Mt. Mag-asawang Bato Tingloy Island, Batangas

Mt. Mag-Asawang Bato is also located in Tingloy Island, Batangas. It is actually near the Masasa Beach. Masasa beach is also one of the beaches near Manila that is still not yet populated.

How to Get there:

* From Buendia Taft, ride a bus going to Batangas Grand Terminal. Fare is 157 pesos
* From the Grand Terminal ride a jeep going to Mabini and depart at Anilao Port. Fare is 37 pesos
* Once at Anilao Port look for the List from Coast Guard and list your names for you to be able to ride the boat going to Tingloy Island. They are observing a first come first serve policy.
* Boatride from Anilao Port going to Tingloy island takes an hour. Fare is 65 pesos.
*From Tingloy island, ride a tricycle going to Masasa Beach. Fare will be 15 pesos per head. This is also the jump-off for Mt. Mag-asawang Bato.

Total Fare cost (From buendia to Tingloy) = 274 pesos


Suggested Itinerary:

If you are planning to go overnight, you can first setup your tent at the beach and hike. Then enjoy the beach after. You can also ask some of the locals to take care of your things while hiking. You can leave your bags on their house. Don't worry the locals were very kind and nice.

We have one of the locals as our tour guide for the hike. We hired Kuya Berto and he is actually nice. We paid him 500 pesos for that. The hike will take around 1-2 hours depending on how fast you are and also depending on how long you are going to stay at the summit.

You can find Kuya Berto in this store.

Kuya Berto's Store

* You can also have yourself challenged by hiking at the famous Mt. Gulugod Baboy in Anilao Batangas that is also near the Anilao Port. We are about to have it the next day, but my friends were already exhausted and we decided to have a sidetrip in Tagaytay instead.

The Trail:

The trail is actually fit for beginners like us. You can have it done for about 2 hours or so.

Rocks that are stacked made by other hikers

The view <3

The Summit:

It is fulfilling seeing the summit and seeing the famous rocks at the top of Mt. Mag-Asawang Bato. You can see the breath taking view of the island. You can also see from afar the famous Puerto Galera Island.

*You can actually climb up the peak of the Rocks to enjoy the 360 degree view of the island.

My brother and my friend enjoying the peak of one of the rocks :))

Masasa Beach

After a tiring trek at Mt. Mag-asawang Bato have yourself relaxed and freshen by the cooling breeze of the waters of Masasa beach. Just a 15-20 minute walk down the beach from the Jump off point.

Here are some photos of the beach:

Stunning rock Formation at the beach :)