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Puerto Galera lies approximately 100 miles due south of Manila. The place is situated on the north tip of Mindoro Island across the Verde Island passage from Luzon (the main island where Manila is situated.)  Travel time to Puerto Galera is approximately two hours by land and one hour by ferry. Upon arrival to Batangas you will be transferred to Puerto Galera via local motorized outrigger boat (banca) or Roll-on Roll-off vessel (RO-RO). Upon a arrival at Puerto Galera port, you will be fetched by our service vehicle that will take you to the resort. You can drive your car from Manila to Batangas pier or use a public utility bus going to Batangas Pier for only Php170.00 per head or you can bring your own car and park it inside Batangas Port secured parking area at very reasonable rate. The option of the resort's own shuttle can be available upon request. The schedule of ferry trip to Puerto Galera from Batangas Pier starts at 7:00 am and the last trip is 3:00 pm daily. Please check and coordinate with Puerto Nirvana Beach Resort regarding your arrival time and travel schedule.
Excerpt from: Galera Grabs the Gold
By Bernardo V. Lopez - Business World
Puerto Galera has recently hit the international tourism limelight, given the "The Most Beautiful Bay in the World" award for 2005, following its presentation in Agadir, Morocco last November 2004.
Puerto Galera is the 32nd bay worldwide to get the award, and the third in Southeast Asia after Nha Trang Bay and Along Bay in Vietnam. The Europe-based and UNESCO-supported organization The Most
Beautiful Bays in the World Club, of which Puerto Galera is now the newest member, has four pillars of advocacy--"protection, enhancement, promotion, commitment" of prime bays worldwide "in an effort to maintain the balance between the economic development and the conservation of natural heritage, serving as models for the rest of the world." The norms for selection revolve around "richness and diversity." The club has its headquarters in Vannes, France. The award is seen as the second "tourism explosion" for Puerto Galera, the first being at its birth in the early '60s, when it was "discovered" by European backpackers in search of a paradise in the East. By word of mouth, the popularity of Puerto Galera's pristine beaches spread like wildfire among the so-called counterculture elements in Europe even when it had no electricity and only a handful of beach huts. Ironically, it was precisely this image of being "untouched," its rustic air and exotic beaches, that attracted foreigners to the marine sanctuary. It was a sanctuary from an ever shrinking planet. The first "explosion" came after an article and photographs of a German backpacker appeared in a German magazine with one of the largest circulation in Europe. This catapulted Puerto Galera into the consciousness of every European household, from Scandinavia to Greece, fueling the tourism exodus from the West. The backpackers were followed by expatriates who mingled with the locals to develop better cottages and restaurants. Overnight, its tourism infrastructure developed. A decade after, with the rise of Boracay as rival, there was a lull as Puerto Galera passed through the eye of the tourism storm. Now, in its second "explosion" due to the award, Puerto Galera may not necessarily rival, but complement Boracay as its "twin" prime tourism destination in the Philippines. Whereas Boracay has one vast panoramic beach of talc-fine snow-white sand, Puerto Galera has dozens of protected coves with ancient coral gardens and rare marine species. It also has a rich history, being along the trade corridor of the Manila-Acapulco galleons, and being an ancient port where Chinese traders bartered Ming vases for native gold since
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We offer Package Tour, Company Outing, Live-In/Out Seminars We also manage and cater special events and provide entertainers. 
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