HomeAsiaPhilippinesLuzonMindoroOriental MindoroPuerto GaleraPuerto Galera,Oriental Mindoro 2-Day DIY Itinerary By Marcos Detourist on August 28, 2011Day 1 Ride LRT to Gil Puyat (Buendia) Station – P12 8:00am – ETD Buendia. Ride air-con bus to Batangas Port – P166 10:30am – ETA Batangas Port, Batangas City, Batangas Walk to “Father and Sons” ticket booth. Buy Batangas Port to White Beach, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro tickets at “Father and Sons Lines” Roundtrip ferry (pumpboat) fare (P250 if one-way) – P450 Environmental users fee – P50 Terminal fee – P30 Wait inside the Passenger Terminal pre-departure area 11:00pm – Board Batangas – Puerto Galera pumpboat 11:15am – ETD Batangas Port. Strong waves nearing Puerto Galera 11:30am – ETA White Beach. Contact “Deling” who has a building with cheap rooms for rent. Mobile: (+63)906-250-7398 or (+63) 905-254-4390 Check-in at Deling’s “accommodations” (not sure if the place has a name). 5 minutes walk from the beachfront. Fan room with 1 double bed and 1 single bed, private TB – P500 per night Lunch at beachfront restaurant Chicken nuggets with rice and soft drinks – P90 3:00pm – Walk to highway (5 minutes). Ride tricycle to Puerto Galera Bayan (town proper) – P25 Drop-off at jeepney station for Calapan-bound jeepneys 4:00pm – ETD Puerto Galera town proper. Ride “Calapan” jeep to Tamaraw Falls – P35 4:40pm – ETA Tamaraw Falls (along the highway) 5:00pm – Ride van to Puerto Galera Bayan – P50 Walking tour around town Tricycle ride back to White Beach – P25 Sunset at White Beach Dinner at beachfront restaurant (one with free WiFi) Pork something + Mango Shake – P160 Day 2 Breakfast Instant cup noodles. Requested hot water from Nanay Deling 10:00am – ETD White Beach. Start trek to Aninuan Falls. Follow beach path to Aninuan Beach. 10:30am – ETA Aninuan Beach. Walk to highway. Find the Aninuan Creek/River (easily spotted because there was a bridge over it). 10:50am – ETA Aninuan Creek/River. Follow the inland road. Ask locals for direction. 11:30am – ETA Aninuan Falls 12:30nn – ETD Aninuan Falls. Walk back to White Beach 2:00pm – ETA White Beach Pack bags. Check-out.We were headed for Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro. Since there are no direct land connections between Puerto Galera and Abra de Ilog, we thought of doing a connecting trip via Batangas Port. If only we had found out that there’s a regular passenger ferry service between Puerto Galera and Abra de Ilog: twice a day at 10am and 1pm departing from Balatero Port, Puerto Galera (30 minutes) – P130 3:30pm – ETD White Beach, Puerto Galera. Ride “father and sons” ferry to Batangas (last trip) 4:00pm – Stop-over at Bayan 6:00pm – ETA Batangas Port Ride tricycle to Basilica dela Immaculada Concepcion or “bayan” (town proper) Tricycle driver overcharged us by a lot – P300 and “haggled” it down to P150 (still expensive). Ride tricycle to SM City Batangas – P20 Dinner at McDo – P100 Coffee at Starbucks while waiting (for the rest of the group we were joining on the Apo Reef segment of the trip) 9:30pm – Ride jeep to bayan – P7 Ride tricycle to Batangas Port RORO Terminal – P50 fare + P50 tricycle entrance Buy Batangas City to Abra de Ilog RORO (slow ferry) ticket via Montenegro lines (2 hours) – P260 10:00pm – Board Montenegro RORO 10:50pm – ETD Batangas City While on the ferry, reserved seats at Amethyst Bus Lines for bus going to Sablayan – P200 (Driver gave us a discount. Originally P220) 12:50am – ETA Abra de Ilog, Occidental MindoroNext Apo Reef Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro 3-Day DIY Itinerary Western Batangas (Taal town and Batangas) 2-Day Solo DIY ItineraryDon’t leave yet. There’s more!Apo Reef Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro 3-Day DIY ItineraryWestern Batangas (Taal town and Batangas) 2-Day Solo DIY…Tamaraw Falls and First Sunset in Puerto GaleraMindoro and Batangas Roadtrip for 6 daysCamiguin Island 3-Day DIY ItineraryIloilo to Puerto Princesa, Palawan RORO Ferry (via Cuyo)Posting of new comments is disabled temporarily.Connect with Marcos on:Detourista.comMarcosDetourist.comFacebookInstagramTwitterDetourista.comDiscover more travel guides and blogs about the Philippines and beyond by Marcos DetouristChoose your next destination: Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam