Naga City to Tugawe Cove, Caramoan: Scenic Road Trip, Pleasant Boat Ride

Naga City  to Tugawe Cove, Caramoan 
Scenic Road Trip, Pleasant Boat Ride
Caramoan Series 1 


After so much wheedling

and uncountable persuasions,
 
 

…I finally convinced my thalassophobic wife
 to travel to Caramoan for a weekend in an 
isolated island getaway that is Tugawe Cove.



We woke up early Friday morning
for about an hour land trip from Naga City

…to Partido Area in San Jose,

 

 ...where we would be fetched

by  a private boat owned

by the Tugawe Cove,

...where we were booked for a three days

two nights weekend vacation.

There were about twelve 
of us who boarded the boat

 

…and we were met by the hotel’s shift manager

and a lady butler who informed us that the

sea was calm and we would be traveling by boat

to Caramoan for about 2 to 3 hours.

We left the port immediately after boarding

 and we were in  for the two to three hours

scenic boat ride to Tugawe Cove.

According to the hotel’s shift manager,

the resort is apparently off peak as peak season

starts from November and ends in June

where the resort is filled to the brim.

It was the last week of June and the beginning

of lean months in most Philippine resorts.

Good- for us, we would be able to enjoy the

place without so much noise and crowd.

 

The boat trip to Caramoan was pleasurable

and one would thought that we are in Albay

as the view of the beautiful Mt. Mayon looms

from the beginning to the end of our journey.

We also passed by the very popular and beautiful

Aguirangan Island and we were almost tempted

to stop and enjoy the island for a while.

 

  

The sea was calm, and the view was great.

The kids later got bored in their seats

and decided to join us on the deck

to enjoy the magnificent view.

 

We passed by seaside communities

located isolated coves and islands,

…breathtaking mountains

and lush forests,

…fishermen in small boats,

..small passenger boats,

… stunning vast pastures and meadows

on picturesque mountain slopes.

It was a long peaceful ride that some of

the guests have dosed  off to dreamland.

After a while, the kids also got bored

that they entertained themselves

watching the waves and the ripples of water

created by the boat .

 

We still have about an hour to travel

'Caramaon Peninsula is that small blue silouhette

sticking out into the sea'- said our guide.

I suggested that the resort should provide

some kind of entertainment for this long

boat ride to fight boredom.

 

I even proposed a TV showing

Survivor Episodes shot in Caramoan.

After a long ennui and lethargy on the trip,

the resort butler informed us that Caramoan

is already visible right in front the boat…

…and the Peninsula sticks like a giant

green thumb out to the sea  while the huge

blue silhouette of the island province

of Catanduanes looms on the horizon.

She also identified the Guijalo Port,

the main gateway to Caramoan town center-

but she said we are docking directly

to Tugawe Cove Resort.

The resort is right behind the peninsula’s

promontory which is the tipmost part of Caramoan

and directly infront of  Sombrero island.

 

…as the boat maneuvered  towards 
the other side of the land outcrop,  

 

....we finally caught 

a glimpse of Tugawe Cove.



There it was- a piece of paradise on earth  

glimmering  like a jewel  in the middle  
of the beautiful turquoise sea.



We all watched with abated breaths  

as the sight of this gem of paradise 
 became closer and closer…





 As the boat was getting closer to the shore,

we were awed by the sight of the gorgeous white sand beach

amidst a clear turquoise sea and the beautiful coral reefs

and teeming with sea life all visible from the boat.

 

We were welcomed by the staff at the seaside

Where they served delicious welcome drinks .

 

The beauty of the place is indescribable.

Set amidst a virgin rainforest,

I think this is the only place on earth

 where you can see a fresh water lake on one side,

..and the beautiful beach on the other side.

A lake side and a seaside sharing the same

white sand beach that serves as a sandbar.

that stretches to the other side of the cove.

We took the chance to take some photos .

And we cannot shake off the overwhelming

excitement of being in a beautiful isolated peninsula

surrounded by nothing but the indescribable

magnificent splendor of Mother Nature.

Some guests were wondering where the hotel was

as we see it nothing but the sea, the lake

The mountains and the rain forest.
 Are we sleeping in tents? Some asked jokingly.

Tugawe Cove cabanas are almost built invisibly

in the forest, so you see nothing at all .

But by the time you dock and pass by the inland

algae lake, the cabanas become visible and they

blended naturally with the tropical flora and fauna.

The forests, the mountains, the lake and the sea,

 

They are all here in Tugawe Cove.

If there is heaven on earth-

then this must be it.

After the long almost three hours travel

by land and by boat- we are in paradise

Caramoan, CamSur Series

Naga to Tugawe Cove, Caramoan

Scenic Road Trip, Pleasant Boat Ride 
Caramoan Series 1 

Tugawe Cove Resort, Caramoan, CamSur

 A Piece of Heaven on Earth
Stay Stray Play and Feast 
Caramoan Series 2

Caramoan Camarines Sur, Paradise Found

The Sun, the Sea, the Lake and the Typhoon

3 days 2 Nights Itenerary

Caramoan Series 3

Tugawe Cove to Partido Road Trip

Journey from Heaven to Hell

Caramoan Series 4