Dumaguete, Sumilon Island and Oslob Whaleshark Watching

Here is my 4 days 3 nights trip to Dumaguete.

My itinerary covers Dumaguete- Sumilon Island- Oslob- Dumaguete travel.

Day 1	Dumaguete		Rate per head	Group Rate
4:00 AM	Boni to NAIA 3 taxi		85	170
6:30 AM	Arrival Dumaguete
	Tricycle to Katada		15	30
9:00 AM	Bus to San Jose	20 mins	20
	Habal Habal to Twin Lake (roundtrip)	45 mins	350	700
10:30 AM	ETA Arrival Twin Lakes
	Entrance Fee		10
	Habal-habal entrance fee		10
	Habal-habal parking fee		10
	Boat		125	250
	Water		25
3:00 PM	Back to city proper
	Bus to Boulevard	20 mins	20
	Late lunch at carinderia near boulevard		99	198
5:00 PM	Rizal Boulevard
	Silliman University
7:00 PM	Ate street foods at Boulevard		45	90
	Shake at Kamalig		27.5	55

Tips:

1. When riding a habal-habal. Ask the driver if he will bring you up until Lake Balinsasayaw. The habal-habal we hired just brought us until the entrance point. He was not allowed to enter because his habal-habal was noisy as advised by the receptionist. It will be a 20 minute walk uphill if your habal-habal won't bring you up until Lake Balinsasayaw.

2. Haggle with the habal-habal driver. We were first advised that payment is 400 per head. We haggled and was allowed to pay 700 for 3 pax.

Day 2	Sumilon Island		Rate per head	Group Rate
6:30 AM	Bus to Sibulan Market	15 mins	20
	Ride ferry Sibulan port to Liloan/Santander port	30 mins	35
	Terminal Fee in Sibulan Port		10
	Terminal fee to be paid upon arriving at Liloan Port		2
	Ride tricycle to highway		10
	Breakfast at a carinderia near the bus stop		30	60
	Ride bus (Air-Con) bound to Cebu that passes by the town of Oslob - get off at the Bluewater Sumilon Island Resort port	15 mins	30
8:00 AM	Mainland Bancogon to Sumilon Island		1500
	INCLUSIONS: Lunch at the Pavilion Restaurant served with one (1) round of iced tea Roundtrip Boat Transfers (Mainland Bancogon-Sumilon Island-Mainland Bancogon) – refer to timetable of boat schedule Island activities (Kayaking, Island Trekking, Fish Feeding, Snorkeling with complimentary use of mask and snorkel) Orientation about the island Free use of beach, swimming pool, picnic grove, beach huts, shower room Tax and service charge Entrance fees
5:00 PM	Sumilon Island to Mainland Bancogon
	Jeep to Oslob Public Market		10	20
	Check-in Oslob Malonzo Pension House		689	1378
7:00 PM	Dinner at Oslob Public Market		56	112
	Drinks		32.5	65

Tips:

1. Come early in Sumilon island to be able to maximize your daytour. There are a lot of activities to be done in the resort.
2. It would be best to come on a weekday. Day tour rate during weekends is 2000 and weekdays cost 1500.
3. Bring aqua shoes and lots of sunblock to enjoy the snorkeling area.

Day 3	Oslob		Rate per head	Group Rate
6:00 AM	Multicab to Whaleshark area		170
	Whaleshark attraction payment		500
10:00 AM	Tumalog Falls
	Habal-habal (Junction to Tumalog Falls and vice versa)		50
	10 minutes before reaching the jump-off point. Entrance fee of P20. Option to hire another habal-habal for P50 only. But you can also opt to trek it for 10 minutes.		20
	Multicab to Accommodation
12:00 PM	Check-out
	Lunch at Public Market		52	104
	Calle Aragones, Oslob church, cuartel and Baluarte (all near the municipal hall/town proper)
2:00 PM	Bus to Dumaguete (via roro)	1.5 hours	62
	Roro		70
	Siliman University
6:00 PM	Dinner at Sans Rival		168	336
	Pasalubong		280	560

Tips:

1. Visit the whalesharks early in the morning. We visited them at 6am. Tourists flock the area 8am onwards.

2. You should have your underwater camera or you would regret it. You can also opt to rent for P500 if you do not have one.

3. The city proper is 20 minutes away from the whaleshark watching area. If you just plan to visit the whalesharks in Oslob without visiting the heritage area etc, book accommodations nearby.

4. Going back to Dumaguete, it would be best to ride a bus from Oslob back to Sibulan port then ride a pump boat back to Dumaguete instead of riding a bus all the way back to Dumaguete. This will save you money and travel time is less.

Day 4			Rate per head	Group Rate
7:40 AM	Bus to Airport		20
8:00 AM	Airport check-in Paid Terminal Fee		150

Overall, the trip was fun. I will definitely go back to Dumaguete. There are a lot of places to visit via Dumaguete. Apo Island and Siquijor is a must once I come back.

Total Expenses per head: P 4827