Must-See List

1.) POBLACION (TOWN PROPER)

Originally a fishing village, Puerto Galera by the Muelle Bay is Mindoro’s tourist center. It is the starting point to all the interesting sites in the vicinity. Within the town, which has about 6,000 inhabitants, all shopping or any other business can be done on foot. A stroll from the center to Balete Beach takes just about 15 minutes as well.
Restaurants offering international cuisine can be found mainly among the numerous boutiques by the pier, near the center, and close to the public market. Day to day shopping can be done along the main road above the pier. The public market is on the road to Calapan.

The Excavation Museum opposite the Catholic Churh, adjacent the Rural Bank and Town Hall, exhibits valuable artifacts which were extracted from excavation sites around Puerto Galera. According to museum officials, some items have their origin in the early Sung,Yuan and Ming dynasties of some 1,000 years ago. The museum contains a portion of the more than 10,000 exhibited objects unearthed in Mindoro including underwater photographs, which makes a visit definitely worthwhile. There are cockfights every Sunday afternoon in the cockpit on a hill along the road to Tabinay. At the intersection above the pier there are jeepneys plying all routes. There are also tricycles that one can hire to travel around town and nearby villages at reasonable prices depending on the distance.

2.) SABANG BEACH

Sabang village is a highly-developed area with nearly all sorts of facilities sprung-up around the village of Sabang. There are numerous souvenir shops, sari-sari store, open-air bars and four discos in the center, three of which feature go-go dancers. As opposed to other beach communities, Sabang offers a large variety of accommodations of all categories.

3.) SMALL LALAGUNA BEACH

Small La Laguna can be reached on foot from Sabang Beach via rocky path along the coast. Small La Laguna is a quiet sand beach with coral reefs close to the shore. It is more suitable for sun bathing and snorkeling rather than swimming since rocks and corals hinder the access to deeper water. In spite of the comparatively few establishment at Small La Laguna, there is quite a variety of accommodations and restaurants.

4.) BIG LALAGUNA BEACH

From the westernmost end of Small La Laguna a bright sand beach with a relatively simple tourist infrastructure. A section of the beach allows swimmers better access to the sea. On both side of the cove there are colorful coral reefs especially suited for snorkeling.

5.) COCO BEACH

Coco Beach is a clean, private beach which is owned by a luxurious resort of the same name. At high tide it can be reached by boat, or on a difficult mountain path, but at low tide the beach is easily accessible from the west of big La Laguna along the cliffs.

6.) WHITE BEACH

Just a 20 minute jeepney ride from Puerto Galera to the west, near the village of San Isidro lies White Beach, a wide sand beach in an isolated cove. One can relax and stroll getting tanned by the tropical sun. The place is suited for swimming, fishing, surfing and water-skiing alike.

7.) ANINUAN BEACH

Aninuan Beach is located near the village of Aninuan, west of White Beach, on the foot of a mountain facing a white sandy beach with tranquil and serene atmosphere. The place invites to swimming, fishing, and jungle trekking, with clear, pollution- free, cool and clear waters along its shores and its river. A small waterfalls nearby can be reached via a snaking jungle trail.

8.) TALIPANAN BEACH

Talipanan Beach, with Talipanan point on its westernmost end, is the most distant beach from Puerto Galera (roughly 10 kilometers). It is also the end of the regular jeepney route. The few resorts are spread over the wide beach where one can enjoy rest and recreation.

9.) BULABOD BEACH

Located at the village of Dulangan, 500 meters away from the road to Calapan, the beach is an ideal hide-away where one can commune with Mother Nature while relaxing or taking a dip in a cool spring or in a soothing sea water.

10.) TAMARAW FALLS

Fourteen kilometers from Puerto Galera town proper along the road to Calapan and near the village of Villaflor. A natural swimming pool is found at the base of the falls.

11.) ANINUAN FALLS

A smaller but equally inviting falls which are reached on foot from White Beach. The 45 minutes uphill climb along a snaking creek takes one to a dense forest with tall hardwoods and exotic vegetations.

12.) MANGYAN VILLAGE

A settlement of Mindoro’s aborigines by the bank of Big Tabinay River and the gold-digging sites along the Small Tabinay River. The area is suitable for mountain climbing and gold panning and presents a fantastic view of the entire of Puerto Galera, Verde Island, Maricaban Island and part of the province of Batangas.