 Dmgt. - Sipalay transport
There are two ways to get from Dumaguete to Sipalay: The highway along the southern coast (Bayawan) or the inland route via Mabinay. Both are sligthless less than 200 km long, and I can do both in less than 4 hours driving a normal car. If you drive at the granddaddy speed, that most drivers in Dumaguete do, or in a multicab, it will obviously take longer than that.
The road via Bayawan is generally wider, in better condition and less winding than the road via Mabinay. However, there is an aprox. 15 km long strech of unpaved road between Basay and Hinoba-an, whereas the road via Mabinay is paved all the way. This is just a normal unpaved road, not particularly difficult to pass or anything, but of course a bit more unconfortable than driving on a paved road and more rough for a normal car.
If the starting point is south of Dumaguete e.g. Dauin or Bacong, I would definitly take the southern route, and the other way around, if the starting point is north of Dumaguete e.g. Sibulan. If starting from Dumaguete itself, then why not try both for the sake of variation.  |