Amlan Fruit Belt
Description
Mango and rambutan orchards in Amlan. In Amlan, a small east-coast town between Dumaguete and Tanjay. Backyard and smallholder fruit rather than commercial orchards — mango, guava, santol, duhat, rambutan, calamansi depending on the month. What’s piled at roadside stalls at any given time is what’s actually ripe nearby, which is the plainest way to read the season.
Tips
This is an ordinary working town market without tourist traffic, which is the point — expect no English signage and no fixed prices. Buy fruit in season and vinegar direct from makers at roadside stalls rather than in the market building.
Stops
Dumaguete–Valencia Food Belt
How to get there
East-coast highway north of Dumaguete, about 30-40 minutes by bus or jeepney.
Best Times
Early morning — markets, landings and roadside stalls all run hardest before 8am.