A journey to Paradise...

Since holy week is a long weekend for most of Filipino family, and my hubby's rest day at work fall on a weekend, we make it our way to visit his home town by Good Friday and decide to visit one of Pangasinan's hidden paradise Villa Balinmanok, Dasol Pangasinan.

Dasol Pangasinan, is around 2 hours drive from my husband's home town, Aguilar, but in order to reach Paradise, it took us another hour or more since the road is bumpy, rocky, steep and very narrow.  Actually when we enter that most roughest and narrowest road, i kept on praying that there would be no other vehicle that will pass towards where we came from because it is really impossible that two vehicles even 2 small car can fit with the road…and my prayers where answered as we reach the short concrete road designed for "partially" two way street…

the road to paradise

rough road that can fit only one vehicle

but when we reached the destination… Whoa… the place is amazing and I can say that the place is very preserved and that it is one of the best place we've been…

the breathtaking view of villa balinmanok, dasol pangasinan

the view that will welcome the guests

Colibra Island from a distance

mini banca by the shore

tambobong beach (another beach nearby/across the island)

crocodile island (looks like crocodile's head)

another island/rock formation in the middle of the sea

mia in the clear water

Alger, resting in the tent

hiding in the sun but enjoying the clear water

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very fine powdery beige sand of colibra island

under the mango tree (indian mango)

i think this is their function hall or area

a good spot for diving

enjoying the beach

Alger by the shore

another good site for cliff  diving

junction between two islands

colibra island

the famous ship wreck of villa bainmanok

got a starfish?… Alger got one...

approaching tambobong beach

the shoreline of tambobong beach

Villa Balinmanok is a private beach, but they opened it to public, when the time we went here, we made reservation. We went here using a private vehicle, but according to the caretaker there are trykes available from the main highway.  Make sure to travel in the morning coming in and if you're planning to just do a day tour, be out of the resort before 4pm so there's still daylight. For overnight tour, be in the road, they also have cabanas/ cottages and tents for rent.