Lake Balanan / Lake Balanan

Description and is it worth a visit

Lake Balanan (Lake Balanan, also Balenen), in our opinion (the authors of the site), much more beautiful and interesting than the famous Twin Lakes Twin Lake, but little known and rarely visited by tourists. The reason for this is most likely the distance from Dumaguete and other resorts Negros islands, and a very bad road to it. But if you have enough time, we recommend visiting it for a whole day or half a day to relax and have fun. You can even stay here for the night in a guest house or camping with your tent. And to come here for a few minutes just to look at it and take a selfie, perhaps not worth it: too long and difficult road.

Lake Balanan can be called an eco-park with tourist activities, and at very low prices. It is surrounded by a walking hiking trail that leads to a campsite (150 pesos / night), to several interesting natural formations, a tree house. On the lake itself you can ride a rented boat (200 pesos/Hour), Catamaran (100 pesos/hour), houseboat (150 pesos/hour). There is also a zipline (150 pesos), picnic gazebos (50 pesos/day). There is also free use of a swimming pool with amazingly clear water, a changing room and toilets, and a ferry between two marinas to travel part of the way along the trail around the lake.