Matabungkay Beach Resorts
>> Sunday, March 7, 2010
A long brown sand beach that goes for 5-kilometers, located at the town of Lian, Batangas in front of the China Sea. Well-liked among local and foreign tourist alike. It’s clear waters ideal for water sports such as yachting, swimming, boating, fishing and skin diving. Along the beach are several summer cottages. Excursions are presented by local boatmen to Fortune Island, an uninhabited isle off the coast. It is feasible to rent floating bamboo picnic huts anchored out over the reef, which is a good base for snorkelling and partying.
The experience of having white beach, a beautiful sunset and the unsophisticated atmosphere made Matabungkay a drive-away beach destination for tourists coming from Manila and nearby provinces. It is also one of favourite destinations of call center parties or team-building activities.
The area has little to offer other than swimming and watching the sunset but good enough for an inexpensive trip. Unlike other beaches, Matabungkay offers practical options for low-budget vacationers. Families who are incapable to afford costly restaurants bring their barbeque sets and cook their food the way they want at the beach or at their rented open cottages. Others spend their day barbecuing on the shaded raft floating several meters off the shore. These floating sheds are rented out by villagers which they remark a purely Matabungkay way of picnicking.
For posh tourists, they can choose from luxurious resorts located along the right strip of the beach.
Watch this video on Youtube about the view at Al Fresco Resort, Matabungkay Beach:
