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Visayas Understand Get in Get around See Do Eat Stay safe The Visayas is an island group in the Philippines, sub-divided into three non-administrative regions; Central, Eastern and Western. Located in central Philippines, Visayas is home to many beautiful and pristine white sand beaches. Its colorful history begun with the earliest migration of the Malays from mainland Asia and the discovery of Ferdinand Magellan during his last voyage crossing the vast Pacific Ocean. The Visayas is home to major religious and cultural festivals in the Philippines such as Ati-atihan Festival, Dinagyang Festival, and Sinulog Festivalduring the month of January, the Pintados Festival every June and the MassKara Festival during month of October. The world famous island resort of Boracay is located in the western part while diving site of Malapascua island is at the central part. Other famous landmarks such as Chocolate Hills of Carmen, Bohol, San Juanico Bridge of Leyte are located in the Visayas. Limasawa Island is where the first mass in the Philippines was held by Ferdinand Magellan. Pasasalamat festival Regions[edit] Note:Palawan is not part of Visayas Western Visayas — the islands of Panay, Negros and Guimaras make up Western Visayas region Central Visayas — consists the islands of Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor and half of the island of Negros which it shares withWestern Visayas region Eastern Visayas — the islands of Biliran, Samar and Leyte make up this region Cities[edit] Iloilo — the regional center of Western Visayas and the capital of Iloilo province. It is the home of Dinagyang Festival Cebu — the regional center of Central Visayas and the capital of the island province of Cebu. It anchors the sprawling Metro Cebu urban center. It is home of the famous Sinulog Festival and the Magellan Shrine. It is nicknamed the 'Queen City of the South" Tacloban — the regional center of Eastern Visayas and the capital of the province of Leyte. It is home of the famous Pintados Festival and the San Juanico Bridge that connects Leyte island to Samar Island Bacolod — the capital of Negros Occidental and is home of the MassKara Festival where it got its name "The City of Smiles" Dumaguete — the provincial capital of Negros Oriental, famous for its Baye-Baye Roxas — the capital of Capiz province Tagbilaran — the capital of Bohol province Calbayog — the capital of Samar Other destinations[edit] Boracay Malapascua Naval Siquijor Maasin City Borongan Catarman Catbalogan Understand[edit] Talk[edit] There are three major local dialects in the Visayas group of islands; Waray, Cebuano, and Ilonggo. Waray is widely spoken and the dominant dialect inEastern Visayas and spoken from Samar island to northern part of Leyte and parts of Biliran. Cebuano is widely spoken in Central Visayas including Southern Leyte, parts of Biliran and eastern part of Negros island. Ilonggo is widely spoken in Panay island, Guimaras island and western part of Negros. There are other local dialects in the Visayas such as Inabaknon in Capul Island while Karay-a and Hiligaynon are spoken in some parts of Panay Island. Despite differences in local dialects, the Visayan people speaks and understands Tag-alog and English. English: Good morning! Waray: Maupay nga aga! Cebuano: Maayong buntag! Ilonggo: Maayong aga! English: Good afternoon! Waray: Maupay nga kulop! Cebuano: Maayong hapon! Ilonggo: Maayong hapon! Get in[edit] Get around[edit] See[edit] Festivals Ati-atihan Festival (January) Dinagyang Festival (January) Sinulog Festival (January) Pintados Festival (June) MassKara Festival (October) Landmarks San Juanico Bridge Magellan's Shrine Magellan's Cross Natural Spots Chocolate Hills Langun-Gobingob Caves Sogod Bay Danao Lake Itineraries[edit] East-Central-West (Route 1) Fly to Catarman, Samar Island Bus ride to Tacloban City, Leyte Island Bus ride to Ormoc City, Leyte Island Ride ferry to cross to Cebu City, island of Cebu Ride ferry to cross to Tagbilaran City, Bohol Island Ride ferry to cross to Dumaguete City, Negros Island Bus ride to Bacolod City, Negros Island Ride ferry to cross to Iloilo City, Panay Island Bus ride to Caticlan Boat ride to Boracay and back to Caticlan Fly out Caticalan Airport East-Central-West (Route 2) Fly to Catarman, Samar Island Bus ride to Tacloban City, Leyte Island Bus ride to Sogod, Southern Leyte Ride ferry to cross to Ubay, Bohol Island Bus ride to Tagbilaran City Ride ferry to cross to Cebu City Ride ferry to cross to Dumaguete City, Negros Island Bus ride to Bacolod City, Negros Island Ride ferry to cross to Iloilo City, Panay Island, Bus ride to Caticlan Boat ride to Boracay and back to Caticlan Fly out Caticalan Airport West-Central-East (reverse route 1 & 2) Do[edit] Eat[edit] Drink[edit] Stay safe[edit] Get out[edit] This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!