Posted on March 16, 2010 - by Lakwatsero
Nagsasa Cove
If I were asked for a good place to go for a weekend trip in Luzon, you would likely give Batangas, Tagaytay or Baguio for an answer. But after experiencing one of the hidden jewels of Luzon last weekend, if I’m asked this time, I’d probably give a Nagsasa Cove for an answer.
The first attempt to visit Nagsasa Cove was a failure. It was an invitation that a friend posted in Facebook a couple of weeks ago. A week before the trip, several friends expressed their desires to go to Nagsasa but the number narrowed down to two on the last day before the trip. Since it is costly to travel on a small group, we decided to move the schedule on a different week. The Nagsasa trip pushed last weekend with seven people on board, most of which are strangers to each other and are only related through a common friend.
Lake in Nagsasa
Nagsasa beach cove is situated an hour from the center of the town of San Antonio in Zambales. Getting to San Antonio approximately takes four or five hours so it was planned that we leave Manila early last Santurday. At around 6:30 a.m., we took the Victory Liner bus from Manila going to Zambales. If we would have been prompt enough, we could have saved another bus transfer by taking the Manila-Iba bus instead. It took us approximately two and a half hours to get Olongapo and another hour (including the half an hour of waiting for the bus to leave) to get to San Antonio, Zambales.
From the town center of San Antonio where passengers usually hop-off from the bus, we took a 20-minute tricycle ride going to a small village called Pundaquit where the boat that will take us to Nagsasa was waiting. Though Nagsasa is part of the Luzon island, it is highly recommended to take a boat to save time and effort. The other way of getting to Nagsasa is to go through the range of mountains and hills that fences the cove from the mainland.
Getting to Nagsasa cove, under a calm weather, took us approximately an hour after leaving the harbor of Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales. Before we arrived in Nagsasa cove, we passed by Anawangin cove, another popular beach destination in San Antonio, Zambales. We arrived at 12 noon and immediately prepared our food and set our tents up.
Here are a few of the photos I took that day:
How to get to Nagsasa Cove?
Check out this post to learn how to get to Nagsasa Cove from Metro Manila.
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Tagged with: Anawangin Cove, Beach, Beaches, Lake, Luzon Beaches, Luzon Lakes, Nagsasa, Nagsasa Cove, Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales, Zambales Beaches
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March 16, 2010
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benj said:
Nuks naman. Too bad we dont have a shot of you eating from inside a zip lock bag!
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March 19, 2010
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Rehkow said:
Nice, looks like canada pix haha!…so this is practically pure nature? no hotels, inns etc nearby?
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March 20, 2010
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jehzlau said:
woooooooot! breath-taking! penge gawin kong wallpaper! haha
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March 21, 2010
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Bern said:
Wow, ang ganda – ganda naman ng mga shots!
Ibig sabihin ay meron pa rin pala tayong natatagong likas na yaman.
Very nice!
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March 26, 2010
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JP Laguna said:
Very nice, seems the place is so serene. Who knows of someone who arranges tour at this place? (student rate
) Or can please someone give me an estimate of how much will it cost to visit and enjoy the place, if you’d be coming from manila?
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March 29, 2010
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lakwatsera de primera said:
I think Nagsasa Cove is the new Anawangin bow. But I hope they could maintain its natural beauty for a long time.
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April 5, 2010
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benj said:
JP, it’s easy to do it DIY.
1500 kaya na!
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April 8, 2010
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bridge said:
hi may i know your contact bangkero goiing to and from Nagsasa Cove? we’re planning to go kasi but there might be just the three of us lang? and we’re avoiding the inconvenience of hiring a bangkero on the spot? thanks!
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April 8, 2010
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Lakwatsero said:
Hi Liz, please refer to this post. http://www.pinoylakwatsero.com/how-to-get-to-nagsasa-cove-zambales/
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April 8, 2010
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Lakwatsero said:
Ho, please refer to this post: http://www.pinoylakwatsero.com/how-to-get-to-nagsasa-cove-zambales/
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April 9, 2010
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lemon said:
hi! any scheduled trip to nagsasa? pwede po makisabay?
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April 12, 2010
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anntuts said:
ang ganda sir
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April 16, 2010
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myh said:
meron po bang resort or place to stay at nagsasa?
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April 16, 2010
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Lakwatsero said:
Naku wala po. The best they got there is a toilet.
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April 30, 2010
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atan_sy said:
Question:
1. indi ba mahirap para sa 50′s pumuta dito?
balak ko kasing isama nanay tito tita ko this May 15 – 17 “kung indi pa ma-ulan”
2. balak din namin mag long drive meron ba pwedeng pag iwanan ng sa-sakyan?
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May 18, 2010
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Tara said:
Hi, I would like to as yung contact nyo sa Nagsasa Cove aside sa bangkero?
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May 20, 2010
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Bruce said:
Ho, please refer to this post: http://www.pinoylakwatsero.com/how-to-get-to-nagsasa-cove-zambales/
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May 26, 2010
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Palm said:
Very nice, seems the place is so serene. Who knows of someone who arranges tour at this place? (student rate ) Or can please someone give me an estimate of how much will it cost to visit and enjoy the place, if you’d be coming from manila?
+1
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June 2, 2010
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Otep said:
ganda po ng pix..
overwhelming..=)
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July 1, 2010
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Semidoppel said:
Ang layo naman kasi
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July 7, 2010
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ndrew said:
what a unique view…
never see like that before..