Every time I hear the word Batangas the first thing come to my mind is “Kapeng Barako” or Very Stong Coffee.
Batangas has many to boast from different product line like fish, coffee, balisong ( pocket knife ), bulalo ( beef marrow soup ) and many more.
Anilao Proper and Anilao East are two barangays in the municipality of Mabini, Batangas, the Philippines. They are located south of Manila on the large island of Luzon, at the southern end of the Calumpang Peninisula facing Maribacan Island.
Anilao is popular with divers and snorkelers. The waters surrounding the area are teeming with marine life, plenty of corals and amazing diversity of fishes.
Kirby’s Rock is full of frog-fish,
If you want see school of jack’s ( talakitok ) and barracuda head to Twin Rocks
Anilao is the nudibranch ( sea slug family ) capital of the world in Verde Island.
Photo Credit: Alvin Ong
My friend Alvin who is my travel buddy is a passionate diver and really sharpen his skills as a diver and he said he wants to be a Dive Master someday and escape for a while to dive during weekends and holidays.
Scuba Diving in more than 20+ known dive sites, the number is still growing with the discoveries of more and more sites. Some of the popular dive sites include:
1. Koala, Ligpo Island
2. The Cathedral
3. Eagle Point
4. Arthur’s Rock or Dead Point
5. Twin Rocks
6. Mainit Point
7. Red Rock
8. Sombrero Island
9. Beatrice Rock
10. Bahura
11. Layag-Layag
12. Kirby’s Rock
13. Caban Cove
14. Darly Laut
15. Sepok Wall
16. Bethlehem
17. Mapating Rock
18. Merrield’s Rock
19. Devils Point
20. Red Palm
21. Bonito Island
22. Malajibomanoc Island
How to get here:
From MANILA, take a BUS with sign board BATANGAS CITY PIER. Drop off at BATANGAS GRAND TERMINAL.
ride a jeepney going to MABINI ANILAO, then drop off at ANILAO PUBLIC MARKET.
take a tricycle going to ANILAO BEACH CLUB.
With its niche popularity among divers, Anilao is no longer as difficult for visitors to get to as in the past. It is accessible by sea or land.
A Helium analyzer is an instrument used to identify the presence and concentration of helium in a mixture of gases. In Technical diving where breathing gas mixtures known as Trimix comprising oxygen, helium and nitrogen are used, it is necessary to know the fraction of helium in the mixture to reliably calculate decompression schedules for dives using that mixture.
We stayed at Anilao Beach Club. As much as I want to learn how to dive its just that its not yet my time. So I stayed in the cottage and have the chance to explore the whole resort. If your planning to go here, the details are below:
Telephone: +6343 410 0512
Mobile: +63915 345 1700
info@anilaobeachclub.com
karen@anilaobeachclub.com
bernard@anilaobeachclub.com
mrley@anilaobeachclub.com
matt@anilaobeachclub.com
sales@anilaobeachclub.com
This is the view if you are on the boat.
Bumpy boat ride.
Anilao Beach Club Resort’s view
If you want to stay for over night they can accommodate you
They have wide tables for other stuff you need to do like syncing your photos and surfing,
They also have Wifi Connection in the area
This is the view outside. They also have map of the whole Island to dive.
To replenish your thirst you can buy some drinks
You can rent their equipment as well
You can pick menu for the day
Our cottage is consumable by food. We can stay as long as we want during day time. ( Kim working mode )
I ordered Relyenong Bangus with 2 rice
People who like adobo.
There is a near sari-sari store in ABC, you can try their Halo-Halo in an affordable price for dessert.
Other stuff to do is kayaking and its free. My friend Pao-Pao
Dive Buddies.( Ivan Guzman, Herbie Castillo, Alvin Ong ) Sponsored by: Mares
(And here’s Rey from Red Cross)
P.S. : Traveler and Bloggger ( Mico Medel )
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