Puerto Galera Travel Guide

T he Philippines is a              more expensive because they have   country gifted with great       no stop-overs, board the           beaches. The better known       passengers directly to the         beaches are those found in            ferries and are coasters or vans   Boracay and Palawan. Another          that are provided by the company.  beach or resorts worth mentioning                                        are those found on the Mindoro's                                         northern part in the province of      The cheaper transportation is the  Oriental Mindoro. The place is        way of the commuter buses of       called Puerto Galera. It is           BLTB, JAM and TRITRAN which can    locate south of Manila (130           be located at EDSA-Pasay, Taft     kilometers south) and 14 nautical     Avenue near the corner of Gil      miles from Batangas City.             Puyat Avenue, and Buendia,                                               respectively. The bus fares will   You can go to Puerto Galera from      only range from P80                Manila to Batangas using only         (non-air-conditioned) or P100      land routes. When you arrive on       (air-conditioned). You will then   Batangas, you would then need to      ride a ferry to go to Puerto       ride a ferry to transport you.        Galera and later on would need to  The ferry trip will be 1 to 2         hire an outrigger boat that        hours long.                           ranges from P2, 000 per banca.                                                                              You have two options to go to         When you arrive at Puerto Galera,  Puerto Galera, the cheaper way or     there are limitless activities to  the more expensive way. The more      be done and places to go. You can  expensive way is generally a          go to the Hidden Valley, the       faster way to get there. The more     Mangyan Village, the Muelle Bay    expensive one will make you ride      and the Tammaraw waterfalls. The   the MV Super 85 Ferry and Sikat       activities that can be done in     and Bus Services. Riding them is      Puerto Galera are kayaking and     golfing to name a few.                Galera can also find some nice                                           souvenirs to bring home to. They   For people who are fascinated by      can be able to get the             the marine life Puerto Galera         handicrafts that are made by the   also offers a variety of dive         Mangyan to bring home to their     sites. The following dive sites       friends.                           in Puerto Galera are the Coral                                           Garden, The Pink Wall, the Hill,      There are other interesting        the Hole in the Wall, the Manila      places to go to in the             Channel, La Laguna Point, the         Philippines. Don't simply          Sabang point and wreck, the           restrict yourself to the more      dungeon wall, the monkey beach,       popular ones. The less popular     Ernie's cave, and many others.        places can also provide you with                                         a memorable experience.            A person who goes to Puerto            About the Author: John Grant has been living in the Philippines for 5 years and has travelled the country extensively. His online Philippines Travel Guide is published at http://www.netguard.dk Source: www.isnare.com