Stories & guides from Puerto Galera
Trusted sellers, local know-how and life around the bay — notes from the team behind the Puerto Galera marketplace.
Holy Week in Puerto Galera: Why It Is the Busiest Week of the Year
Holy Week falls in March or April and is Puerto Galera’s single busiest week — fuller boats, booked-out rooms, higher rates. Here is why, and what to do if you want the water without the crowds.
Ruby & Aleksej August 4, 2026
Puerto Galera in the Rainy Season
The wet season isn’t the postcard version of Puerto Galera, but it isn’t a washout either. What actually still runs, what changes, and what to take seriously about typhoon season.
Ruby & Aleksej August 4, 2026
Ponderosa, Puerto Galera: The View From Mt. Malasimbo
Ponderosa is the one place in Puerto Galera that is not at sea level — a nine-hole course and a viewpoint on the slopes of Mt. Malasimbo, with the whole peninsula and the Verde Island Passage laid out below.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Coral Garden, Puerto Galera: Snorkelling Without a Certification
Coral Garden runs from the surface down to about 10 m in the sheltered water off San Antonio and Boquete islands — plate coral, staghorn and clouds of reef fish, close enough to see with a mask. How to get there and how not to break it.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Diving Puerto Galera: The Canyons, Verde Island and the Passage
Puerto Galera dives the Verde Island Passage — the water a 2005 study called the centre of the centre of marine shorefish biodiversity. The Canyons, Hole in the Wall, the Verde Island drop-off, where the boats leave from and what to ask before you certify.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
The Sandbar & Paniquian Island, Puerto Galera: Walk It Before the Tide
A narrow sandbar links the mainland to Boquete Island, also known as Paniquian, across Muelle Bay — walkable at low tide and submerged at high. Why the tide decides your visit, and what else is on the circuit.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
The Underwater Cave, Puerto Galera: A Swim, Not a Dive
The Underwater Cave off San Antonio is not a cave dive: it is a half-submerged rock formation in a sheltered cove that you snorkel into. What to expect, why it is only ever a stop on an island-hopping boat, and what the name gets wrong.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Talipanan Falls, Puerto Galera: A Half-Hour Walk to Two Tiers
Talipanan Falls is about thirty minutes uphill from the Iraya-Mangyan Village, through forest and across streams, to a two-tiered fall with a shallow basin. What the walk is actually like, what to wear, and how to pair it with the village.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Tamaraw Falls, Puerto Galera: The Waterfall Beside the Road
Tamaraw Falls drops beside the Calapan highway in Barangay Villaflor — the province calls it the most accessible waterfall in Oriental Mindoro. What it looks like across the seasons, how to get there, and how long it is actually worth.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Big La Laguna Beach, Puerto Galera: The Best Swimming & Snorkelling Cove
Big La Laguna is the cove around the headland from Sabang, with a coral house reef starting a few metres offshore and a cordoned swimming area kept clear of boats. Why it beats both Sabang and White Beach for time in the water.
Ruby & Aleksej July 30, 2026
Our first Trusted Local badge goes to property seller Alvin Magbuhos
How we vetted Alvin Magbuhos over two years of renting and buying through him — and why he is the first seller on GaleraHub to earn our hardest badge.
Ruby & Aleksej July 28, 2026
Iraya-Mangyan Village, Talipanan: Nito Weaving at the Foot of Malasimbo
In Barangay Talipanan, at the foot of Mt. Malasimbo, around 100 Iraya-Mangyan are known for nito weaving — baskets, trays and boxes wound from forest vine. What the craft is, and how to visit respectfully.
Ruby & Aleksej July 27, 2026
Muelle Bay & Heritage Park: The Harbour That Named Puerto Galera
“Muelle” is Spanish for wharf. It is the harbour Puerto Galera was named for, the safest natural anchorage on this coast, and still the town’s working pier — with a heritage park along the waterfront.
Ruby & Aleksej July 27, 2026
Sabang, Puerto Galera: The Complete Diving & Nightlife Guide
Everything you need for Sabang in Puerto Galera — how to get there, the best dive sites, swimming at La Laguna, nightlife, where to stay and when to visit.
Ruby & Aleksej July 27, 2026Talipanan Beach, Puerto Galera: The Quiet Western End
Talipanan is the quiet end of Puerto Galera’s western coast: a long stretch of sand with few resorts, no nightlife, and the Iraya-Mangyan village and Talipanan Falls trail starting minutes inland.
Ruby & Aleksej July 27, 2026
The Port of the Galleons: How Puerto Galera Got Its Name
The history behind Puerto Galera’s name — “Port of the Galleons” — its sheltered Muelle harbour, pre-Hispanic Chinese trade, the galleon era, and what to see today.
Ruby & Aleksej July 17, 2026
Puerto Galera: A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Since 1977
What Puerto Galera’s UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve status (1977) means, why this small town earned it, and how to visit its reefs, mangroves and mountains responsibly.
Ruby & Aleksej July 17, 2026
White Beach, Puerto Galera: The Complete Guide
Everything you need for White Beach in Puerto Galera — how to get there, the best things to do, where to stay, when to visit, and local tips.
Ruby & Aleksej July 17, 2026