Dumaguete on Negros Oriental is located in the Central Visayas. It is a vibrant university town with a population of 120,000 and is known as the City of Gentle People. The night life with live music and night clubs is famous throughout the Philippines.
Mikes Dauin Beach Resort is about 15 kilometers south of Dumaguete where shady palm trees, sugar cane fields and volcanic mountains dominate the landscape.
Arriving by Air
From/to Manila
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines service the route to Dumaguete from the Manila. There are multiple flights a day from the domestic terminal at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Dumaguete Airport, known as Sibulan Airport.
From/to Cebu
Cebu Pacific offers a daily flights from Cebu to Dumaguete. The scenic flight along the coastline takes less than an hour.
Wherever you come from, our airport pick-up service brings you to us in around 40-50 minutes.
Arriving by Ferry
From Manila
2Go ferries services the route Manila – Dumaguete. The ferry is an overnight-trip along the coastlines of many islands in the Philippine archipelago.
From Cebu
From Cebu City, there is a 4.5 hour ferry with Oceanjet (oceanjet.net) that leaves Cebu Pier at 0820H daily and arrives at Dumaguete Pier at 1240H. The route includes a two (2) hour ride and a 20 minute turnaround time in Bohol before proceeding to Dumaguete. You can choose either the Tourist Class or Business Class. You can book and pay online as early as 1-2 weeks prior to your scheduled departure.
On most days you can also catch an overnight ferry to Dumaguete on the Cokaliong Ferry line. Check out their schedules at: https://www.cokaliongshipping.com Generally the ferry leaves Cebu early evening and arrives in the early hours of the morning in Dumaguete.
Alternatively, travel to the south of Cebu to Liloan/Santandar Port by taxi or bus and pick up a ferry to Sibulan Port just north of Dumaguete – ferry crossing takes about 30-40 minutes plus the embarkation and disembarkation of both passengers and vehicles. Ferries run fairly regularly throughout the day and we can arrange a transfer from Sibulan Port to Mike’s Resort for you or pick up your own transfer or motor tricycle at the port. Check out “Maayo Shipping, Inc” Facebook page for updated schedules.
From Bohol
Oceanjet ( www.oceanjet.net )provides a once daily service to Dumaguete from Tagbilaran on Bohol. The ferry normally leaves Tagbilaran Pier, Bohol at 1040H and arrives in Dumaguete at 1240H. You can choose either the Tourist Class or Business Class. You can book and pay online as early as 1-2 weeks prior to your scheduled departure.
Getting to Mike’s Dauin Beach Resort from Dumaguete
Private Transfer
Our driver will collect you at the Airport or Ferry Terminal and bring you in air-conditioned comfort direct to our resort. The Airport transfer is 1,100php, and takes around 40-50 minutes depending on traffic. Transfers from other arrival points can be arranged as well.
The van rate applies to schedules between 6 AM and 7 PM. An additional charge of Php 200 will be applied for trips outside this timeframe.
Public Transport
If you prefer to use public transportation, you have several options. Coming from Dumaguete, you can take a Ceres Bus to Dauin. Go to the Main Bus Terminal in Dumaguete and look for a Bus going to Bayawan. If in doubt, just ask at the Terminal and they will happily advise you.
Ask the driver to drop you at the Petron gas station in Dauin. From here you can see our signboard on the highway and can easily follow the way down to the beach (15 min walk) or ask a local tricycle to bring you to us.
Coming from the south of Negros Oriental, the Ceres Bus has Dumaguete as destination.
For the best advice on how to get here please contact us directly!
