This post was originally published in 2012.
I was a warrior in the middle of a battle. With reliable weapons in my bag — meds, vitamins, paper napkins, and a bottle of water — I made a decision to go on an crucial journey back home. Not even the bad fever and runny nose, however, stopped a smile from slicing across my lower face when we finally passed under the arc that proudly screamed “Maligayang Pagdating sa Lalawigan ng mga Magigiting,” or, in English, Welcome to the Land of the Valiant.
Batangas — my hometown. even when I have a bad case of cold, I still peek out the window and try to catch a look of that “statement arc.” This trip was a product of an crucial personal crisis. The poor Traveler, born and raised in Batangas, was a deceive for not having explored much of his province. I had been to as far as Ilocos in the north and general Santos City in the south, and had gone abroad a number of times but it was such a shame that I had not taken enough time to appreciate my home. Although a pleased Batangueno, I was guilty of ignoring the familiar. I was so used to Batangas that I forgot that lots of of the places I pass through, the things I experience, and even the food I eat contributed so much in making me who I am.
Even though I was meant to be at home and getting some rest, I pushed through with probably the most crucial trip of my life. Combating a cold and all the nasty things that came with it, I declared that it was time to return to, well, the Land of the Valiant.
Taal Basilica
Čo je v tomto sprievodcovi pokryté?
Ako sa tam dostať
Finding a place to stay in Batangas (Hotels, Hostels, Resorts)
Places to visit in Batangas
Where and What to eat in Batangas
Building an Itinerary
Budget Breakdown
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Ako sa tam dostať
Batangas is only two to three hours away from Manila depending on which part of Batangas you are visiting, which part of Manila you are coming from, and how heavy the traffic is. There are airconditioned and ordinary buses to Batangas. four of the most common destination signs you will see displayed in front of the buses are the following:
Batangas City — a lot of of which pass through Sto Tomas, Tanauan City and Lipa City.
Lemery — which pass through the towns of Cuenca, Sta Teresita, Alitagtag, and Taal. a lot of buses also pass through Tanauan and Lipa.
Nasugbu — may take the Silang-Aguinaldo highway route or the Tagaytay-Sta Rosa route
Balayan — may also take the Silang-Aguinaldo highway route or the Tagaytay-Sta Rosa route. will pass through the towns of Tuy and Lian.
All buses will use the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) but take different exits. There are also vans that take passengers to lots of parts of Batangas.
Here are some of the bus companies that travel to, from, and around Batangas, and where you will find their terminals here in Metro Manila:
ALPS Bus – Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
CROW Bus – Espana, Sampaloc, Manila; EDSA, Pasay City
JAM Transit – EDSA, Quezon City; Taft, Pasay City; Cubao, Quezon City
RRCG Bus – Pasay City
TRITRAN Transit – EDSA-Kamias, Quezon City; Taft, Pasay City
Batangas Starexpress – LRT-Buendia
KL CNG transport – Cubao, Quezon City
I only know of three van terminals in Metro Manila and these vans take passengers to Lemery — LRT-Buendia, Makati; Starmall-EDSA, Mandaluyong; and Starmall-Alabang, Muntinlupa. I know that there is one terminal at Metropoint in Pasay City that houses vans to the Batangas province but I forgot its final destination — I took a van there going to Matabungkay in Lian, once.
If you have a lot more information to add to this list, please post a comment and I will update this.
The closest commercial airport to Batangas is in Manila so you will still have to take the bus or shuttle if you’re coming from outside of Luzon by air. For a lot more information, please visit the official web site of Manila international Airports Authority at www.miaa.gov.ph.
Batangas City harbors an international sea port — Batangas international Port — which serves as the crucial port in the southern Tagalog region. It is a lot of popular among passengers going to and from neighboring islands of Mindoro (especially Puerto Galera) and Romblon.
Finding a place to stay in Batangas (Hotels, Hostels, Resorts)
If you’re touring Batangas, where to stay will certainly affect your itinerary. Not all places in Batangas have hotels or resorts, or are ideal for camping. picking where to spend the night will dictate the flow of your trip per day.
Here are some of suggestions you might want to consider.
Check Batangas City rates Here
Check Lipa City rates Here
If you wish to spend the night in the city, find a hotel in Lipa or Batangas City.
If you crave an overnight stay at a resort by the beach, pick one in San Juan, Lobo, Calatagan, Nasugbu, or Lian. You might also consider one of the resorts in Anilao, Mabini.
If you want to feel like traveV čase a zažívanie toho, ako to je žiť v španielskej ére, je hotel v Taal, facka v centre mesta, ktoré je vlastne vedľa mesta Plaza, nazývaný hotel Casa Punzalan, ktorý vám to môže dať.
Ak lezíte na Gulugod Baboy v Mabini alebo Mt. Maculot v Cuenca, môžete sa tam rozhodnúť táboriť.
Vaše výbery budú určovať, ako bude plynúť váš cestovný plán. Vždy berte do úvahy prístupnosť a blízkosť, kdekoľvek zostanete v ostatných destináciách, ktoré navštívite.
Pre oveľa viac možností ubytovania v Batangase navštívte túto stránku.
Miesta na návštevu v Batangas
Nasledujúce fotografie odkazujú na oveľa viac informácií o týchto miestach a mojich osobných skúsenostiach, ktoré ich skúmajú.
Sopka
Pláž Matabungkay, lian
Mesto Taal Heritage
Mesto Balayan
Basilika
Svätyňa Panny Mária z Caysasay
Katedrála
Mt. Carmel Church
Casa de Segunda, mesto Lipa
Batangas bazilika
Svätyňa Apolinario Mabini
Múzeum Miguel Malvar
Maják Cape Santiago, Calatagan
Pláže v San Juan, Calatgan, Nasugbu
Ostatné body záujmu:
Mt. Batulao, výška obtiažnosti 4/9 v Nasugbu
Mt. Maculot, obľúbený medzi horolezcami, najmä počas svätého týždňa
Mt. Gulugod Baboy, ľahké stúpanie v Mabini, Batangas
Maják Malabrigo, druhý maják storočia v Batangase. Nachádza sa v Lobo.
Fantasy svet, nádherný rozprávkový hrad v kopcoch lemery
Ostrov Sombrero, výška bielej piesočnatej výšky od pobrežia Anilao
Laiya, dlhý úsek bielej pláže v San Juan
Ostrov Ligpo, rodinné ostrovné letovisko v San Luis
Anilao, veľkolepé miesto potápania v Mabini
Kde a čo jesť v batangoch
Nie veľa ľudí si to uvedomuje, ale Batangas je tiež cieľom potravín. Veľké prírodné zdroje – jazerá na moria, farmy a lesy, moria a hory – obohatili kuchyňu provincie. Tu sú niektoré z reštaurácií, ktoré by ste nemali ujsť v Batangas a ich špecializáciách. Kliknutím na fotografie získate oveľa viac informácií.
Bulalo v Rose and Grace, Sto. Tobolka
Kaldereta a Halo-Halo v Casa Rap, San Jose
Pinoy Seafood v Kainane Sa Dalampasigan, Nasugbu
Cakes v Cafe Milflores, Batangas City
Batangas Lomi v Lomi King, Lipa City
Goto v Gotohan Sa Barangay, Lipa City
Tapang taal v taal a lemery
Kapeng Barako v Cafe de Liva
Pre dlhší zoznam reštaurácií v Batangase sa choďte na túto webovú stránku.
Výstavba itinerára
Batangas môže byť vzdialený len pár hodín, ale vytvorenie cestovného plánu na cestu do tohto historického cieľa nie je ľahká úloha. Batangas má čo ponúknuť. Či už sa snažíte nájsť dobrodružstvo, ktoré trekking sopky Taal alebo gastronomické potešenie, ktoré vyskúšajú miestne jedlá, ako sú Bulalo a Lomi, alebo osvietennú exkurziu okolo svojich rôznych historických miest, Batangas má pre vás niečo. Problém je v tom, že Batangas je obrovský. A to sa tam nezastaví. Mnoho z provincie je veľa populárnych a veľa zaujímavých atrakcií je tak ďaleko od seba. Bolo by oveľa menej ťažké, ak ste na výlete, riadenie súkromného automobilu, ale robiť túto exkurziu pomocou verejnej dopravy je ťažké a únavné. Napríklad, ak ste hlavným cieľom, sú pláže Nasugbu a tiež by ste sa chceli dostať bližšie a osobne s Taal Sopkou alebo kostolmi LiPA, nájdenie cesty k nim je ako riešenie tvrdej hádanky vzhľadom na čas.
So všetkými fantastickými stránkami, ktoré môžete navštíviť v Batangas, nestačí víkend. Bohužiaľ som mal iba dlhý víkend.
Toto bol náš počiatočný itinerár.
Deň 1: Sto. Tomas, Tanauan, Talisay, mesto Lipa
05:30 – ETD (počkajte na autobus pozdĺž EDSA)
07:30 – Malvarské múzeum a knižnica, Sto Tomas
09:35 – svätyňa Mabini, mesto Tanauan
11:00 – sopka Taal, talisay
06:00 – Katedrála LIPA, Cafe de Lipa
18:30 – skontrolujte hotel
Deň 2: Lipa City, Anilao
07:00 – Panna Mária z Mt. Carmel Chuch a Casa de Segunda
09:00 – raňajky v Casa Rap, San Jose
11:00 – Anilao, Mabini (check in rezort, obed, ostrov Sombrero)
21:00 – spánok
Deň 3: Taal Town, Calatagan
08:00 – Exkurzia Taal Heritage (domy predkov, Taal Basilica, Caysasay Chapel, Balisong)
23:00 – obed v Don Juan BBQ, Taal
02:00 – Cape Santiago Maják, pláže Calatagan
16:00 – ETD – Cestujte späť do Manily
Mesto Taal Heritage
Rozpočet
Aby ste vám dali predstavu o tom, koľko budete tráviť, aby ste sa uskutočnili výlet cez Batangas, tu je porucha mojich výdavkov počas cesty 3D/2N, ktorá zahŕňala STO. Tomas, Lipa City, Batangas City, Taal Town a Calatagan.
DEŇ 1
P91 – Buendia to Sto. Tomas (autobus)
P187 – Bulalo (P375 na misku)
Zadarmo – Malvarské múzeum a knižnica
P8 – Sto Tomas do Tanauan (Jeep)
P13 – Tanauan City to Brgy. Talaga (Jeep)
Zadarmo – vchod svätyne Mabini
P13 – Svätyňa Mabini pre Tanauan City (Jeep)
P25 – Tanauan do katedrály LiPA
P45 – Tricykel Ride (P30 na cestu)
P190 – Cafe de Lipa
P20 – Casa de Segunda vstupný poplatok
P50 – CASA DE Segunda CAM Poplatok
P35 – Lipa do Batangas City(Bus)
P70 – Diversion to Basilica (Tricycle)
P50 – Isaw dinner at Plaza Mabini
P205 – cafe Milflores
P325 – Mac-ro Lodge (P650/room)
P1,327 – SUB-TOTAL
DAY 2
P11 – Batangas City to Balagtas (Jeep)
P17 – Balagtas to Casa Rap (Brgy. Banay-Banay, San Jose) (Jeep)
P130 – Tapang Casa Rap meal
P80 – Halo-halo (Casa Rap)
P17 – Casa Rap to Lipa City (Jeep)
P49 – Lipa to Taal town (Jeep)
P2 – Caysasay Shrine to Lemery (boat)
P30 – Lemery to Balayan (Bus)
P10 – Trike to Balayan town proper from Highway
P125 – Trike to Ronco beach resort (P250/trip)
P1000 – Ronco beach resort overnight stay (P2000/room)
P1,471 – SUB-TOTAL
DAY 3
P125 – Ronco to Calatagan Bayan (with stop at Calatagan Lighthouse)
P38 – Calatagan to Lian (Jeep)
P25 – Lian to Palico (Jeep)
P30 – Trike to Kainan sa Dalampasigan
P305 – Kainan sa Dalampasigan
P15 – Kainan to Nasugbu terminal (Trike, P30/trip)
P78 – Nasugbu to Tagaytay (Bus)
P616 – SUB-TOTAL
TOTAL – P3,414
Note that when I did this trip, I was with a friend. You can bring this cost substantially lower if you’re part of a bigger group. As always, I have to remind you that your spending routines are different from mine so please use this breakdown as a guide only, just so you have an idea on how much to prepare.
The poor Traveler had been to a number of places in and out of the country but this trip is probably the closest to my heart. Batangas is my hometown and this excursion gave me an opportunity to learn a lot more about the place I was born and raised in. It allowed me to explore and understand my province’s physical and cultural appeal and, ultimately, myself.
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