Bayawan is on the southwest coast of Negros Oriental. It is a moderately large town, 118,000 in the 2015 census, and has good beaches but tourism is not highly developed.

Understand

The main attraction of the area is about 8 km (5 miles) of beach.

Get in

There are many Ceres bus lines buses from Dumaguete and Sipalay, and there is a Ceres Bus Lines terminal in Bayawan.

By road, one can reach Bayawan by heading south from either major city on the island, Dumaguete or Bacolod, and following the coastal highway. An alternate route from Dumaguete goes north to Tanjay then across the island via Pamplona to Santa Catalina; this has less traffic and a better road.

Buy

• Prince Supermarket., Mabini Street. 08:00-20:00. (updated Jul 2016)
• Bayawan City Public Market. 05:00-17:00. (updated Jul 2016)
• Novo. 09:00-20:00. (updated Jul 2016)
• PNB Bank, Ramon Magsaysay Street. 24 hour ATM. Has a Visa Card ATM. (updated Jul 2016)
• Generika Drug Store, Rizal Street, ☏ +63 35-4300196. 08:00-20:00. (updated Mar 2017)

Eat

• Angels Burger, National Highway. 09:00-21:00. (updated Jul 2016)
• Mang Inasal, Ramon Magsaysay Street. 09:00-21:00. Fast food. (updated Jul 2016)

Sleep

• Bayawan Pension House, Carlos Gamboa street, ☏ +63 3-35-531015. Fan double rooms. A/C double rooms. ₱250/450. (updated Feb 2015)
• Riverfront Inn, National highway, ☏ +63 35-2283337. Fan double rooms. ₱250. (updated Feb 2015)
• Bliss Pension house, 413 Mabini street, ☏ +63 35-2283548. Fan single/double rooms with outside bathrooms. ₱250/450. (updated Feb 2015)
• Casa Rosario Pension House, Claro M Recto Street, ☏ +63 35 5310678. Check-out: 12:00. A/C single/double with own bathroom and cable TV. ₱650/700. (updated Mar 2017)

Go next

• Dumaguete
• Sipalay