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Tourists only visit Jordan , in the north of the island,  because most bangkas from
Iloilo arrive at Hoskyn Port 2km to the west. Nearby  San Miguel , the capital, is
rarely visited at all but is the handiest place hereabouts if you need cash or to make
a phone call. There’s no accommodation in either town and not much in the way
of food – numerous no-nonsense  carinderias  ofer little more than  adobo  and rice.
If you do need some sustenance, try Gladys’ Refreshment House  and  Sailor’s , at the
wharf in Jordan while in San Miguel you can select from Victor’s,  Edna’s,  Vangie’s 
and  Gonzaga’s. There’s also a small police outpost at Jordan wharf.

Guimaras has some marvellous waterfalls in its hinterland, the best of which is
Macopo Falls, fifteen minutes to the south of Jordan and ten minutes northwest
of San Miguel by tricycle, where you can pay P5 to swim in a beautifully chilly
mountain pool formed by water gushing through a rocky gorge from high
above. The path to the falls was being renovated at the time of writing but
should reopen soon.

Another place well worth a visit is Our Lady of the Philippines Trappist
Monastery, which lies on the main road southwest from San Miguel and twenty
minutes by jeepney from Macopo Falls; you can easily see the falls and the
monastery in a day-trip. Founded in 1972 by Americans, it’s the only Trappist
monastery in the Philippines. The monks seem to do very nicely, with orchards
that grow assorted tropical fruit and an interesting souvenir shop where banana
fries (P22), cashews (P30), guava jelly (P64), mango jam (P70) and even Holy
Water (P25) are sold under the Trappist Monastic Products brand name. - source: Rough Guide Travel Book

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