Located in Isla Polo, Pagbilao in the province of Quezon, about 170 kms. south of Manila, "Puting Buhangin Beach" has become one of the most popular yet unspoiled beach near Manila. It offers fine, white grain of sand and pristine clear water making it one of the most beautiful beach that is not yet fully commercialized. It's just too bad that when the Pinoy Solo Hiker went to the place it was high tide with powerful splurges of giant waves caused by "Hangin Habagat", so much for the spoiler.
What makes it unique though, is the other attraction known as "Kwebang Lampas". A cave located in the coastline of the beach. Puting Buhangin has live up to it's name which means "White Sand" in English. It is like a hidden treasure, situated in the island of "Isla Polo" it can be reach by boat or by land. Traveling by land offers a unique view of the countryside, terrain of rocky hills and Western Philippine Sea gives a prime experience of travel. Once you reach the jump off point; one will have to go trekking through bushes, mangroves, rocky cliffs and muddy stream just to reach the famed Puting Buhangin which is situated beside Pagbilao Power Plant. But in the end, it's all worth it.
How to Get There:
1.) Ride a bus bound for Lucena. Once in Lucena take a jeep bound for Pagbilao.
2.) In Pagbilao, you can then ride a jeep bound to "Polo". Tell the driver that you are going to Kwebang Lampas/ Puting Buhangin to drop you off in the Trike Terminal.
3.) Tell the trike driver to drop you off in the jump off point for Kwebang Lampas.
4.) In the jump off point you will have to take a boat to cross the other side of the river.
5.) Once on the otherside of the river, you can then trek your way to Puting Buhangin Beach also known to the locals as Lukang Beach.
