Bauan is a first class municipality in Batangas that hides a few paradises
up its sleeves, especially for the diving enthusiasts. Just 2-hours drive from Metro Manila, you can
laze away at beach resorts from countless unnamed beaches here such as Ligpo
Island, a scuba diving and beach spot, there's also Binukbok View Point which
is popular for snorkeling, and the most wonderful sealife of all is at Dive
& Trek Marine Sanctuary.
I've been reading a lot of reviews that Bauan's beaches aren't good at
all, indeed they were right. You won't have a pristine-white-sanded-beach here,
it's mostly rocky, to be honest, but Bauan doesn't brag with beaches. They
pride themselves with diving spots that will indeed astound you.
We started our day tour to Bauan at 6 AM with, of course, a drive from
metro along the long serene provincial road. We had a quick breakfast stop
along Laguna expressway and not long after we arrived at Seahouse Dive Resort
at around 8:30 AM. We did a quick outfit change and briefing at the resort then
sailed away to our first island hopping stop.
Unnamed Beach in Bauan
I'm not even kidding here.This beach that we stopped by for a quick dip doesn't have a name. I asked
the locals but no one can give me the specifics.
There are a few resorts on this beach and it was packed with locals making
the most of the summer (Oh, we went last April 2019, by the way). The beach is
rocky and seemed accessible via a boat only as I couldn't see any road behind
the resorts. There were available beach huts, a floating hut owned by one of
the resort's which is a perfect spot for an afternoon sunset show, and of
course what makes the island lively are the ball activities by the beach and
music coming from a videoke.
The water is clear and at shallow depths, you can already see a few coral
gardens. Though we didn't spend much of our time here, it was a nice small
beach for a quick dip or lunch stopover.
Snorkeling at Marine Sanctuary
Located at near Bonukbok View Point, this marine sanctuary is for me the
best snorkeling spot I have ever been to.
We picked the best time to snorkel as
there were various fishes around our boat so it was less effort to snorkel.
From the plain small ones up to the huge and multicolored fishes (sorry I'm not
good with fish names), they were all swimming around us.
Plus there was a school of Bigeye Trevally
fishes which was exciting enough trying to get near them and playfully break
their wall.
Scuba Diving Experience
The main highlight that made my day.
It wasn't my first time to scuba dive, though I'm not a pro, I've always
loved discovering what's hidden in the dark depths of the sea. And Bauan,
doesn't disappoint when it comes to diving. At 5m deep, we've already seen sea
turtles. How amazing is that? To think these sea creatures are a bit shy to the
world. Then at 20m deep, we've reached
our destination, a flourishing garden of sea, filled with colorful fishes, and
vast blooming corals.
We took about 20 mins underwater, but due to the cold temperature as we
get deeper, we decided to cut the dive and head back up.
We wrap our day with a late family style Korean lunch back at the resort.
Then head back to Manila via Taal where we stopped over some of the heritage
sites in Taal.
So that's one way to spend your weekend in Batangas. If you're all for
beaches getaway, then head west to Anilao or to Nasugbu for that! However, if
it's pristine dive sites, then you better not miss Bauan Batangas' gems!
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