Bahura Resort and Spa, Negros Oriental - Philippines
Bahura is a tropical sanctuary tastefully designed in the heart of a 5-hectare beachside coconut plantation. From the Dumaguete airport you will experience a 25-minute introductory tour through interesting and historical landmarks in town and an hour's drive to spectacular cave explorations, cascading waterfalls and whale and dolphin-watching centers. All is lush, serene and worthwhile here…just as how you want your time to be.
Bahura offers a refreshing blend of discovery, excitement and relaxation. A tropical paradise where you can do everything, or if you prefer, absolutely nothing at all. A natural playground waiting to be explored. A place to bond and find new adventures.
A place that you will return to year after year. We offer the perfect vacation for every visitor.
Located in the town of Dauin, Bahura Resort and Spa nestles in the heart of a sprawling, 5 hectare beach-side coconut plantation. It is 25-minute ride by car from the Dumaguete airport, and an hour's drive to spectacular cave explorations, cascading waterfalls and whale & dolphin watching centers.
How to get there
Negros Oriental is accesible by land, sea and air transportation: It is one hour and 15 minutes by plane from Manila, and 40 minutes from Cebu to Dumaguete City, capital of Negros Oriental. There are daily direct flights from Manila and Cebu. There are also daily sea voyages to and from different points in the Visayas and Mindanao and twice a week to and from Manila.
From Manila, take an airplane flight to Dumaguete City (Negros Oriental's capital city) via Philippine Airlines or Cebu Pacific; then, the 25-minute drive to Dauin.
This tropical garden resort has 8 luxuriously appointed villas and 32 zen-inspired rooms for meditative solitude.
The villas, measuring 61 square meters of floor area, offer intimate personal spaces for you to relax, soak in the sun and enjoy the panoramic view of the tropics and the ocean through its wrap-around panoramic glass windows.
Extravagantly laid out, each villa comes with a loft bedroom, semi-kitchen, full bar setup, TV/DVD players, dining area, living room, an extra large bathroom with shower and whirlpool tub, walk-in closet, sunning/seating spaces, and a little Japanese garden to invigorate your senses.
The spacious hotel rooms are fitted with either a king-size or a queen-size bed, shower stall, lounge area with a day bed. Room amenities include bath and toilet kits, movies-on-demand, safety deposit box, coffee/tea making facilities, mini bar, individually controlled air-conditioning unit, and hair dryer.
• Front desk
• Business Center
• Conference Facilities
• Room Service
• Al fresco dining spaces
• 2 Free-form spring-water infinity pools
• Airport transfers
• Laundry and pressing services
• Water Sports
• PADI drive center
• Souvenir shop
• Local tours
For inquiries and reservations, please contact TravelMart.
Scuba Diving
The Philippines holds the distinction of being home to the most biodiverse marine life on the planet. Being a pioneer in the establishment of Marine Protected Areas, Dauins’ coastal waters and reefs are home to subjects much desired by divers and underwater photographers. Enjoy the photos taken around from seahorses, shrimps, nudibranchs to larger residents such as turtles, jacks and sharks, and the surrounding waters.
Bahura Resort and Spa is dedicated to fulfilling all of your diving needs. Being a sister company of Scubaworld Inc. which is the largest provider of scuba equipment and services in the Philippines, we are proud of our on-site dive center, which features the most extensive inventory of scuba equipment and accessories in Dumaguete.
Our house reef offers a window to the underwater world of corals and vibrant fishes, while the dive sites in the area features some truly world class diving.
From day dives to night dives, our dive center provides complete equipment rental, fully qualified PADI Dive master guides and boats to and from the dive sites.
Our packages can be tailored to suit your needs, whether it's an intro-dive for beginners, unlimited shore dives with tank and weights or dive safaris to the world famous Apo Island. Macro Photographers will love our house reef, while fish lovers will certainly turn cartwheels at nearby Masaplod, a basketball-court sized area chock full of oversized fishes and a resident turtle.
Dive Sites Dive Site: House Reef Depth: 5-30 meters Diving Level: Beginners to Advanced
Features: A beach entry will bring the diver to a field of sea grasses that give way to coral bommies filled with crinoids and ornamental fish. Fin past and find a sloping reef of hard corals down to about 23 meters. Go deeper to find a sandy area filled with beautiful soft corals.
Facing seaward from the beach, snorklers and divers can find an intact reef of hard corals as good as any to be found. Some are less than 5 meters from the surface so good buoyancy is a must. No standing on the corals please!
Dive Site: Dauin Banca and Car Wrecks Depth: 5-30 Meters Diving Level: Beginners to Advanced
Features: In front of the resort of the Negros Recreational Divers or Nrds for short lie the remains of a giant banca and several vehicles. It is interesting to poke (figuratively of course !) around the 2 artificial reef for critters such as pipefish, dwarf lionfishes, sea horses and frogfishes. Divers should also be careful of scorpion and stonefishes which have made the wrecks their home. Closer to the shore, the seagrass beds hide more critters such as nudibranchs, bobtail squid and harlequin ghostpipefish. The mimic octopus has been spotted and photographed here too.
Dive Site: Dauin Sanctuary Depth: 5-30 Meters Diving Level: Beginners to Advanced
Features: The marked feature of this site is a reef full of hard corals sweeping down to about 25 meters. Staghorn, lettuce, cabbage corals all abound. Near the sandy area is an artificial reef made up of old tires which is full of cardinal and other juvenile fishes.
Dive Site: Dumaguete Coco Oil Mill Pier Depth: 5-30 Meters Diving Level: Advanced Features: Access to this place is limited only when ships are not in port. The lucky diver who gets a chance to visit this unique site can find pylons overgrown with sea fans, colorful sponges and other soft coral inhabited by critters dear to the macro enthusiast. This is muck diving-minus the muck-at its best.
Dive Site: Masaplod Sanctuary Depth: 5-30 meters Diving Level: Beginner to Advanced Features: A basketball court size area that is full of juvenile jacks, a turtle or two, rabbitfish, sweetlips, angelfishes and giant emperor fishes. Although the smallest of all the sanctuaries, it has 50 percent more target food fish species than Apo or Dauin. If you’re into fish photography, this is the place to go to, as the residents go about their business, unmindful of visitors in their midst.
Watersports Welcome to our water sports center—for those who would rather be on the water rather than under it. We have hobie cats, jet skis, kayaks, banana boats and other marine toys for you to play with.
Land Tours Bahura is located in the province of Negros Oriental which is blessed with natural wonders waiting to be explored. Mountains, underground caves, crater lakes, dolphin watching, waterfalls are destinations for active day-trippers. You can hike, picnic, kayak, rappel to your hearts content. Don’t forget to bring your cameras!
• Caving at Mabinay Come spend the day exploring the caves of Mabinay, the second longest cave system in the country. On the two hour drive to the caves, you pass by countless sugarcane plantations. Never been caving before? No problem. Our guides will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy this memorable experience.
Caves you can choose from:
• Mambajo - an 18 meter rappel takes you into the cave. A 10 minute hike through the cave brings you to the wooden ladder that takes you out. (Alternatively: you can take the ladder in and out of the cave)
• Panligawan Cave – “The Courtship Cave”. An 18 meter rappel takes you into this cave. A walk thru this 80 meter long cave brings you to the exit steps.
• Pandanihan Cave – “The Marriage Cave”. There is a stalagmite curtain diving this 120 meter long cave into two rooms. This cave has an easy entrance and exit and the pathway is an elevated metal grating.
• Gasidlak Cave – “The Crystal Cave” gets its name from the stalagmites and stalactites which fill this cave. There is a metal walkway running the entire length of this 140 meter long cave. This cave also has an easy entrance and exit.
For variety, visit the Niludhan Falls. “The Kneel Down Falls” are 40 meters high and 25 meters wide. This trip have an elevation gain of approximately 1000 – 1500 meters (depending on the cave). Please take this into account if you are diving.
• The Casa Roro Falls The 2km walk from the road is comprised of 300+ cement steps with handrail and a short walk along the river’s edge. The trip to the 30 meter high waterfall takes approximately 45 minutes each way. There are some picnic tables near the base of the falls, let us know ahead of time and we will gladly pack you a lunch to bring along!
A guide is not needed for this trip but Bahura will provide you with transportation to the falls and lunch, if desired. This trip have an elevation gain of approximately 1000 meters. Please take this into account if you are diving.
• The Pulang Bato Falls Once you look at it, you will understand how the “Red Rock” falls got their name! It is about a 30 minute hike along a dirt trail to this 25 meter high waterfall. On the way back to the resort, there is a hot spring next to the road that is fun to stop and wash your hands in. Ask the guide about it! This trip have an elevation gain of approximately 1000 meters. Please take this into account if you are diving.
• Sulfur Hot Springs This knee-deep sulfur hot spring is located a scenic 30 minute drive from the resort. The spring is about 10 feet across and is located a five minute walk from the road.
• Twin Lakes National Park
The twin crater lakes of Balinsasayao and Danao are located about 30km from the resort and offer some scenic views and fabulous hiking and kayaking opportunities. You can hire a banca to take you on a water tour or follow the rock pathway around the lake. It is about a 30 minute walk on a rock pathway thru the forest to a viewing area that will allow you to see both lakes simultaneously.
Let us know ahead of time and we will arrange for you to bring kayaks or a pack lunch with you!
• Wednesdays at the Malatapay Beach Market
Come explore the market where locals gather to buy and sell everything from bamboo mats to cows. Buy some fruits and veggies to snack on along the way or stop at any of the stands and have a fresh seafood lunch.
The market is located in Zamboanguita and is less than a 10-minute drive from the resort. It is open from 5 AM to 4 PM but it is best to go mid-morning.
Inclusions:
• Overnight accommodation
• Daily Breakfast
• Welcome Drink
• Welcome Lei
• Use of Infinity Pool
• Round trip Airport Transfers
• Taxes
• Service charge
Extra Bed/Person rate is US$ 18 nett per night with breakfast and round trip airport transfers.
Terms and Conditions
• Rates are in US Dollars per room per night, with above indicated inclusions.
• Maximum of two (2) children below 12 years old are Free of Charge if sharing bed with parents.
• These specially discounted internet rates can only be availed if booked and paid through TravelMart; and can not be availed in combination with other promos, except with Travel Advantage Rewards Program.
• Rates may change without prior notice.
• Booking(s) have to be paid in advance before the check-in date issuance of voucher(s).
• Payment by credit card will be billed upon confirmation of booking.
• Upon receipt of payment, voucher(s) will be faxed or emailed to guest.
• A wash down or decrease in the original number of rooms/persons reserved/booked shall, to the extent of the decrease in the number of rooms/persons, be considered a cancellation and shall be subject to cancellation charges.
• Any and all cancellations/wash downs must be done through email to bookings@travelmart.net. Any and all wash downs/cancellations on the phone will not be honored.
• If guest fails to show up on check-in/tour day without prior notice to TravelMart, the No-show charges shall be applied.
• One-night rate as Cancellation or No-Show charge includes room charges, meals, tours and other arrangements.
• There shall be no refund for shortened stays including rooms checked-in and checked-out on the same day.
• Check-in time is 1 pm. Check-out time is 12 noon.
Cancellation Charges (including bookings paid through credit card)
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