Monday, November 15, 2010

Wonders of Negros.

                                         Pataan Falls -
                                         Bago City, Negros Occidental

How to Get There:By Public Transport
Travel Details
Mode of Transportation
Fare
Libertad Market to Ma-ao Public MarketRoad Star BusP40/head
Ma-ao Public market to PataanTricycleP30/head
P150 for hire
By Private Transport
1. From Bacolod City
Bacolod City > Araneta St > Brgy Sum-ag > Crossing Abuanan > Maao Public Market>2. From Bago CityBago City > Crossing Mining > Maao Public Market. When you reach the market, you just go straight up following the concrete road til you pass by the signboard to Buenos Aires, then Kipot Twin Falls. No harm in asking locals for directions to be sure (LOL!)3. Going to Pataan via Murcia – There’s another route which is especially useful if you’re from Mambukal Mountain Resort and want to go to Pataan Mountain Resort. If you’re from Mambukal, turn left at crossing going to Sitio Manghumay. There’s a sign that says “going to Pataan” but to make sure you won’t miss it, ask the locals once you reach the army headquarters.
From Bacolod via Murcia, you turn right when you see the sign before reaching the army headquarters.The road is mostly concrete but there are some areas which are not, but still very passable even for vans. It’s around 5.8km before you reach the sign at crossing Sitio Pataan, Mailum, Bago City. The road to your left will lead you to Pataan Mountain Resort while the road to your right will lead to Kipot Falls and Buenos Aires Mountain Resort. Follow the road to your left for about 3km until you reach Pataan on the left side of the road. It’s around 30minutes from Mambukal to Pataan.

                                           Antulang Beach -
                                           Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental
Discover more about Antulang Beach Resort

                                            Lakawon Island -
                                            Cadiz City, Negros Occidental
                                            Information about Lakawon island



                                           Punta Bulata -
                                           Sipalay, Negros Occidental
                                           More Information about Punta Bulata






                                          Discover mambucal
                                          Mambucal Resort -
                                          Murcia, Negros Occidental


                                   My exciting trip to Gawahon falls.  Tired, thirsty and fun.




         Gawahon Falls Victorias City, Negros Occidental
It was my first time in that place, when I was riding on a tricycle I was ready happy and excited though something hurt on my butt because I was on a back-ride. I really felt the fresh air, It was a long travel going to the mountain. When you reach the top, Apparently you really in love to nature full of green ferns are everywher, native animals like chicken and carabao. They are reach in water that's why lot of wild flowers everywhere. When we reach the resort we walk 700meters going to the first fall, it was very tired just like  mountain climbing but I'd enjoyed. That 700meters is accessible by tricycle also but we choose to walk coz at that time I was when a group of people both first time and we challenge to walk. and when we reached the top it was fulfillment, cold weather, clouds are reachable and fun.
How to get there:
By Jeepney: Take a jeepney ride from Bacolod City north terminal and look for any jeepney that will have the "Victorias " Sign or you can take ceres bus from the north terminal. Arriving in Victorias City Public Market, ask locals from the area where the tricycle are parked that will take you to Gawahon Falls, or if the group is big, ask the drivers if you can rent the whole jeep and make a good negotiation about it. It take 100 pesos per person back in fort.
     


                                                 Jomabo Island
                                                Barangay Old Poblacion, 
                                                Escalante City, Negros Occidental
                                                more on Jomabo Island

                                                     Patag - Silay City, Negros Occidental

How to get there:
By Jeepney: Take a jeepney ride from Bacolod City north terminal and look for any jeepney that will have the "Silay" Sign or you can take ceres bus from the north terminal.Arriving in Silay City Public Market, ask locals from the area where the jeepneys are parked that will take you to Patag, or if the group is big, ask the drivers if you can rent the whole jeep and make a good negotiation about it.
     
                                           
                                                      Silay City, Negros Occidental 


                                                (Plaridel St., Silay City, Negros Occidental) 
                                                 Angel Araneta Ledesma House

The city of Silay was the center of education, culture, and entertainment. It was the same reason why this charming city got the title “the Paris of Negros.”
 It was also in Silay where the affluent Ilonggos, known as the sugar barons or hacienderos built their fortune in this side of the provice. More than thirty ancestral houses, or bahay na bato has already been decalred by the National historical Institute as part of our National Heritage. Some of these houses have already been converted into museums.

                         Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental
The town of Don Salvador Benedicto, also known as DSB, or just Salvador Benedicto has been named as the Summer Capital of Negros. Don Salvador Benedicto is also known as the "Little Baguio" of Negros because of its cool weather, it is absolutely abundant in flowers, vegetables, and fruits that thrive in cool climate.  
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Negros Island

    Negros is originally called Buglas-an, a native word means for “cut off” and was once believed to be part of a larger mass of land.

     Negros Island fourth largest island in the country. Most residents are of Austronesian heritage. Residents of Negros are called “Negrensè” Negros is divided into two provinces:

1st Negros Oriental in the Central Visayas region . Its capital is Dumaguete City, also known as the
“City of gentle People” because of their nice charming personalities . People from Negros oriental celebrates Buglasan Festival every October, Sandurot Festival every November and Santa Cruzan Fiesta every month of May.
2nd Negros Occidental is located in the Western Visayas region and occupies at the north western half of
Negros Island. Its capital is Bacolod City also known as “The City of Smile” They celebrate Masskara fiestival every October.

      Negros is predominantly a Hiligaynon-speaking province. However, on the east coast of the island (Negros Oriental), facing Cebu Island, a few cities and towns are Cebuano-speaking. English is widely used in both areas. Every summer Negros celebrates Panaad Festival were all cities and provinces join together and share their delicacies and native products. And also there is competition along cities and municipalities.
Experience a happy blending of cosmopolitan and rustic lifestyle in Negros Occidental, the sugar capital of the country. Celebrate nature’s blessings: waterfalls. Caves, mountains, rivers, springs and valleys. Discover the paradise white sand beach in Antulang beach in Negros Oriental. Just enjoy hiking and camping, fishing, rappelling, horse back riding, dolphin watching, kayaking and angling, scuba diving and snorkeling, mountain biking and sky diving with good guidance from nice, gentle, and smiling faces locals. Everything you need is here.

Why People love to visit Negros?

   Owing to its laid back atmosphere friendly locals, full green,and highly urbanized place although it’s a province everything is here from the oldest through the newest technologies that includes fashion aside from that lots of wonderful spots in which you can visit.
October is the best month to visit Negros because of super nice and extreme experience of masskara festival. Free Hugs and sweet smiling faces of people await you in the Street Party in whole Lacson Street, Bacolod 
City. There is electric masskara  in lacson were people tend to dance and enjoy the party (happy and loud) So come and visit Negros now.
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Negros Island Philippines 

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