Anawangin, Zambales

me and my team mates along with another team's supervisor and a friend recently went to Anawangin, Zambales for a much needed off. it was a hassle at first going to the lace. we ran out of bus tickets due to miscommunication with the other. so we chanced upon in getting a ticket to Olongapo city and from there, just an hour or less drive to San Antonio.

Fare :
Bus (from victory pasay to olongapo) - Php215.00
baby bus (from olongapo to san antonio) - Php42.00

we rode the tricycle as soon as we arrived in San Antonio and spent around Php30.00/pax to go to Pundaquit.


I was having second thoughts in pushing it through because of the hassles but when I
reached Pundaquit (it's a fishing village in Zambales) it was worth it. a view of a beach never fails to amaze me we rode the banca for an hour (php200 for round trip and extra hundred if you will tour the island/pax)

and then anawangin view.... riding the banca was worth it. I was worried for safety purposes but the whole trip was so serene because of the rock formations, clear water, and fishes joining you.

anawangin is a cove in the town of San Antonio in Zambales. It's a beach with an off
white sand and uber green forest near the shore. It also has a stream behind the forest that flows out to the sea. It also has two cliffs in the north and south.



According to the bankero, northern cliff is higher and not advisable for trekking since it has loose rocks... The southern cliff is easier to climb. One of my team mates tried it and she said it has a great view of the beach and sunset.

Anawangin is not Boracay in terms of development, but that doesn't mean it is boring. you can do bonfire with friends and should bring a guitar so you can sing around it.

I also mentioned about island hopping with the boatman. We tried Capones island. It has this century-old Spanish lighthouse.





Warning : Be cautious, the beach has strong undercurrent at times - we were almost drowned because of it, good thing i have a loud voice it reached people from the shore.

and the good thing about it? We only spent more or less 2k per person!

There are no modern facilities in Anawangin; there are only a couple of toilets (without roofs) and water pumps as sources of running water. Bring lots of drinking water since drinking from the water pump is not safe, and the weather tends to be too hot at around 12 noon. Also bring your own food, there are no hotels and resorts that could prepare meals for you. For sleeping, you have to bring your own tent and pitch it under the forest cover where it is much cooler than by the shore