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Asia » Philippines » Luzon » Zambales » Pundaquit May 11th 2011

Zambales, Philippines -- Punta de Uian (yu-yan or u-yan) Resort. Punta is a spanish term for "a point of land extending into a body of water" and Uian is a local term for "cradle." The resort is located near Capones Island and Anawangin Cove and about 4-hour drive from Manila. The resort was nice being located at one of the most beautiful coastlines in the Philippines. There are also swimming pools and sports and water activities such as lawn bowling, beach volleyball, banana boat rides, kayak, scuba diving, jetski and many others. Although some parts of the resort are still under construction. They also offer boat ride to Capones Island and Anawangin Cove and other nearby islands. There is also a part of the beach where people are not allowed because the sea had taken much ... read more
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Asia » Philippines » Luzon » Zambales » Pundaquit November 27th 2010

It took the bus four hours to get to San Antonio where we met our guide/boatman Kuya Mike. The last time we went to Pundaquit for camping, it only took us three hours by bus leaving at midnight – this time we missed the 04:00AM bus and had to wait until 05:00AM for the next one. Coming straight from work, I was groggy from having not slept and with the bus doing long stops, it wasn’t a very pleasant ride. It was a busy season seven months ago when we went camping at Anawangin so this time we were hoping that we’d have our ‘peace and quiet’ in another remote cove, Nagsasa. Unlike Anawangin which is just about 30 minutes boat ride from the Pundaquit beach, Nagsasa Cove is one and a half hours away. Though ... read more
Nagsasa Cove
Strolling around Nagsasa Cove
Strolling around Nagsasa Cove




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