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White Beach is
the most popular of Puerto Galera's 32 beaches especially among Filipino
tourists. Come summer, from March to May, Manila tourists flock to Puerto Galera by the hundreds, and during the Holy Week, by the thousands. During
this period, the rates of accommodations can increase by more than 300
percent. Private homes are rented out to many who could no longer be
accommodated in the more than 50 resorts and lodging inns in in the area. |
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White Beach Puerto Galera, during this time, is the scene of many concerts
and festivals organized by big corporations like San Miguel, Coke, C2, Smart
and Globe. The beach are filled with people, relaxing, walking to and fro,
sunbathing, playing volleyball, riding jet skis and banana boats. At dawn,
people sit at the beach to witness one of the best sunsets in the country.
At night, more people come out to enjoy meals at beachfront
restaurants(White Beach Resort & White Beach HOtel). There are several
open-air bars with "gay dancers" and serving Puerto Galera's trademark
concoction, "Mindoro Sling". There are also many tattoo shops and souvenir
shops along White Beach Puerto Galera. Behind the beaches are the huge and generally
unexplored mountain ranges of central Mindoro. A particular
local attraction is the nine hole golf course perched on the hillside above
White Beach which commands spectacular views over Puerto Galera's natural
harbor and the Verde Island Passage. Mangyan tribes are
scattered over the mountains sides - some of the more remote tribes have no
contact with the outside world. Of the eight tribes on Mindoro, the Iraya
are the largest. They are based in the Puerto Galera area. |
