Anilao, Batangas

Anilao, in Batangas province is a diving and windsurfing paradise. It is a proud theme of a picture book that bagged the International Prize of a Underwater Images at the 27th World Festival of Underwater Images in France in November 2000. "Anilao" book creator and Filipino Scuba divers Scott Tuason and Eduardo Cu Unjeng defeated big names in underwater photography such as Jacques Mayol, Pascal Kobeh, Monique Walker and Alessandro Tomasi.

Anilao is about three hours from Manila and is popular with divers and snorkelers. The waters surrounding the area are teeming with marine life, plenty of corals and amazing diversity of fishes.

With its niche popularity among divers, Anilao is no longer as difficult for visitors to get to as in the past. It is accessible by sea or land. From Manila, one can typically get to Anilao by taking a bus bound for Batangas City (Buendia terminal) and asking the conductor for drop off at the Mabini/Bauan jeepney terminal. By request, a Mabini jeepney driver will then take passengers to the Mabini dock area. From the Mabini docks, visitors can hire a driver to any one of the resorts.