Capones Island

The Student Athlete along with South Spiral, went to Capones Island last May 4, 2008. This was after leaving Anawangin.

Capones Island is another vacation destination in Zambales. On average, the trip from Manila, with the boat ride from beach of Pundaquit, to Capones Island is about 4 hours.

We were supposedly going to go  to Capones Island to visit the famous old Spanish-era lighthouse, the Faro de Punta Capones,  but did not had the chance to because the waves were so violent that our boats aren’t able to traverse the route to the part of Capones Island were the lighthouse stands.

Capones Island is a white beach that is great for surfing enthusiasts. Capones Island is surrounded by rough waters which surfers will surely love. Along the two (2) kilometer shore are colorful crushed corals.

After taking pictures, we rode another three (3) kilometer boat ride and visited Camara Island.

What to do in Camara Island?

• Surfing
• Island hopping
• Fishing
• Swimming
• Hiking
• Camping

How to get to Camara Island?

If you are to go to Camara Island from Manila, take the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and get off to the San Fernando, Pampanga exit.  From San Fernando, Pampanga, head towards Olongapo City.  Right before the city boundary of Olongapo, there is a route to Subic Base Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) which you may want to take if you want to avoid passing through the city.  Take this bypass road through SBMA and then head northwestward to Castillejos, a Subic town and then westward all the way to San Antonio. At San Antonio, you will head southwestward to Pundaquit.

At Pundaquit proper, you will have several beach resorts to choose from.  At these resorts, you can arrange a ten to 15 (10-15) minutes banka ride to Capones Island.

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