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Traveling to Sabang Scuba Diving Paradise - Philippines

Sabang (Puerto Gallera) in the Philippines is very easy to get to in 2 legs or possibly 3 depending on what time you fly into Manila.

The first leg is to get to Manila. This is no hardship but depending on what time you fly in you will need to take 2 or 3 legs for your Philippine journey. The second leg of the journey is to get from Manila to Batangas and the port that the ferry will leave from to get you to Mindoro (Oriental Mindoro) and Sabang. The last ferry of the day leaves at approximately 17:00 hrs. This means that you can land at Manila airport NO LATER than 13:00 hrs in order to safely make the last ferry. You'll have 30 minutes - 1 hour at the airport with baggage collection and passport control. Then there is a 2 - 3 hour transfer down to Batangas. If you arrive later than this time I would suggest taking a hotel in manila for the evening and then heading down to Batangas and Sabang the following day. A fairly good, clean and reasonably priced hotel/guesthouse is Saint Illians Inn in Manila.

From Manila to Batangas is easy - there are several methods:

A convenient and safe way to get to Sabang from Manila is the Sikat bus and ferry service (around 500 Pesos). Departure time is daily at 8:00 A.M. from the City-state Tower Hotel in 1315 A.Mabini Street in Ermita, Manila . The Sikat service will bring you to Batangas Pier by bus and from there directly to Puerto Galera harbor or Sabang Beach by ferry.

There are several regular bus services leaving from the major bus terminals in Pasay near Manila airport to bring you to Batangas pier. From Batangas pier, there are several ferry services available to get you to Puerto Galera town and Sabang Beach . Guarded parking is available at the Batangas pier. The last ferry will leave Batangas by 5:00 P.M. The outrigger boats to Sabang beach are 120 Pesos.

Alternatively, if traveling with a www.learn-in-asia.com friends trip, Manila airport or any Hotel in Manila . It's approximately $50 for the van. between a group of people this is very cheap and well worth doing for peace of mind. We had the transport pre-arranged during our August 2004 trip and found it to be very efficient and worth while.

Philippines Diving, Resort and facts - quick reference links:

• Scuba Diving Sabang:

  • Scuba Diving Sites in Sabang - Sabang Dive Sites

  • The August 2004 "friends Trip" to Sabang - August 2004 Philippine "Friends Trip"

  • Photos on land and underwater - Philippines critters and Sabang, Philippines topside (taken by Jeremiah)

• The Sabang Inn:

  • The Scuba Diving Resort - Sabang, Philippine Scuba Diving Resort

  • The Sabang Inn Accommodation - The resort lodgings / rooms

  • Special "Learn-in-Asia" packages - 5 and 10 day dive holiday packages

• The Philippines.

  • Trains, planes and automobiles - Getting to the Philippines and Sabang

  • The Island hosting Puerto Gallera - Oriental Mindoro

  • The Filipinos - History & People

  • The local cuisine - Philippine Food (It's not just Spanish food cooked badly by the English!)

  • Tagalog - say a few Filipino words

Join us on the next Sabang Philippine Scuba Diving Trip - contact me