Anawangin Cove is a crescent shaped cove with a pristine white sand beach. What makes the place unique is the unusual riddle of tall pine trees flourishing round its vicinity. There are no roads leading to Anawangin. It is only accessible by a 30 minute boat ride from Pundaquit, San Antonio, Zambales or by a six-hour trek through hot, open trails thru the Pundaquit range. The cove's relative isolation has kept it free from development - as of this writing, there are no resorts on this sparkling piece of natural beauty, save for a few huts and deep wells.
PINE FOREST
Just behind the beach is the pine forest and a marsh, where one can find natural springs feeding to the sea. The area is home to a number of bird species.
FYI:
>>> The sand in Anawangin Cove is mainly Mt. Pinatubo lahar. Some Sand samples is very similar indeed to the lahar that can be found in Porac and Mabalacat on the other side of Mt. Pinatubo.
SMALL LAKE SURROUNDED BY THE AGOHO (PINE TREES)
>>> The pine trees, (actually Agoho trees) did not exist in the area before the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. Looks like the ash fall somehow brought with it Agoho seeds as well and they grew into the forest we see at Anawangin today.
THE CAPONES ISLAND
Capones Island is famous for its rocky shore white sand beaches and known for having an Old-Spanish Light House w/c is located at the left-end top hill of the island.
ROCKY SHORE
VERANDA OF THE SPANISH LIGHT HOUSE
You need to trek for about an hour on a rocky shore and it was very tiring to get there but a worth panoramic view is waiting for you on the top of the light house... it has a picturesque beautiful clear turquoise waters scene and you'll be amaze how did they built the light house on these island.
OUR DESCEND
ABANDONED BUILDING ALONG THE WAY
ITINERARY
Day 0, Friday May 1
10:30 PM Meeting Time at the Bus Terminal (via Air-conditioned Bus = 271/head)
11:30 PM Boarding of Passengers ETD Manila to San Antonio, Zambales
Day 1, Saturday May 2
03:00 AM ETA San Antonio, Zambales
03:30 AM ETA Pundaquit (prepare)
04:00 AM ETA Start of Trekking (tourist guide fee =600/group)
08:30 AM Anawangin Cove Proper (environmental fee = 100/ head)
09:00 AM Breakfast, Camping, Lunch, Beach Bumming
05:00 PM Prepare/ Take a Bath
07:00 PM Dinner / Bonfire Night / Star-Gazing
Day 2, Sunday May 3
06:00 AM Wake Up
07:00 AM Breakfast
08:00 AM Free time
11:00 AM ETD Anawangin to Capones Island (via boat roundtrip = 200/head)
12:00 NN ETA Capones Island
12:10 PM Start of Trekking to the Old Spanish Lighthouse
01:30 PM ETA Old Spanish Lighthouse/Free time
03:00 PM ETD Capones Island to Pundaquit
03:30 PM ETA Pundaquit (Rest,Prepare,Take a Bath)
04:00 PM ETD Pundaquit to San Antonio (via tricycle = 25/head)
04:10 PM ETA San Antonio to Olangapo (via Ordinary Bus = 41/head)
04:30 PM ETD Olangapo to Manila (via Air-conditioned Bus = 220/head)
08:00 PM ETA Manila
EXPENSE
TRANSPORTATION:
Manila - San Antonio: Php271/pax via Victory Liner
San Antonio - Pundaquit: 25/pax
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Pundaquit - San Antonio: 25/pax
San Antonio - Olangapo: Php41/pax via Ordinary Bus
Olangapo - Manila: Php220/pax via Victory Liner
GUIDE FEE:
Tour Guide: Php600 (good for 9pax)
ENVIRONMENTAL FEE:
Anawangin Environmental Fee: Php100/pax
BOAT FEE: Php 1200 (good for 5pax)
Anawangin - Capones Island - Pundaquit
For Island Trip Arrangement, boats, tents and guides, Please see below contact details
Mang Arman - 09204211633
= Php 1,200 per boat w/ capones island / good for 5pax
= Guide fee: Php 600
= Tricycle fare: 30/pax
Mang Florante - 09108053388
= Php 1,500 per boat w/ capones island / good for 5pax
= Guide fee: Php 600
= Tricycle fare: 100/tricycle/good for 3pax
Mang Randy - 09093120345
= Php 1,500 per boat w/ capones island / good for 5pax
= Guide fee: Php 600
= Tricycle fare: 35/pax
Mang Amboy - 092977664490 & Mang Mike Bactad - 09283405136
= Php 1,500 per boat w/ capones island w/ camara island/ good for 5pax
= Guide fee: Php 500
= Tricycle fare: 25/pax
