Summer Fever!!! Beat the heat, choose one...choose all. Coves I once visited at Zambales. San Antonio in Zambales is blessed with these magnificent coves. Long grayish-white sand beach, a perfect picnic spot under the Agoho trees and a fresh water lake on the side for visitors who wishes to take a moment from the salty water. Though these coves are now the target hideouts specially during summer, locals are still preserving its pristine look and feel. There are few ways to reach the coves. Behind the coves are mountains where waterfalls can be visited. From these mountains, some known and established trails can be of used to traverse to any of these coves, Mt. Pundaquit - Traverse to Anawangin Cove, Mt. Balingkilat - Traverse to Nagsasa Cove or Anawangin Cove, Mt. Dayungan - Traverse to Silanguin Cove, Mt. Nagsasa - Traverse to Nagsasa Cove and Mt. Cinco Picos - Traverse to Silanguin Cove to name a few. For visitors who's not into hiking, these coves can be reached via boat. Boat rentals can be arranged at Brgy. Pundaquit, San Antonio Zambales. Anawangin Cove Closest to Brgy. Pundanquit, Anawangin cove can be reached for about 45 mins. (depends on the current). The cove is now the busiest among the 4. Sari sari stores are now available and the cove is somewhat commercialized. I heard some fire dancers performs during peak seasons, I wonder if it's true though. This cove is covered with Agoho Trees, the picnic spot is found in the middle adjacent to river. Perfect place to settle can be found in the far left, spot near the estuary can be too crowded during peak season. Anawangin can be an option if you are into time constraint. Trek from Mt. Pundaquit will also consume less of your time compared to the other traverses to other coves. The river is not that wide, and usually the level of the water rise up during late afternoon. click photo for larger view Nagsasa Cove Nagsasa Cove, the choice... the preferred cove by many. This cove offers more to its visitors than Anawangin. Longer shoreline, divided by an estuary as tides rose up. Has the best, picture-perfect, postcard scene of the Mountains behind. A bluish-greenish beach and a wide, spacious shoreline. Perfect for bigger group. Best spot for camping: the spot away from the lined-up sari sari store. The river is wide as well and very inviting though. Just a thought, swimming in the river at Anawangin was a bit scary compared here, maybe because the river over their was surrounded by Agoho which added the eerie feeling. click photo for larger view Talisayin Cove Dead Air..... I could say. Because the place is not frequently visited or no campers chose this cove. No resort is available, only privately owned ones. A viewing deck can be seen from a far, built by one of the owners of those bahay-bakasyunan. Grayish sand beach.... a good place for side trip when you're in the area. Silanguin Coveshot taken at Peak 1, Mt. Cinco Picos during my second visit Visited the place twice and still in love with the Cove. Click here for my separate entry. The place is so quite, best for muni-muni moments and the locals are so accommodating. Island can be seen on the opposite side with some fishpen. Though this Cove does not have that postcard view, the tranquility and cleanliness in this cove beats the other 3 coves. I forgot the name of the resort where we stayed, the one with the sari sari store, has a clean restroom with non stop water supply. Water coming from the nearest "bukal" compared to the "amoy kalawang" water coming from "Poso de-piston" in Anawangin or Nagsasa. click photo for larger view
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