La Libertad Beaches & La Limar
La Libertad, Negros Oriental · about 83 km from 3ACs Apartment, Talisay City
Quiet Tañon Strait beaches and the stone-and-bamboo La Limar resort.
About
La Libertad, about 105 km north of Dumaguete on the Tañon Strait, is the quiet side of Negros Oriental: secluded beaches, green countryside and waterfalls in the hills, with very few tourists. La Limar, a small seaside resort of stone, wood and bamboo cottages, put the town on the map and is still a local favourite for swimming and family days. Stay for the sunset over the strait.
History
One of the oldest settlements on the coast (once called Jinoba-an). The town was badly hit by the 2012 Negros earthquake and has since rebuilt.
Why visit
A slow, peaceful beach stop on the road north.
How to get there
About 2.5 hours north of Dumaguete by bus.
- Bus Dumaguete–Guihulngan route
- Tricycle
Prices (estimates)
- Resort day useAsk the resort
Hours / best time: Daily
Nearby places
- Jimalalud — 'Little Big Town' & Hambabalud Festival — One of the oldest towns on the north coast, with its own Hambabalud Festival.
- Kansalakan Enchanted River — A deep green highland river with small cascades, natural tubs and a cliff-jumping pool called 'The Eye'.
- Hinakpan Mystical Hills — Over 200 cone-shaped green hills in the clouds — Negros's own 'Chocolate Hills'.
- St. Anthony of Padua Church, Tayasan — An old north-coast parish dating from 1849, mother town of Ayungon.
- Moalboal Sardine Run — Swim inside millions of sardines just off the shore.