Things to see and do Dumaguete

An hour's drive from Dumaguete, this unique natural park offers great hiking around the two lakes(Twin Lakes): Balinsasayao and Danao. Formed more than 10,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption, these lakes are in fact craters, 90 meters deep, which have filled with water. Here, the vegetation is flamboyant and the fauna varied. Remember to bring binoculars to try to see deer and wild boar as well as a multitude of birds. It is possible to visit the park with or without a guide and also to paddle.

A Dumaguete legend often refers to the famous Bell Tower, built in 1811. This tower was used as a belfry to warn the inhabitants of the city of the arrival of pirates and Muslims. According to this legend, the attacks of the latter were carried out to kidnap the most beautiful women of the country who were in Dumaguete. Today, the place still has a strong religious connotation, the inhabitants come there to pray and light candles.

This is a tourist office worthy of the name! The staff is extremely welcoming, available and will provide you with a lot of information about the city of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and even the island of Siquijor. If you have questions about what to do, what to see, how to organize an expedition... they will tell you everything and in a good mood. On their Facebook page they publish the cultural events of the city. Don't hesitate to come and visit them when you are there.

Through photographs, sketches and handicrafts, the museum recounts the life of the first tribes that inhabited the islands of the archipelago and that of the remaining tribes. The life of the Atas, in the forest of Negros, or Des, in the mountain of Palawan, is amply detailed as well as their daily organisation, tools and musical instruments. A room is reserved for archaeology; another is devoted to the use of medicinal herbs and plants, revealing the beliefs of Filipinos. See absolutely.