Puting Buhangin Beach, Quezon, Baler, Philippines…
April 16, 2008 by wiltravelphil
Filed under Adventures, Places, Travel, Travel Finds
Summer! Summer! Summer! What’s good about summer vacation? Got your destination already? or Still planning where to go? Well, your not yet late for your vacation this summer… Try to consider those places which you think is pretty much amazing! A place where you can enjoy, have, fun and do some adventure! For that here is one of the beautiful beach situated in Pagbilao Grande, Pagbilao, Quezon, Philippines. A great and fantastic place to hide out with your family, friends and love-ones…
Situated in the Pagbilao Grande area, this pure white sand beach, with crystal-clear and calm water, is a favorite place in Pagbilao during the summer months. The white sand beach is about 70 meters long and 10 meters wide. A small cave is found at one end of the beach. Putting Buhangin is located at Pagbilao Grande, Pagbilao, Quezon. Photo Credit: RyanValdez
hi! do you happen to know if we can pitch a tent there? We plan to go there this october. is there a fee when we get there? thanks
wats the best route to go to baler???
pls send your qutation for a campany acumodation
how much are the rates? do you have overnight rooms available..
Hi there Estella, Neri Reyes, Arlenito, Chie,
Thank you po sa pagdaan at pagtatanong regarding po sa rates nang nasabing Resort. Pero gusto ko lang po sanang mag apology na ang site na ito po ay para lamang po magbigay nang impormasyon. Hindi po ito connected sa kung anumang resorts, hotel or lugar na binanggit dito. Pasensya po kung di ko po masasagot ang mga katanungan nyo po. Kunf may iba pa po kayong mga katanungan na kung sa tingin nyo makakatulong po ako huwag po kayong mag alinlangan na kontakin ako. Enjoy po sa vacation!
Hi there.
I’ve been there numerous times already and I happen to know the answers to some of your questions.
First, how to get there.
Option 1: public transpo. You can ride a provincial bus (Jac, Tritran, Jam, Lucena Lines, others) going to Lucena. It’s roughly a 3.5-hour travel. Get off at the Lucena Grand Central Terminal, then ride a jeepney going to Tayabas or Lucban. Tell the Manong driver you’ll get off at Silangang Nayon, Pagbilao. From there, take a few steps going towards the small port there (you can easily ask around for directions). You can rent a boat there for the whole day for a very cheap price. Just know how to bargain well with the Manong bangkero. The boat will drop you at the island directly. The manong will wait for you til before dusk.
Option 2: private vehicle. Take SLEX, exit at Batangas. Drive all the way to Lucena (capital of Quezon province), then to Pagbilao (which sits right next to Lucena). Again, don’t hesitate to ask for directions from the locals’ they’re all accommodating. Or better yet, buy a local map at a nearby convenience store just to be sure. Here, you have the option to take the boat at Silangang Nayon port (leave your car at the port), or drive all the way going to Mirant Coal power plant. The easiest landmark going to the beach is to follow the series of huge electrical transmission lines and no doubt you’ll end up at Mirant. Again, it’s not bad to ask for some help from the locals.
You’ll end up at a make-shift resort-parking area and this is where you’ll leave your car (for a fee, i think P100). Here is where the tricky part is because you’ll have to walk (trek) for like 15-20minutes from the parking area to the beach gate (for the locals and for us, we call it Lukang Beach). Most exciting part is, you’ll get pass by the beautiful scenery of the beach, white sand, pebbles, crystal-clear waters and birds. Next stop, you’ll have to shout for help at the gate. No, kidding aside, you literally will have to shout at the gate so that the manang caretaker will open the gate for you. There’s a cottage fee of i think P300 and a fee of P50, i think, each head. Not bad.
Once you enter the gate, words are not enough to describe how enchanting the place is. Yes, there is a cave at one end of the beach stretch, the sand is as white as that of Bora (though not as fine, but can suffice.), and the turquoise waters, definitely a wonder. You can either put up your own tent rent a make-shift cottage for an affordable fee. Peaceful, quiet, no commercial establishments available within the resort area (so make sure you bring with you lotsah food and water), truly a virgin beach still.
However, one downside is that there is no surface water available yet and they do not allow overnight stays at the beach.
If you guys have questions still, you can reply here with your email address and I can get in touch with you via the said address and share with you some of our pics at the Lukang Beach.
It’s really a nice place to spend your summer especially when you’re looking for a break away from the hustles of the city that’s why I want to share it with you guys. Enjoy your summer!
Im planning to go to baler this thursday for a three day vaction can anyone give me links with this site if there’s any? Thanks
Rate us already 400 per cottage
35 pesos per head
boat from bantigue is 700 maximum of 4 pax
May 2009
Hey Bubbles,
My family and I are very interested in visiting the local beaches in Quezon province. But it seems that the internet does not have much info about the place. I stumbled upon this website and Puting Buhangin really caught my interest. Please email me more info please on places we can stay where it has pristine beach and clear blue waters like these photos I saw. My email add is joseflaviozaragoza@yahoo.com. I will wait for your email. Thanks. ~Jay
hi there bubbles! nice to see your site… i have read some info already about puting buhangin and im really interested to go there.just wana ask additional ifo do you know how long will be the travel time from silangan nayon to puting buhangin? and much is the rate for the boat? thanks a lot!
hello bubbles…
Iam Planning to take my team to pagbilao this november 17 and 18. I’m wondering if there is a nearby resort or a beach house that wee can rent where we can stay overnight for a group of about 20 persons and if there is a local contact that we can reach for help. We dont require a big grand resort just a place to stay at for the night and a place where we can also cook our food. I know its definitely a nice place. We’ve been to padre Burgos in quezon so I know that people are really accommodating and kind.
Im hoping for your response and please help us out on this.
leo capistrano
elcapistrano0321@yahoo.com
Hi bubbles,
Thanks for the info… We plan to go there on my birthday this Dec. Same question as Leonardo0321 is there a nearby resort we can rent?
Here is my email: cole_1209@yahoo.com
Thanks so much…
God Bless!
Nicole
Hi Bubbles, im really dying to go to a white sand beach resort somewhere in quezon province. but it seems that i can’t get enough info through internet. any white sand beach resort that accommodates overnight stay plus a nearby place where we can eat and of course with the most affordable price is what im really looking for. not necessarily puting buhangin resort. please i really need your info. is lukang beach open for overnight stay? email me asap please. cause im planning to go there AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. maybe 3 days from now. thanks.
hi bubbles, is lukang beach white sand? im looking for a white sand beach that accommodates overnight stay somewhere in quezon and of course AFFORDABLE PRICE. please email me asap. thank you.
hi,
ask ko lang po if kaya ng 50yr old ang trekking going to beach front? and may contact po ba u ng care taker? and bukas kaya sya ng holy week?]
thanks!
hi,
ask ko lang po if kaya ng 50yr old ang trekking going to beach front? and may contact po ba u ng care taker? and bukas kaya sya ng holy week? and patingin po ng mga pics ajudilla@yahoo.com
thanks
correction lang po kay bubbles, lucban and tayabas is far from pagbilao it has a different ways if you will take the jeepneys going to lucban and tayabas your heading to laguna and rizal province, the right way is;
1.from lucena grand terminal sakay ka ng jeep going to pagbilao tell the mnong driver na ituro sayo sakayan ng papunta sa hopewell which is mirant now, pagdating sa terminal ng jeep sa pagbilao sakay uli going to pulo (hopwell/mirant) tell to driver na ibaba kayo sa daan papunta ng tulay buhangin, theres a trike there that will bring you in a brgy tulay buhangin where you can find a boat to rent that will bring you in the island, un pong trek na sinabi ni bubbles ay close na ngayun dahil nabili po ng pulitikong mayaman un daan na yun at gusto rin nya bilhin yun resort kaya di na po pinapadaanan ngayun. so di na po pwede maglakad or else you will be charged by tresspassing, hehehe, so the only way now is via boat in tulay buhangin or in the small port in the town proper in pagbilao.
2.from manila you can take a bus in sampaloc manila, AB LINER/MANDIGMA routing to guinayangan or tagkawayan quezon you can chose a aircon or ordinary bus, fare in this bus is cheaper than bus taft or cubao, tell the conductor that you will take off at BINAHAAN CROSSING, IN THE INTERSECTION THERE you can chose in a jeepney or in a trike.. for suggestion. just rent a trike going to tulay buhangin, its more comfortable than waiting nd take a jeepney.
taga pagbilao po ako and ive been there for many times, theres a place there an pino na po ang buhangin just like in boracay, remember marina program ni cludine, dun po nagshooting yun, isa po sa private beach sa lugar na yun ang location and we been there on our first wedding aneversary…napakaganda po ng lugar na n yun, mahirap po puntahan pero sulit.. di nakakapagsisi
hi there,, im planning to visit lukang beach resort this weekend. is there a place where we can chek in if we are not allowed to stay overnyt or pit a tent at lukang beach? thanx pls rep.. here my email mojoganda23@yahoo.com
Hi Bubbles,
Thank you for the info. I’m planning to go to Puting Buhangin this saturday early in the morning. Do you the time first trip of the jeepney going to Pagbilao? I’m planning to travel alone, do you know ow much is the fare on the bangka? I’m planning also to go to Biliran Sandbar, is that far from Puting Buhangin?
I hope you could help me.
Thank you.
E-mail – marksorneseo@gmail.com
Mobile – 09064887036
can you post a map of the place?
do you know if there’s anyplace in the mainland where we can rent a cottage or a room? and just take a boatride to puting buhangin or if the locals there has that accommodation.
hi…
me wid my friends are planning to go there dis friday,, coz we heard so much nice compliments about that puting buhangin beach..and as i searched on internet,, der are limited info about the said place…
i was hoping if anyone cud help me give some info,, like:
can we stay there for an overnyt??
how about the cost of entrance fee and cottages??
does we really need to ride on a boat just to get there at puting buhangin??
we are hoping for any response as soon as possible so we can decide earlier about which resort we can go..
many thankz…
Hi Guys,
Wve been there in Puting Buhangin, & Borawan in Quezon last week. The islands are very serene and relaxing but want to warn you guys… We are not be able to enjoy to swim because of some jellyfish near in the shore. Some of our members stung by jellyfish thats why were so scared and paranoid to swim. If you sting by jellyfish, its seem you get burn and it leave mark in the skin and its really hurt.
borawan is such a beautiful beach. you might want to try other decent beaches in quezon. there are some beautiful beaches in sariaya.