Byaheng Zambales | April 2015

These past few months, I've been hearing a lot of stories about Capones and Anawangin Island that's why I decided to took a trip during the holy week season.

Zambales has been recently became a tourist spot because of the popularity of its island. 

Travel time is roughly 3 and 1/2 hours from Manila and we joined the Trip again with DLC Travel and Tours. 

Good morning!

I decided to have this trip with my college friends whom I have not seen for 3 years. 

Our first stop is San Antonio Market to buy foods, seafoods and other things we need to have before going to the island. After that, we went to Brgy. Pundaquit to ride a boat going to Capones Island. 

Capones Island

 A 4 km from Brgy. Pundaquit to Capones Island or also known as "Isla De Gran Capon" during the spanish era. The island is quite rocky near the shore and there are no commercial establishments on the island except for a light house that has a 65 foot tall with original bricks but ragged and neglected already. The view from the top of the Light House is magnificent and it is a 360 degree panoramic view. 

I will realized that the world is really round when I reached the top of the Light house. The view is great and I just can't stop staring at it. 

Anawangin Island

After exploring the Capones, we went to our next island which is Anawangin. This is where we are going to stay overnight. How? We have a tent for us to be able to stay here because there are no hotels or inns available. We immediately took our lunch, swim and enjoy the island. 

Before getting dark, we witnessed an amazing sunset from the shore. We had a bonfire to give us lights during night. Did I mention that in this Island has no electricity and network signals? So you better have flashlights in the night and power bank for your gadget. 

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On our Day 2, we woke early to have our breakfast and immediately trek to the Hilltop. 

Summit :)

It is recommended to bring under water cam for more fun.

After trekking, we did snorkeling and of course non stop swimming til afternoon. 

We left the Island after lunch.

This is a short clip of what we did during our trip. 

I am recommending this trip to those seeking an experience of camping in an isolated island with low budget. We only pay P1,900 inclusion of Round trip Transportation from Manila to Zambales, Boat Transfers, Camping Tools and Food.

Below is the sample itinerary and guidelines. 

HAPPY TRAVEL. BE SAFE!