Bais Dolphin & Whale Watching
Bais
Boat trips from Bais into the Tañon Strait, where spinner dolphins and bottlenose dolphin pods often appear, with the occasional pilot whale.
Bais lies about 45 km north of Dumaguete. Travel agencies and piers offer chartered boat tours, which usually leave early in the morning to look for dolphins, then head to Manjuyod Sandbar for swimming and lunch, and on the way back you can pass through a mangrove boardwalk. A chartered boat costs about 4,000 to 6,000 pesos and can carry more than ten people, so joining a group as a single traveler is more economical. Dolphin sightings are likely but not guaranteed, and those prone to seasickness should take medication in advance.
Opening hours
Early-morning departures; about 06:00–14:00
Nearby sights
- Manjuyod Sandbar
- Balinsasayao Twin Lakes Natural Park
- Pulangbato Falls
- Red Rock Hot Spring
- Forest Camp Valencia
- Casaroro Falls
- Silliman University
- Silliman University Anthropology Museum