Dumaguete City Things to Do Tips by whitebear

Fish and Meat Market

Dumaguete's Fish and Vegetable-market is even famous as the cleanest in the area. Next to fish, meat and vegetables they also sell fruits, flowers, rice and the lot of accessoisies. Even service as beauty salons can be found.

Sunday Morning Market

Every Sunday morning between 5 and 7 thre is a pre-market. in which the farmers from far of the island their vegeteables and fruits try too sell. You have to get up early but it is nice and colourfull.

Watching Cockfighting

Cockfighting is the main entertainment-activity in many parts of the Philippines. The main place for this is in Bacolod in the Northern part of Negros (Occidental), but also in this area you can have a good impression. Not to be advised if you cannot see blood or being an animal-lover, but it is a local habit. In Europe this kind of entertainment is not allowed. In the neighbourhood are two nice cockfighting stadions, the bigger one in Dumaguete and the smaller one nearby the centre of Bacong, 5 km South of Dumaguete. Personally I prefer the Bacong one, this is a local one, not so busy and around the "cockpit" you have seats and tables to drink and eat if you like. It is to be watched on Sundays. Ask local which time the event is taking place.

Address: Dumaguete or Bacong

Directions: Dumaguete is next to the Ceres Bus-terminal in Bacong go right on Dumaguete South Road entering the Centre. and follow the road 2 km.

Zamboanguita Market

Around 20 km South of Dumaguete in the place of Zamboanguita just along the road on wednesday you can find the weekly market, which is very much known in the area. The main is vegatables and fruits.

Address: Malatapay Beach

Directions: Barangay Malatapay, Zamboanguita

Hiking

Make a walking trip to the Twin Lakes, just 13 km north of the centre of Dumaguete left inland after the city of Sibulan.
The road is around 14 km. The hike is from one to the other lake half an hour one way.

Address: Between Sibulan and San Jose