Dumaguete - Dumaguete

Dumaguete is die hoofstad en hoofhawe van Negros Oosters, die provinsie wat die suidoostelike deel van Negros-eiland, in die Filippyne. Dit word soms die "Stad van sagte mense" genoem. Dumaguete is 'n ontspanne universiteitsdorp met 'n bekoorlike boulevard aan die see en 'n goeie verskeidenheid toeristegerigte dienste. Dit is 'n goeie plek om te ontspan vir 'n paar dae tot enkele dekades. Daar is baie toeriste en 'n groot kontingent inwoners van die buiteland. Volgens die Filippynse regering is Dumaguete die gewildste bestemming in die land vir in die buiteland aftree.

Dumaguete is 'n belangrike vervoersentrum om bestemmings oral op die groot eiland Negros te bereik, wat in twee provinsies verdeel is. Negros Oosters en Negros Occidental. In die besonder dien dit dikwels as toegangspunt vir uitstappies na die duik Apo-eiland of dolfyn jaag en Walvis kyk naby Bais City. Die klein eilandprovinsie van Siquijor, met sy vele strande en legendes van towery, word dit ook dikwels via Dumaguete bereik; dit is sigbaar vanaf die middestad van die see.

Die ekonomie is redelik uiteenlopend en vaar goed; 'n opname uit 2009 het getoon dat Dumaguete die laagste voorkoms van armoede het in alle stede in die Visayas en Mindanao. Die stad is al meer as 'n eeu 'n sentrum vir onderwys, en die vervoer-, mark- en administratiewe middelpunt van sy streek is nog langer. Toerisme en hoëtegnologie het belangrik geword; Dumaguete is een van die tien beste toeristebestemmings in die land en het 'n hele paar inbelsentrums, maatskappyprojekondernemings en ander IT-verwante ondernemings.

Verstaan

Hierdie artikel dek vier dorpe wat administratief apart is, maar effektief een stad is:

Saint Catherine van Alexandria katedraal
  • Dumaguete City behoorlik (131 377 in die sensus van 2015)
  • Bacong, suid langs die kus (36 500)
  • Valencia, op hoër grond binneland in die suidweste (34 850)
Dumaguete, Valencia en Bacong is verbind deur drie paaie, ongeveer 'n gelyksydige driehoek van 8 km (5 myl) aan 'n kant.
  • Sibulan, noord langs die kus; die twee middedorpe is ongeveer 12 km van mekaar af (59 500)

Dumaguete is nie 'n groot bevolkingsstad nie, maar versprei oor 'n taamlike wye gebied. Al drie die voorstede hierbo genoem, het in hierdie eeu aansienlike residensiële ontwikkeling beleef; baie mense woon in hulle, maar kom in Dumaguete om te werk of inkopies te doen, of vir restaurante en naglewe.

Valencia is in 'n vulkaniese gebied, die vulkaniese grond is vrugbaar en daar is baie reën. Die gebied is al lank bekend vir die landbou, veral vrugte- en groenteproduksie. Daar is 'n groot boeremark in die sentrum van Valencia, net daar waar die jeepney vanaf Dumaguete aankom.

Die stedelike deel van Valencia is meer as 200 m (660 voet) bo seespieël, dus die stad is aansienlik koeler as Dumaguete aan die kus. Deels as gevolg hiervan, het dit verskeie nuwe luukse vaste eiendomsontwikkelings wat sowel welgestelde Dumaguetinos as uitgewekenes lok. Bacong en Dauin, die volgende kusdorp suid, het ook baie luukse behuisingsontwikkeling.

Die klimaat is tropies met 'n gemiddelde daaglikse hoogtepunt van 30,6 ° C (87 ° F) en 'n minimum van 24,8 ° C (77 ° F); dit wissel nie veel van maand tot maand nie. Neerslag wissel aansienlik met die droë seisoen Januarie tot Mei en nat seisoen Junie tot Desember. Gemiddelde jaarlikse reënval is 807 mm (32 duim); Ter vergelyking kry San Francisco en Londen elk ongeveer 600 mm Metro Cebu kry ongeveer 1700 en Hong Kong 2400.

Soos oral in die Filippyne, is daar 'n mate van risiko aardbewings en tifone. In vergelyking met ander gebiede in die land het Dumaguete egter 'n relatiewe lae risiko. Soms kry dit elders newe-effekte van tifone; byvoorbeeld, in Oktober 2017 het swaar reën wat verband hou met die tyfoon Paolo oorstromings in Dumaguete veroorsaak.

Gaan in

Die land se twee grootste stede, en sy belangrikste middelpunte vir internasionale vlugte, is Metro Manila en Metro Cebu; Van beide is daar vlugte, veerbote en busse (wat vir 'n gedeelte van die roete per veerboot ry) na Dumaguete. Cebu is aansienlik nader en Mactan-Cebu Internasionale Lughawe is 'n aangenamer lughawe om by te kom met 'n internasionale verbinding.

As u van vliegtuig in Manila of Cebu verwissel, moet u genoeg tyd inruim totdat die veiligheidskontroles gedoen is betree elke terminale - voordat u selfs in die ry kan aansluit om aan te meld - veroorsaak soms lang vertragings. Op 'n besige dag op die Manila-lughawe kan dit amper twee uur duur! U benodig ook 'n papierafdruk van u bevestigde vlugroete.

Daar is ook internasionale vlugte na Davao, Iloilo, of Clark-lughawe naby Angeles. Cebu Pacific het Davao-Dumaguete- en Clark-Dumaguete-vlugte, en vanaf Iloilo kan 'n mens 'n veerboot neem na Bacolod, dan bus. Sedert die nuwe Panglao-lughawe geopen daar is nou internasionale vlugte na Bohol en daar is goeie veerverbindings van daar na Dumaguete.

Kalibo (naaste lughawe aan Boracay) het ook internasionale vlugte, maar geen goeie verbinding met Dumaguete nie.

Met die vliegtuig

Die Dumaguete-lughawe-terminale is klein, sonder lugbrug. Sambrele word voorsien as daar 'n reënbui is

Cebu Stille Oseaan het vlugte vanaf Manila, Cebu, Davao, en Cagayan de Oro, en Philippine Airlines het vlugte vanaf Manila.

  • 1 Sibulan-lughawe (DGT IATA), ☏ 63 35 225 0900. Die lughawe is in Sibulan, die volgende dorp in die noorde, maar is nie ver van die stad Dumaguete nie (3 km). Dit het 'n aanloopbaan wat in baie lande as te kort vir mediumgrootte burgerlike vliegtuie beskou sal word, maar beide Cebu Pacific en Philippine Airlines vlieg daagliks met Airbus- en Boeing-vliegtuie in en uit. Die meeste straalvliegtuie styg op na die see, waar die aanloopbaan skielik eindig by die soutwater van die Tañon-seestraat / Boholsee, dus beide opstyg en landings is opwindend.
    Grondvervoer. is openbare driewielfietse na die middestad wat kos ₱100, bakkies ₱300. Om terug te keer na die lughawe, sal driewielers 'n kwotasie kry ₱100-150. Jeepneys gaan tussen die snelweg langs die lughawe en die openbare mark Dumaguete in die middestad vir ₱8 hoe dan ook, maar jy moet 'n paar honderd meter loop tussen die snelweg en die terminale.     (Aug 2016 opgedateer)

Planne om 'n nuwe en groter lughawe in Bacong, suid van die middestad, te bou, is voorgestel en die finansiering van 'n Koreaanse bank is verseker, maar vanaf vroeg in 2018 is die finale goedkeuring van die regering nog nie verleen nie. As dit goedgekeur word, sal dit 'n paar jaar neem om te bou en kan dit in werking tree omstreeks 2024. Daar is geen internasionale vlugte na Dumaguete nie, maar die nuwe lughawe sal groter vliegtuie hanteer en sal na verwagting baie hê.

Deur die see

Gereelde vaarte vanaf Manila, Cebu City, Tagbilaran, Siquijor en Dapitan word aangebied met Cebu met die meeste opsies en reise.

  • 1 Dumaguete-hawe. Al die veerbote direk na Dumaguete arriveer en vertrek hier, alhoewel ander veerbote vanaf die suidelike dele van Eiland Cebu aan Sibulan. Die meeste van die verkeer is veerbote, maar daar is 'n paar klein tot middelgrote vragskepe en houerskepe. Daar is geen cruiseschepe nie en die plaaslike vissersbote anker elders. Daar kan 'n paar privaat wees klein vaartuie, maar Tambobo Bay in die suide is die belangrikste hawe vir diegene op Negros. 

'N Gemaklike manier om Dumaguete te bereik, is op een van die beter veerbote. Dit is egter aansienlik duurder as ander veerboot- of gemengde bus- / veerboot-opsies. Hulle is ook slegs vir passasiers; jy kan nie 'n voertuig saambring nie.

  • Ocean Jet. Vinnige watervaartuig-veerbote na en van Cebu via Tagbilaran aan Bohol. Vanaf Dumaguete vertrek 07:30 (arriveer 11:10) en 14:20 (arriveer 19:20). Toeristeklas: ₱900, Besigheidsklas: ₱1200. 
As u op Bohol wil stop, kies u uit verskeie vinnige veerbote vir die Cebu-Tagbilaran-deel van die reis (sien Tagbilaran # Fast_ferries) of jy kan Bohol vanaf die suide bereik met 'n CDO-Jagna veerboot. Ocean Jet is egter die enigste vinnige veerboot vir die reis Tagbilaran-Dumaguete.
  • 2Gaan. groter as die meeste ander veerbote. Daar is een Manila-Dumaguete-vertrek per week wat Manila Sondagaand verlaat en Dinsdagoggend aankom en Woensdag vertrek na die terugvaart. Hulle het ook 'n veerboot vanaf Dumaguete na Zamboanga via Dipolog. 

Ro-Ro's is ook beskikbaar; dit is stadiger en goedkoper veerbote waar motors kan roll on en roll oev.

Vir reise van Dumaguete na Cebu, is die beste opsie dikwels die oornagboot met Cokaliong- of George- en Peter-lyne. Dit kos ₱300gaan, vertrek om 23:00 of middernag en bereik Cebu omstreeks 07:00. Geen van die twee maatskappye vertrek elke aand nie, maar gewoonlik doen een daarvan.

Kaartjies vir die meeste bote is langs die pad wat na die hawe lei (George & Peter, Cokaliong) of naby die hoofweg net noord van die hawe (Ocean Jet, Aleson). 2GO is verder langs die hoofweg, verby die eerste kruising noord van die hawe. Die meeste reisagente en sommige hotelle kan ook kaartjies kry. Die bote, veral Ocean Jet, word dikwels redelik vol, dus dit is raadsaam om 'n dag of twee vooraf te bespreek.

Met die bus

Ligging
  • 2 Ceres. 'N Belangrike buslyn wat Cebu en Negros-eilande bedien. Hulle busse is opvallend heldergeel. Soos die ander buslyne, is hul bestuurders roekeloos vinnig en ry hulle op die klaxon. 

Van Cebu af

Die Ceres-lyn het direkte busse vanaf die suidelike busstasie in Cebu City na Dumaguete; hulle gaan af na die suidpunt van Cebu-eiland, oor na Negros-eiland via 'n kort veerbootrit wat beland San Jose net noord van Sibulan, dan na Dumaguete. Die totale reistyd is gewoonlik ongeveer ses uur, maar dit kan 'n uur of so minder of aansienlik langer wees, afhangende van die verkeer, die weer en of daar wag vir die veerboot.

Vanaf Cebu is die Dumaguete-busse geskeduleer om 06:00, 07:30, 10:00, 11:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00 en 18:00. Die eerste bus van Dumaguete na Cebu vertrek om 15:15 en die laaste om 14:00; daar is baie reise tussenin, wat elke uur of twee beplan word. Die beplanning is glad nie streng nie; 'n bus sal vroeg vertrek as dit vol is, soms meer as 'n uur te vroeg. Die koste vir die bus (Februarie 2018) is ₱235, aan die dirigent betaal. Daar is 'n aparte ₱70 heffing vir die veerboot; iemand kom om dit af te haal. 'N Seniorkorting is op albei tariewe beskikbaar, wat dit beteken ₱192 en ₱55.

U kan ook 'n Ceres-bus sonder lugversorging neem vanaf die Cebu-suid-busterminaal na Liloan-veerbootherminal ₱165, kry dan 'n veerboot na die Sibulan-veerbootherminal vir ₱48, dan a jeepney na Dumaguete middestad mark vir ₱12. Totaal ₱225.

Op besige tye, soos tydens groot vakansies, is dit beter dat u 'n boot of selfs 'n vliegtuig neem, aangesien u vooraf kaartjies vir diegene kan bespreek, eerder as om net tou te staan ​​en te hoop. Byvoorbeeld tydens Cebu's Sinulog Dit sal stadig en moeilik wees om 'n bus te kry, en as u dit doen, kan dit baie stadig wees, aangesien die vele parades verkeersopeenhopings veroorsaak.

Van Negros Occidental

Daar is Ceres-busse van en na Bacolod, hoofstad van die westelike provinsie Negros Occidental (wat die eiland Negros deel met Negros Oriental waarvan die hoofstad Dumaguete is). Moontlike stop langs die roete sluit in Kabankalan wat 'n paar strandoorde het, Mabinay wat 'n grotbestemming is, en Bais wat strande, dolfyne en walvishaaie het.

  • Bacolod na Dumaguete: eerste reis om 02:00 en laaste reis om 19:00.
  • Dumaguete na Bacolod: eerste reis om 02:30 laaste reis om 19:30.

Daar is baie reise per dag. Koste vir 'n bus wat nie met lugversorging is nie, is ₱300 elke rigting. en vir die lugversorgde bus is ₱377. Reistyd is 6-7 uur.

'N Alternatiewe roete, langer en duurder, is om die kus te volg eerder as om dwarsdeur die eiland te sny. Dit sal die geleentheid bied om by verskeie strandgebiede langs die pad te stop, veral Sipalay. Sien # Buite_stad vir plekke nader aan Dumaguete op hierdie roete.

Van Luzon af

Ceres het ook nou 'n bus vanaf die Cubao distrik van Quezon City (wat deel uitmaak van Metro Manila) na Dumaguete. Dit gaan per land na Batangas-stad, per veerboot na Caticlan aan Panay, per land na Iloilo, veerboot na Bacolod, en uiteindelik per land na Dumaguete. DLTB het ook 'n busroete wat van Cubao af gaan na Bicol aan die suidelike punt van Luzon, dwars na Samar op 'n veerboot, dan oorland na Ormoc. Van Ormoc kan 'n mens bereik Cebu City per veerboot, en vanaf Cebu is daar beide bote en busse na Dumaguete.

Vir die meeste reisigers is die busse vanaf Cubao nie 'n wenslike keuse nie; óf het 'n reistyd van meer as 36 uur en kos bo ₱2500, wat hoër is as sommige vlugte of sommige klasse reis met die luukse 2Go-bote. Een daarvan kan egter 'n goeie keuse wees as u tussenstops wil hê. 'N Mens kan byvoorbeeld twee van die land se bekendste toeristebestemmings besoek deur die bus te neem van Cubao na Batangas, met die veerboot na Puerto Galera, terug na Batangas vir die veerboot na Caticlan, kort veerbootrit na Boracay, en terug na die bus vir die aanloop na Dumaguete.

Alternatiewe roetes

As u meer van die suidelike dele van Eiland Cebu, kan u alleen vanaf Cebu City suid reis en dan Dumaguete bereik met kleiner hop daarvandaan. Al hierdie veerbote is ro-ros, so dit is moontlik om 'n voertuig te bring,

  • Neem 'n bus na die omgewing van San Sebastian (Bato) Samboaan, neem dan 'n veerbootrit van 20-30 minute na Sibulan, 20 minute vanaf die sentrum van Dumaguete. Veerbote vertrek vanaf Sibulan 05: 00-17: 00. Om hierdie bus te kry, moet u die speletjie jaag teen tyd; die sitplekke is beperk en as u nie die kans kry om 'n kaartjie te bespreek nie, sal u waarskynlik in die busterminus slaap en wag op die volgende dag.
  • Ro-ro van 3 Samboaan, aan Eiland Cebu aan 4 Looc, Sibulan bedryf deur Lite Shipping Corporation om 16:00, 19:00, 20:30 en 22:00 met reise na Cebu-eiland om 05:00, 08:30, 11:30 en 13:00 met 'n reistyd van 80 minute. ☏ 63 915 780 0252 (Globe netwerk), ☏ 63 929 586 1702 (Slim netwerk). Retoer voertuig tarief (vir 'n multicab) van ₱1080 sluit bestuurder en een passasier in met addisionele passasiers by ₱70 elkeen.

Dit is ook moontlik om wes van Cebu City na Toledo en kry 'n veerboot na San Carlos (Negros Occidental) daar, of kry 'n direkte bus vanaf die Noord-busterminal in Mandaue na San Carlos. Vanaf San Carlos kan u dan suidwaarts langs die kus van Negros reis Bais en Tanjay in die rigting van Dumaguete. Hierdie roete is langer, stadiger en minder gereis.

Van Iloilo, is die maklikste roete per veerboot na Bacolod en dan bus na Dumaguete. Van Palawan 'n mens kan 'n vliegtuig of 'n veerboot na Iloilo neem, of na Cebu City vlieg. Van Manila 'n mens kan 'n direkte vlug of boot kry, maar dit is ook moontlik om met 'n veerboot of vliegtuig na enige van Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu City of Tagbilaran gaan dan verder na Dumaguete.

Van Mindanao, is daar direkte verbindings met Dumaguete per boot vanaf Dapitan.

Van Cagayan de Oro of Camiguin dit is ook moontlik om met 'n veerboot na Bohol en verander vir Dumaguete na 'n ander.

Kry rond

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Kaart van Dumaguete

Dumaguete het min taxi's en byna geen van die jeepneys wat u in ander stede in die Filippyne sal sien nie. Daar is 'n paar jeepneys wat na nabygeleë dorpe gaan, maar in teenstelling met ander stede, is daar geen jeepneys met roetes in die middestad nie. Die meeste vervoer in die stad is per motorfiets / sidecar-rigs, pedicabs genoem.

Plaaslike inwoners in die Filippyne noem 'n besienswaardigheid of kommersiële onderneming naby hul bestemmings; straatname word selde gebruik of bekend. Baie reisigers kan net die name van drie landmerke ken: Rizal Boulevard, Lee Plaza en Robinson's Place; die meeste ander besienswaardighede is binne loopafstand van een daarvan.

As u lugversorging moet hê en bereid is om daarvoor te betaal, dan is die paar taxi's word dikwels naby die Bethel-gastehuis of by Robinson's Place Mall aangetref. Nie die plaaslike inwoners of die inwoners van die buiteland gebruik soveel nie; hulle het óf hul eie voertuie óf neem voertuie wat makliker te vinde en goedkoper is.

Motorfietse is ook gewild; die paaie het aansienlik meer as motors. Hulle kan gehuur word in verskeie winkels langs Perdices St, naby die hoeke van die straat Pinili en Santa Rosa, gewoonlik vir ₱300 n dag. Min inwoners gebruik helms; as u van plan is om te ry, is dit 'n goeie idee om 'n helm van goeie gehalte saam te neem.

Deur pedicab

Die standaardvervoeropsie is 'n driewielkontrasie wat gewoonlik 'n 'genoem word' pedicab. In dele van die Filippyne word 'n 'pedicab' deur die mens aangedryf, maar in Dumaguete is dit 'n motorfiets met 'n syspan. In ander gebiede kan dit 'n traysikel genoem word. Dit is goedkoop volgens buitelandse standaarde, gewoonlik maklik te vinde en baie gerieflik.

'N "Pedicab" motorfiets / syspan-tuig

Dit het 'n voorruit en 'n dak, dus is daar 'n mate van beskerming teen die elemente, maar dit is nie stil of baie gemaklik nie. Die syspan het sitplek vir vier, twee na vorentoe en twee agtertoe, maar dit is ontwerp vir Filippyne en vier Westerlinge sal gewoonlik nie pas nie, tensy 'n mens agter die operateur ry.

Dit is gedeelde voertuie; verwag om saam te ry met wie ook al dieselfde pad ry, en die vreemde ompad te neem as die bestuurder aflei om ander passasiers na hul bestemmings af te lewer. Tarief word gereguleer by ₱9 per persoon vir reise tot 3 km, meer vir langer afstande en 'n ekstra koste vir bagasie word toegelaat. Vir die meeste reise binne die stad, gee net die bestuurder ₱10, of selfs ₱20 vir langer afstande of snags.

As u na ander bestemmings reis (lughawe, ens.), Of as u die masjien by u wil hê, moet u meer betaal en onderhandel, waarskynlik voordat u inklim. Kom u van die lughawe af, is daar vaste tariewe op borde buite die terminale, ₱100 vir middestad en ₱120 vir die suidekant van die dorp, bv. Robinson Mall. Pryse kan hoog wees vir 'n reis na 'n voorstad; vra die meeste bestuurders byvoorbeeld ₱150 vir Valencia, en die meeste klante neem 'n jeepney vir ₱12 in plaas daarvan. 'N Gesin met bagasie wat van die middestad na Dauin kan gevra word vir ₱400.

Per jeepney

Daar is verskillende terminale vir jeepneys na nabygeleë dorpe of voorstede; dit is goedkoop en interessant, maar dikwels redelik druk. Sit voor met die bestuurder as u kan; dit is gemakliker en het 'n beter uitsig. Die meeste jeepneys gee afslag vir studente of seniors.

Die Jeepney-terminale is meestal in die omgewing van die katedraal of die mark wes daarvan.

  • 5 Jeepneys na Dauin (om die draai van die kloktoring af). 
  • 6 Jeepneys na Sibulan (noordwestelike hoek van die mark). 
  • 7 Jeepneys na San Jose (langs die park, net buite Perdices). 
  • 8 Jeepneys na Valencia (suidwes van die mark). ₱12 per persoon, ₱10 vir bejaardes. 
  • 9 Jeepneys Valencia-to-Dumaguete (langs die mark). Dit is waar die jeepneys van Dumaguete aankom en die wat teruggaan vertrek. ₱12. 
  • 10 Jeepneys na Zamboanguita (oorkant Robinson Place). Sommige parkeer 'n bietjie noord van die hoek, wys suidwaarts op die snelweg, ander net wes van die hoek, gereed om suid te draai. Zamboanguita is 'n kusdorp suid van die stad. 
  • 11 Jeepneys na verskeie plekke (agter Robinson's Place). Hierdie eindpunt het jeepneys na Bacong, Dauin, Zamboanguita en Valencia. 

Jeepneys of busse noordwaarts na Sibulan, San Jose of Tanjay U kan soms op Rizal Boulevard of op die snelweg noordwaarts uit die stad vlag, en daar is soms baie jeepneys naby die pier, maar u kans op 'n gemaklike sitplek is beter by die terminale.

Sien

Dumaguete kloktoring
  • 1 Kloktoring (Campanario de Dumaguete). Dit is die oudste struktuur in die stad wat oorleef het, 'n relikwie van die lang Spaanse besetting van die eiland Negros. Dit was vroeër 'n wagtoring om die inwoners te waarsku teen seerowers van Mindanao. Die eerste twee verdiepings dateer uit die middel van die 1700's met die struktuur hierbo wat later bygevoeg is. Die grootste klok is gegraveer met 'n datum van 1818. 
  • 2 Katedraal van Santa Catalina (Dumaguete-katedraal) (langs die kloktoring). 'N Pragtige ou Rooms-Katolieke kerk, gebou in Spaanse bewind in die 1700's en gevolglik die oudste klipkerk in die hele provinsie Negros Oriental. Dit word opgedra aan die heilige Katarina van Alexandrië, wat die beskermheilige van die stad is. Haar fees word jaarliks ​​teen die einde van November sterk gevier sedert 'n misdaadviering van die Spanjaarde op 24 November 1898 op die terrein plaasgevind het. Die toegangshekke word ondersteun deur beelde van Matthew, Mark, Luke en John op hoë voetstukke. 

Dumaguete is 'n universiteitsdorp; daar is vier universiteite plus verskillende kolleges, en ongeveer 'n kwart van die bevolking in die stad is studente.

Die belangrikste van die stad se onderwysinstellings is Silliman Universiteit, die oudste Amerikaanse universiteit in Asië en die eerste Protestantse kollege wat in hierdie oorwegend Rooms-Katolieke land gestig is. Die hoofstraat wat noord-suid deur die kampus loop, is Hibbardlaan, vernoem na die sendelingpaar wat dit in 1901 as hoërskool gestig het. Die straat wat suid van die kampus grens, is Sillimanlaan; net soos die universiteit, is dit vernoem na die New England-nyweraar wat die projek gefinansier het.

Silliman Hall
  • 3 Silliman-universiteitsaal. Gebou in 1902-1903, is dit die oudste Amerikaanse struktuur in die Filippyne wat nog bestaan. Sy argitektuur herinner aan die Stick Style of Victoriaanse tipe argitektuur wat Amerikaanse geboue in die 19de eeu gekenmerk het. Aan die oostekant of oseaan van die saal is 'n bronsborsbeeld van Horace Silliman. 
  • 4 Silliman Universiteit Antropologie Museum, Rizal Boulevard (in Silliman Hall). Die Antropologie Museum huisves enkele Filippynse artefakte wat uit baie dele van die land opgegrawe is wat honderde of duisende jare gelede strek. 'N Goeie voorbeeld van hoe om interessante dinge intens vervelig te maak. 'N Slim stap was om fotografiese rekords van die middelmatige uitstallings te verbied. Basistempo ₱40 vir plaaslike inwoners, ₱60 vir ander, met afslag vir kinders en bejaardes. Tariewe is dubbel oor naweke of vakansies.. 
    • Luce Ouditorium (in Silliman Hall). Word beskou as die kulturele sentrum van die Suide. Genoem vir die Amerikaanse Luce-familie, mediamagnate wat besit het Tyd, Lewe en ander tydskrifte. Die blikplafon is uit 'n ou teater in New York gered. 
    • Marine Laboratory Museum (in Silliman Hall). Huisves die tweede grootste versameling van walvisbene ter wêreld. 
Silliman Universiteit Kerk
  • 5 Silliman Universiteit Kerk. 'N Protestantse kerk op die universiteitsterrein, met 'n paar fyn loodglasvensters. Soos die universiteit, is dit deur Amerikaanse presbiteriaanse sendelinge op die been gebring, maar die uitkyk hiervan is vandag baie ekumenies; dit beskryf homself as ''n kerk wat alle Sillimaniërs bedien, ongeag hul denominasie en godsdienstige verbintenisse'. (2021 opgedateer)
  • 6 Silliman dieretuin, naby Silliman Mediese Sentrum (borde oorkant Silliman mediese sentrum). 09:00 tot 16:00. Dit bewaar bedreigde Filippynse inheemse diere wat selde gesien word; bv. gevlekte takbokke, vratagtige varke en krokodille. Wel die moeite werd ₱10 inskrywingsgeld. Hulle het ook finansiële ondersteuning nodig. Dit is 15 minute se stap vanaf die middestad of a ₱8 trapfiets ry. ₱10. 

Die binneland (wes) van Dumaguete is 'n reeks vulkaniese berge wat van goed suid van die stad tot goed noord daarvan loop. Nie een van die vulkane is aktief nie, maar verskeie daarvan is ook nie uitgesterf nie; kenners sê dat hulle die potensiaal het om weer uit te breek. Reisdienste in Dumaguete of plaaslike gidse nader aan die webwerwe kan reise reël. Sommige van die belangrikste webwerwe is:

  • 7 Mt. Talini’s (Suidwes van die stad in die munisipaliteit van Valencia). Die tweede hoogste berg in Negros Oriental op 1903 m, 'n dormant vulkaan, een van 'n groep genaamd die Cuernos de Negros (Horings van Negros). Dit het mere, watervalle en 'n mosagtige bos, sowel as 'n stroom met swaelopeninge. Plaaslike bergklimgroepe besoek die berg gereeld. 
Die Filippyne is die tweede plek in die Verenigde State wat elektrisiteit uit geotermiese bronne vervaardig
  • 8 Palinpinon-geotermiese aanleg (Palinpinon is 'n barangay van Valencia). Hierdie geotermiese aanleg verskaf elektriese krag vir almal Negros-eiland, Panay, en Guimaras, plus dele van Provinsie Cebu. Die kragstasieplein is gesluit vir besoekers by die waghuis. 
  • 9 Vulkaniese Weg (Op pad kragstasie toe). Kom van naderby en persoonlik met 'n paar swaelopeninge langs die pad 
Die Casaroro-val in Valencia maak 'n lekker daguitstappie vanaf Dumaguete
  • 10 Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natuurpark (noordwes van die stad in die Sibulan-munisipaliteit). 'N Groot beskermde woudgebied met twee vulkaniese krater mere. Die flora en fauna is aansienlik verneder, maar dit is steeds 'n interessante daguitstappie. 

Elk van die voorstede wat ons in hierdie artikel insluit - Valencia, Sibulan en Bacong - word as 'n aparte stad bestuur en is almal dorpe sedert die era van die Spaanse regering. Hulle het almal 'n paar geboue wat teruggaan na daardie era, gegroepeer rondom 'n sentrale plein; dié in Bacong sluit die oudste kerk in die provinsie in.

Doen

Daar is verskeie gewilde kusoordgebiede in die omgewing, en dit is algemeen dat reisigers Dumaguete gebruik as basis om een ​​of meer van hulle te besoek, omdat die strande in die stad baie besoedel is. Baie hotelle en alle reisagentskappe in Dumaguete kan reis na enige van hulle reël.

  • Apo-eiland - 'n klein eilandjie suid van Dumaguete met uitstekende duik
  • Bais City - 'n stad aan die kus in die noorde, bekend vir dolfyn- en walviskyk
  • Siquijor - 'n eilandprovinsie met goeie strande en baie verhale oor hekse en towenaars, sigbaar vanaf die Dumaguete-boulevard en bereikbaar via gereelde veerbote.

Daar is baie duikwinkels in Dumaguete. Sommige van hulle is:

Sien ook Duik in die Filippyne.

Daar is ook 'n paar gholfbane:

  • 1 Bravo-gholfbaan (Dumaguete-gholfbaan), San Antonio Barangay Rd, Pancil, Looc, Sibulan, ☏ 63 35 400-3504. Pragtige 18-putjie-baan met baie skadubome en Zebu-beeste het 'n uitsig oor die see en 'n lugversorgde klubkamer. Kwartaallikse greenfees is ₱15000 terwyl 'walk-ins' betaal ₱750 vir 9 gate, ₱1250 vir 18 gate wat M-Th styg tot ₱1000 & ₱1500 oor naweke. Caddy fooie is ₱175 of ₱275, huur van gholfkarretjies ₱400 of ₱650, 'n sambreelmeisie ₱120 of ₱180 en huur van gholfstelle ₱650 of ₱650 vir onderskeidelik 9 of 18 putjies.
    Daar is 'n hotel op die perseel met kamers van ₱2250. Die restaurant het 'n groot baksteen-pizza-oond en 'n paar ander Italiaanse disse op die spyskaart.     
  • 2 Ang Tay-gholfbaan, Oos-Rovira Dr., ☏ 63 35 225 2109, ✉. 'N 9-baan baan naby die middestad, voor die lughawe. 

Verskeie van die oorde het swembaddens, maar die openbare swembad in die middestad is goedkoper:

  • Aqua swembad Grootste swembad in Dumaguete (hoofstad) agter Freedom Park. ₱20 per persoon.

Daar is versier perdekarre bied skilderagtige ritte in die stad aan.

Daar is soms draakboot resies in die hawe, met 'n groot skare wat vanaf die boulevard kyk. Die tradisionele datum vir die draakbootfees is die 5de dag van die 5de Chinese maanmaand, wat gewoonlik in Junie van die Gregoriaanse kalender val. Dumaguete het egter dikwels wedrenne ietwat vroeër (miskien streekbyeenkomste om vir latere nasionale byeenkomste te kwalifiseer?); byvoorbeeld in 2017 en 2018 was daar wedrenne vroeg in April.

Leer

Die Silliman Universiteitsbiblioteek is een van die beste in die Visayas met meer as 100 000 volumes, en bied 'n relatief stil en lugversorgde heiligdom vanaf die ewige gebrom en klop van die strate. Dit is gewoonlik nie vir die publiek oop nie, maar teen 'n suiwer nominale bedrag en 'n vriendelike woord met die bibliotekaris word u moontlik toegelaat as oorsese besoeker.

Daar is 'n publieke biblioteek in die groep munisipale geboue in Colonstraat, langs die brandweerstasie en naby die poskantoor, met gratis WiFi.

Daar is vier universiteite - Silliman, Sint Paulus, Stigting Universiteit en Negros Oosterse Staat U (NORSU) - plus verskeie kolleges en beroepskole. NORSU het ses satellietkampusse in ander dorpe.

Koop

Die belangrikste winkelsentrum in die middestad is Perdicesstraat, rondom die klokkentoring tot aan die rand van die Silliman Universiteit. Die straat gaan noordwaarts tot in die universiteit, maar die naam verander na Hibbardlaan.

Sentrum

  • 1 Cang se afdelingswinkel, Oos-Rovira Dr.. Ma-Sa 09: 00-19: 30, So 10: 00-19: 30. Gematigde pryse met UnionPay, Visa, JCB en MasterCards aanvaar, dit is 'n goeie opsie vir 'n weeklikse kruidenierswinkel op die grondvloer, aangesien die parkeerterrein gratis en onderbenut is. Daar is 'n voedselhof op die boonste verdieping en die Filomena Cafe 2 (van Bethel Guest House-faam) aanvaar ook kaartjies. Gesuiwerde en afgekoelde water is gratis beskikbaar by 'n selfversorgende drinkfontein met glase. Op die eerste verdieping bokant die grond vlag klein Filippyne by ₱6 elkeen bied 'n goeie waarde en liggewig aandenkings as u van die nabygeleë lughawe Dumaguete vlieg. 
  • 2 Cang se middestad, San Jose, hoek van Maria Christina. Nuwer en kleiner tweede plek, sonder kafee. 
  • 3 Lee Plaza & Supermark, Perdices St. (naby die middel van die hoofstraat in die stad). 09:00 tot 20:00. Hoof afdelingswinkel in die middestad met 'n groot supermark in die kelder; aanvaar Visa, JCB en MasterCard. Twee bakkerye, grondverdieping en kelder; die kelder is een die enigste plek in die stad bagels. Koshof op boonste verdieping. 
  • 4 Robinson's (in dieselfde blok Perdicesstraat as Lee Plaza, maar aan die oorkant van die pad). 08:00 tot 21:00. Supermark, bakkery (met sitplek en koffie) en drogisterij op die grondvloer. Toestelle en hardeware winkel in die kelder. 
  • 5 AAC Tech, RHD-gebou, Ma. Cristina St., ☏ 63 35 226-2830. Rekenaars, Apple-produkte van skootrekenaars tot i-Pods, ander toestelle. 
  • 6 [voorheen dooie skakel]Unitop Afdelingswinkel, Percidesstraat Cor Locsinstraat (Park bldg.), ☏ 63 35-4228223. 09:00 tot 20:00. Oor die algemeen goedkoper as Lee of Robinson, gewild onder plaaslike inwoners. (April 2018 opgedateer)

Waarom nie op die boulevard nie? en Bogarts het (hoofsaaklik Europese) kruideniersware ingevoer, insluitend dinge wat jy nie elders kan kry nie. Pryse is meestal hoog, maar is soms beter as in die afdeling vir ingevoerde voedsel in 'n supermark.

Buite die middestad

  • 7 Lee Plaza Hypermart, Valencia Rd. 09:00 tot 19:00. Een groot winkel, plus 'n voedselhof. 
  • 8 Robinson's Place Mall, Dumaguete-sakepark. Dit is 'n groot voorstedelike winkelsentrum met lugversorging. Duur, maar daar is geen toeslag vir Visa of MasterCards in sy supermark nie, hoewel geen van die ketting-eetplekke plastiek neem nie. 
  • 9 Silliman Farm (noord van die kampus, in die rigting van die lughawe), ☏ 63 35 422 5654, ✉. 'N Plaas van 24 hektaar (60 akker) wat deur die Universiteit van Landboukollege bestuur word. Hoëgehalte melk en eiers, soms ander produkte, insluitend kalkoene. (Oktober 2017 opgedateer)
  • 10 Citi Mall, Dumaguete Noordweg (Op die snelweg, net voor die lughawe). 09:00 tot 21:00. Het 'n Savemore-supermark. Watsons, Ace-hardeware en baie kitskos-winkels. Koffiewinkel. (Oktober 2017 opgedateer)

As u baie goed wil hê, byvoorbeeld as u huishouding instel, dan is die Hypermart dalk beter as Robinson's Place. Robinson's het vier afsonderlike winkels in hul winkel - supermark, afdelingswinkel, TV en toestelle en ander hardeware - met afsonderlike afleweringstelsels vir elkeen, en hulle weier om aankope van verskeie winkels in een aflewering te kombineer. By die Hypermart kan u kruideniersware, toebehore, beddegoed en meubels in een winkel kry, alles in een vrag aflewer en slegs een afleweringsfooi betaal.

Ander inkopies

Daar is boeremarkte naby die sentrum van elke dorp; almal is baie goed vir vrugte en groente en het ook ander dinge. Al hierdie markte, behalwe Valencia, is reg aan die hoofweg noord-suid langs die kuslyn deur die streek. Die een in Dumaguete is net wes van die katedraal en die een in Valencia is waar die jeepneys jou aflewer as jy so aankom.

  • 11 Dumaguete mark. Rondom hierdie mark is die beste plek om klein dienste te soek: sleutelsny, herstel van skoen of fiets, kleremakers, manikuur. 
  • 12 Valencia mark. Het verskeie restaurante. 
  • 13 Sibulan-mark. 
  • 14 Bacong mark. 

Zamboanguita, suid van Dumaguete, het ook 'n mark. Elke woensdag het die dorp Malatapay 'n groot mark; die spesialiteite is handwerk en seekos.

Robinson's Place het twee boekwinkels, albei deel van landwye kettings en albei met 'n redelike verskeidenheid boeke in Engels. National Bookstore op die grondverdieping het nuwe boeke, terwyl Book Sale bo verkoop tweedehandse boeke. Daar is ook 'n boekwinkel in die middestad op Perdices 'n bietjie noord van Lee Plaza; it has a lot of children's books and textbooks, but almost nothing for general adult readers. On the hallway leading to the immigration office (listed under #Cope) is a book rental place which seems to be the only establishment in town with a good selection of sci-fi and fantasy; they also have a large collection of romances. The second floor of that building also has a bookstore.

Eet

There are restaurants all over Dumaguete and some of the plainer ones with Filipino customers away from the central strip may be the best places to search for low prices or local color. In particular, places catering to the student market near any of the universities (especially along Hibbard Avenue near Silliman University or the North Highway near Negros Oriental U) are often cheap and lively.

All the places listed under #Drink below also serve food, though not all have a large menu.

Begroting

Hierdie bladsy gebruik die volgende prysklasse vir 'n gewone maaltyd vir een, insluitend koeldrank:
Begrotingonder ₱200
Midde-reeks₱200-400
Splurgeverby ₱400

Most of these places — at least Chow King, Filomena, Food Net and Scooby's — offer free filtered and chilled water from a self-service fountain with a supply of glasses. Most also have soft drinks around ₱10, and some have tea, coffee or juices. None serve alcohol.

  • Albertos Pizza, Real Street, ☏ 63 35-4226392. 9AM-11PM. Free home delivery. van ₱75. (Februarie 2017 opgedateer)
  • Bakery (basement of Lee Plaza). A range of espresso variants and baked goods, done well enough that the regulars include a group of European French speakers. The only place in town that sells bagels. Cheapest brewed coffee downtown at ₱36, though some people prefer Scooby's at ₱50 for larger cups and better chairs. 
  • 1 Chow King (on Perdices, diagonally opposite Lee Plaza). A chain offering moderately-priced Chinese (mainly Cantonese) food. Pork or beef fried rice, with four shui mai (small noodle-wrapped pork items) and a soft drink, ₱99. 
  • Filomena Cafe (two locations: see Bethel Guest House listing under #Sleep, and Cang's under #Buy). A very hygienic, air-conditioned cafeteria-style place with a good selection of reasonably priced dishes. Their vegetable fried rice is particularly tasty. All-you-can-eat buffet on Friday evenings for ₱200. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. They give a 20% discount on most things for seniors with Philippine ID, such as the government ACR card which many longer-term visitors have. 
  • 2 Food Net, corner of Noblefranca & Santa Catalina (a block inland from the boulevard). Food Net are a chain with several locations around town. They have cafeteria-style service, Filipino food, moderate prices and a largely student crowd. A basic meal — meat dish, veggie dish, rice, soft drink — is about ₱90. 
Next to Food Net on Noblefranca is a small stand with cheap Filipino food. Their deep-fried bananas (cut up, coated with batter and optionally with sugar) make a tasty cheap dessert at ₱10 a stick. Two sticks would be a light meal.
  • 3 Food Net, Hibbard Ave (across the street from the Coco Grande hotel). 
  • 4 Food Net, South end of Perdices (close to bus station). 
  • 5 Gyro Monsters (a block east of Lee Plaza). M-Sa 10AM to 9PM. Cheap and tasty shawarma; the best seller is beef or chicken shawarma wrapped in pita at ₱30, or 35 with cheese. The most expensive thing on the menu is shawarma rice for ₱50; two of the sandwiches are a better buy.
    If you expect shawarma as you would find it in the Middle East, you will be disappointed here. For that, at slightly higher prices, walk a block north to Mediterranean Food (Turkish, listed at #Other downtown places) or go to Tarbush (Lebanese, #North of the center).     (updated Mar 2020)
  • 6 Scooby's, San Jose St (a bit east of Lee Plaza). 7:30AM-10PM. Scooby's is a chain with various locations around town. Their brewed coffee at ₱50 is both a larger serving and (at least for some tastes) better quality than most coffee offered on Rizal Boulevard at ₱70-120. They also have all the usual variations on espresso, several types of herbal tea, a range of mostly western-style baked goods, and moderately-priced mostly Filipino hot foods. There is a seniors' discount if you have a Philippine senior ID. ACR card not accepted.
    For Western tastes, most Filipino spaghetti sauces are appallingly sweet, and many will find the spaghetti here downright ghastly. Order the lasagna here (₱55) or go to Filomena for a much better cheap (₱45) spaghetti. For excellent pasta at considerably higher prices, try Mafioso or Pasta King.     (updated Mar 2020)
  • 7 Scooby's, Silliman Ave (In the university's Portal West building). 8AM-midnight. Another location. (Januarie 2019 opgedateer)
  • 8 Wah Crepe, Ever Mall, Perdices St. (ground floor, back right hand corner). 9AM-6:30PM. A small stand selling coffee, crepes, waffles & fruit shakes. All are freshly made and good quality; plum crepes and avocado shakes are remarkable. Best buy is a combo, shake plus waffle.
    The place is popular with the town's resident foreigners; it gets more younger ones and fewer drunks than their other hangouts.     ₱50-80 for most items. (Maart 2018 opgedateer)

There are also two small cheap burger places on the Boulevard, next to Bogart's. Sien #Along the boulevard.

Midde-reeks

A major area for restaurants and bars is the scenic seafront strip along Rizal Boulevard, plus the streets just behind it up to or a bit beyond Perdices. The cheapest food in this area is from street vendors who appear along the sea front, mainly near the north end, in the evenings selling tempura and corn-on-the-cob.

The restaurants are generally mid-range in pricing, with main courses in the ₱150-350 range, though an imported steak can be up to ₱1200. The food is generally quite good and the range of choices is large, but prices are often somewhat higher than in other areas of town. Quality of the coffee varies rather widely, and much of it is not worth the prices charged here; sien #Budget above for alternatives. However the boulevard places more-or-less all have cold beer (₱50-60) and many serve good milkshakes (₱60-110). Tea, juices, wine and mixed drinks are also on offer in many places. Many offer calamansi juice, from a local fruit similar to a lime; this is worth trying if you like citrus drinks.

Nearly all these places have patios with a view of the sea; this is a mixed blessing. The view is lovely and there is often a welcome sea breeze, but there is no air conditioning, the traffic noise can be distinctly unpleasant, during storms the rain blows in, and people on the patios will be bothered by beggars and vendors of various things.

Along the boulevard

We list the boulevard restaurants here in north-to-south order:

Seaside promenade next to the boulevard, looking north with the port in the distance
Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres statue on the boulevard
  • The Blue Monkey Grill, on the corner of Rizal and Silliman, closed in early 2018. As of the start of 2020, something is actively under construction on their former site.
  • The Bricks Hotel has a restaurant and bar. ₱50 beer, smoking area out back.
  • Kimstaurant. New in 2019, large, clean and modern. Korean food. 
  • 9 Tom 'n Tom's Coffee (ground floor). Part of a chain, large with nice decor. Has good air conditioning, free Wifi, and a good selection of both baked goods and variations on the theme of espresso. Prices might be considered good by tourists but are high by local standards. 
  • Just Do Eat (on the second floor, above Tom 'n Tom's). Large, with much seafood on the menu. Popular with Asian tourists. The city's resident foreigners more often go to Lantaw, listed at #North of the center. (updated Apr 2016)
  • 10 Bo's Coffee (inside an office building, on the ground floor). A national chain with several locations in Dumaguete, serving mainly coffee & baked goods. Prices are high by local standards. 
  • La Residencia Almar. (listed under #Sleep) has four restaurants. All are somewhat expensive, and all have some customers who consider them well worth it. 
    • Don Atilano (La Residencia Almar). Upmarket, Spanish decor & menu, steaks a specialty. All-you-can eat lunch buffet Friday & Saturday, ₱339. 
    • Wakagi (La Residencia Almar). Japanese food. 
    • The Filipino (La Residencia Almar). Upmarket Filipino food. 
    • Das Bürgery (La Residencia Almar). Small, clean & modern. Menu is limited — only burgers, fries and soft drinks — but quality is good & prices are quite reasonable for what you get. No beer and not much seating, so do not plan an evening here; just grab a burger then go elsewhere for the beer. burgers ₱80-230, fries ₱50-160, drinks ₱45. 
  • Hamburg joints. Two small cheap places with mostly Filipino customers, one with BBQ chicken as well as burgers. The burgers are not nearly as good as in the tourist restaurants on the Boulevard, and they are smaller as well, but then they are less than a quarter the price. The waitress who brings you the expensive burger elsewhere quite likely eats here on her breaks. ₱25-40. 
  • 11 Bogart's Bar, 48 Rizal Blvd, ☏ 63 917 622 0700. M-Sa 8AM-2AM, Su 4PM-2AM. Small and plain compared to other places, with no a/c but many fans. Owners are an Austrian/Filipina couple, and the menu is mostly European. There are many expatriate customers, including a lot of German speakers and Scandinavians. Food is excellent and they have some good European beers as well as the usual Filipino fare. Their coffee and milkshakes are OK, but nothing special. Free fast WiFi. (April 2019 opgedateer)
    • Japanese place (down a hallway beside Bogart's). Nice decor, sake and other Japanese drinks. 
  • 12 Sans Rival. One of the oldest cake shops in the city. They occupy a pair of buildings on a corner with the cake shop in the smaller one on the side street and "Sans Rival Bistro" on Rizal. 
    • Sans Rival cake shop. Offers baked goods (surprise!), drinks, and some pasta and salad dishes. 
    • Sans Rival Bistro. The bistro offers a broader range including a half dozen breakfast options at ₱200-odd. All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet on Sunday 7:30-10AM for ₱285. 
  • 13 Chin Loong (Rizal Boulevard), ☏ 63 35 422-6933. Good Chinese (Cantonese) food, with reasonable service and prices. Large covered patio. 
  • 14 Casablanca (Rizal Boulevard), ☏ 63 35 422-4080. open for breakfast at 6:30AM. European food (the owner/chef is Austrian), elegant décor, and a good wine list. There are several breakfast options starting at ₱230, all including unlimited coffee and a glass of juice. The American breakfast at ₱295 is bacon, two eggs, bread, and some fried tomatoes and onions. (Augustus 2020 opgedateer)
  • 7-Eleven. Chain convenience store with a few tables; the best-selling item is a large soft ice cream cone for ₱15. It also sells soft drinks, snacks and cigarettes; for any of those it is more expensive than supermarkets but cheaper than the bars. The chain is expanding; there are several other locations around town and more coming. (Desember 2017 opgedateer)
  • 15 Paseo Perdices. A building with two floors, built on the location of the Perdices family home; one family member was the provincial governor and has one of the town's main streets named for him. There are two levels, and the lower level has a large shaded central courtyard. 
    • Yellow Cab Pizza (Lower level), ☏ 63 35 421 1111. Part of a chain. Delivery available; they use yellow scooters. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
    • Max's Restaurant (Lower level), ☏ 63 35 421 0615. Part of a chain. Their specialty is fried chicken. Breakfast from 7:30AM. 
    • Infini Tea (Upper level), ☏ 63 35 522 2991. Their specialty is milk tea. 
    • Gabby's Bistro (Upper level). Second location; the first one is an in-house restaurant at Hotel Florentina. 
    • Thai Massage (Upper level). 
  • 16 Why Not? (70 Rizal Boulevard). One-stop shopping? Restaurant, deli, disco, karaoke, cyber cafe, billiard room, and travel agent under one roof. Beer here is sometimes among the cheapest in town, at ₱42 in the restaurants in the afternoon, but higher at other times and ₱90 at the disco. 
    • Le Chalet (Part of Why Not?). Salads, pasta, other types of European and American food, with decent quality and prices. Inside with a/c or patio. The current chef is from Milan but the menu emphasizes German and Swiss specialities. There are also a few Thai dishes, competently done, for those who prefer something spicier. All-you-can eat breakfast buffet on Sundays, ₱331. 
    • Chiccos Deli (Part of Why Not?). open until 1AM weekends. Selling meats, wines, cheese & chocolate, with many imported European items. Has a bakery with good croissants and pretzels. There are few tables inside and a small patio in front. Both offer the same menu as Le Chalet, but many customers just come for coffee or beer. 
    • Why Not? disco (Part of Why Not?). 9PM until wee hours. A popular place for male travellers looking to meet local women, and vice versa. Attitudes to the place among resident foreigners vary widely; some absolutely refuse to set foot in it while others visit it quite often. Hazards include painfully loud music, the chance of getting a ladyboy instead of a woman, and the occasional drunken brawl. There are some prostitutes, some lasses who just want to dance and flirt, and many who are interested in acquiring a prosperous boyfriend. A typical salary for a waitress or sales clerk here is well under ₱10000 (~US$200) a month, so to them most foreign men seem rich. (updated Mar 2020)
  • Honeycomb Tourist Inn. (listed under #Sleep) has a restaurant with a large patio area out front, with live music most evenings. Around the side is a small Japanese restaurant, and inside the building a disco and a sports bar. 
  • 17 Allegre. A large restaurant offering mainly Italian and Filipino dishes.
    Pool table downstairs, table is in better shape than at the one at Why Not? and there are usually fewer players competing for it.     
  • Bethel Guest House (listed under #Sleep) has Filomena Cafe (listed under #Budget).
  • Starbucks. 
  • 18 Gerry's Bar and Grill. A fine old house renovated in 2018 to become a large restaurant. Part of a large chain with reasonable quality but some unreasonable prices. 

Parents bringing kids to the boulevard fairly often get them either hot dogs at the cheap burger places or ice cream cones at 7-Eleven.

Other downtown places

There are also a number of restaurants that are not on the boulevard but are within easy walking distance. Many are either on Santa Catalina (parallel to the boulevard, a short block inland) or on Silliman Avenue (running inland from the north end of the boulevard).

Along Silliman:

  • 19 Mooon Cafe (The 3rd 'o' in the name is deliberate), Silliman Ave (just off the boulevard). Part of a chain that advertises "Mexican-inspired" food. They offer that, various pizza and pasta dishes, and other western dishes; most of it is done competently. Good soups ₱59, burrito ₱139 (quite good, provided you tell them not to put lettuce in it!), pizza from ₱165, small but good steak ₱300. The best-buy drink is bottomless iced tea at ₱58. Other dishes, such as the "nachos" (overpriced chips & salsa) or the "enchiladas" (a salad served in a tortilla), are distinctly unimpressive. Senior's discount 20% but you need the Philippines senior's ID to claim it; they will not take an ACR card. (April 2018 opgedateer)
  • El Amigo (next door to Mooon). Live jazz on weekends 
  • Captain Ribber's (next door to El Amigo). The specialty is ribs, but they have a range of other dishes. 
  • 20 Jo's Chicken Inato, Silliman Ave. Part of a chain specializing in barbeque chicken. Favorite among locals and tourists. 
  • There is another Jo's in Sibulan, a km or two beyond the market, with a large patio and a fine sea view.
  • 21 Poppy Coffee and Cupcakes (corner of Silliman and Hibbard, facing Hibbard). In a Silliman University building called Portal West which also has a bank, Scooby's, and several other shops. They also have sandwiches and a breakfast menu. 
  • 22 Harbour City Dim Sum (across the street from Portal West). Many types of dim sum, plus various soups and rice or noodle dishes. ₱40-90 per dish. 

Along Santa Catalina:

  • 23 Cafe Antonio, Santa Catalina (2nd floor, Spanish Heritage Building, entrance on Santa C). Fantastic wide-ranging menu, very reasonable prices, lovely chilled out studenty vibe and a great building to host it. Quite honestly a breath of fresh air in the Philippines. Wonderful coffee too! 
  • 24 Mediterranean Food. 9AM-10PM. Good Turkish kebabs and donair. They have distinctly unexciting hamburgs for ₱30. most dishes ₱80-140. (Desember 2017 opgedateer)
  • 25 Mifune, Santa Catalina, ☏ 63 35 422-8307, ✉. Japanese restaurant. All-you-can eat buffet₱333, Tu & Sa evenings. 
  • 26 MELs Cafe, 2nd Floor UTH Bldg, Sta Catalina St., near Cnr Locsin St, ☏ 63 917 835-8337. This place serves and advocates healthy food, has a certified nutritionist supervising the food. It is small and a bit difficult to find, but worth the trouble. Serves great four season themed salads, a variety of scrumptious sandwiches and unique rice meals like CoFFeeCHoP (pork chop marinated in coffee) or their cheesy delightful fish dish called 'cheesy dory' a favorite among the locals. You can also try their Butter beer in variety of flavors, including vanilla and banana. It is the only place in town that serves beer (non-alcoholic) to minors. ₱30-100. 
  • 27 Pasta King, Santa Catalina, corner of Locsin, ☏ 63 35 421-0865. M-Sa 11AM-9PM, Su 4-9PM. Pizza and many pasta dishes, done very well. Pasta in two serving sizes, around ₱179 or 319. The small one will be enough for most people, perhaps with a soup or salad if you are quite hungry. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
  • 28 Roti Boss, Santa Catalina (near southeast corner of the park). Indian and Malay food. Small, no a/c, a limited menu, and rather slow service. It is well worth putting up with these minor annoyances, though, since the food is good and prices moderate. ₱50-150. 

Elsewhere downtown:

  • 29 Halang Halang (on San Juan, corner of Santa Catalina). Excellent Sichuan food, authentic so much of it is very spicy. 
  • 30 Fish153 (on street running inland from ferry terminal). Korean restaurant and grocery store. Neighborhood has a few other restaurants and some guesthouses. 
  • 31 Panda Ice Cream House, Ma. Cristina St, ☏ 63 35 225-9644. Locally-produced fresh fruit ice cream. Try the fried ice cream! This is a chain with several locations in Dumaguete and a few in nearby towns. 

Perdices Street has several chain restaurants; Jollibee's and McDonald's each have two, while Dunkin Donuts, Chow King, Greenwich Pizza and Mang Inasal (Filipino BBQ chicken) each have one. Fruit is available in the supermarkets, from fruit shops, or from street vendors. There are many bakeries; Lee Plaza has two (one listed at #Budget and another on the ground floor) and Robinson's has one, and there are several more along the street.

South of the center

There are also some restaurants south of downtown either on Jose Romero (the road that goes west to Valencia) or on the highway south toward Bacong. Many of these are popular with local expats.

  • 32 Flip-Flops Restobar, Jose Romero Road (a bit east of Lee Hypermart). Large shaded patio, big TV with sports, live band Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Open mic on Tuesdays, acoustic performances or karaoke other nights. 
  • 33 Happy Jack's Restobar, Banilad Barangay (1.5 km south of Robinsons Mall), ☏ 63 920 458 1625, ✉. 11AM-10PM. Restobar serving cold drinks and both Asian and Western food. Full meals plus a mix and match bar snack menu. Billiard and poker tables plus live music on a couple of nights. (Februarie 2016 opgedateer)
  • 34 [dooie skakel]Katz Restobar, ☏ 63 905 343 6231. 7:30AM-9PM. Pool table, darts, sometimes live music. 
  • 35 Octagon Sports Bar (South Highway, Bacong), ☏ 63 35 424 8356. Big-screen TV mostly showing sports. Live music and ₱250all-you-can-eat BBQ on weekend evenings. 
  • 36 Senorita's Mexican Grill (South Highway, Bacong), ☏ 63 905 382 1325. Tex-Mex food, done well. 

Robinson's mall has many chain restaurants including Shakey's Pizza, Jollibee, Mister Donut, Krispy Kreme, Mang Inasal and KFC inside the mall. A courtyard at the east of the mall has several more, including Bo's Coffee and Mooon Cafe. A food court at the north end of the second floor has many places, mostly with Filipino food.

North of the center

The area Where EJ Blanco reaches the coast north of town is developing rapidly. Flores Avenue along the coast has been widened, there is a large upmarket condo/mall project at the Flores/EJ Blanco intersection, and there are many restaurants in the area:

  • 37 Hayahay Bar, Flores Ave (Escao Beach), ☏ 63 35 225 3536. Large and popular. Often has live music, reggae every Wednesday. There are several separate places selling food within the complex; one has good pizza and another offers fine Jamaican food. 
  • There is a small stand with Filipino-style barbecue chicken between Hayahay and Lantaw.
  • 38 Lantaw (Corner of Flores and EJ Blanco). A large place with upmarket Filipino food, much of it seafood. Popular with prosperous locals and with seafood-loving foreigners. Possibly the best place in town to take a Filipina out to dinner; she will probably both like the food and be impressed by the decor. 
  • 39 Cafe Racer, E J Blanco Road (next to Lantaw). A diner in the style of mid-20th century America. Decor includes some old cars and a gorgeous motorcycle; the bar is built inside a old VW van. Menu to match; decent burgers, small but excellent milkshakes, etc. Live music sometimes. 

Families with kids may appreciate either Racer or Lantaw. Between the two is a small playground with swings, slides and a grassy area to run around on; kids can reach it without either going on a road or being out of the parents' sight.

  • Low & Slow, EJ Blanco (just west of Racer). A fairly large place with nice decor, offering both American and Filipino styles of barbecue. Prices are reasonable. BBQ is good, burgers decent but nothing special. Margueritas are awful; have a milkshake or ₱50 beer. 

Elsewhere north of downtown are:

  • 40 Tarbush (corner of EJ Blanco & Hibbard). Two Lebanese brothers running a small place for middle eastern food. Good shawarma & juices. 
  • 41 Cafe Mafioso (Plaza Escano). Another Italian place, cheaper than some of the others, with pasta dishes around ₱140. 

Valencia

Valencia has a market near the center of town with bakeries, fruit vendors, several restaurants with Filipino food, and two pizza places. On Sundays many additional vendors appear; most are selling used clothing at good prices, but a few offer interesting food — European sausage-in-a-bun and good cheap (₱10 for a small loaf) French bread.

On the streets on the south and west sides of the market are many restaurants, including some that are quite popular with the town's large expatriate community:

  • 42 Ayla's Breakfast Restaurant (Red tables) (west of market). A good variety of breakfast dishes, including some less common ones like eggs benedict or biscuits & gravy, plus a few other things like chile con carne. They rent the space from the municipality which sets limits on their prices, so they have the cheapest beer in the region by ₱40. (updated Mar 2020)
  • Pacos (right next to Ayla's). A tiny stand with a few tables and good Mexican food, run by Americans. (updated Mar 2020)
  • 43 Spice (south of market, above 7-Eleven). closed on Sundays. Run by a Filipino chef who trained in Thailand. If you like spicy food, there are Thai and Indian dishes. If not, various Filipino or Western choices are available. 

Splurge

Competition is stiff for restaurants in Dumaguete, and the restaurants listed above all have many moderately-priced items on their menus so we have listed them all as "Mid-range". If you want elegant decor and a menu that includes upmarket offerings, then your best bets are Casablanca, La Residencia Almar, or Lantaw.

Drink

Tourists and resident expatriates do much of their imbibing in the strip of restaurants and bars along Rizal Boulevard; those are listed under #Along the boulevard above. There are also a number of other restaurants, plus some discos and karaoke places, just inland from there.

Brahminy kites (Haliastur indus intermedius) are commonly seen hovering in the mountains behind Dumaguete, and occasionally over the sea downtown

Some bars outside that central region, but within a few minutes pedicab ride, are:

  • 1 Gmik Bar, Dr V Locsin St (in Daro). 
  • 2 Kamalig (E side of Hibbard, N of EJ Blanco). A large semi-outdoor (covered patio) place with live music, Filipino BBQ and some other food, and beverages. 
  • 3 Tiki Bar. A large place with a patio and often live music. 

When ordering a rum & coke in Dumaguete, a double usually costs less than a single; Philippine rum is cheaper than the mixer. Some places offer a triple for even less.

For those who enjoy karaoke, there is a KTV place above Mooon Cafe on Silliman Avenue, and another a few doors further west; these cater to a mainly student crowd. As anywhere in the country, there are also many "videoke" places scattered around town, generally loud, cheap, in low-rent neighborhoods, and catering to the working class. For tourists, one of these might be a good choice if you are out with Filipino friends, but otherwise probably not.

Coffee lovers might try Monty's Cold Brew Coffee. As of Oct 1, 2020 they do not yet have a cafe, but they have free delivery for bottled coffee.

Unlike some places in the Philippines, Dumaguete does not have a flourishing sex trade. As anywhere on Earth, there is prostitution, but it is not nearly as blatant as in places like Angeles of Puerto Galera. There are some girlie bars outside Dumaguete city limits in Sibulan along the North Highway beyond the airport, but nothing so obvious in town.

Slaap

Dumaguete is a tourist town with a large number of hotels, not all listed here. Walk down almost any street near the center of town and you are bound to find several.

Begroting

Hierdie gids gebruik die volgende prysklasse vir 'n standaard dubbel kamer:
Begrotingonder ₱1000
Midde-reeks₱1000-2000
Splurgeverby ₱2000
  • White Kinghts Inn Main, Dr E Meciano Road., ☏ 63 09159527594. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. A/C double with queen size bed good for 2 with cable TV and free Wifi. Newest hotel in Dumaguete as of June 2017. M-Th from ₱400. F-Su from ₱500. 
  • 1 Avenue Park Hotel, Perdices St (beside Crown Pharmacy.), ☏ 63 35 421-0710. Fan single with common bath/ fan double with common bath/ air-con single with common bath, cable TV/ air-con double with common bath, cable TV. ₱275/₱395/₱450/₱550. 
  • 2 Harold's Mansion, Hibbard Ave, ☏ 63 35 228-000. Popular backpacker hotel. Rooms are spacious and clean with a/c or fans. Free coffee all day & rate includes a small breakfast in the upstairs cafe. Free Internet/Wi-Fi. This is where many of the foreign tourists stay, especially divers. If you are travelling out to Apo island you can leave your large bags there safely. Harold himself is extremely friendly and helpful. Harold is happy to have Peace Corps volunteers visit. There is also an attached massage place that is clean and cheap. Dive shop in the same building, tours arranged. single ₱400 and up; bed in dormitory: ₱300. (April 2019 opgedateer)
  • 3 Negros Lodging House (Opposite the Robinsons Mall), ☏ 63 35 225-9622. In particular, the single rooms with fan are quite cheap for Dumaguete. Enkellopend ₱130 (shared WC, fan), double ₱300 (own WC, fan), twin ₱350 (own WC, fan). 
  • 4 Piapi Beach (Flores Ave) (along the coast, north of downtown). A beach area with several budget places 
    • J & J Hotellier, Flores Ave (Piapi beach), ☏ 63 35 423-1375. free Wifi. single en suite₱600 with air-con but no window. Has cable TV. (Maart 2018 opgedateer)
    • Crisfils Lodge, Flores Ave (Piapi beach), ☏ 63 35 225-7147. All rooms have TV. Double ₱200 (shared WC, fan), ₱350 (shared WC, air-con), 425 (private WC, air-con). 
  • 5 RM Guesthouse, 2F RM Building, North National Highway corner East Rovira Road, Bantayan, ☏ 63 35 422-4000, 63 917 474 2724 (mobiel), ✉. Wi-Fi available. ₱550-1000; dorm bed ₱175-400. 
  • 6 Vintage Inn, Legaspi Street (right by the main market), ☏ 63 35 225-1076, 63-35-4229106. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. A decent budget option in the center of town. Has fan and AC single/double rooms all rooms have own bathroom. Free Wifi. Fan room from ₱500. (April 2019 opgedateer)
  • 7 Worldview Pension Plaza, Perdices St, ☏ 63 35 225 4410. AC single room with hot water bathroom and cable TV. ₱650. 
  • Moriah Pension Inn, Molave Street Daro Dumaguete, ☏ 63 35-4220073. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. AC double room with own hot water bathroom. Cable TV. Free Wi-fi. Has a nice garden to sit in. Can buy breakfast. ₱550. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
  • OK Pension House, Santa Rosa Street, ☏ 63 35 225-5702. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. AC double room with own bathroom and cable TV. 550. (Mei 2016 opgedateer)
  • Hotel Camila, Real Street, ☏ 63 35 212 3008. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. AC double room with own bathroom and cable TV. Free Wi-fi. Van ₱599. (Junie 2016 opgedateer)
  • Gabbys Bed and Breakfast, Cimafranca subdivision clay town daro, ☏ 63 35-522-2203. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. AC single room with own bathroom and cable TV free breakfast, free Wi-fi. van ₱499. (Junie 2016 opgedateer)
  • New White Knights Inn two (cell phone 63 915 952 7594), 300 m from White Knights' main, ☏ 63 35 522 3118. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. A/C queen size bed good for two with shared bathroom all rooms have cable TV and dvd player. Free Wi-fi. M-Th from ₱400, F-Su from ₱500. (Junie 2016 opgedateer)
  • Joraville Pension House, Valencia Drive, ☏ 63-35-5223937. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. A/C double rooms with own bathroom and cable TV. ₱700. (Februarie 2017 opgedateer)
  • Dastraum Guest House, San Jose Extension. Uitteken: middag. Fan single/double rooms with own bathroom and cable TV. Single: ₱350, double: ₱450. (Maart 2017 opgedateer)

Midde-reeks

  • 8 Bethel Guest House, ☏ 63 35 225-2000. Inboek: middag, uitteken: middag. Don't let the name fool you, this is a five-storey, squeaky clean, modern building with a whip-cracking management style that can shame the Swiss. Flunky to open the door to the large and comfortable lobby and its own large generators to power the air-conditioning during frequent brown-outs. Well equipped, en-suite shower rooms and free, cooled, filtered water. 1270 m from the port terminal. This is a non-smoking, no-liquor hotel and pets and whores are not allowed. ₱850-4000. 
  • 9 Check Inn, Locsin St, ☏ 63 35 422-9000. 50 air con spacious and clean rooms in this hotel. Cable TV, free Internet in rooms, laundry, restaurant. ₱850-1800. 
  • 10 GoHotels Dumaguete, Calindagan corner South Road, Central Business District (just east of Robinson Mall), ☏ 63 922 464 6835. Inboek: 11:00, uitteken: 14:00. Local location of a national chain. Brand new budget hotel with 102 rooms (60 Queen, 42 Twin, some without windows) 16-22 m², free Wi-Fi, Asian Gourmet & Cafe ₱888 & up. 
  • 11 Honeycomb Tourist Inn, Rizal Boulevard, corner Dr. V. Locsin St., ☏ 63 35 225-1181. 16 air-conditioned rooms, with hot & cold shower, cable TV, PABX telephone, Wi-Fi in the Coffee Shop, ample parking area and 24/7 standby power generator. With Restobar and Coffee Shop offering food, music and nightly fun! Complementary Filipino breakfast. ₱800-1500. 
  • 12 Hotel Nicanor, San Jose St, ☏ 63 35 226-3330, ✉. A/C, free Internet, hot & cold showers. Van ₱1050. 
  • 13 Hotel Palwa, Dr. V. Locsin St, ☏ 63 35 226-2775. Near international ATM. (Augustus 2019 opgedateer)
  • 14 Plaza Maria Luisa Suites Inn, Bishop Epifanio Surban St (on park square near Rizal Blvd), ☏ 63 35 225-3267. Uitteken: middag. 22 air-con rooms. Clean and modern interior, local breakfast, internet, money change single ₱800, double ₱950-1500. 

Splurge

At November 2020 exchange rates ₱2000 is a bit over $40 US, so even these upmarket places are cheap by Western standards.

  • 15 The Bricks Hotel, Rizal Boulevard, ☏ 63 936 927 0638. Opened in 2018 in a renovated building. van ₱2000. 
  • 16 Coco Grande, Hibbard Ave, ☏ 63 35 422-1328. Rooms are nice, all with fridge, Wi-Fi and shower. Price includes Western or Filipino breakfast. The same company have a beach/diving resort called Coco Grove on the nearby island of Siquijor, en die Apo Island Beach Resort aan Apo-eiland. They have several vans for moving customers around, mainly between those. Van ₱1400. 
  • 17 La Residencia Almar, Rizal Blvd. Spanish-influenced style, very central. The building includes three upmarket restaurants, one Spanish, one Filipino and one Japanese. Van ₱1350. 
  • Bravo Golf Course (Sibulan). (listed under #Do) has a hotel with rooms from ₱2200. 

Long-term stays

It is fairly common for travellers to stay in Dumaguete for long periods, in particular for most or all of what would be the winter season back home. Some even settle permanently; this is a prime destination for retiring abroad. Many hotels and some small guest houses offer by-the-week or by-the-month deals.

There are also places catering mainly for long-term guests. Prices start around ₱1200/month for a room in a house full of students; actual apartments or houses range from roughly ₱6000/month up. Most of the resident foreigners have nice places in the ₱10000-25000 range, but finding vacancies for such places may be difficult and you need to sign at least a six-month lease for most of them.

  • 18 DND Suites, Perdices St (Above the Frozen Throne Internet cafe), ☏ 63 35 225 8982. Good hotel for longer-term stay. Large rooms with a/c, cable TV (not many channels), free Wi-Fi, fridge (but no cooking facilities). bathroom and shower (with hot water in some rooms, not in others). Hot & cold purified water available free. Rooms are on 2nd and 3rd floor and there is no elevator. For weekly or monthly stays, electricity bill is extra. Weekly & monthly rates are not always available; when it is busy they will rent only by the day. ₱800/day, ₱3000/week, ₱10000/month. 
  • 19 Dumaguete Studio Apartments, Palinpinon Rd, ☏ 63 35 421 1343, ✉. A/C, Internet, cable TV, microwave & gas stove, swimming pool. No children. Strictly no smoking, anywhere in the compound. Inhabited mostly by retired western men with Filipina wives or girlfriends. Rent includes fast Internet and a motorcycle. ₱24000-30600 a month. 
  • 20 Hermogina (just off the highway, south of Robinson Mall), ☏ 63 917 329 3479. Apartments from studio to three bedroom. Fully furnished, free wired Internet, in a walled compound with security guards and parking. They have a second location further from the city, to the south, with only studio units. ₱10000 aan ₱30000. (updated Mar 2020)
  • Villa Prescilla, E.J. Blanco Extension, Daro, ☏ 63 906 221 7632, ✉. Furnished apartments, owned & run by a Swedish/Filipina couple. Rent includes Internet connection, cable TV, and access to laundry area and swimming pool. There is a small eatery next to the pool. van ₱15000 a month. (updated Mar 2020)
  • Dumaguete Springs Apartments (across the road from Hypermarket), ☏ 63-35 422 4284, ✉. Swimming pool plus access to the beach at the company's resort in Bacong. High-speed Internet available for 1400/month. daily ₱1900 1 bedroom, 2600 for 2. Monthly ₱24,400-31,600. 

There are real estate agents (web search will find a dozen, or you may notice signs around town) who can connect you to anything from by-the-month accommodation to buying property of various types. A foreigner cannot legally own land in the Philippines, but they can buy a condo in their own name or start a company which can own land.

Why Not? on the boulevard has a notice board with ads to rent or sell property, cars and motorcycles.

Outside town

West of downtown there are several highland resorts mainly oriented to outdoor activities. These are in a forested area and are reached via Taft Street which starts a bit north of downtown Valencia and runs west along a river.

  • 21 Valencia Forest Camp, Taft Street, Valencia. Accommodation includes a backpacker dormitory, treehouses and nipa huts. Has two swimming pools. ₱90 per person for swimming. 
  • Tejero Highland Resort and Adventure Park, Taft Street, Valencia, ☏ 63 35 400 3977. A development with ziplines, ATVs, Segways, slide, and natural pools, a ₱12 Jeepeny ride from downtown Dumaguete. swimming ₱60 per persoon. 
  • Harold's Eco-lodge. This place has the same owner as Harold's Mansion in downtown Dumaguete; you can book and arrange transport there. Dorm bed ₱250, rooms from ₱500. 

South of the city is a coastline well provided with dive resorts, which we cover in the articles on the coastal towns. Listed north-to-south, those are:

Either Dauin or Zamboanguita has boats to Apo-eiland which has some of the best diving in the region. Transport to the island, and accommodation there, can also be arranged through tour agencies or hotels in Dumaguete.
  • Siaton - near the southern tip of the island, with the scenic Lake Balanan in the mountains inland of it and a harbor popular with people Cruising on small craft.

Beyond Siaton, around the corner onto the southwest coast of the island, are several more towns, also often reached via Dumaguete. These are a bit off-the-beaten-path, not well-developed as resort destinations. Listed east-to-west:

Beyond those is Negros Occidental; the nearest resort area there is Sipalay, not highly developed or heavily touristed but with good beaches and diving. This is a popular destination for Dumaguete or Bacolod residents who want to get away from it all.

Bly veilig

Dumaguete is generally a safe city. There are enough beggars and touts to be annoying, but by Asian standards these problems are relatively mild. Police are quite visible, especially along Rizal Boulevard.

You do see evidence that locals are concerned about security. Many of the larger old houses and more-or-less all the new luxury housing are in walled compounds, and barbed wire, spikes or broken glass to discourage people from climbing the walls are common, as are bars to keep burglars from entering windows. Most businesses have roll-down metal doors for protection when they are closed. Many businesses and some residential compounds have armed guards. Guards at the entrances to many department stores or malls use metal-detecting wands to scan customers before entry. All of this, however, is true in most areas of the Philippines, and much of it is common to most low-income countries.

Traffic can be distinctly hectic; there are no traffic lights and few stop signs in the town, and you only occasionally see policemen directing traffic. Most of the oddities of Asian driving are seen in Dumaguete: running without lights at night is common, motorcycles fairly often do interesting things like going down the wrong side of the road or ignoring one-way traffic signs, and so on. On the positive side, the traffic is not remarkably fast, there are few traffic jams and, compared to some other Asian cities, Dumaguete has fewer drivers who seem obviously insane to western observers.

Pedestrians should be quite cautious in Dumaguete. The traffic is dangerous, some roads lack sidewalks, and even if there is a sidewalk, it may be blocked by parked motorcycles. Both roads and sidewalks are often seriously uneven — some have holes that could easily break a leg, and many more could turn an ankle — so it is essential to watch your step.

As in any tropical area, there is risk of sunburn; dit is baie belangrik dat pasaangekomde besoekers versigtig moet wees.

Bly gesond

Die gesondheidsrisiko's in Dumaguete is nie groot nie, maar dit is die moeite werd om by u dokter te gaan raadpleeg en moontlik inentings te kry voordat u vertrek. Die gebied is tropies, so sien ook warm weer en tropiese siektes.

Sommige entstowwe kan veral kommerwekkend wees:

  • Die stad het baie rondloperhonde en -katte, en sommige rotte en vlermuise, so hondsdolheid entstof kan 'n goeie idee wees. Dit neem drie skote wat oor 'n maand versprei is; koste in die Filippyne is ₱2000-3000 per skoot.
  • 'N Entstof vir die muskietgedraagde siekte knokkelkoors het in 2016 op die mark gekom. Dengue is wydverspreid in die Filippyne en Dumaguete het 'n paar muskiete (alhoewel nie baie nie), dus kan dit 'n wyse voorsorgmaatreël wees. Aan die ander kant is hierdie entstof nou meestal van die mark verwyder; sien Dengue_fever # Entstof vir besonderhede.

Die stad het baie gesondheidsdienste - dokters, tandartse, apteke, oogkundiges - en soos elders in die Filippyne en in die grootste deel van Asië, is hierdie dienste dikwels baie goedkoper as in lande met hoër inkomste. Daar is uitsonderings wanneer ingevoerde produkte, soos tandheelkundige inplantate of sekere middels, benodig word vir die behandeling.

  • 12 Dr Myrine Garupa (tandarts), ☏ 63 920 918 7821, ✉. M-Sa 08: 00-18: 00. Baie van die plaaslike uitgewekenes is 'n tandarts. Inplantate is duur by ₱65000 maar die meeste dienste is volgens westerse standaarde goedkoop. Sy bied nie prosedures onder algemene narkose aan nie. 

Hospitale en klinieke

Die stad het vyf hospitale:

  • 13 Negros Oosterse provinsiale hospitaal, ☏ 63 35 225-0950. 'N Openbare hospitaal (die ander word privaat bestuur). Dit het die laagste koste, maar soms die langste wagtyd. 
  • 14 Silliman Universiteit Mediese Sentrum, ☏ 63 35 225 0839. Waarheen baie van die plaaslike uitgewekenes gaan. 
  • 15 Holy Child-hospitaal, ☏ 63352250510, ✉. Langs die katedraal, baie sentraal. Dit het 'n groot oogkliniek met 'n goeie reputasie. 
  • 16 ACE Dumaguete Doktershospitaal, Claytownweg, ☏ 63 35 523 5957. Sommige uitgewekenes het aandele in die maatskappy gekoop. Volgens hulle gee die belegging 'n redelike opbrengs, en dit bied u afslag op baie dienste. (Junie 2020 opgedateer)
  • Negros Polymedic-hospitaal (Sibulan, op die snelweg vanaf Dumaguete). Nuutste hospitaal; vanaf Maart 2021 is hulle oop en werf hulle meer personeel. 100 beddens. 

Die Sosiale Higiëne-kliniek, deel van die stadsgesondheidskantoor in die stadsaal in Colonstraat, bied gratis toetse aan seksuele oordraagbare siektes insluitend MIV. Die Sentraal Visayas streek op die derde plek in die land vir die meeste gevalle van MIV.

Apteke

  • Die generiese apteek (TGP), Deur No.4 GF Forex Bldg No San Jose Street 46 (oorkant die straat van die sydeur van Lee Plaza). 'N Nasionale ketting met verskeie takke in Dumaguete. 
  • Generika Dwelmwinkels, Noblefrancastraat, ☏ 63 35-4210421. 
  • Negros Grace Apteke, Twin arcade gebou. Perdicesstraat. 

Die ereksieverbeterende middels Viagra en Cialis is sonder voorskrif by die meeste apteke beskikbaar. Daar is ook verkopers wat die boulevard-kroeë patrolleer en dit verkoop; dit is aansienlik goedkoper mits u dit bied winskoop die prys is laer, en die produkte werk wel, maar die apteke is waarskynlik veiliger. U moet dit in elk geval nie neem sonder om 'n dokter te raadpleeg nie, want dit beïnvloed die bloedsomloopstelsel en kan vir sommige mans redelik gevaarlik wees.

Verbind

Internetdiens is oor die algemeen baie goed; Dumaguete is een van die middelpunte van die optiese veselnetwerk wat die land verbind. Die meeste hotelle en baie restaurante bied gratis WiFi; verbinding spoed is goed vir teks, foto's en die meeste grafiese, maar musiek of video streaming is soms rukkerig.

Daar is 'n aantal redelik groot internetkafees; dit is hoofsaaklik beskikbaar vir mense wat aanlyn speletjies speel, en bied redelike kragtige rekenaars met ordentlike skerms en 'n vinnige verbinding. Een is bo die Scoobie's koffiewinkel op San José, 'n ander is by Harold's Mansion, en verskeie is om die hoek van Perdices en Silliman om die studentehandel te kry, insluitend Frozen Throne 'n halfblok suid op Perdices, wat einde 2015 geopen is, sodat dit relatief nuwe masjiene het.

As u 'n plek huur of koop, begin die internet-internetdiens ongeveer ₱700 'n maand en wissel tot meer as ₱10000. Die meeste buitelandse inwoners kies 'n pakket wat kabel-TV en vinnige internet vir iets in die land insluit ₱1400-2500 reeks.

Selfoonverbindings is vinnig en betroubaar op enige plek in die stad self of in die sentrale gebiede van die groot voorstede, maar kan in sommige afgeleë gebiede baie wankelrig wees.

Hanteer

Negros Oosterse Kapitool

Dumaguete het gereeld 'n paar keer 'brownouts', die plaaslike term vir 'n volledige afskakeling van elektriese krag; dit is byna alle beplande afskakelings wat vooraf deur die kragonderneming aangekondig is, en is gewoonlik 'n paar uur op 'n Sondag. Plaaslike inwoners hanteer dit dikwels deur meestal 'n daguitstappie in 'n oord in 'n nabygeleë omgewing te hou Dauin in die suide of Amlan in die noorde. Valencia kan ook 'n alternatief wees en het 'n Sondagmark, maar sommige Dumaguete brownouts sluit Valencia in.

  • 17 Caltex Vulstasie. 24/7. Aanvaar AmEx, JCB, UnionPay, Visa en MasterCards vir brandstof en afslaan in die lugversorgde kroeg. 
  • 18 Buro vir immigrasie in Dumaguete, Deur 8 Lu Paga Bldg 38 Dr V. Locsin St. ('n bietjie moeilik om te vind, in 'n lang straat / gang af na regs. Daar is 'n klein bordjie naby 'n groot Huillier-pandjieswinkelbord), ☏ 63 35 225-4401. 08:00 tot 17:00. Die Dumaguete-kantoor is klein en soms oorlaai omdat daar soveel buitelanders in die stad is, dus jy sal dikwels 'n rukkie moet wag, ten minste in die winter as die vraag die hoogste is. Kry 'n nommer by die veiligheidswag wanneer u daar aankom. Vanaf die begin van 2018 aanvaar hulle slegs tot 14:00 Maandag-Vrydag uitbreidingsaansoeke en kan u die paspoort gewoonlik na 14:00 op die volgende werksdag afhaal. van ₱2930 per twee maande verlenging. 
  • 19 Negros Oosterse provinsiale toerismehoofkwartier, EJ Blanco-rylaan, Piapi, ✉. M-F 08: 00-17: 00. Naby die Sidiakan Negros-handwerkafdeling. 
  • 20 Poskantoor. 
  • Buglas Isla medewerkend (bo Allegre restaurant aan die boulevard). Ruimte en dienste vir digitale nomade werkers. 

Rook

Rook word nie aangemoedig in Dumaguete nie; a munisipale ordonnansie verbied rook op openbare plekke, ook op straat of in restaurante en kroeë, en daar is beamptes op bromponies wat kaartjies hiervoor uitdeel, ₱500 vir 'n eerste oortreding. Die meeste of alle hotelle verbied rook in die kamers. Sommige kroeë het egter rookareas, en sommige hotelle bied 'n patio of balkon waar nikotienverslaafdes kan smul.

  • Aanstekers in oorvloed (klein staanplek, boonste verdieping by Robinson's Place). 'N wye verskeidenheid aanstekers en sigaretdosies.
    Hulle het 'n reeks elektriese aanstekers van rondom ₱250 tot ₱1800. Dit is nie veronderstel om eenmalig weggooibaar te wees nie en dit verbrand nie 'n fossielbrandstof nie (herlaai via 'n USB-poort), en dit is waarskynlik groen. Dit is ook gerieflik, heeltemal winddig en dit is onwaarskynlik dat dit hare of baard aan die brand steek. In die algemeen is dit egter nie 'n goeie koop nie, behalwe miskien goedkoop, wat as weggooibare behandel word. Hulle misluk dikwels na 'n paar maande gebruik; die verkoper weet dit en gee slegs 'n twee weke waarborg.     

Vir diegene wat 'n verdamper verkies:

  • 15 Vapelaan, Santa Catalina, hoek van Nobelfranca (bo 'n restaurant). Verdampers, onderdele en 'n groot verskeidenheid vloeistowwe daarvoor 

Bogart's Bar op die boulevard het 'n Sweedse produk genaamd Snus vir die kou van tabak.

Gaan volgende

Nabygeleë groot stede is Bacolod en Cebu City; daar is busse na beide en bote na Cebu. Gewilde toeristebestemmings in die omgewing sluit in Siquijor, Bohol en Apo-eiland.

Die busroete Dumaguete-Bacolod loop deur verskeie plekke wat moontlik die moeite werd is om te stop. Mabinay, ongeveer halfpad in die berge, is 'n sentrum vir spel; die omgewing rondom het baie grotte, maar verblyfkeuses is nie briljant nie. Kabankalan dit is waar die pad weer die see bereik, aan die weskus suid van Bacolod, en 'n paar strandoorde het.

Bais City, 44 km noord van Dumaguete, is bekend vir dolfyn- en walviskyk, en het ook openbare baldans in die plein, mangrove-moerasse en 'n wit sandkroeg van 7 km wat by elke hoogwater twee keer per dag skoon gewas word. Oslob aan Eiland Cebu is bekend vir walvishaaie.

Hierdie stadsgids vir Dumaguete het gids status. Dit bevat 'n verskeidenheid goeie gehalte-inligting, insluitend hotelle, restaurante, besienswaardighede en reisbesonderhede. Dra asseblief by en help ons om dit 'n ster !