Negros Oriental Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Negros Oriental

• 9.310278123.3080561 Dumaguete - capital and largest city.

Our Dumaguete article includes some of the suburbs:

• Bacong - on the coast, to the south
• Sibulan - on the coast, to the north
• Valencia - inland, to the west

Other suburbs include:

• 9.2123.2666672 Dauin - on the coast, south of Bacong
• San Jose - a seaside town of about 20,000 north of Dumaguete
• Amlan - north of Sibulan and San Jose, a town of twenty-odd thousand with on a small zoo and theme park

Other towns include:

• 9.590661123.1212693 Bais - known for whale and dolphin watching, north of Dumaguete
• 9.366667122.84 Bayawan - on the southwest coast
• 10.383333123.25 Canlaon - inland at the northwest tip of the province, with an active volcano
• 10.116667123.2666676 Guihulngan - north of Bais
• 9.733333122.9166677 Mabinay - up in the mountains, known for its many caves
• 9.466667123.1166678 Pamplona
• 9.066667123.0333339 Siaton - near the southern tip of the island
• 9.516667123.15833310 Tanjay - on the coast, between Dumaguete and Bais
• 9.1123.19911 Zamboanguita - on the coast south of Dumaguete

Most of these are on the coastal highway that rings the island. Pamplona and Mabinay are up in the mountains, reached via other roads.

• 9.079123.2711 Apo Island - a diving Mecca near Dumaguete
• 9.055123.1252 Tambobo Bay.  - a popular stop for cruising yachtsmen

The main language of the region is Cebuano.

See the Dumaguete article for the main routes into the province.

Bright yellow Ceres bus ply the major highways of Negros Occidental from Dumaguete, reaching most cities and towns along the coast.

One of the best diving spots in the Philippines is Apo Island, off the coast of Negros Oriental, near Dumaguete.

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