Is car rental can save our budget and time touring negros occidental?

Hi there! i just want to know your opinion regarding car rentals in Dumaguete. We are first timers to go to this wonderful and fascinating province, and we want to go to Bais for dolphin watching, tour Dumaguete City with our own convenience and Valencia to see Forest Camp and Casaroro falls.

Is it necessary to save money and time, or is it more practical to commute? Thank you!

 

I just want also to ask if is it possible to visit Casaroro Falls in Valencia and Lake Balanan in Siaton in one whole day? Also, going to Bais to see dolphin and Manjuyod Sandbar in the morning, and then Sibulan to see Balinsasayao Twin lakes the next day? Is the route feasible enough? Thank you very much!

 

If you want to appreciate your sight-seeing trips, don't cramp too many destinations in one day. Traveling to and from Valencia takes time and you just don't go there and come back immediately. You would want to take pictures, maybe take a swim, eat a little, etc. Going to Bais City for dolphin-watching would also take time. Regarding car rentals, you might be able to save some money if you use public transport but in terms of convenience and saving time, it is a lot better to rent a car.

 

@franzwah: It really depends a lot what time of the year you wanna visit, at the moment (and the next few month) you can skip Bais, there won't be many or no dolphins.
This time of the year the clouds also hang pretty deep on east side of our little hill in our back, which make trips to higher altitude to a moist and wet undertaking.

However, you should take your time with sightseeing and not rushing but enjoying the sights, unless you need to run a check-list with "been there-done that"

 

@Rhoody: We were planning to go on trip in March or May. Do you think there will be many dolphins on that months? Do you think Valencia has more tourist spots to offer to skip Bais and Manjuyod sandbar?

@Rarity54f: Yeah, thanks actually your right! I am amazed that Negros Occidental has many beautiful places to offer! Maybe i will try to cut some of destinations in my iterinary to savor the moment in these places.

@DavyL200: Thank you for informing me about the road/ path to casaroro falls. Im thinking of going to Mabinay to see Niludhan Falls instead.

Thank you!

 

DavyL200: Many thanks sir! I'll contact you again close to our travel date. Hope you could help us with the directions. Im looking forward seeing it too! Thank you very much!

 

@Franzwah: May would be better for Dolphin Watching and Sandbar, usually better weather and more dolphins. With the other "tourist spots" it would be unfair of me to judge them as I come from an area where nature waterfalls, lakes surrounded by trees and limestone cave with stalactites and stalagmites are so beautiful and play in higher league.