Bacolod

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General information about Bacolod, recreation

Bacolod (Bacolod city) is the largest city of Negros Island, the capital of the Negros Occidental region, and the unofficial capital of the island. Located in the Northwest Bank (Bacolod on the map). This is a fairly large and developed city, which, together with the suburbs, is inhabited by more than 700,000 people.

Among foreign tourists, Bacolod is not very popular, it is rarely visited purposefully. Usually tourists here appear on the way by land to Cebu with Boracay islands through Panay (Panay), or use as a base to start climbing the volcano Kanlaon (Canloan), since the city is the headquarters where you need to obtain permission to visit. Nevertheless, Bacolod has a well-developed urban and tourist infrastructure, there are several historical attractions, and from here you can visit some interesting places in the northern part of Negros. In the city itself, you can relax and have fun in bars and clubs, find a girl or a boy, there is even a casino. The main entertainment district is Singcang near the Old Airport on the shore.

There is also the resort area of Punta Taytay with beaches 10 kilometers south of the center of Bacolod. But the beaches here are so-so, except for the "three": dirty and with brown and black volcanic sand.

In general, two or three days on Bacolod will be enough, and you should not stay here for all the time of your rest.

You can find hotels and other accommodation options in Bacolod on these sites, or through the search form:

The following attractions can be visited in Bacolod and nearby

  • Vintage steam locomotive Iron Dinosaurs. An ancient steam locomotive used to transport sugar cane during the "sugar rush".
  • Ruins The Ruins. The ruins of a house built in the colonial Spanish period, and burned by the owner before the arrival of the Japanese during World War II.
  • San Sebastian Cathedral. The main Catholic Cathedral of the city.
  • Negros Museum. The main museum of the island, local history and art. Inside is not a very rich collection of artifacts, copies, and works of art by local artists.
  • Museum Negrense De La Salle. A museum at the local university, where all sorts of exhibits donated by foreigners and local residents are exhibited. There is no single theme, just a collection of old things.
  • Volcano Kanlaon (Kanlaon Volcano). It is the highest mountain on the island of Negros, and the third most active volcano in the Philippines.
  • Masskara Festival. The grandiose three-week festive festival with elegant processions takes place in October.

How to get to Bacolod

  • By plane

    Near Bacolod, 16 kilometers from the center is the Airport Bacolod-Silay International Airport, ICAO code-BCD. It accepts only domestic flights of Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines from Manila, Cebu, Davao( Davao), Clark (Clark).

    To get to Bacolod by plane from Russia and other countries, it is most convenient to fly toCebu City Airport and from there by bus from Cebu South Bus Station (see below as), or by domestic flight. You can also fly to Manila, and there transfer to a domestic flight. Buying a ready-made ticket with transfers to Bacolod is not worth it. So it will be much more expensive than if you buy separate tickets to the airport of Manila or Cebu, and separate domestic flights.

    You can find and book tickets to Cebu airport or from Cebu to Bacolod using the search form:

    Minimum prices for flights from Moscow to Cebu:

    Minimum prices for flights from Russia to Cebu:

    From the airport to the city center can be reached by minivan, which depart regularly after the arrival of each flight, cost 100-150 pesos. They walk downtown to iconic landmark points: SM City Bacolod, Bacolod Provincial Hospital, Old Bacolod Airport, SaveMore Supermarket.

  • By ferry

    Read more all about ferries in the Philippines and how to use them...

    In Bacolod is the Seaport Bredco Port, which operates flights from Manila, Lanao (Lanao), Zamboanga (Zamboanga), Cagayan de Oro (Cagayan de Oro), Iloilo (Iloilo), Dumangas (Dumangas). The most popular and frequent flight is to Iloilo. This route is reached by land from the island of Boracay through Panay. The port is located in the heart of the city, from it to the hotels can be reached on foot, by tricycle or taxi.

    As in most ports of the Philippines, the schedule is a complete mess, there are no single cash registers. Flights are operated by various companies, and to find a specific schedule in the direction, you need to check the websites of various companies and ask on the spot at the ticket offices, since not all carriers have websites. Here are ferry destinations to Bacolod that can be booked online:

    And here are the websites of carriers to check the schedule for destinations:

  • By bus

    By bus you can get to Bacolod from the cities of Negros Island, and there is also a direct bus from Cebu with ferry crossing.

    There are two bus terminals in the city:

    • Bacolod City South Terminal / Ceres Southbound Terminal-destinations in Dumagueta and other cities in the south of Negros Island.
    • Bacolod City North Terminal / Ceres Northbound Terminal-directions to the north of the island, Cebu, Canlaon (to start climbing the volcano).
    • Bus from Cebu to Bacolod

      Cost from 500 pesos, travel from 8 hours. Depart in the afternoon about every hour, and several flights at night. In Cebu arrive and depart from the North Bus Terminal Cebu, bus station on the map), in Bacolod from the southern bus terminal. Tickets are sold at bus terminals and at Ceres Liner agencies on the streets.

    • Bus from Dumaguete to Bacolod

      The journey is 6 hours, costs from 295 pesos for a simple bus, and 380 air-conditioned:

      • From Bacolod depart from 01:00 to 20:30 every 30-60 minutes.
      • From Dumaguete depart from 01:00 to 10:30 every 30-60 minutes.

    In addition to these directions, there is a regular connection with other major cities of the island. Buses depart approximately every 30-60 minutes during the day, so you can simply come to the desired bus terminal and buy tickets for the next flight. Some cities need to go with transfers, but in any case, during the day you can get from/to any place on Negros.

Transport in Bacolod, what to move

The center of Bacolod is compact, you can easily move on foot. In fact, the entire center can be walked in 40 minutes from end to end. But, of course, to move with luggage or travel to the suburbs you need transport. To do this, you can use a car taxi, tricycles, mototaxi, and regular minibuses–jeepneys.

All taxis in the city in theory work on meters, and the price of travel is the same as in other cities: 40 pesos for boarding, 13.5 pesos for 1 kilometer of travel and 2 pesos for every minute of travel. And as elsewhere, tourists are trying to carry not on the counter, but at fixed prices. Therefore, before boarding, make sure that the driver will take you to the meter. If you have mobile internet, it is better to use the Grab application to order a car.

But to rent a motorcycle here, as in other developed resorts of the Philippines, is difficult. There are only a few such places in the city, and the prices are very high by local standards, asking from 600 pesos per day.

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