Guimaras Island (Mango Country)
Guimaras · about 42 km from 3ACs Apartment, Talisay City
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Sweetest mangoes in the world, beaches and island hopping.
About
Guimaras is famous for super-sweet mangoes (and mango pizza at the Trappist monastery), plus white beaches and islets around Nueva Valencia.
History
Its Manggahan Festival every April celebrates mangoes certified as pest-free for export.
Why visit
Clearly visible from Talisay's coast — a sweet weekend trip.
How to get there
Fastcraft Bacolod → Iloilo, then pumpboat from Ortiz/Parola wharf to Jordan (15 min).
- Fastcraft + pumpboat
- Tricycle tours on the island
Prices (estimates)
- Pumpboat≈ ₱20–30
- Island tour≈ ₱1,500–2,500
Hours / best time: Mango season Apr–May
Nearby places
- Iloilo City Heritage & La Paz Batchoy — Calle Real, Molo Church and the original La Paz batchoy — just 1 hour by fastcraft.
- Pulupandan Seaside & WWII Liberation Landing — Negros's closest point to Guimaras — where the liberators landed in 1945, now a sunset and seafood town.
- St. John the Baptist Church, Araneta Monument & Bantayan Park — 1891 church, the hero's monument and Bago's riverside park in the town centre.
- Balay ni Tan Juan (Gen. Juan Araneta Museum) — Ancestral home of the 1898 revolution hero Gen. Juan Araneta, now a museum.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Valladolid — One of the largest Spanish-era stone churches on Negros, with twin bell towers on the highway.