El Galleon Puerto Galera Beach Resort

Location: Puerto Galera, Philippines
Hotel Rating: Standard Class
Number of Rooms: 31
Check-In: 2:00 PM
Check-Out: 12:00 PM

Family Rooms
Our family rooms are all capable of one or two extra beds, they come with one queen size bed (extra beds on request) air-conditioning, mini bar and comfortable bathrooms with vanity area.

Number of Rooms: 3

Sea view Rooms
- Our most requested rooms are the sea view rooms all with fantastic water front views. You could literally throw a stone into the sea from any of these specious and well appointed rooms. All sea view rooms are fitted out with a queen size bed, mini bar, air-conditioning and storage space and all bathrooms are equipped with hot water and a vanity area.

Number of Rooms: 9

Luxury Rooms - Now we offer you our El Galleon annex, “Waimea” a private and luxury apartments consisting of a downstairs studio and a two bedroom upstairs home all with the luxury of your very own home. The facility has swimming pool, laundry and its own power source. The garden is breathtaking and what could be better than to have your own BBQ by the pool and served by our very own El Galleon staff. Sorry for safety reasons no kids under, 12 years old.

Main Features:
• Private pool with BBQ
• All modern amenities
• Fully air conditioned
• Serviced daily
• Round the clock security
• Internet access and resort intercom
• Stunning views and location
• Luxurious, spacious & stylish

Restaurants: Inquire / Reservations

Point Bar
Walking between Sabang and Small La Laguna Beach, you can't fail to miss The Point. In fact, many visitors to Puerto, once they've found The Point, find it hard to escape.

So what is The Point? To call It simply a bar is understating its potential. While not really a restaurant either, it is actually a part of the excellent El Galleon Beach Resort and therefore serves the same sumptuous menu on offer at the resort. Its not a night-club either, although the amount of hard liquor consumed in the form of SHOOTERS, a house specialty, is often staggering. in which state many of the patrons may also be found after a long night there.

El Galleon Restaurant
The El Galleon restaurant has been an old time favorite with many people over the years. Bringing a number of spectacular delicacies and old time favorites. Our very own French chef will prepare some mouth watering specialties from the sea or the land. of the resort near the basketball / tennis court, there is no seaview.

Our menu is full of wonderful dishes that will fulfill your wants and needs, whether it be a small snack like our scrumptious home made pasta or baked mussels, Calamari's Pritos or a full meal like our special spaghettis, seafood plate, steak béarnaise or something from Chef Antoine very own corner, Coq Au Vin, Quenneles of Fish, Quiche Lorraine, Pot Au Feu are just a few of the delights. Check out our menu for more wonderful favorites at El Galleon Beach Resort.

Facilities:

Swimming pool
Nearly located beside the cottages, you can even look at your room windows watching some swimming activities. El Galleon cottages afford the peace and tranquility of private rooms, nestled amongst palm trees and warm breezes with the crystal clear waters of the Philippine Sea only a stone's throw away.

Conference Room
Situated above the restaurant it's the perfect place to combine business and pleasure. Seating for 25 people, fully air-con with slide projector, TV/Video & whiteboard

Game Section
Great time to relax and enjoy with our billiard table beside the restaurant while spending your time waiting for your dine in food or enjoying a game with your newly meet friends.

Wireless Internet - Connections offer you flexibility and mobility for your web use. El Galleon Beach Resort is fully equipped with broad wireless coverage of internet. Coverage anywhere in the resort means that you can enjoy surfing the net in the restaurant, by the pool, on the beach or even inside your room. Providing you the fastest and secure access to the internet while you're away for a weekend with us.

Wireless Requirements:

• PC Laptop
• PCMCIA/PC card slot available on your laptop
• Windows 9x, ME, NT, XP/2000 system
• CD Drive for non XP/2000 operating system

Note: Laptop's with built-in wireless antenna will not be activated by our administrator. Only Wireless Cards provided at the front desk are required to use.

Body Massage
It is the time again to escape from the your daily life stress and tension. Come and enjoy truly super effective full body massage. Our magic touch will surely take you to the relaxation world. Massage offers such as Aroma therapy, Thai massage, Swedish massage and many more...

Activities:

Scuba Diving
Puerto Galera offers some of the best diving in the world and El Galleon provides the ideal base from which to do it. Our dive center is operated by Asia Divers, a PADI Career Development Center, the largest and most professional dive school in the area.

Qualified divers can enjoy over 30 dive sites and further their qualification at all levels. Beginners can take an introduction to SCUBA or full open water course - either way they will be under expert supervision by our dive master scuba instructors at all times. Courses are taught in English, Tagalog, Swedish, French, German, Dutch and Spanish

Sunset Cruise
Are you ready to see some of the best sunsets available? We leave around 4-4:30 p.m. with loads of beer and soft drinks. We'll take a wonderful ride through the harbor and follow the coastline to White Beach. Then, it's pizza on the beach or maybe pork sticks, either way it's well worth it. If you like Volleyball you're in for a fun time while the sun sets. Beach volleyball, pizza, beer and a wonderful way to meet people and enjoy the end of another beautiful day. Riding back on board is a great place to watch the stars light up in the sky.

Trekking
Located just 30 minutes from Puerto Galera town the Tamaraw falls offers a beautiful place to swim and have fun. Riding a bike is a great way to get to the falls, for those of you that are fit to do so. A local Jeepney can get you and a dozen friends there without any problem. Take a BBQ or packed lunch and make a day of it, it's fun.

Beach BBQ - A nice way to spend a day with the family. Let us suggest a beach for you and prepare a BBQ from our kitchen. It's up to you, beef, chicken or Pork on a stick or a half chicken. Whatever you need we can prepare, marinate and get it ready for you to have the cook up of a lifetime. Potato salad, macaroni salad or what ever you choose. Let us know what you would like and we will do our best to provide. Take along your snorkeling gear, you may be surprised! Puerto Galera Museum - The Puerto Galera museum is very small, 5m by 5m not much more. The museum is run by the national museum and is from time to time closed for whatever reason. You'll find relics from the Spanish days as well as some very interesting relics from a Chinese trader (1600' s or so) that struck a rock at the entrance of the Manila Channel, and then sunk. If you're in Puerto Galera town it's well worth stopping by. You can find the museum inside the church grounds close to the town pier.

Tukuran River Tour Trekking
Ready for adventure, two to three hours of walking through rivers, rice fields and viewing some of the very best scenery Puerto Galera has to offer! This trek is for the young and adventurous. We'll take a boat two hours down the coast of Mindoro close to a small town called Abra de Ilog. There we'll gear up and start our walk through some wonderful rice fields venturing through rivers to our final destination where lunch will be prepared while you cool off in the river and enjoy the tranquility. A truly wonderful day, one not to be missed.

Mangyan Village Tour
The Mangyan people are the indigenous people of Mindoro. If you would like to go to a Mangyan village and meet these people we would be happy to organize it for you.

Eating Out
There are a number of good restaurants in Puerto Galera and Sabang. Please feel free to ask us for guidance when eating out. We will be happy to recommend some excellent restaurant, Thai, Italian, Korean, Swiss, Mexican and many more.

Beach Hopping
Want to be alone, or have a few friends along on a quiet beach of your own? You can! Or, do you want to visit some of the other busier beaches around Puerto Galera? What ever it is, we can arrange a boat for you that will stay with you for the time you are out and bring you back to the resort later. If a packed lunch or drinks are needed, we can do that for you to.

Kayaking San Rafael Tour
Looking for a day out and about? Like the idea of a lazy day kayaking and seeing some of the countryside of Puerto Galera? This tour is for you! It starts in the morning around 9a.m. by Jeepney. You'll take a drive for one and half hours to a river where you'll unload the kayaks and start your short one and half hour journey down river to a pickup point. During the kayak we can at your request stop for a a BBQ or pre-packed lunch. On the way to or from the kayak tour we will stop at Tamaraw falls where you can adore the falls, have a dip or track your way around the falls, it's a lot of fun.

Tamaraw Falls
Located just 30 minutes from Puerto Galera town the Tamaraw falls offers a beautiful place to swim and have fun. Riding a bike is a great way to get to the falls, for those of you that are fit to do so. A local Jeepney can get you and a dozen friends there without any problem as well. Take a BBQ or packed lunch and make a day of it, it's fun.

Golfing
Ponderosa Golf and Country Club is just an hour from El Galleon Resort. Ask our front desk to book you in on a ride to the mountain area of Ponderosa just 450m., above sea level. Ponderosa is a 9-hole golf course that offers one of the most breath taking views anywhere in Puerto Galera. If you're not a golfer then go for the view. You can get cold drinks and food at the Ponderosa clubhouse and have a chance to meet Tony and Evelyn, the pioneers of Ponderosa. Look out for Tony he plays a mean game of golf and may just take you up on a challenge for a small wager if you're game! Strongly recommended and very good afternoon out.

Motor Biking
Now we're talking adventure! The island of Mindoro is very large and you can literally get lost on this big island. There are many trails you can take but be aware some of the local people find it hard to accept motorbikes being driven through their front land and it's very hard to tell just where their front land is! So try and stay on the roads. There are plenty of dirt roads and we're more than happy to draw maps and give suggestions on where to go. If it's beaches or the mountains, we can put you on the right trail.

Trail Biking
If you're feeling fit and need to work off some of that energy we can suggest mountain bikes. The island of Mindoro is very hilly and you need to know what your doing. There are places you can really test your ability and strength when biking around Puerto Galera. It's a good way to see the area.

Snorkeling
If it's snorkeling you like, you have come to the right place! Puerto Galera has some of the best snorkeling due to the mangrove areas inside Puerto Galera bay itself. The currents are one thing you need to be aware of. Puerto Galera has a two to two and half meter tidal system that can cause the water to run as fast as 6 knots, and that is fast! Always ask an instructor or Dive master on how fast the currents are running, and where you should enter and exit the water when snorkeling. Don't be put off by these currents because there are long periods of the day when there is no current. The coral life is one of the main reasons people come to Puerto Galera and you should not leave without seeing them first hand. Ask our front desk for assistance when hiring snorkeling equipment.

Paintball
OK. I know it's for the kids! Well, if you have a child like streak left in you, and like excitement and adrenalin rushing through your veins then this may just be what you need. It has been said, paint-ball is something I thought I would never do. But now I have done it, I will be doing it again!

Hash House Harriers
The Puerto Galera HHH gets together every Sunday afternoon at Captain Gregg's bar in Sabang. The HHH are a group of runners that like to drink and have fun. It's a family affair, so they say! And it's one hell of a way to see Puerto Galera. Some of the runs (or walks) take you to places that as a tourist would never discovered. The run works like this. There is a Hares, someone that sets the run with chalk and paper. The Hares will set two courses, one for the runners, and one for the walkers. So if you're not up for a run you can walk a course that will be shorter than the runners course and end up at the "On" On". The On On is a place that is picked by the Hares that could be anyplace like, a pub, a scenic clearing in a field, a beach or a hilltop. At the On On the Grand Master will call people that are on their first run (walk) to come forward and introduce themselves. Then you will be given an orientation to the HHH!

Puerto Galera Yacht Club
The PGYC is located in the bay of Puerto Galera. To get there, take a boat from El Galleon to the town of Puerto Galera. From there, take the Yacht Club boat to the PGYC pier, which is two minutes away from the town pier. The Club offers a nice and quiet place for people to eat, drink and meet new friends. If you're looking for the opportunity to sail, you just might be able to, depending on who is available at the time your there. The PGYC has its local regattas so please don't hesitate to ask the management about the up coming races and fun events.

Guides How to get there:

Direct Private Transfers to/from Manila
__This is the quickest and most convenient way to reach us in Puerto Galera.
__It is tailored to suit your required travel times and can be scheduled any time of day or night.
__It’s a 2 – 3 hour air-condition car/van ride from Manila to Mainaga Pier or Leah Beach, followed by an hour boat ride directly to El Galleon Pier. Total journey time usually 3 – 4 hours.
__We require minimum 48 hours notice to provide you with our airport assistance (someone to meet you inside the airport) when you land in Manila airport.
__We STRONGLY recommend that you read through the directions carefully and PRINT THEM OUT to bring with you. We are constantly trying to update and improve the service we provide, so recommend that you print the details even if you have done the journey before.
__Directions for pick up from the International Airport, Manila follow:
__We need your flight number and arrival time to book this as well as the number of people in the group.

Asia Divers and El Galleon Beach Resort offer a special assistance program for our guests arriving at the airport. This requires 48 hours notice of arrival.
__As you leave the plane a representative from the Department of Tourism (DOT) should be waiting to meet you – they will walk you through immigration and customs and to the waiting car/van. It is possible though, depending on the time of day and the number of people to be accounted for by the DOT, you may not be met. Please note the information below to ensure your smooth arrival.
__In the event that you not met by the DOT representative for some reason:

• After immigration and baggage claim you will walk through the customs area to the outside of the airport.
• You will be standing on the ‘arrival terminal access road’.
• Walk across the road and you will see two ramps (signs there point to the ’arrival extension area’) – one going down to your left, one to your right. Walk down the LEFT ramp.
• When you reach the bottom you will be at another access road in front of you. There are barriers in place, behind which you will see lots of people waiting for friends and relatives. There are signs above the waiting area with letters of the alphabet.
• Cross the road and enter through the gate (you will see a letter “A” above you). One of our drivers will meet you wearing an Asia Divers T-shirt and carrying an Asia Divers ‘transfer sign’ with your name.
• Identify yourself and you will be taken to the waiting transport.

(*Please note that if you are flying with Philippine Airlines you will arrive at new extension building. Again as you walk through customs you will be on an arrival road – the driver will be waiting in the crowds with an Asia Divers sign board and T-shirt on the other side of the road.)
__The air-conditioned car/van will take you directly to Leah Beach so do ask the driver if you wish to stop for food, drinks or toilet. There are plenty of MacDonald's and other fast food places as well as “Shell Petrol Stations” on the way. Tip the driver as you see fit, payment for the transport should not be paid to him. All our cars carry cellular telephones in case they are required.
__At Leah Beach the car/van will stop very close to your waiting boat.
__The boat crews work for us and will take you directly to ‘The Point’ (Small La Laguna) where there will be someone from the resort to meet you (again, they work directly for us so your bags will be safely looked after, tip them as you see fit). For your safety, all the boats have marine radios.

You should pay for the boat and car at El Galleon please do not pay anything beyond tips to the driver or boatmen whilst you are on route.

Directions to Leah Beach
Lea Beach is not far from the Shell Refinery on the East side of Batangas Bay. In more detail: If you go to the last exit on the South Superhighway, and turn right, you only have to drive a few km before you will see a large green sign on your right pointing to the new road to Batangas.

This puts you on to a beautiful new road (okay, it is actually quite bumpy for a brand new road). This road now ends just past Lipa, putting you back onto the old road a few km south of McDonald's, and just before San Fernando army/air force base on the right hand side.

Approaching Batangas City, make the next left turn after the Lions Monument. Drive to the nest intersection on your left, turn and take the next left again and head up till you see the sign for Lobo, SM Mall and the Shell Refinery. From there you have 9.2km to Lea Beach if you want to check your trip meter. Take the next right, following the signs to SM Mall, Lobo and the Shell Refinery, on the way you will cross a bridge, shortly after you will see the Portofino Hotel.

Before arriving at the hotel you will see a Y intersection that will take you to the new SM Mall, drive past the mall, past the Shell station and keep left, keeping a lookout for the Shell Refinery and Pacific Flour Mills. Pass the Shell Refinery, and beware of the two speed bumps near the Flour Mill gates. Take the small dirt road on the right immediately at the end of the Flour Mill fence (about 100 meters after the second speed bump) and you are there (look for the Asia Divers/El Galleon transfer sign).

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