“Are you okay, A?” I requested my son as I haphazardly pedaled a pedicab round a tough patch of dust highway. And that mentioned tri-bike is meant extra for a twelve-year previous child slightly than an grownup my measurement. Driving it was extraordinarily difficult, to say the least, extra so with the terrain we’re traversing en path to Cabangan Pier.
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| THE PIER BEACH IN CABANGAN, ZAMBALES |
The pier is without doubt one of the few vacationer landmarks in Cabangan, Zambales. Nicely, it actually isn’t an actual pier and it actually isn’t a vacationer spot. It’s really a jetty constructed by a non-public Chinese language company to haul sand from city to who is aware of the place—properly, all of us in all probability know the place.
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| DIRTROAD TO CABANGAN PIER | SAND DUNES EN ROUTE TO CABANGAN PIER |
Positioned in Barangay San Isidro, the townsfolk of Cabangan has made the pier and its surrounding areas one in all their biking, swimming, and picnic locations.
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BIKING TO CABANGAN PIER
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| BIKING ALONG THE BACKROADS OF CABANGAN TO THE PIER |
The primary time I visited Cabangan Pier was by an off-road bike session with C’s cousins, nephews, and nieces. Like a real biker gang, we rode by dust paths—passing slender pathways and huge fields. Me, on a kiddie pedicab with Akira as passenger.
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| MY WIFE’S TURN ON THE KIDDIE BIKE WITH AKIRA |
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| FINAL STRETCH OF ROAD BEFORE PIER BEACH |
Finally, the timber gave technique to a gravel path moreover Tangway River which locals consult with as Bangan—a waterway the place the river meets the ocean. We biked on, the estuary on our left and large sand dunes on our proper—stockpiles of sand to be trucked off to the pier on the far finish of our vacation spot.
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| SUNSET AT PIER BEACH CABANGAN |
Our goal was to see the sundown at Pier Seaside, which is what Cabanganeans now name the world. However alas, the solar was decreasing down the horizon sooner than we are able to pedal. Afterglows had been what we had been left with as we arrived on the pier.
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| PICNIC ALONG THE BOULDERS OF PIER BEACH |
Nonetheless, we loved what little gentle we had left. Beers and snacks had been handed round—fried kikiams, fishballs, tuknenengs—whereas some went all the way down to wade alongside the nice and cozy waters of the Bangan. It was full darkish as soon as we completed our beer.
If going right here was a process, going again would certainly be more difficult. Flashlights, on.
PICNIC ALONG BANGAN
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| BANGAN AT CABANGAN’S TANGWAY RIVER |
The second time we went to Cabangan Pier, we didn’t actually go to the pier. What we went to see was the estuary or Bangan alongside the Tangway River.
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| ROUGH ROADING WITH A TRICYCLE |
We rode by the identical route as earlier than, however this time, on bikes and motorized tricycles. No extra kiddie bikes, please. About half a kilometer from the pier, we stopped alongside one of many makeshift huts alongside the estuary. We had been right here for a picnic.
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| PICNIC LUNCH AT BANGAN |
Short-term huts constituted of bamboos and thatch roofs have now sprouted moreover the river and can be found for lease. Charges are at round 5 hundred pesos for a complete day of use. These are all very fundamental, you’d must deliver your individual meals as there aren’t any cooking amenities. Maybe you may deliver your individual grilling station should you actually wish to.
►SEE: CABANGAN BEACH RESORTS
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| RAFTING AT TANGWAY RIVER’S BANGAN |
Bangan is ideal, even for teenagers, for the reason that water is usually shallow and there’s nearly no present or waves. The water is surprisingly very heat—as a result of sea—with some components colder as a result of water coming in from the river. That is brackish waters, certainly. Rafts are additionally obtainable if you wish to go across the place.
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| FISHING NETS ALONG BANGAN |
We had been capable of lease out three completely different huts throughout our final go to to Cabangan, we’re layas like that—or as locals from Cabangan would say, hayad.
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| RENTABLE HUTS ALONG BANGAN |
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| GOOD PLACE FOR A SWIM, SHALLOW AND WARM WATERS |
The primary one was simply an open hut with an extended desk and a few benches, however its promoting level—two large timber sitting proper beside the river. Swimming, even on a noon was actually comfy as a result of cool shade offered by the timber.
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| RAFTING ALONG TANGWAY RIVER’S BANGAN |
The second was on a hut constructed proper on the water. It’s a couple of foot deep throughout excessive tide, and naked throughout low tide. It’s particularly enjoyable to eat along with your toes dipped within the water. And so they have a swing too, which can also be alongside the water.
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| FISHPENS ALONG THE RIVER |
The final one was only a easy hut moreover the water. It was really an extension of the second place we visited, so there’s actually nothing too particular about it. What’s particular about it was that one in all our pals introduced a full blown samgyeopsal package together with her—full with rooster, pork, and beef strips.
Korean barbecue social gathering plus bottles of Purple Horse beer it was. We didn’t even really feel the necessity to swim to take pleasure in ourselves, lol.
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| SUNSET AT TANGWAY RIVER’S BANGAN |
With locals having hang around and swam alongside the huge waves of Cabangan Seaside all their lives, Bangan is a welcome change of surroundings. And certainly, this place has develop into a well-liked gathering place for birthdays and occasions, particularly throughout weekends.
Bangan Pier Cabangan
Deal with: Tangway River, Brgy. San Isidro, Cabangan, Zambales
Opening Hours: Daylight Hours
Hut Rental Charges: Round ₱500.00
GPS Coordinates Map: 15.153758, 120.040859
