Money on hand: P3000.
Traveling to Puerto Galera is not much of what I'd expected. It was so easy! I was scared before, because it's to far (i guess not that far) but I'm used to travel (by land only). It was an easy two-hour bus ride going to Batangas Port (see fare below). After that we bought tickets via Gallerian Shipping and waited for almost an hour before we can travel via boat/ferry.It was an ok-ok travel by sea, 1 hour and 20mins (30mins top).
(I'm with my HS Friends, it's our first time to travel off shore. What a loser! Haha)
More pictures here: summer breeze
There are lots of hotel and lodging in the area. We already reserved a slot with White Beach Lodge located near the city proper. It's a 20min-walk from the shore.
The place was accomadating, owned by a foreigner and his Filipina wife. You can choose between P3500-P4500 lodging (with aircon). Some of the unit have kitchen inside it. At the back of the lodge, you can find a Pizzateria (a very affordable one) owned by an Italian. The pizza ranges from P149 - onwards. They also served pasta and alcoholic drinks. There's also a talipapa or mini-wet market near our White Beach Lodge.
For affordable meals, you can choose from simple Carinderia to a fine dining. Most of the Carinderia serves P50 for meat and P25 for rice. Not bad for tight-budgeted trip like this. There's also Inasal house who serves unlimited rice. :)
PS: If you really love soda, please bring your own stacks. A 1.5L coke costs P90.
Day2 was a blast! We did Island hopping, snorkeling and tour the cave of Galera.
Here's our travel expenses:
To Batangas Port (via Jam at Kamuning) - P175
To White Beach (via Gallerian Shipping) - P500 (roundtrip, it is best if you get the roundtrip ticket because the cost of oneway trip is P275)
White Beach Lodge - P3500 (lodging expenses divided into 8 equal parts)
Budget for food and drinks - P300
Budget for Pasalubongs - P500
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| White Beach, Puerto Galera |
Traveling to Puerto Galera is not much of what I'd expected. It was so easy! I was scared before, because it's to far (i guess not that far) but I'm used to travel (by land only). It was an easy two-hour bus ride going to Batangas Port (see fare below). After that we bought tickets via Gallerian Shipping and waited for almost an hour before we can travel via boat/ferry.It was an ok-ok travel by sea, 1 hour and 20mins (30mins top).
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| at Batangas Port. |
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| Hello White Beach! |
(I'm with my HS Friends, it's our first time to travel off shore. What a loser! Haha)
More pictures here: summer breeze
There are lots of hotel and lodging in the area. We already reserved a slot with White Beach Lodge located near the city proper. It's a 20min-walk from the shore.
The place was accomadating, owned by a foreigner and his Filipina wife. You can choose between P3500-P4500 lodging (with aircon). Some of the unit have kitchen inside it. At the back of the lodge, you can find a Pizzateria (a very affordable one) owned by an Italian. The pizza ranges from P149 - onwards. They also served pasta and alcoholic drinks. There's also a talipapa or mini-wet market near our White Beach Lodge.
For affordable meals, you can choose from simple Carinderia to a fine dining. Most of the Carinderia serves P50 for meat and P25 for rice. Not bad for tight-budgeted trip like this. There's also Inasal house who serves unlimited rice. :)
PS: If you really love soda, please bring your own stacks. A 1.5L coke costs P90.
Day2 was a blast! We did Island hopping, snorkeling and tour the cave of Galera.
Here's our travel expenses:
To Batangas Port (via Jam at Kamuning) - P175
To White Beach (via Gallerian Shipping) - P500 (roundtrip, it is best if you get the roundtrip ticket because the cost of oneway trip is P275)
White Beach Lodge - P3500 (lodging expenses divided into 8 equal parts)
Budget for food and drinks - P300
Budget for Pasalubongs - P500
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| Jumpshot. Fail. (using phone camera) |
