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The Philippines is a country gifted with great beaches. Thebetter known beaches are those found in Boracay and Palawan.Another beach or resorts worth mentioning are those found on theMindoro's northern part in the province of Oriental Mindoro. Theplace is called Puerto Galera. It is locate south of Manila (130kilometers south) and 14 nautical miles from Batangas City. You can go to Puerto Galera from Manila to Batangas using onlyland routes. When you arrive on Batangas, you would then need toride a ferry to transport you. The ferry trip will be 1 to 2hours long. You have two options to go to Puerto Galera, the cheaper way orthe more expensive way. The more expensive way is generally afaster way to get there. The more expensive one will make youride the MV Super 85 Ferry and Sikat and Bus Services. Ridingthem is more expensive because they have no stop-overs, boardthe passengers directly to the ferries and are coasters or vansthat are provided by the company. The cheaper transportation is the way of the commuter buses ofBLTB, JAM and TRITRAN which can be located at EDSA-Pasay, TaftAvenue near the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue, and Buendia,respectively. The bus fares will only range from P80(non-air-conditioned) or P100 (air-conditioned). You will thenride a ferry to go to


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Puerto Galera and later on would need tohire an outrigger boat that ranges from P2, 000 per banca. When you arrive at Puerto Galera, there are limitless activitiesto be done and places to go. You can go to the Hidden Valley,the Mangyan Village, the Muelle Bay and the Tammaraw waterfalls.The activities that can be done in Puerto Galera are kayakingand golfing to name a few. For people who are fascinated by the marine life Puerto Galeraalso offers a variety of dive sites. The following dive sites inPuerto Galera are the Coral Garden, The Pink Wall, the Hill, theHole in the Wall, the Manila Channel, La Laguna Point, theSabang point and wreck, the dungeon wall, the monkey beach,Ernie's cave, and many others. A person who goes to Puerto Galera can also find some nicesouvenirs to bring home to. They can be able to get thehandicrafts that are made by the Mangyan to bring home to theirfriends. There are other interesting places to go to in the Philippines.Don't simply restrict yourself to the more popular ones. Theless popular places can also provide you with a memorableexperience. About the author: John Grant has been living in the Philippines for 5 years andhas travelled the country extensively. His online Philippines Travel Guide ispublished at http://www.netguard.dk

Written by: John Grant

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