Saturday 28 July 2012

MARINDUQUE: Poctoy White Beach

Marinduque has always been a part of me, my mother was born and raised in the heart of the Philippines making me a half Marinduquenian. Yearly, I spent my summer and Christmas vacation in this place. And yearly, we celebrate the Moriones festival during the Lenten Season. Marinduque is the home of the famous Moriones festival. 
And the last two summers, we've been going to Poctoy White Beach.

If you love white sand, crystal clear water (you can sea school of fish), a little bit of sea weed, tan lines and friendly people then THIS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!

Poctoy White Beach is located at the town of Torrijos.



How to get to Marinduque from Manila:

There are two ways to travel to Marinduque, by air and by sea.

By Air: only one airline goes to Marinduque, zest air
The travel time is about 45 minutes from the Philippine domestic airport.
There a flight to Marinduque once a day.

By Land/Sea:
Take a bus (Jac Liner, terminal is in Cubao, Quezon City) to  Dalahican Port, Lucena City, 
travel time about 3 to 4 hours. There are several shipping lines going to Marinduque several times a day from the Dalahican Port to the Balanacan Port in Mogpog or to Cawit Port in Boac or Buyabod Port in Torrijos. Travel time is about 3 to 4 hours depending on the ship.

How to get to Torrijos to the Poctoy White Beach
Take jeepney or air-conditioned vans to Torrijos.


Where to Stay
There are apartelles and resorts in Torrijos, but if you want to know the people, there are also homestay.
visit this site.



Mt. Malindig, a view from the beach




A very interesting view on the way to the beach.




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3 comments:

  1. hi there. my mom was also born and raised in a province pero my heart is also a probinsyana dahil i was also born there but raised in manila.

    ask ko lang if it's better to book earlier sa rooms in poctoy beach or pwede namang dun na lang ako maghanap pagdating ko this saturday? thanks

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  2. off season naman ngayon, konti lang ang tourists so okay lang na pumunta ka na lang doon directly. :)

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  3. Hi, the link for homestays is not working. I am planning for a Marinduque getaway this November and I plan to spend a night in Poctoy white beach. Can you recommend a good homestay? thank you

    Don

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