Getting There

These instructions are only applicable if you're coming from Manila. Follow the steps below:

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1. Take a provincial bus line, Jam or BLTB, going toBatangas Pier. Fare costs 180 pesos, travel time is less than 3 hours if you travel late at night.
2. Upon arrival at the Pier, go inside the pier station and proceed to the ticketing station of the Montenegro Shipping Lines and pay 208 pesos for the ticket fare going to Abra de Ilog (you'll have to pay additional 42 pesos if you want to be in the airconditioned section). Travel time is about 3 hours. Schedule of trips is as follows: 4.00 am, 12.00 pm, and 4.00 pm. These are departure time. Boarding time is at least 30 minutes before departure.
3. Upon arriving Abra de Ilog, find a van that will go to Sablayan. It is very important to be fast, because you might be left behind. Fare costs 250 pesos. Travel time is about 3 hours. By the way, some of the road to Sablayan is rough.
4. Upon arriving Sablayan, tell the driver to drop you off at the Eco Tourism Office, Barangay Santo Niño. The office can be easily spotted from the highway. From here, you can make the necessary arrangement for your trip to Apo Reef. You may contact them ahead of time through this mobile number +63.(0910).467.49.15, and then look for one of the following staff: Angie or Medel. This is where you also make arrangements for renting tents, diving masks, snorkels, scuba gears, and other stuffs that you may need during your stay at The Reef.