Puerto Galera Resorts and Budget Travel Tips

After wakeboarding at Lago de Oro summer outing, a group of Tutubi's officemates decided on going to nearby Puerto Galera beaches. Since Tutubi loves spur-of-the-moment travels, the unplanned kind, he tagged along.

Boarding a bus to Batangas Pier and a banca (boat) to Puerto Galera to take them to White Beach. The boat ride is a short one less than an hour.

The group arrived there shortly before sunset but since the trip is unplanned, they needed to find a room to stay for the night. It's a peak season of summer so as expected, no rooms were available at the various resorts lined up on the popular beach front. They then looked for contacts and rooms in houses nearby and found one where the 8 of them can sleep for just P100 per person, not bad indeed since they're not finicky, just wanted a place to rest their weary bodies later.

A long stretch of white sand beach aptly known as White Beach
Snorkeling in an area known as Long Beach


Where to Eat in Puerto Galera:

many bars and restaurants dot the area so dining and drinking is not hard.

Where to Stay in Puerto Galera (Resorts and Hotels):

Many hotels and resorts offer rooms and accommodations on the beach fronts, if your trip is unplanned or can't book your own rooms, you can look around for people offering rooms in their houses for cheap accommodations called homestay.

Cheapest ones, during peak periods like Holy Week, are tents where you only need a campsite like HSL and access to toilets.

What to do in Puerto Galera:

Snorkeling, shopping for souvenirs, visit Tamaraw falls nearby, SCUBA Diving, Banana boat and other water sports and activities

ATM Banking:

No ATMs on White Beach so bring plenty of cash. On Sabang Beach, there's Rural Bank of Puerto Galera

How to get to Puerto Galera:

Commute to Puerto Galera: Board a bus of Alps (Kamias, EDSA) Batangas Express (Kamias, EDSA) or Tritran (Kamias, EDSA or Taft Ave near corner Buendia/Gil Puyat) bus bound for Batangas Pier. At Batangas Pier, board ferries or boats to Puerto Galera. Total travel time is around 4 hours.

Driving Directions by private car, there's also secure parking at Batangas Pier (call them for parking rates) or you may take the Ro-Ro (Roll On Roll Off) facilities going to Mindoro.

For Puerto Galera via RORO, drive to Batangas Pier Gate 2, pay for the fee P1400 then 160-200/passenger with 1 free going to Balatero. RORO Trip schedule is from 10am and 3pm. Roro to Calapan costs the same but open 24 hours.


For those tourist in Manila, you can also board Sikat Bus to Puerto Galera with daily trips at 8am in front of City State Hotel on Mabini St Ermita, Manila. This way you just board the bus to take you directly either to White beach or Sabang Beach. Fare is PhP500 with travel time of 3 hours.



Puerto Galera Beaches:

Puerto Galera Beaches:

White Beach (most popular), Tamaraw Beach (separated from White beach by a cliff), Sabang Beach (where the girlie bars, foreigners and sleazy joints with hookers converge), Talipanan Beach (near White Beach but secluded)



UPDATED: February 10, 2013
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