Adventures · May 28, 2026
Coastal peaks in Zambales
Anawangin, Nagsasa, and the short Zambales climbs that only work if you respect the boat and the tide.
Adventures
Zambales combines short coastal climbs with boat camps at coves such as Anawangin and Nagsasa. The peaks are the add-on. The boat is the commitment. Trips typically leave from Pundaquit in San Antonio, and they leave early because the afternoon wind on the West Philippine Sea is not theoretical.
A day hike above a cove is enough for most groups. Stacking three summits and a return to Manila the same night is how people miss the last practical van. Sleep in the cove or sleep in San Antonio.
There is little or no signal, no shop, and no casual rescue. Carry water for the heat, cash for the boat, and a plan for rain that traps you an extra night. Leave the cove cleaner than you found it. These places have been loved carelessly.
This is the right adventure when the group wants the sea and a view, and the wrong one when someone needs a guaranteed 6 p.m. arrival in Cubao. For a managed crater with a 4x4, see Pinatubo. For a ridge closer to Manila, see Batulao.