Duration:
8 hours
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DUMAGUETE CITY is known as “The City of Gentle People.” It's easy to see why – this is a serene university town filled with genteel locals, and its atmosphere is conducive to artistic and scholarly pursuits. Silliman University is the most prominent among Dumaguete's universities and colleges. Established in 1901, it is the oldest American-founded university in Asia. Stroll around the campus and visit the Silliman Anthropological Museum, which contains artifacts that date back 2,000 years and an ethnographic compendium of the different indigenous groups of the Philippines.<br>Silliman University Campus Tour<br>City Capitol Rolling Tour<br>Exotic University Zoo<br>Valencia Sulfur Vents<br>Swimming at Pulangbato Twin Waterfalls<br>Redrock River<br>Swimming at Red Rock Hot Spring<br>Tierra Alta Sightseeing<br>Kataal WW2 Museum

Duration:
8 hours
From:
USD 125.00

Apo Island was a community-organized marine sanctuaries and was started when Dr. Angel Alcala, a marine scientist from the Silliman University Marine Laboratory introduced to the local fishermen the importance of creating a marine sanctuary in the area. Initially, there was hesitation, but after a dialogue, Dr. Alcala convinced the community to establish the sanctuary. Assisted by the staff of the SU Marine Laboratory in 1982, the locals selected an area along 450 meters of shoreline and extending 500 meters from shore as the sanctuary site.<br>At present, the island is home to over 650 documented species of fish and estimated to have over 400 species of corals. Most of the Philippines' 450 species of coral can be found here, from tiny bubble corals to huge gorgonian sea fans and brain corals. Visitors and tourists pay a fee to enter Apo Island and to snorkel or dive in the marine sanctuary there. These fees are used to keep the sanctuary clean and in good condition.

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