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This is a breathtaking view of the islets of Sipalay from the Perth Paradise Beach Resort. It is a reminiscent of the Hundred Islands in Pangasinan. From Perth Paradise Beach Resort, you can take a raft to navigate the waters around these islets to witness the sunset. Except for one life-size kangaroo statue installed within the resort, nothing else is Australian vibe. The resort features an infinity fool facing these islets.

How To Get There:

Coming from Bacolod, one should take a bus bound to Hinoba-an and alight from the bus to public market of Sipalay City. From Sipalay, hire a tricycle to take you to Perth Paradise Beach Resort.

How Did I Get There:

Our group’s initial plan was to take our boat from the Turtle Island and to anchor in one of the beaches in the Sipalay. However due to the unpredicted waves and the size of our boat, we went back to Punta Bulata and take the tricycle to Sipalay. My friends were already teasing me whenever I silence my mouth during the last boat ride because they thought I was too scared that I couldn’t swim and the boat would topple. We hire another tricycle from Sipalay to take us all six to Perth Paradise Beach Resort.

While the resort was not part of the itinerary and didn’t popup in travel guides like Sugar Beach or other popular diving resorts, catching the view of these islets of Sipalay at this perspective is definitely something that visitors of Southern Negros Occidental shouldn’t miss.

Our visit was also the best time of the day. The sun was about to set. The resort was playing their reggae renditions of popular songs. And the gang of six was dancing to the summer beat like we own the place, like no else is watching. But yeah, the other visitors were watching us. Well, that’s how we appreciated and enjoyed the view of Sipalay.

We decided to go back to Punta Bulata after we played a long Monopoly Deal card game and saw that the moon has already risen. Good thing our hired tricycle was still there.

Tinipak River, more popularly called and passed by word of mouth by the tourists as Daraitan River, is regarded as the cleanest river in the Southern Tagalog Region in Luzon. The wide white wall of limestone and large boulders and rock installations at the end of the river trek plus the calming sound of the jade river are worth the sweat. There’s even a cave nearby that you can explore given the tide is low and rapids aren’t that strong.

How To Get There:

From Shaw Boulevard, take the van bound to Tanay, Rizal that stops at the public market of Tanay. Hire a tricycle going to Brgy. Daraitan. Before reaching to the other side where the barangay proper is, you will take a raft. Ride another tricycle. Register to the visitors center.

How Did I Get There:

I joined my fellow tour organizers, Jez and Box of Just Go, as a participant. For only PhP850, the dayhike open-trip fee includes roundtrip transfers, registration and guide fees, lunch and awesome photo and video coverage of Box, an indie filmmaker. Oha! But I got mine for free.

As an adventure and thrill seeker, I enjoyed the trek in the river banks and at certain heights we even hike along the feet of the mountain. I was really amazed by the great wall. It’s like the pearl white version of the Grand Canyon. We felt closer with the nature that I even fell asleep as it cradles me. We weren’t able to do spelunking and swimming near the Great White Wall because of the high tide and strong water current but we got our chance to take dip into the cold waters of Tinipak River later somewhere in the flat river bed.