Farm tours on Guimaras Island

Walk the rows of carabao mango trees, see how fruit is wrapped and hand-picked, and taste mango straight from the branch. Peak season runs roughly March to May, when orchards are at their busiest.

Follow the cashew from tree to roasted nut. Local cooperatives show how nuts are shelled by hand and how the fruit becomes wine, jam and preserves.

Head out by banca to the seaweed lines off Sibunag and Nueva Valencia. Farmers explain planting, tending and drying, a livelihood that supports whole coastal villages.

Spend a morning with hook-and-line fishers, watch the catch come in, and learn how bangus hatcheries and crab growers keep island waters productive.

Visit pitaya farms, some with night tours to see the flowers bloom, and organic or hydroponic growers supplying fresh greens to resorts and Iloilo City.

Several eco-farm projects in Sibunag are still being built. They are not open to visitors yet; we will add them here when they welcome guests.

Guimaras is a short boat ride from Iloilo City. Go early in the day to avoid the heat, wear closed shoes, bring water and cash, and always arrange visits ahead, as most farms are working family farms.

Mango harvest and the Manggahan Festival make March to May the most popular time. Seaweed and fishing tours run most of the year in calm weather; check the Seasons page for harvest months.