Tour Highlights
Slow tourism promotes a more mindful, sustainable, and immersive way of traveling by encouraging deeper connections with local culture, heritage, and nature. Instead of rushing through destinations, it emphasizes authentic experiences like community engagement, off-the-beaten-path exploration, and savoring local cuisine. At its core, slow tourism creates meaningful exchanges between travelers and locals while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and culture.
Different Tour Packages
Tikim and Timpla: A Bacolod Food and Crafts Crawl
A perfectly seasoned day of tasting, making, and discovering the soulful heart of Negros.
You simply can’t leave Bacolod without tasting the flavors it’s known and loved for. Join Team Tikim for a day:
Tikim means “to taste,” while Timpla is “to mix” or “craft”… making this tour perfect for foodies and creative souls alike.
Start with a bowl of rich, comforting cansi, a local beef bone broth simmered for hours with spices and batwan. Since Negros
produces over 60% of the country’s sugar, it’s only fitting to indulge your sweet tooth: flaky napoleones, oversized melt-in-your-
mouth ensaimadas, crunchy piaya, and more. In the afternoon you’ll get to craft your own wind chime - a simple, beautiful keepsake to
bring home. We’ve also included a heartwarming visit to the NVC Foundation, where upcycled Nespresso pods and mosaic art are turned into
stunning pieces that help feed children in need… proof that creativity really can spark change.
Cap the day with dinner at Lanai by FreshStart, a Slow Food experience that celebrates all things good, clean, and fair.
Hyperlocal? Yes, absolutely!
Itinerary
9:00 Pick up Hotel
9:30 Running tour of Bacolod City
Piaya is really good! Crispy, thin (almost wafer-like), with muscovado filling - it's hard to go wrong with this
Negrense delicacy. Let’s get our hands deliciously messy!!!
10:30 Visit the NVC Showroom, where creativity meets compassion. Marvel at
stunning mosaic art and upcycled Nespresso capsule masterpieces handcrafted by local artisans. Every piece sold helps fund meals for
undernourished children … proof that art can truly feed both body and soul.
11:00 Try Cansi! Bacolod’s bone-in beef shank soup is like bulalo and sinigang but without
the vegetables and batwan fruits are used as the souring agent.
1:00 Napoleones … yes, Bacolod is famous for this popular puff pastry! Ensaymada, anyone? Just bring one home.
Provincial Capitol and Lagoon, a short stop to show you one of the sites.
2:30 Next stop is the Manokan Country. This time, try the ones that you might be curious about: isol (chicken butt), tina-e
(chicken intestines), and if you want more paa (chicken drumstick and thigh) or petsopak (chicken breast with wing), … it is a go!
4:00 Afternoon workshop at the Handmade Gallery. Meet the owner and artist, Ms. Mary Anne Feria Colmenares who will conduct a
hands-on workshop on how to make chimes more melodious, and you get to keep the one you make.
5:30 It will be a 6-course introduction to a Slow Food degustation complete with Slow Drinks at Lanai by Fresh Start.
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes
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Earth & Elegance: A Day of Farms, Crafts, and Flavors in Bago
Celebrate sustainability and style in Bago City through immersive food and craft experiences.
Less than an hour to the South of Bacolod lies Bago City. Bago is known as the “Home of
historical and natural treasures” as well as being the rice granary of Negros Occidental.
Set against the backdrop of the scenic Bago River, Bantayan Park offers a tranquil environment for our guests as they do creative ways
of jewelry-making with the help of
Tumandok Crafts Industries. TCI helps preserve nature by using sustainable indigenous material and seashells found in Negros Island.
Definitely something to bring home before your flight back home.
That is just for starters. Then we meet the organic farmers of Mailum and join them in the pre-harvest ritual of making pinipig.
The community will also prepare native delicacies and
sumptuous lunch ... truly a welcome feast for everyone.
Have you heard about the elusive criollo cacao? We will visit the cacao nursery farm of
Christopher Fadriga and listen to his inspiring story.
Cap the day with an early degustation dinner at the Lanai by Fresh Start.
Itinerary
9:00 Pick up Hotel
10:00 Morning workshop – hands on upcycling and recycling with Tumandok.
Depart for MOVA
12:00 ETA Mailum Organic Village Association. Lunch with the farmers and learn how to make pinipig (rice crispies) and other native
delicacies in season. Enjoy light moments with farmers and see their rice fields. If it is planting season, you might end up planting
with the community.
Depart for Chris Fadriga’s Nursery Criollo Cacao Farm
ETA Fadriga Farm – learn about criollo cacao.
See the sunset at Bantayan Park
Depart for Bacolod
6:00 Time for the last stop of the day. It will be a 6-course introduction to a Slow Food
degustation complete with Slow Drinks at Lanai by Fresh Start.
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes, bring sunblock and a hat.
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Tracing the Taste: Pond to Plate, Soil to Soul (EB Magalona and Silay)
Immerse in real-life stories of sustainable food production, from aquaculture in EB Magalona to organic farming
in Silay; where good food begins at the source.
Take the road less traveled (literally) and take part in a sustainable aquaculture experience at 7 Hectares.
EB Magalona is where Kiko Torno’s fishponds are. Lunch, a gem of a taste workshop, includes a light lecture on the sustainability of a
pond’s ecosystem. Learn about the current issues and opportunities for small scale pond owners. You will also be served a 10-course meal
events called "scintillas" (which means "spark" in Latin) … a degustation that is not like any other.
In the afternoon, we take another introduction to Slow Food with a farm visit in Silay, Fresh Start.
Early dinner at one of the ancestral homes in Silay.
Itinerary
9:00 Pick up Hotel
10:00 ETA 7 Hectares
Meet Kiko Torno and let him take you to world of sustainable pond growing. Take time savoring the curated lunch.
Activities will include harvesting and food preparation.
2:00 Leave for Silay
2:30 ETA Silay
Visit Fresh Start, a pioneer in organic agriculture in Negros, Fresh Start Farm promotes healthy living through sustainable
farming practices. Visitors can tour the farm, learn about composting and vermiculture and its importance to farming.
5:00 Early dinner at one of the ancestral homes in Silay
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes, bring sunblock and a hat.
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Pedals, Palettes & the Sea: A Sagay Community Experience
Where green destinations, good food, and kind hearts come together.
Begin with a visit to the Sagay Museo Pambata, A premiere children’s hands-on museum
that will awaken and stimulate the creative and intellectual potential of children allowing
them to discover, understand and appreciate themselves, others, their environment, their
culture and the rest of the world.
The Suyac Island Mangrove Eco-Park, covering around 15.6 hectares in a city in northern Negros Occidental,
has received recognition nationally and internationally. However, the real impact goes beyond awards, bringing
improved lives and more opportunities to the local fishing community. Situated just a short 10 to 15-minute boat ride
from the mainland, the island, occupying 1.8 hectares and hosting 750 residents in the village of Taba-ao, is within
the larger 32,000-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve. What awaits our guests during a trip to Suyac Island (awarded as green destination)
are century-old mangroves and friendly people who reside on the island.
Lunch is at Enting’s featuring Mark, a young Kinilaw Master chef see how the best kinilaw (local ceviche) prepared.
You may be able to make your own kinilaw from fresh fish to shrimp.
Visitors can explore the area with the Bougainvillea Trisikad Tour, led by 3 wheeled bike guides who are passionate
about showcasing their community. The location is particularly appealing to coffee lovers due to 'Kape ALBARAKO,' a
vibrant bamboo structure converted into a coffee shop near picturesque Margaha Beach. It's a perfect retreat for avid
coffee drinkers and art enthusiasts alike!
Itinerary
7:00 Pick up Hotel / Leave for Sagay
9:00 Visit the Museo Pambata
Depart for Suyac Island, take a 15-minute boat ride.
Suyac Island with Mangrove Tour
Optional: Lunch at Carbin Reef
Lunch at Enting’s and enjoy the bounty of Sagay.
Take the Trisikad Tour
Coffee Break time and visit a local artist’s abode beside the seashore.
4:00 Leave for Bacolod
6:00 ETA Bacolod City / Back to the hotel
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes, bring sunblock and a hat. Swimwear for a Carbin Reef dip or snorkeling.
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Brewed at the Roots: A Coffee Journey in Sugar Valley, Murcia
From indigenous hands to your cup—taste the story behind every bean.
The scent of coffee kicks off the start the tour; the freshly brewed coffee coupled with light snacks of suman
(glutinous rice cooked with muscovado sugar) is all you need before you engage in an Easy Course (Elevation 470asl)
at the back yard of the Canete coffee farm. Activities might include selective Harvesting, Coffee Post Harvesting
(Floatation, Depulping, Drying Bed activities, and Bean selection).
Teddy Canete belongs to the Bukidnon Indigenous people of Murcia. As a 3rd generation coffee grower, he
(along with the other farmers in their community) has been blessed with an environment that makes their farm organic by default.
Teddy’s wife Joy takes pride in the lunch that she usually prepares for their guests. Ingredients are sourced from the area and are
as fresh as you would want them to be.
In the afternoon, visit one of the organic farms in Murcia. Or you may enjoy a coffee cupping experience with Thomas Sproten, a
roaster and Q grader and owns Coffee Culture.
Itinerary
8:00 Pick up Hotel / Leave for Murcia
9:00 ETA Sugar Valley, Murcia
Coffee and Suman snacks
Tour of coffee farm
Get to know Teddy Canete and the other coffee farms
Lunch at Sugar Valley
Depart for a sustainable farm in Murcia
Or an optional coffee cupping in Bacolod
5:00 Back to hotel
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes, bring sunblock and a hat. Foot wear for rugged terrain, extra shirt,
small towels, water tumblers.
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Hacienda Tales: A Gentle Day of Art and Ancestry in Negros in Silay and Talisay
A perfect farewell day: heritage homes, hands-on art, and an unforgettable sunset at The Ruins.
The good life personified in the heritage houses of Negros would often take centerstage when it comes to Talisay and Silay Tours,
however, we shall take culture and heritage farther with hands on activity in Casa Gamboa or inside the Silay City Art Space and
Showroom (Old Silay Puericulture Center). Hand painting of Calatrava bags or single wire arts or stone art painting in the afternoon
and interaction with local artists.
Lunch at one of the ancestral homes in Silay followed by historical site visits (museums are all closed during Mondays) and an
ancestral home in Talisay. The Tana Dicang is the oldest ancestral home that is open to the public.
End the day at the Ruins.
However, this tour may be recommended if you have a flight back to Manila.
Itinerary
9:00 Start of the tour
9:30 Running tour of Talisay and Silay
Hand painting of Calatrava bags at Silay City Art Space and Showroom or Casa Gamboa
Light lunch at one of the ancestral homes in Silay
1:00 Historical Site Visits
Silay pro Cathedral
Severino Hofilena Ancestral Home
Balay ni Tana Dicang
The Ruins
5:00 To the Airport or back to the hotel
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes.
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Obra Lokal: Creative Pulse of Bacolod Where Art Meets Heart
Celebrate creativity with conscience in Bacolod … where every stroke tells a story and every piece has purpose.
Unleash your creative spirit with “Obra Lokal,” an immersive exploration of Bacolod’s thriving contemporary art scene.
Begin your journey at the vibrant Art District in Bacolod, where bold murals, graffiti-covered walls, and artist-run cafés
set the stage for inspiration.
Step into the Orange Project Gallery for a deeper dive into the region’s most provocative and thoughtful contemporary works.
From there, visit the private home-studio of a celebrated local artist; part gallery, part sanctuary, where the lines between art
and life blur beautifully.
In the afternoon, take part in a guided hands-on workshop or seminars: all under the mentorship of passionate local artists.
A stop at NVC Foundation adds a powerful dimension of social creativity, showcasing how art and sustainability intersect through
handmade pieces crafted by volunteers using recycled materials. Throughout the day, enjoy Bacolod’s iconic meals and snacks because in
Negros Island, local is the new premium.
What to wear: Any comfortable clothes.