CITY CANLAON CITY LAKE BALINSASAYAO KANLAON VOLCANO VALLEHERMOSO Sibulan - The two inland bodies of Canlaon City - is the most imposing water amid lush tropical forests, with landmark in Negros Island and one of dense canopies, cool and refreshing the most active volcanoes in the air, crystal clear mineral waters with Philippines. At 2,435 meters above sea brushes and grasses in all hues of level, Mt. Kanlaon has the highest peak in Central Philippines. green. Balinsasayaw and Danao are GUIHULNGAN CITY 1,000 meters above sea level and are located 20 kilometers west of the LA LIBERTAD municipality of Sibulan. JIMALALUD TAYASAN AYUNGON MABINAY BINDOY MANJUYOD BAIS CITY TANJAY OLDEST TREE BAYAWAN CITY AMLAN Canlaon City - reportedly the oldest BASAY tree in the Philipines, this huge PAMPLONA SAN JOSE balete tree is estimated to be more NILUDHAN FALLS than a thousand years old. SIBULAN Sitio Niludhan, Barangay Dawis, STA. CATALINA DUMAGUETE Bayawan City - this towering cascade is CITY located near a main road. TAÑON STRAIT BACONG ZAMBOANGUITA Bais City - Bais is popular for its - dolphin and whale-watching activities. The months of May and September are ideal months SIATON for this activity where one can get a one-of-a kind experience PANDALIHAN CAVE with the sea’s very friendly and intelligent creatures. Mabinay - One of the hundred listed caves in Mabinay, it has huge caverns, where stalactites and stalagmites APO ISLAND abound. The cave is accessible by foot and has Dauin - An internationally- an open ceiling at the opposite acclaimed dive site with end. spectacular coral gardens and a cornucopia of marine life; accessible by pumpboat from Zamboanguita. TABLE OF CONTENTS Map of Oriental Negros i Map of Dumaguete City ii Tourist Map of Oriental Negros iii A. Overview I. Brief History.................................................................. 1 - 2 II. Geographic & Topographic Features................................ 2 III. Population & Other Demographic Features...................... 2 IV. Climate.......................................................................... 3 V. Infrastructure................................................................. 3 - 4 VI. Political Subdivision : Province of Oriental Negros ......................................... 5 Dumaguete City ........................................................... 5 Bais City ..................................................................... 6 Bayawan City.............................................................. 6 - 7 Canlaon City................................................................ 7 - 8 Guindulman City........................................................... 8 - 9 Tanjay City.................................................................. 9 B. Tourist Attractions I. Natural: Beaches / Dive Sites..................................................... 10 - 11 Lagoon , Spring & Other Water Attractions................... 11 - 12 Waterfalls.................................................................... 12 II. Man-made..................................................................... 13 - 15 III. Special Interest.............................................................. 15 - 19 IV. Historical....................................................................... 20 - 21 V. Cultural.......................................................................... 22 VI. Religious........................................................................ 22 - 23 VII. Festivals........................................................................ 23 - 25 VIII. Fiestas........................................................................... 25 - 26 B. Tourist Attractions I. Accommodations: Hotels / Tourist Inn / Apartels / Pension Houses: Dumaguete City.................................................... 27 - 37 Bais City............................................................... 37 - 38 Bayawan City......................................................... 38 - 40 Canlaon City........................................................... 40 Guinhulngan City.................................................... 40 - 41 Mabinay City.......................................................... 41 - 42 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sibulan.................................................................... 42 Tanjay City.......................................................... 42 Resorts: Dumaguete City...................................................... 43- 44 Amlan........................................................................ 44 - 45 Bacong .................................................................. 45 Basay......................................................................... 45 Bindoy................................................................... 45 - 46 Dauin........................................................................ 46 - 49 La Libertad ........................................................... 49 Mabinay........................................................ 49 - 50 Manjuyod.............................................................. 50 San Jose................................................................. 50 Siaton................................................................. 50 - 51 Sibulan......................................................................... 51 - 52 Sta. Catalina.......................................................... 52 Tayasan................................................................... 52 - 53 Valencia.......................................................... 53 Zamboanguita.............................................................. 53 II. Transportation: By Air ......................................................................... 54 By Sea......................................................................... 54 - 57 By Land....................................................................... 57 - 58 III. Tour Operators .................................................................. 58 - 59 IV. Dining & Entertainment....................................................... 59 - 63 V. Convention Facilities........................................................... 63 - 64 VI. Sports & Recreation: Scuba Diving............................................................... 64 Other Sports & Recreation Areas.................................. 65 - 66 VII. Shopping............................................................................ 66 VIII. Souvenirs / Handicrafts....................................................... 66 IX. Support Services: Banks........................................................................ 66 - 67 Internet Cafe................................................................ 67 -68 Security & Health Services.......................................... 68 Police, Traffic & Security Agencies............................. 68 Fire Department.......................................................... 68 Postage & Courier Services.......................................... 69 Tourism Oriented Agencies & Organizations................ 69 The island of Negros is the second largest in the Visayas, after Panay. Negritos, Malays and Chinese long inhabited the OVERVIEW island called Buglas before the expedition of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi. The natives of old called it Buglas, after the reeds which were once the predominant vegetation. In 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, while anchored in Bohol espied this impressive land mass and dispatched an expedition to reconnoiter it. A strong current carried the frigate for several days around Buglas. The Spaniards reported seeing many dark-skinned inhabitants, and so they renamed the island Negros. In 1571 Legaspi assigned encomiendas on Negros Island to 13 of his men. The encomienderos, however, preferred to reside in Panay or Cebu.The following year, Augustinian friars began Christianization of the island. For almost 400 years the island of Negros was administered as one province by the Spaniards, although various settlements were usually at great distance from one another. Travel was by horseback or on foot. It was difficult and took days, with rivers and mountains and jungles to be traversed to reach the major poblaciones. On June 11, 1580, Tanjay was constituted as the first parish on the southeastern coast. Spiritual and military administrative seats remained in Panay for western Negros, and Cebu for the eastern settlements. In 1734 Negros was made a corregimento with capital in Ilog, on the western side. In 1795 the island became an alcaldia with Himamaylan as capital also on the western section. In 1851, sugarcane began to transform Negros into the most productive island in the archipelago. The Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas SA, or Tabacalera, venturing into the sugar industry, chose Negros Oriental as the site of its sugar mill in the Philippines, the Central Azucarera de Bais, built in Bais City in 1918. In 1856 Negros became a politico-military province with Don Emilio Saravia y Nuñez as first Gobernador Politico-Militar, and Bacolod, still on the western side, as the capital. On January 1, 1890, barely eight years before the outbreakof the Philippine revolution against Spain, governor General Valeriano Weyler, acting on a royal decree, created the Provinces of Negros Occidental on the northwest of the island, and of Negros Oriental on ths southeast. Siquijor Island was attached to Negros Oriental, Dumaguete was designated as the capital. In the last quarter of 1898, Don Diego