgt City Tour"

0840 - ETD NAIA

1000 - ETA DGT Airport  (walk outside the airport for cheaper fares)

         - Minimum fare on tricycle Php 8.00/ pax within the city

         - From airport to Go Hotels / Robinsons Mall Php 20.00 / Pax  

         - Tricycle fares inside the airport cost P160 - 250/ tricycle to the city for special trip

         - dont forget to haggle

1100 - Lunch at Sansrival in Robinson Mall
         - Robinsons Mall is located beside GoHotel

1300 - Start of City tour
         - Tricycle fare @ P 8.00 minimum fare 
         - Tricycle fare @ P 10.00 for longer distance
         - Tricycle usually charges tourist more than the min fare

• Silliman University Museum - Php 50.00/ pax entrance fee on weekdays & Php 100.00/ pax on weekends.-
• Saint Catherine Cathedral
• Old belfry

• Rizal boulevard - 700 meter seaside ave 

NOTE : Rizal Blvd faces east, so the colors are better during sunrise rather than sunset

1900 - Dinner at Hukad at Robinsons Mall

2000 - Back to Hotel & Lights Off

March 03, 2017  "Friday - Siquijor Tour"

0400 - prep for going to Dumaguete Port

         - terminal fee @ Php 15.00/ pax

         - Php 8.00 / Php 10.00 going to Daumaguete Port / Pax

         - walking distance from Rizal Blvd

         - you can buy your tickets at the port there are a lot of shipping company's there

        GL Shipping Lines - Daily trips except Saturday / 0915.8911426 

              Dgt to Siq  :  05:45AM / 10:15AM / 12:00PM / 02:00PM / 04:30PM

              Siq to Dgt  :  05:50AM / 09:30AM / 01:00PM / 02:00PM / 03:45PM

        Montenegro Lines

              Siq to Dgt  :  04:30PM

        Alleson 

              Siq to Dgt  :  06:00PM

        Oceanjet

              Siq to Dgt  :  05:00PM

0545 - ETD Dumaguete Port

GL Shipping Lines @ Php 130.00/ PAX

0700 - ETA Siquijor and start of Siquijor city tour
         - Tour guides will fetch you at the Port & start of city tour

         - Contact : Mr. Jun Mark Buna - 0935.5614400

         - Php 800.00 whole tricycle, whole day tour 

Tour includes : 

• Balete Tree & Fish Spa 

Php 10.00 / PAX

• 
  Lazi Church & Convent

• Capilay Spring 
• Gaiwanun Spring Park

nothing to do in here 

• Cambugahay Falls 

          - No entrance fee. Just a donation/ tip (on any amount) then ure good to swing all day 
                  

SWING 

LET GO

• Salagdoong beach 

          - Php 25.00 / PAX entrance fee

          - Php 25.00 Parking Fee

DARE to jump?
dont worry since there's a Lifeguard to catch you when you fall!   

• Paliton beach "Small Boracay"

• Crocodile hill View
• Man made forest
• Cang Isok Old House
• Pan Bisaya Bread Store

         

1200 - Lunch at Salagdoong Beach
         - we ordered butter chicken (Php 180.00), served in 3 pcs legs (not good, twas like from                         yesterdays leftover), sinigang shrimp (Php 180.00), Calamari (Php 180.00 twas okay)
            & Mango shake (Php 75.00)  that takes like water, sugar and a touch of mango LOL!          

forgot to take a picture of the other side of the menu :( 

    

1600 - ETA Siquijor / Larena Port
         - Only at Larena port where you can hop unto an Oceanjet Ferry
         - Fare @ Php 230.00
         - Terminal Fee @ Php 17.00

1700 - ETD Siquijor Port

1800 - ETA Dumaguete Port

1900 - Dinner at Nevas (Kuripot Pizza, Carbonara & Strawberry Shake)
         - food here is good!!! 
         - Ordered : Strawberry Shake @ Php 70.00, Carbonara @ Php 90.00, Curry Pasta @ Php 70.00             , Pizza Hawaiian Mozzarella @ Php205 & Sprite @ Php 15.00

Carbonara is a musttry

2000 - Lights off

March 04, 2017  "Saturday - Manjuyod Sandbar & Dolphin Watching Tour"

0400 - ETD Ceres Bus Terminal - Php 55.00 / pax/ way
         - located near Robinsons Mall

         - Travel time 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes to Bais City

         - drop off Bais City

         - bus leaves every 10-15 minutes

0500 - ETA Bais City

           Contact : Kuya Kokoy for boatride : 0997. 2295841

         - Landmark : Jollibee & Julies Bakeshop

         - Ride a Tricycle going to the Bais City port - Php 200.00 / Tricycle / Roundtrip

         - Manjuyod Sandbar best to visit at 6:00Am to 10:00Am lowtide

         - Boatride rental Php 2500.00 2-4pax
         - You can shop at the wet market (fish, meats & rice) for your food for lunch & boatman will                 cook and prepare it for you 
         - Your hired Tricycle driver will accompany and help you shop at the market before going to the             boat docking area

Bais Port

What we bought at the Market :

1. 1 kg Liempo @ Php 220.00
2. Seasoning & Charcoal @ P 86.00
3. Rice @ P 8.00

Includes : 

• Dolphin Watching (get there as early as 5:00 / 6:00AM to get a chance to see the Dolphin) 

          we are lucky enough to spot many dolphins that day

Sunrise on the way to Dolphin Watching

• Manjuyod Sandbar (6:00 - 10:00 during lowtide)

         - Environmental Fee @ Php 100.00 / boat  "ONLY ON WEEKENDS"

         - Vendors of Buko Juice & Seafoods in their bangkas are plenty there (dont forget to haggle)

         - Buko Juice @ 3 for P 100.00 

         - Scallops @ 4 for P100.00 depends on how well you haggle 

Maldives of the Philippines 

• Mangroves (we chose not to go here since we decided to go back to the City early)
• Coral garden 

          - Dont forget to bring your own snorkle or rent it at your boatman

          - At 1pm - 2pm waves here tends to get bigger

Snorkle at Coral Garden

Note : 7:00 - 0800 am at this time waves are starting to get bigger so boatman sometimes cancels the

                 Dolphin Watching since its not safe & theres a smaller chance for Dolphins to appear.

1500 - ETD Bais City

         - bus to Dumaguete Php55.00 / pax

         

1620 - ETA Dumaguete City

         

1900 - Dinner at Sansrival Bistro

March 05, 2017  "Sunday - Apo Island Tour"

0500 - Prep for going to Harolds Mansion

         - Availed Apo island tour for joiners

         - Php 1200.00 / Pax 

         - includes : breakfast (egg, jam, bread, coffee, water, banana) ; Lunch (noodles/Pansit, egg,    

           watermelon, banana, water) ; gears (fins, life vest, snorkle) ; guides

0630 - ETA Harolds Mansion

         - sign waver / contact info

         - pay for tour Php 1,200.00 / pax

         - fitting of gears

         - hop on to harolds mansion van going to Apo Island

Boat A : Divers & Boat B : Snorklers?! :))

having difficulty in walking with this ON

All Aboard Captain

1900 - Dinner at Gabby's 
         - Good food & Big servings

Chicken Cajun @ Php 145.00

Ribs @ Php 245.00

2100 - Lights Off

March 06, 2017  "Monday - Homebound"

0700 - Breakfast

0830 - Buy Pasalubongs at Sansrival near Rizal Blvd

         - opens as early as 8:30

         - Sansrival 10 pcs per box @ Php 150.00

0900 - ETA Dumaguete Airport

1230 - ETA NAIA