Chocolate Hills of Negros
These hills have a striking resemblance to chose heavily touristed ones in Bohol. They are on the south side of the road as you pass over the mountains from San Carlos to Bocolod on the island of Negros.
Mountain pass
I had put up a page about the Chocolate Hills in Bohol and reader Claus informed me about the ones here in Negros.
Hi!
You dont have to go to Bohol to see Chocolate Hills.
Negros has its very own Chocolate hills.
You can find them on the Eco-translink Highway, that runs between San Carlos and Bacolod via Don Salvador Benedicto municipality, near the small town Kabay-asan.
The GPS co-ordinates are: 10°30′11.56″N, 123°17′19.11″E
Here’s a picture:
http://www.froerup.dk/claus/billeder/100_1509.jpg
Claus
The below picture is one that I took but click this link for the one by Claus - picture by Claus
Chocolate Hills of Negros
Negros
It’s a steep climb coming from San Carlos. The mountains up there remind me of those in East Timor,with those steep scrubby slopes. Most of the lower elevations in Negros are covered in sugar cane.
Rail cars are used in the sugar cane fields to transport harvested cane to the road where it gets picked up by tucks and taken to the refinery.
Sugar cane stalks loaded on rail cars in the field.
Negros is often overlooked, but there is a lot of subtle beauty on this island.
Mango trees in full bloom.
Chocolate Hills of Negros
Climbing Mount Apo
General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort
Hey Dutch.
It is nice to see that you have done almost the same trip as I did. I hope more people will do the same, because the mountain areas of Northern Negros is so beautiful. And most of the people living up there is really friendly and happy to see foreigners visitting their area. It is fun to make a lot of stops and have a short chat with who ever you meet. :-)
Hello Claus,
Thanks – for your original post which prompted me to go and see the Chocolate Hills of Negros for myself!
It was very interesting riding over that mountain pass.
cheers
dp
Hey Dutch.
Yeah, the ride is awesome…:-)
One could literally loose ones head trying to catch all the views…:-)
Hi guy’s. Thank you for visiting Negros :)
hi dp,
we will be having a roadtrip this coming december to boracay from cebu. we will be taking this route cebu (toledo) to san carlos crossing don carlos benidecto, to bacolod then take a ferry to dumangas iloilo and stay for one night in iloilo, then proceed to caticlan via the passi route.
do you remember how long it takes to cross the mountain from san carlos to bacolod? have you gone to boracay? can you share some info regarding the travel experienced you have if you dont mind?
thank you,
boboy
Hello boboy
I think that you can go from San Carlos to Bacolod in about 2 hours depending on how often you stop to take pictures. The highway is very steep or inclined so drive carefully : )
Never been to Boracay yet – will have to give it a go one of these days !
engoy
dp
hi dp,
thanks for the info, and yes I will drive carefully.
my planned trip will be this coming december.
thanx,
boboy