Fifty-five miles from the capital city of Albay, Legazpi City, is a place for de-stressing. Punta Estrella White Beach, located in Sitio Imacoto, Cagmanaba, Oas, Albay, is a resort you might want to consider when planning for your next getaway.
It is a 2-hour and a half drive from Legazpi City, Albay. In our case, we were traveling from Nabua, a municipality in Camarines Sur, a province next to Albay. It was a long 3-hour travel by a private car. The resort is so hidden that public transportation is not readily available at all times. From the town proper, transportation vehicles are limited and are just available at a specific time of the day.
As you arrive the resort, a sign as well as its wonderful staff will welcome you. What’s amazing here is that, you won’t even have to pay for an entrance fee! You just have to rent a cottage or an overnight room for you to stay in. Cottages for a day of stay is priced 1,000 Php or 20USD. This includes a free of use grilling area. For overnight stay, rooms are also available ranging from 2,000 Php or 40USD to 7,000 Php or 139USD. These rooms are good for 7-20 pax! Comfort rooms and beds are also available so it’s not a doubt that you will have a very comfortable stay in Punta Estrella.
We arrived at the place at around 7 in the evening so we rented an overnight cottage. The beach was so peaceful at night and we enjoyed it by sitting just beside the beach, just with the guitar and some snacks and drinks.
The unspoiled beauty of the beach showed as the sun rises. Waking up to it was a next level of a feeling of tranquility.
After having lunch, we decided to have an island hopping adventure. It is one of the activities in the resort, with a boat renting fee of 1,500 php or 30USD.
All I can say is that- It was a Superb experience! The view on each island was great and the water was sparkling clear!
After a very hot but fun island hopping adventure, we went on to our cottage to eat and rest. In the last hours of our stay, we decided to go to enjoy the view of the afternoon skies while playing beach volleyball!
An overnight stay and a day of adventure is surely not enough to enjoy this place. We were all saddened to the fact that our beach getaway ends there. Overall, All of us had an incredible experience. It is indeed, a perfect place to relax and bond with your loved ones so everyone should consider going to the Punta Estrella White Beach and get a wholesome beach experience like ours!