August 2015: (UPDATED at March 2017)
PLEASE OBSERVE “LEAVE NO TRACE” ETIQUETTE. Let’s enjoy the Mother Nature without DESTROYING it! 🙂
Not so far from the crowded vibes of Manila is a beach located along the southern part of Batangas. A merely 4 hour bus and boat ride will bring you to the municipality of Tingloy where the unspoiled beach of Masasa is situated. It boasts of clear inviting water, very laid back surrounding and a place that is serene in its own right.
GETTING THERE
DLTB bus line along Buendia terminal offers a trip going to Batangas grand terminal. From there, ride a jeepney bound to Anilao port and tell the driver to drop you off at Talaga port. Ask for the boats bound to Tingloy island. Do not forget to register your names before disembarking. From Tingloy port ride atricycle going to Masasa beach. You will be dropped off near the rice field, a merely 10-15 minute walk away from the beach.
Note: Talaga Port is used only during HABAGAT SEASON. Anilao Port is used during summer season/regularly. (Anilao to Tingloy Port boat trip schedule: 10am, 11am, 12nn and 3:30 pm. Tingloy to Anilao Port: 6am, 7am, 8am, 9am and 2:30pm)
WHERE TO STAY
You can either camp or stay at Aling Rosie’s Bahay Kubo. Aling Rosie’s is the only choice of accommodation in the island unless you pitch your own tent along the shore. Rate starts at 200/head for an overnight stay in one of her kubos. This includes usage of the kitchen and utensils. She will also provide you banig, pillows and blanket for the night. However,the kubo is really intended for sharing especially if you’re travelling alone or in pairs. But the place is spacious enough and has two bathrooms so you don’t need to worry.
Ate Rosie’s contact number +639196864368 and facebook page ‘Nanay Rosie Kubo and Transients’.
If you would like to have a room of your own, I think the rate starts at 700 good for two persons. You would have your own comfort room and kitchen. For larger group accommodation, Aling Rosie offers a two-storey Bahay Kubo that can house 20-30 guests. The rate starts at 2000 pesos depending on the number of the guests.
UPDATE: Please read the comment below for the updated (Mandana’s Residence / +639178255513) I’ve read that they have a very nice service also.
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WHAT TO DO
The place itself is very laid back and there’s no other best thing to do than to relax and enjoy the beach. You can go swim and snorkel at your own risk. There are rock formations on the other side of the island that you can check out. It’s the best place for you to watch the sun to set. You can also hike the nearby Mt. Mag-Asawang Bato for you to see the panoramic view of the island.
NOTE:
· The first trip from Talaga port going to Tingloy is scheduled at 10:30am but the boat may leave early once it is full. It would be better if you arrive early so you would have ample time to buy food and stocks in the market. (There’s a market near Talaga Port). Last trip is scheduled at 2pm.
· First trip of the boats back to Talaga Port isat 6am. Last trip is scheduled at 9am. If you happen to miss the passenger boat, you can negotiate with the bangkeros (boatman) around the island. The rate usually starts at 2500 that can accommodate up to 25 persons.
· Do not forget buy stocks and foods as there are no available maket and store in the island.
· Electricity in the island is unpredictable. It usually runs at 12 in the afternoon until 12 midnight. Just have your powerbanks ready because sometimes the schedule is not strictly followed.
· Aling Rosie has her own sari-sari store near her Bahay Kubo. But it is only limited to certain goods and the price is higher than the usual.
· Bring your own snorkeling gear or goggles, as there are no available for rents in the island.
EXPENSES
- Bus (Manila to Batangas grand terminal): 157php/head
- Jeep (BGT to Talaga port): 37php/head
- Passenger boat (going to Tingloy Island): 65php/head
- Tricycle (to Masasa Beach): (60php/ride) devided by 2 = 30php/head/ride
Total transportation: 289php/head x 2 = 578php/head round trip
- Accommodation: 200php/head
- Food: 220php/head
TOTAL: 998php
UPDATE: Environmental fee of 30Php!
Meron ka po ba Actual Itinerary ng trip mo kasama ung Mt. Mag-asawang Bato? Pde po ba mag camp ng tent? May Common CR po ba?
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Hi. Di po kami nag-hike ng kasama ko 🙂 Mas pinili na lang namin magrelax sa may lagoon banda 🙂 Yes pwede ka magpitch ng tent. Yung CR ay nasa bahay ni aling Rosie at may bayad kung hindi ka naka check in sa kanila.
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Alam nyo po ba ung required ung guide? Thank you very much sagot mo. Nice blog anyway 🙂
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Hi, di naman daw po required yung guide 🙂 May trail naman daw po sabi ni Aling Rosie 🙂
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hi yung anilao port and talaga port same lang po ba yun? :)I love your blog po ❤
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Hi! Magkaiba po sila 🙂 Pero super magkalapit lang 🙂
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Been to Masasa beach last month. Awesome place I would say. Night swimming is great. We get to explore 2 sides of the beach. Feeling namin nirentahan namin yung seashore. Ate Rosie and her family are so friendly and hospitable. We will definitely go back here. We’re just disappointed sa maraming kalat sa seashore. Thanks to this blog kaya kami naging interesado sa place.
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May number po ba kayo ni aling Rosie? 🙂 TIA
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Hi 🙂 Nakapost po yung number ni Ate rosie 🙂 😊 Pero ito po yung number nya,· Ate Rosie’s contact number 09196864368 😊😊
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Will be going there this Sunday. Question though, Is safety gonna be an issue for this place? Thank you in advance
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Hi 🙂 Nope, the place is very safe 🙂
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hi good aft. nagpaplano kmi pumunta jan. from pampanga kmi i read nman ung directions. concern ko lng. wala kc kming tent nag paparent ba c aling rosie. and may entrance fee ba. for 3 days 2 nights kmi. thanks po
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Hi. wala pong tent na pinaparent si aling rosie 😦 Pero wala pong entrance fee 🙂
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madami me question oks lng? hhe here it is. meron bang trees na mapagsasabitan ng hamok. meron bang palengke na mabibilan ng raw foods veggies. pwede bang maghiram ng kaldero. san bibili ng drinking water like ung naka gallon na. if magrerent nlng kami ng stove sakanya hie much every time na mag cook kmi. may update na po ba sa num ni aling rosie tnx a lot po
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diba ung boat from tingloy to anilao ung last trip 9am tlaga aalis possible ba na 10am umalis pra mka breakfast lng man.
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Hi. depende po. minsan pag puno na, umaalis na agad 🙂
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Hi sir good am! mag plano po kami magpunta dyan on Nov 26.
Is it possible if we can bring some liquor? if not, okay lang din nman po for us.
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Hi 🙂 Opo pwede naman po 🙂 Make sure lang po na itapon po sa basurahan yung bote 🙂 Enjoy Masasa Ma’am, Thank you! :))
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Hi. Active pa po kaya yung number ni ate rosie? Dipo kasi namin macontact. Balak po sana namin pumunta ng mga friends ko this coming november 26. Reply asap. Thankyou po. 😊
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Hi. na contact pa po sya ng mga friends ko 🙂 Minsan wala lang po talagang signal or di matawagan si aling rosie 🙂
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Thank you sa blog na to, very informative… Pupunta kami ng Masasa Beach. 2 thumbs-up 🙂
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pwede b kaming magtayo ng sariling tent diyan? at dun magovernight? replypls.
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Hi 🙂 Opo 🙂
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Thanks sa details! Love this blog. Baka pumunta kami next week. ‘Yung lagoon ba ay malapit lang sa mismong beach. First time ko kasi siyang makita sa blog mo 😍😍😍
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Hi 🙂 opo, mga 3 to 5mins away sa bahay ni aling rosie.
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Cool! You’re the best. Excited na ako sa lugar. Baka sa last week ng Dec pa kami makapunta. Ang daming lakad ng tropa 😀 Thanks a ton for the deets.
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May private room ba na pde irent kay aling rosie? Nakita ko po kasi sa pics medyo open ung room. Thanks
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Hi. meron po 🙂
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Hi, gano katagal ung travel time sa Boat? Thanks
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Hi. 30-45mins lang po 🙂
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Hi ilang minutes away ang bahay nila sa Lagoon? Do you have updated contact numbers?
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Hi! 3 mins lang po sa rock formation and lagoon. sorry po ma’am di ko na po na-update contact number ni aling rosie 😦
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Hi.. updated pa po number ni Ate Rosie, kaka-contact lang namin sa kanya kanina. We’re planning to visit Masasa beach this coming Dec 26, day tour lang. 🙂 thanks for this blog.
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mag-tent lang kami. 120php daw ang bayad kay ate rosie if we will use the facilities. no entrance fee.
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Hi we are planning to go there by private vehicle. may safe place ba or parking are na pwede iwan ang sasakyan namin overnight?
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Hi. Sorry, not sure. Pero may mga nag iiwan ng sasakyan nila sa may Anilao/Talaga Port.
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Hi, Pano po yung boat pauwi? May susundo po ba? 🙂
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Hi. May sched po sila pabalik ng Anilao/Talaga port 🙂 usually 9am. pero depende sa dami ng tourists 🙂
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Hi, Thanks a lot. I’m glad this blog is active. Nice blog by the way. I’ve invited my friends to join me and now we’re around 20. I’m just wondering if we arrive at Talaga port around 9 AM and we can already fill up a boat to Tingloy, will they bring us there that early? We’re also planning to go there on 22nd of January and we’ll be leaving 23rd afternoon. Any tips? Thanks in advance.
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Hi, If you arrive there early and the boat is filled with enough passengers then you can leave early 😁 Bring aquashoes and powerbank 😊 I hope you enjoy Masasa Beach 😁
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So Technically di siya pwedeng day tour kasi bukas pa ng umaga may boat pabalik, tama?
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Hi. Depende po 🙂 Pag may available boat (kasi minsan marami ding nag daytour lang sa Masasa) or may nag rent ng private boat going back to talaga/anilao port pwede kayo makisabay. 😊 Tanong po kayo sa mga locals kung merong byahe ng hapon 🙂
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hi, bukod po ba sa bahay kubo ni ate rosie meron pa ibang pwede tuluyan?
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Hi may mga nagrerecommend din po sa mandanas residence 🙂 nasa comment section po yung comtact numbers nila 🙂
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hello po, malapit lang po ba yung kubo ni aling rosie sa mandanas residence?
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Hi 🙂 Walking distance po yung Mandanas sa bahay ni Aling Rosie
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May banlawan po ba jan? kase di po kami magrerent ng room , mag cacamping po kami 🙂 thanks 🙂
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Hi 🙂 Opo, meron. Sa bahay po ni aling rosie 🙂 May bayad po ata.
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This January pupunta kami dito ng mga kaibigan ko. Excited na kami!!!! 😀
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Enjoy po, Sir 🙂
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Updated po ba yung number ni aling rosie? Tska free to hike po ba yung mt.? what if mag tent po kmi instead of kubo, ok lang po ba? tnx
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Hi 🙂 Yes, updated po. 😉 Wala naman po bayad yung pag-hike and pwede po mag-pitch ng tent 🙂
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hi , may cliff jumping po ba sa area?
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Hi. di masyado mataas 🙂 pero meron po. sa may rock formation banda.
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Hello po! Pwede po bang Day trip dito? May bumabalik po ba sa hapon papuntang Talaga Port?
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Hi nung time namin wala pong nag daytrip 🙂 pero ngayon meron na po nag oorganize ng daytrip to Masasa 🙂
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hi regarding sa schedule ng boat meron ba sila kahit after 2pm?thanks
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Hi 🙂 Depende po sa dami ng tourists. Minsan may mga nagrerent ng private boat 🙂 Pero once a day lang po talaga ang sched nila 🙂 Ask nyo na lang po yung may-ari ng tutuluyan nyo regarding sa sched that specific day, minsan sila po kino-contact 🙂
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Hi. Ask ko lang po what if sunday morning until monday morning kami dun kala Aling Rosie? or overnight stay lang talaga pwede? Thank you 🙂
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Hi 🙂 pwede naman po 🙂 Depende po sa dami ng guests nya 🙂 Pero kung nauna naman po kayo doon, walang pong problema 🙂
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Thanks for this blog. Plan namin ng mga tropa this January 25, 2017 pumunta. Wala namang changes sa expenses? Like yung sa kubo overnight stay? And, mas advisable ba na jan na lang kami bibili maluluto? Thanks!
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Hi 🙂 As of now, same pa rin ang rates 🙂 Yep, I advise na bago kayo sumakay ng boat going to Tingloy mamalengke na kayo at bumili ng food 🙂 ayun po 🙂
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Niiiiice 🙂 Salamat po.
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Last. Okay lang ba kahit di na kami mag pa reserve sa isa sa mga kubo? Thank you, di namin makontact pa yung number provided. Thanks a lot.
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Hi 🙂 Minsan kasi walang signal doon. pag weekday siguro di na kailangan magpareserve. pero weekends siguro kailangan bro. Anyway, malaki naman kubo ni aling rosie
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hi po punta po kmi dyan sa feb 11 intersado po kmi ang ganda po ksi!try din nmin kung ok din ang 1000 na budget :):)
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feb 11 po kmi punta masasa beach ok po ba ng 4am alis manila to batangas at kung okay din ang budget na 1000 k;):)
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Hi 🙂 4am din po kami umalis nun sa Buendia 🙂 Enjoy po 🙂
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Updated po ba ang number ni Ate Rosie? 🙂
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Hi 🙂 Opo. 🙂
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Hi…. pwede kaya mamingwit dito…? thanks.
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Hi, di pa po ako nakakita ng namimingwit doon, pero wala rin pong nagbabawal 🙂
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Thanks… excited na ako…
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hi! nag babalak po kami ng mga friends ko pumunta this coming 19 ng january just want to ask saang bus kayo sumakay going to batangas grand terminal? nakaka excite ang pictures! ❤
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Hi sa Buendia po 🙂 DLTB tanong lang po kayo kung dadaan ng BGT 🙂
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san po mganda sumakay buendia oh cubao tapos ang baba sa anilao port ! tnx info pls ..
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Wala pong direcho ng anilao port. Batangas Grand Terminal po 🙂 Sa Buendia po okay 🙂
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Hi, ask ko lang mag motor kasi kami papunta pwede ba isakay sa bangka ang motor at magkano?
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Hi. Sorry po, no idea po 🙂 Pero may mga place sa Anialo/Talaga port kung saan pwede motor 🙂 Tanong lang po kayo doon. Sorry po ulit! 😬
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ang nice ng blog mo sir haha detalyado pati papagrereply sa comments haha
thank you 🙌🏻
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Hi 🙂 Thank you po 🙂
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hello po ulit. ask ko lang may yelo bang nabibili dun? haha
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Hi 🙂 meron po. may ref anak ni all ng rosie 🙂
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may for rent po ba na tent dyan how much po:)
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Hi. Kela aling rosie po wala 🙂
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hanggang anung oras po ang trip ng papuntang anilao port galing tingloy salamat merun po bng 2-3pm
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Hi meron pong 2:30pm 🙂
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opk po salamat 🙂
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Hi’ we will go there on friday with my dabarkads . we have our own tent. may good spots for tent ba near seashore?
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Hi 🙂 yung pitching of tent malapit po mismo sa shore 🙂
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pwede po ba ang kids and seniors? 🙂
good for ilan po ang bahay kubo ni aling rosie?
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Hi pwede po 🙂 Chill place lang po sya 🙂 Yung kay aling rosie may private at shared. yung share can accommodate up to 12 pax 🙂
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Hi. magkano po kya yung kubo na good for 12pax? Tnx
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Ask ko na rin po kung magkano pamasahe sa bangka papuntang tingloy? tsaka kung may entrance po ba sa masasa beach. Thanks
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Hi , updated po ba ung number ni Nay Rosie sa taas?.. tinatawagan po kc namin pero hindi nasagot. baka may iba pong number kau. mag papareserve po sana kami ng trancient house.. TIA and MABUHAY!
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Hi, according sa recent comment sa baba, active pa po number ni Aling Rosie 😊 Yan lang din po available number nya. 😊 Minsan busy lang din po sya. haha
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I love your blog, very helpful
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Thank you 😊
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Hi! ask ko lang po kung safe po ba kahit may mga bata na kasama? and ano po ba yun best time para mag travel going to masasa beach. thank you
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Hi, Safe naman po. Di naman po masyado malakas current sa beach area. 5am po dapat alis ng MNL para sakto sa pag dating sa port 😊
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Thank you po sa good comment. Nio sa lugar namin. Hope to see u soon again po. In case you need transient house sa Masasa
09359771336/ 09163801859. Inay Josie Transient house po.
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pwede po ba magdala ng dog?? and pwede ba magdala ng sariling tent??
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Hi! Opo 🙂
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Yes po tama po pwede ang sariling tent pero ang pet po ay mahirap ipasok sa isla but you can ask help the owner ng transient house po. she is a brgy official din po ng brgy sanjuan.
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Hi Goodmorning poh . Balak po nmin dyan pumunta nxt Friday. Ask klng poh kong wlang pag babago sa 1000 peso na expenses. Salamat
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Hi Sorry for the late reply, as of now wala naman pagbabago sa presyo ng pamasahe. meron lang bago, may environmental fee na 30PhP 🙂
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Anilao port n po tayo ngayon kase summer na.
From Anilao to Masasa Beach 100 per head.
Frm Anilao to Tingloy (bayan) 80 prr head na po
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