Bacolod – Neyziellewanders

This post is a year old. This was a part of my March YOLO trip in 2017 and part of it was Negros Occidental gaming.

So the itinerary was South Korea (March 16-21) — Singapore (March 21-22) — Malaysia (March 22-23) — Hat Yai and Phuket, Thailand (March 23-24) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 25) — Singapore (March 25-26) — Manila (March 26, 8AM to 4PM) — then Bacolod — Cadiz City — Iloilo — Guimaras.

: The Ruins

I can’t remember the hotel we stayed at but I booked it the moment we land in Bacolod- Silay Airport. The hotel was clean and accessible to public transportation and chicken inasal food hubs, though. *winks*

After that legit winner, winner chicken inasal dinner, we set off to the dreamland because forget about Bruno Mars’ “to different city every night, oh I, I swear..” it’s tiring. Perhaps excessively so.

Day 1 in Bacolod meant travel to Lakawon Island in Cadiz City. Yes, it was my only reason. I want to go to my City. *winks*

: Lakawon Island Gamin’

HOW TO GET THERE from Bacolod City:

Hire a cab or take the public transportation to North Bus Terminal. Take the Ceres Bus because apparently, this bus line is so large that they own most of the bus transportation business in the Visayas. (Php 100 as of March 2017).
Tell the bus operator that you’re headed for Cadiz City, or tell them you want to go to Lakawon Island. They will drop you off to a waiting shed where tricycle drivers line up for service to the port.
Hire a tricycle. We paid Php 120 for it.

Register. Lakawon Island is operated by Lakawon Island Resorts and Spa.
- Pay Php 280 for boat fare (back and forth), environmental fee, and entrance fee. Last trip is 5:00 PM. Later than it, you will be charged an overnight fee.

The fee for the Tawhai Floating Bar is different. I’ve read from blogs that we’re supposed to get a complimentary drink but it’s a hoax. You need to buy your own drinks.

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You can swim or just be a potato in the floating bar. My aunt had the time of her life swimming, and I, on the other hand, chose to be a bum.

We left the island a little over three in the afternoon. The boat service from and to the floating bar is free. Going back to Bacolod City is pretty much the same thing as how you left. Hire a tricyle when you reach the port, and wait for buses bound for Bacolod in the waiting shed.

We reached Bacolod City at roughly 5 PM so we decided to go to the famous Manukan or Manokan Country, because you’ve never been to Bacolod without trying their famous chicken inasal in one of the stalls in here, right?

I can’t find any photo but going there is easy. It is near SM Bacolod so ride a pedicab or tricyle and tell them to drop you off in Manukan.

Day 2 City Tour and The Ruins.

I can’t really remember what we did but we did a City tour (visiting churches and parks). Forgive my short term memory. But we went to The Ruins.

HOW TO GET THERE FROM DOWNTOWN BACOLOD CITY (by public transport like we did):

Take the Bata route jeepneys from downtown Bacolod City.
Ask the driver to drop you at Bangga Rose Lawns (Memorial Park). It’s on the left side of the road and you will not miss it because there is a sign that shows “This way to The Ruins”
Ride a tricycle to The Ruins
Pay an entrance fee of Php 100