Rolf's and Juliet's Travel trough the Philippines

Batangas, Luzon, Philippines

Batangas its a quite big region south of Manila and even south of our home. This is the nearest destination for us from Nuvali to drive to the coast... Without traffic we can reach this coast of the south China Sea in 2 Hours with the car. Therefore, tourists from the capital can reach Batangas from 2 sides. So, on Weekends and also if the holidays in the schools starts the places are crowded. Then rest of the time you are sometimes nearly alone :).

This year we went three times at Batangas. There its a very nice Resort, called: Pico de Loro (Vogelschnabel). The Resort its not that cheap but very clean, separated from the roads very convenient. Its a higher class Resort with many condominiums which are rented out from the owners to tourists. For singles and couples its the Hotel Pico Sands better. Average Price its around CHF 100.-- per room. The rooms are clean and big. The Hotel belongs to the higher class. They have a great swimming pool landscape which its open until 09:00 pm.

Pleas note, that after 10:00 pm the most facilities are closed. You can still order drinks on the Bar 24 hours to a low pice for Europeans.

The strand of Pico de Loro. Its not a sensation but always good for a short swim...

Pico de Loro complex picture from Internet

On the beach

The first time this year we went at a Condominium with the Family of my wife. It was a very nice time with family bonding as well. We where on a nice island hopping trip too.

Island hopping

A cave

The second time we went with our friend Tom Dobler. He brings a Drone and we get very nice pictures. We brought also our Shih Tzu Dog Callie.

The Drone

The pictures from the Drone are lost, I will post it in a while...

Callie

The third time we went in the Hotel Pico Sands with our Daughter and his Boyfriend. It was a nice time together...

The Drinks at the Bar are great! A fresh buko juice and a pineapple shake :)