Kwebang Lampas at Puting Buhangin

Every year, as the summer approches, we are busily searching for places to spend the our weekends with. This year we opted for more beaches than pools. Running out of options given with the limited budget, the tripadvisor was an angel. A few taps and there you go, Kwebang Lampas and Puting Buhangin in Padre Burgos Quezon showed up!

On our first trip, it's just the 3 of us, me, my hubby and our li'l daughter. Now how to get there?

1. By private vehicle (recommended) - from Manila, expect around 3-4 hours travel time depending on the traffic. Best route? Via San Pablo Laguna to Lucena then to Pagbilao. When you are in Pagbilao, better ask the locals for Kwebang Lampas.

They should tell you that the easiest way is going through the power plant. Going to the power plant is just a straight route, you will have to enter the power plant though in order to reach the beach. Don't worry, a guard at the entrance of the plant will show you the way. Expect a 5 minute more drive to a rough road before you reach a swamp where a boat is waiting to transport tourists to the beach.

You have to leave your car of course, we've been there twice and in those times we have not encountered any problems leaving the car behind. There is a parking fee though of 100p, while the boat ride is 25p back and forth.

2. Commute - From Manila, you can ride a bus in buendia going to Lucena, fare is less than 200. Then catch a jeep to Pagbilao Quezon. From Pagbilao, it is easier to contract a tricycle driver to take you to Kwebang Lampas.

What to expect?
As stated earlier, a boat will transport you to get into the beach but hold, you are not yet in Kwebang Lampas but very near now. Once you unloaded on the boat, you can either transfer to another boat, cost is around 250 to take you to Kwebang Lampas or you can walk for about 10 minutes. In our case it's around 15 minutes because we have a 3year old daughter with us. There's no guide to help you on the trail but you won't get lost.

Once inside, you have to pay for the boatride (25p), parking fee (100p), entrance fee (100p) and cottage if you want one or if you have brought tent just like us then you can just set up the tent at no cost.

As we go closer to the beach, we are mesmerized by the view. The water is crystal clear and though the sand is not as fine as the sands in boracay, they are far better than the ones in laiya. There are no waves when we were there, some may say coz it's summer but no, we went to laiya and real quezon that summer time too and the water is not as quiet as this one. The place is indeed very relaxing.

So why kwebang lampas? It is because there is cave on the side, lampas because it is open on both sides, on high tide there is water inside and you can see schools of fish inside. It is amazing you can hear the water breathing through the stones. On low tide however, there is no water and it's full of stones but the view on the other side of the cave is mesmerizing. You can just sit there watching the waves,  or wait for the sunshine to go down.

If you have not any tents or food with you or lamp we suggest not to sleepover as there is no place to buy for a full meal, no electricity at night and no room to rent for overnight stay. There is a store but only offers snacks,  a bonfire may be good though in exchange of the electricity. Oh and you have to buy water for the shower, the place don't have fresh water readily available. They are getting it from the other side so it is quite costly, 50p per pail. 

So there, hope this helps. If you are into nature, this place is very much worth the visit. We've been there twice and still planning for our 3rd visit.