Philippines | Puerto Galera

Puerto Galera is another famous tourist attraction from my favorite country, Philippines. Puerto Galera was located on the north shore of Mindoro Island, it is approximately 130 kilometers from the south of Manila. It consists of 12 coastal districts and one mountain district that are scattered all over the 23,247 hectares of land bordered on the north by Verder Island. Puerto Galera was famous among tourists for its large numbers of pocket beaches and snorkeling spots.

Puerto Galera is considered as one of the most beautiful and developed beach resort community in the Philippines. Tourism in Puerto Galera has started to flourished and one by one hotels, resorts, inns and restaurants have started too mushroomed within the area.

There are many things a tourist can do in Puerto Galera. Tourists can pitch tents, light bonfires, play beach volleyball, toss Frisbee, beach hopping, watch the sunset, star gazing, hiking and rock climbing. But still the main tourist attraction of Puerto Galera is its water. The crystal clear water is ideal for swimming, sailing, surfing, snorkeling and scuba diving.

Tourist Spots in Puerto Galera:

• Sabang Beach

Sabang Beach was located at Sabang Village. Sabang Village is a highly developed place that offers nearly all kinds of facilities. It has large numbers of souvenir shops, sari-sari stores, open-air bars, and four discos in the center.

• Small Lalaguna Beach

Small Lalaguna is located near Sabang Beach. Small Lalaguna is a quiet beach that has coral reefs close to the shore. Small Lalaguna is for sun bathing and snorkeling only, because of the rocks and corals that hinder the access to deeper water.

• Big Lalaguna Beach

Big Lalaguna Beach is located at the westernmost of Small Lalaguna. Big Lalaguna is a bright and sandy beach with a simple tourist infrastructure.

Philippines | Boracay

Boracay is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Philippines. It is a tropical island that is located 315km south of Manila and northwest corner of the island of Panay, and it belongs to the Western Visayas island-group, or Region VI of the Philippines. The said tropical island consist of different barangays of that is under the administrative control of the Philippine Tourism Authority in coordination with the Provincial Government of Aklan.The Boracay island is approximately 7km and it looks like a dog-bone with the narrowest spot being less tan one kilometer wide and has a total land area of 10.32 sq. km.


Boracay island has two primary tourism beaches, these are the white beach and the bulabog beach. Both are located on the opposite sides of the island's narrow central area. White beach is the main attaction of the island. It is ove 4km long and has lined with resorts, hotels, lodging houses, restauramts and other tourism-related business. While the Bulabog beach is the second tourism beach and the main attraction for windsurfing and kiteboarding. Bulabog beach came from the filipino word "bulabog" which means being disturbed. The bulabog beach was known for its high waves and the main attration here are windsurfing and kiteboarding.