I must have spent most of my time with my camera during our stay at Nagsasa Cove last weekend. After we have set our camp and have eaten our lunch, I immediately grabbed my camera and tripod and started exploring the place. There were not much people that day except for a small group near our camp. In my opinion, one advantage of Nagsasa Cove over Anawangin Cove is the density of tourists that visit the place. If you’re into a serene and laid back type of vacation, then Nagsasa Cove is just right for you.
A few yards away from where we camped is a lake that lies at the foot of the brown Nagsasa mountains. I’ve seen the mountains of Nagsasa in the internet but the ones we saw were brown in contrast with the lush green mountains in the pictures. This must have been caused by the drought in our country. Nonetheless, the brownish-orange mountains with the blue skies in the background made the scene almost surreal.
Nagsasa Cove is a haven for landscape photographers. A lot of professional and amateur photographers visit the place to shoot. The Nagsasa trip was my first attempt on landscape photography. I brought with me my Nikon D90, my Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 lens, tripod and a set of ND8 filter. The mountains look stunning as it changed its colors throughout the afternoon. After shooting the mountains, I went to catch the sunset at the beach front.
After enjoying the most out of that day’s sunset, I went back to our camp to catch up with the guys as they prepare our epic “porkchop”. One lesson I learned from the Nagsasa trip is to prepare all the basic necessities before heading out for camping. I forgot to bring my utensils, plate and tumbler. I had to eat in the zip locks we brought for our gadgets. The zip lock experience was fun though.
Most of us woke up late the following day, hence, I missed to shoot for sunrise. But that didn’t stop me from shooting some more. After taking a dip into the cold beach, I went out again for another shooting experience. The colors of the mountains were different in the morning. What used to be brownish-orange appeared to be purplish-brown which was caused by the sun rising from behind.
Here’s a shot of the mountains opposite to the ones taken the previous day. The mountain was illuminated by the rising sun from behind. The ripples of sand indicates its freshness from the evening winds. A couple of motor boats onshore were waiting to pick up some of the tourists.
We left Nagsasa at around 10:30 in the morning. Instead of heading back to Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales, where we took off the previous day, we decided to check out Capones Island. It’s a small island a few minute boat-ride from the shores of Pundaquit. The island is famous for the light house that stands at the edge of the cliff. I’ll reserve the story about Capones for another post.
Another great post about Nagsasa Cove, wish to visit this place too.
nice pix…
peaceful and lovely scenery..
nagsasa cove,i will see and visit you soon..
pls. mail me room rate or package tour 3days/2nites 17th sept.2010 to 19th sept.2010 or tanong ko kung may tent ground kayo so i can bring my camping gear thanks my cel. 09107854332
ay ang ganda pala ng sunset sa Nagsasa at mukhang mas tahimik nga kesa Anawangin. I hope to visit this pretty soon! thnx for sharing Winston! 🙂
Gael
Gael, tara punta tayo 😀
ok dyan maganda po dyan I try na once palang pero injoy
yap maganda talaga medyo masmalayo lang sa anawangin eee pero unti palang nakakaalam kaya unti lang rin yun tao pero masaya lalo na pagkasama mo ang mga girls eee
saya dyan grabe first time ko nakapunta pero happy ako my kalayuan lang sa anawagin pero maganda ang place wala lang ako kasamang girl huhuhu puro boys kasi kami eee wala lang nakilala eee ingat kayo try nyo maganda pag my buget na balik kami ulit
Hello po mga kaibigan, Nais ko lang po ipaalam sa mga may gustong magpunta sa NAGSASA COVE na kayo po ay nangangailangan ng contact person sa PUNDAQUIT para sa pag arrange po ng bangka ay puede nio pong tawagan o itxt si LIEZEL sa 09172022692 at kung kayo din po ay nais na magtanong about boat rate and the place. may mga TENT na rin po siya na pinaparentahan..mababait din po ang kanyang mga boatman… promise
Hi po sa lahat, This about the new BOAT RATE in PUNDAKIT….Eto po ang bagong ordinansa ng brgy Pundakit para sa mga Bangkero. At pag kami po ay hindi sumunod ay maaari po kaming magmulta o di naman ay tuluyang alisan ng permiso para magbiyahe ng mga bangka….
SMALL BOAT….(max of 4 pax)balikan
Pundakit to CAMARA island = P700
Pundakit to CAPONES = P1,000
Pundakit to Annawangin = P1,000
Pundakit to Talesayen = P1,500
Pundakit to Nagsasa = P1,800
Pundakit to Silanguin = P2,500
Island HOPPING (CAMARA, CAPONES to ANNAWANGIN) = P1,500
BIG BOAT
Pundakit to CAMARA island = P150/head
Pundakit to CAPONES = P200/head
Pundakit to Annawangin = P200/head
Pundakit to Talesayen = P300/head
Pundakit to Nagsasa = P400/head
Pundakit to Silanguin = P600/head
Island HOPPING (CAMARA, CAPONES to ANNAWANGIN) = P300/head
Tent
3 person = P250
4 person = P300
6 person = P500
At kung may gusto pa po kayong malaman o katanungan ay maaari nio po kaming tawagan o itx sa 09172022692 at hanapin po si DINDO or LIEZEL…. salamat po and GOD BLESS….
i saw leslie’s post here in lakwatsero and i agree with her about kuya jay-r.he is very accommodating and very mabait.i promised him that i will be posting his numbers thru net.this is my thank you gift to him for being a well trusted and for offering a satisfying service to us.and also for opening their house to us to take a bath and to prepare our stuffs there..kuya jay-r has a bigboat and he offers a very affordable boat rate.contact him at 09173809104.
c for ur self
pwd bang boat sharing if konti lng kame?
@diane
Hi po, may boat naman pong maliit para sa inyo, max of 4 pax…..
hello everyone!i’ve been there in Nagsasa Cove and Anawangin, .Anawangin is a very beautiful place,it’s just that the beach is starting to get polluted by ill mannered persons who throws their garbage in the beach!,,so I advise those who plan to visit the place, to please take care of Anawangin, sayang kung masisira lang…On the other hand, NAGSASA Cove is indeed a Hidden Paradise, bitin ang 1 day visit, the cyrtal clear water and breath-taking scenery, sulit na sulit ang punta even if it’s quite far than anawangin, TIP lang to those who wants to climb up to Nagsasa Falls,magtanong tanong muna kayo sa maraming locals, hindi sa 3 lang , if may water,kung ayawa nyo matulad sa amin,na ng waste ng tym and effort to climb up the mountain to see Nagsasa Falls, just to find out na tuyot na pla, and hindi man lang sinabi ng guide namin na ganun “tuyot” na pala ang falls..all the while pinaniwala nila kami na meron water pero hindi na malakas,it turns out na as in wala!mukang fish pond ang nakita namin,,and ang payment, sb ng nakusap namin, kahit magkanong bukal sa kalooban lang,,when we are giving them 300 pesos, pingawa nilang 450!db naman? niloko ka na nga,gusto pa ng malaki?bukal ba sa kalooban un..so be careful sa 3 un..don sila sa king lawrence nakatira,katabi ng magandang CR don..anyways..Ang boat man namin is kuya JR, he is very nice,just like her wife ,ate liezel, here’s their number..09173809104..Boatrides at a Very Affordable price!!promise!!…so there,,sa mga magvivisit,,PLEASE DO TAKE CARE OF THE NAGSASA AND ANAWANGIN before its too late…..
Hi po sa lahat ng gustong pumunta at bumisita sa mga lugar sa Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales gaya ng mga sumusunod:
1) Anawangin cove
2)Capones and Camara island
3) Talisayen
4)Nagsasa cove
5) Silangen cove
Ay maaari nio po kaming tawagan or itxt sa 09172022692 at hanapin lamang po si LIEZEL NIEVA or si DINDO NIEVA.
Salamat po at mahalin po natin at ating pangalagaan ang ating kalikasan. Salamat po and God bless…
With kind regards,
DINDO NIEVA
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Hi, how much would be the boat if we are a group of 4 🙂 thank you.
@Mj Ferrer
Hi sir Mj, depende po sa place na gusto niong puntahan. Eto po yung standard rates sa Pundaquit…..Updated po to…
SMALL BOAT….(max of 4 pax)balikan
Pundakit to CAMARA island = P700
Pundakit to CAPONES = P1,000
Pundakit to Annawangin = P1,000
Pundakit to Talesayen = P1,500
Pundakit to Nagsasa = P1,800
Pundakit to Silanguin = P2,500
Island HOPPING (CAMARA, CAPONES to ANAWANGIN) = P1,500
BIG BOAT (5-10 PAX) Balikan
Pundakit to CAMARA = P1500
Pundakit to CAPONES = P2000
Pundakit to ANAWANGIN = P2000
Pundakit to TALISAYEN = P3000
Pundakit to NAGSASA = P4000
Pundaquit to SILANGEN = P6000
Island hopping to Camara or Capones and Anawangin = P2500
Island hopping to Camara, Capones and Anawangin = P3000
BIG BOAT (11 pax and above) Balikan
Pundakit to CAMARA island = P150/head
Pundakit to CAPONES = P200/head
Pundakit to Annawangin = P200/head
Pundakit to Talesayen = P300/head
Pundakit to Nagsasa = P400/head
Pundakit to Silanguin = P600/head
Island Hopping (CAMARA or CAPONES and ANAWANGIN) = P250/head
Island HOPPING (CAMARA, CAPONES to ANAWANGIN) = P300/head
NOTE: All passenger will be issued with a lifejacket.
Tent
3 person = P250
4 person = P300
6 person = P500
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At kung may gusto pa po kayong malaman o katanungan ay maaari nio po kaming tawagan o itxt sa 09172022692 at hanapin po si DINDO NIEVA or LIEZEL NIEVA…. salamat po and GOD BLESS…
With kind regards,
DINDO NIEVA
to whom it may concern, un pong binabanggit nio na magandang cr ay sa king laurence so i doubt na dun nakatira un sinasabi mung guide, anyways mababait naman un mga tao dun.. i’ve been there once at the best ang experience… relaxing.. hehehe wag nalang manira, bad un…
hi, ask ko lng po…ano ung latest boat rate..per head..pag max 10 pax…going to nagsasa…tnx..and wat if lagpas 10 pax..?
and meron bang entrance fee in nagsasa?? tnx..
@YEN
Hi yen,
So far wala pa pong nabago sa nakapost na rate, pero pwede po kayo tumawad sa mga boat operator/owner/boatman at opo may entrance fee sa Nagsasa cove. P100/head for overnight while P50/head for day trip.
If you have further questions, feel free to get in touch with us. Thank you…. and God bless.
Contact Person: LIEZEL NIEVA
Contact number: 09172022692
Blogsite: http://dindonieva.multiply.com
Dindo
Greetings, we are please to inform you about our package tours to various destinations:
1) Anawangin
2) Talisayen
3) Nagsasa
4) Silanguin
For more info, please just get in touch with us…
Contact person: LIEZEL NIEVA / DINDO NIEVA
Contact number: 09172022692
Regards,
DINDO NIEVA
Hi there,
We offer boat tour packages to the ff destination:
1) Anawangin
2) Talisayen
3) Nagsasa
4) Silangen
5) Capones and Camara island
We also have trusty trekking guides.
for further inquires, feel free to get in touch with us.
Contact person: LIEZEL NIEVA / DINDO NIEVA
Contact number: 09172022692
Blogsite: http://dindonieva.multiply.com
Dindo
Hi Sir Dindo – Is it still your contact number p? I texted you po for a trekking guide. thanks and godbless.
Maville
ma’am, pacnxa na po, ngayon ko lang po to nakita. opo same number pa rin po kami. god bless po
Hi everyone,
Try and experience visiting the ff places in Zambales.
1. Agnaem
2. Anawangin
3. Talesayen
4. Nagsasa
5. Silangen
6. Capones and Camara island
Book you Boat and Tent now.
Packages are also available. Inquire now!
Contact person: Liezel Nieva or Dindo Nieva
Contact number: 09172022692
Blogsite: http:\dindonieva.multiply.com
Dindo