Sabang Beach is located a few kilometers from Puerto Galera, if youre going with boat to Mindoro you normally make the landfall in Puerto Galera. The transfer from Puerto Galera normally goes by boat to Sabang beach (10 minutes) or you can also grab a cab or bus. Mindoro is one of the bigger islands in the phillipines. You can get everything from wild nightlife to nice picnics on a private beach.
Sabang grew from a small fishing village to a thriving town on the back of scuba diving. There are more scuba diving shops in Sabang Philippines than any other shop, in fact there are more dive shops than restaurants!
No matter what level scuba diver you are, beginner or experienced, there is a dive site and dive shop prepared to help you blow bubbles. Puerto Galera has some of the best diving in the Philippines, you will be amazed at the dive sites and type of diving you will see in Puerto Galera. One of the more popular dives are the Sabang wrecks, which lie just off the furthest mooring. There are three in total and you can dive all three on the one dive, then you can make your way over to the floating bar. Yes that's right you can ascend the anchor on the floating bar, climb up the ladder and order a drink, or two. Not a bad way to finish a dive.
If you have never dived before and would like to try it then just pop in to one of the many dive shops and ask, you will not be disappointed, Sabang Puerto Galera is a great place to learn to dive.
Starting from "backyard tourism" wherein local residents accept local and foreign tourist as stay-in guest, the island’s tourism has flourished. In the course of time, several hotels, resorts, inns and restaurants have mushroomed within the area.
There are a thousand things one can do here. Landlubbers can pitch tents, light bonfires, play volleyball, toss a Frisbee, go beach-hopping, watch the sunset, gaze at the stars, hike, go rock climbing, carom off on a motorcycle, discover Oriental Mindoro’s other tourist spots or simply live it up.
But water is certainly the main attraction of the island. Crystal clear and shimmering especially during the hot summer months, the sea framing Puerto Galera is ideal for swimming, sailing, surfing, snorkeling and scuba diving. In fact one doesn’t have to go by boat to get to a dive site. Within a kilometer from the coast, schools of Moorish idols, trumpet fish, frog fish, lion fish and leaf fish weave in and out of thriving corals and sea anemones while species of starfish – from the speckled red-and-white to the neon-blue Pacific – rest on the sandy floor.
Gradually sloping beaches – with the terrain ranging from powder white sand to grainy dark sand to smooth stones to rough coral rubble – comprise a large chunk of the island’s 25 thousand hectares. And while the Department of Tourism’s last count pegs the number of resorts at 115, pockets of isolated and virtually resortless coves and beaches are tucked between massive rock formations.
Outside of minor glitches, Puerto Galera is a tropical paradise that is both rustic and thriving. By day it echoes with the soft breeze and the pounding waves. At night, it comes to life with heady laughter and the clink of wine and glasses, only to segue once again to the barest whisper of the elements.
Source: puertogalera.org
